U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).
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U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- Cultural History: 33.3% (4 out of 12)
- American Indian History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 2)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Frederick Douglass
- Indentured servant
- Rachel Carson
- Langston Hughes
- Harlem Renaissance
- French and Indian War
- George Washington
- Rollback
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Cold War
- John Sevier
- Dominion of New England
- Salem witch trials
- Slavery in the United States
- Denmark Vesey
- Andrew Carnegie
- Grand Village of the Illinois
- Apache
- Oregon Trail
- Lowell Mill Girls
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Near v. Minnesota
These questions were missed:
- What describes George Washington's role in the French and Indian War?He commanded the Virginia Regiment, the primary fighting unit for that colony.
- Which of the following animals did the Apache use to transport loads, as of the time that the Spanish came into contact with them?Dogs
- Which of the following was not something that Andrew Carnegie devoted significant philanthropic resources to?Parochial schools and churches
- In Near v. Minnesota, the Court ruled that a law prohibiting the publication "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory" content was unconstitutional. What did the paper in question produce that led to the controversy?Accusations of ties between Minneapolis officials and the mob, infused with a virulent anti-semitic tone.
- Langston Hughes wrote all of the following poems except which one?A Raisin in the Sun
- How many whites were killed before the arrest and execution of Denmark Vesey, in 1822, for fomenting a slave uprising?0
- Which labor union did the Lowell "mill girls" form in the 1840s, becoming the first union of working women in the United States?The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association
- Which American state is John Sevier most associated with the early settlement of?Tennessee
- What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?The use of pesticides
- Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
- Which answer best describes the early years of Frederick Douglass?Douglass was born and raised on a plantation in Maryland, on the eastern shore of the state.
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- How many people were killed as a result of the Salem witch trials?20
- What is an accepted estimate for the percentage of people who died while attempting the Oregon Trail?4 percent
- What caused the breakup of the Grand Village of the Illinois?Invading Iroquois bands drove out the Illinois groups in the late 1600s, as part of the Beaver Wars.
- Which of the following was not a reason that colonists generally opposed the Dominion of New England?Governor Andros signed peace treaties with multiple Indian tribes which the colonists felt were too generous.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- Which of the following was not considered a "border state" during the Civil War?Tennessee
- Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?The Republican Party
- Which answer most accurately describes the colonists' position on the English Civil War?The Puritan colonies of New England were more likely to support the Parliamentarians, while the Anglican colonies such as Virginia were more aligned with the Royalists.
- Which future state was closely associated with the opening of new territory for white settlement and "land runs" in the late 19th century?Oklahoma
- Which of the following decisions, by John Marshall, most directly acknowledged the implied powers of the federal government and strengthened their legal basis?McCulloch v. Maryland
- What did the Nixon Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?It stated that the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends, but would not undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world.
- Which answer best describes what happened during the Colfax Massacre?It was the single worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction -- in the wake of a contested gubernatorial election in Louisiana, up to 150 freedmen were killed in a massacre by white Democrats.
- Which of the following is not a notable contribution of Grace Hopper to computing technology?She was a key early employee of IBM and helped with the development of mainframe computing.
- Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is not accurate?The Proclamation immediately freed about 500 thousand slaves from Confederate states, who had either escaped or lived in areas that the Union had captured.
- Although Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral vote in the 1860 election, he won only this percent of the popular vote.39.7 percent
- Which vent or Supreme Court case led to the passage of the 11th Amendment?Chisholm v. Georgia
- The United States military suffered more fatalities fighting against a rebellion in this territory, obtained from Spain, than it did in the Spanish-American War itself.The Philippines
- What is notable about Victoria Woodhull?She was the first woman candidate for President of the United States.
- All of the following proposals in Harry Truman's Fair Deal failed to pass in Congress except which one?Federal funding for slum clearance and the construction of public housing
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?The Democratic-Republican Party strongly reacted against this law as an unconstitutional overreach in power by the federal government.
- All of the following actresses were associated with the flapper lifestyle except for which one?Katharine Hepburn
- On which river did Robert Fulton help to build a successful steamboat line, proving the benefits of the technology?The Hudson River
- Which of the following was not a policy that was successfully advocated for by the Grange?Consistently high tariffs on imported manufactured goods.
- What was a key motivation for France in entering the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution?France had lost significant North American territory to Britain after the French and Indian War, and was seeking revenge.
- Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?The Sun Also Rises
- What was the purpose of the Committee of Detail at the Constitutional Convention?It wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution, based on agreements that had been reached during the first few weeks of the Convention.
- Which of the following things did Harriet Tubman not do after the Civil War began?She became a school teacher of freedmen and black children in the Reconstruction era South.
- What was the political motivation, mixed with mental instability, that led Leon Czolgosz to assassinate William McKinley?Anarchism
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