U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
20 out of 40 correct (50.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Black History: 14.3% (1 out of 7)
- Political History: 50.0% (15 out of 30)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 42.9% (6 out of 14)
- U.S. Presidents: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
- American Indian History: 33.3% (2 out of 6)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Andrew Jackson
- George Washington
- John Brown (abolitionist)
- Bleeding Kansas
- Spoils system
- Jacksonian democracy
- Maya Angelou
- World War II
- United States home front during World War II
- New Deal coalition
- New Deal
- Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Reconstruction Era
- American Civil War
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Abraham Lincoln
- Republican Party (United States)
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- American Federation of Labor
- French and Indian War
- Iroquois
- John Sevier
- United States Constitution
- Exodusters
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Blackface
- Stalwart (politics)
- United States v. Reese
- Declaration of Sentiments
These questions were missed:
- Which politician was the acknowledged leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party?Roscoe Conkling
- 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 autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Which of the following statements about the United States home front, during World War II, is not accurate?Hollywood sharply curtailed its activities, and the number of films that were produced declined greatly.
- What was the nature of the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Reese, in 1876?That certain provisions of the Enforcement Acts, aimed at protecting black voting rights, exceeded the scope of the 15th Amendment.
- Which of the following voting groups is not generally considered to have been part of the New Deal Coalition?Rural farmers from the Northeast and New England
- The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?Haudenosaunee
- Which answer best describes the political ideals of Jacksonian Democracy and Andrew Jackson?Supported the expansion of the vote, opposed to monopolies and elites, and supported more Western settlement. Ignored the issue of slavery in the name of unity.
- Which of the following is not a quotation from the Declaration of Sentiments?"He has subjected her to taxation without the right of representation in the legislature."
- The Exodusters were a group of blacks who left the South immediately after Reconstruction ended. Which state did they primarily migrate to?Kansas
- 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.
- How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. jailed during his life?29
- Before his capture of an arsenal in Virginia, how else did John Brown fight for the abolition of slavery?He had fought in some engagements in Kansas, and had killed five pro-slavery men in a massacre.
- What was the American Federation of Labor's basic strategy during the first years of its existence?The AFL formed as an association of trade unions, and strictly limited its focus to bargaining for better wages and working conditions for its own members, avoiding partisan politics.
- 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 of the following people, with his adaption of "Jump Jim Crow", helped popularize blackface in the 1830s?Thomas D. Rice
- Which best describes George Washington's attitude to the new United States Constitution and its ratification?Washington actively supported the new Constitution and pushed hard for its ratification.
- Which American state is John Sevier most associated with the early settlement of?Tennessee
- What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
- Which early president is most closely associated with the begin of the "spoils system" in the federal government?Andrew Jackson
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes the judicial positions of Sandra Day O'Connor?O'Connor was a moderate conservative on the Court who sometimes acted as the swing vote in important cases.
- Which policy proposal did Coxey's Army primarily focus on during their march to Washington in 1894?The creation of public works jobs by the government to reduce unemployment
- The Wright Brothers' business in which area helped them develop the mechanical skills to create an airplane.Bicycle manufacture and repair
- Andrew Jackson won a plurality of the popular vote in the 1824 Presidential election. Which two opponents did he accuse of stealing that election in a "corrupt bargain"?John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
- Which of the following statements about sharecropping is inaccurate?Sharecropping was a system that only applied to black tenants.
- Which future President built his national reputation by commanding the army that defeated Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's forces at Tippecanoe?William Henry Harrison
- Which of the following was not a large source of labor in the Province of Maryland by the mid-1700s?Indian slaves
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Vicksburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured the last remaining Confederate foothold on the Mississippi River, in 1863.
- Which of the following was a key issue in the United States entry of the war against Germany?German U-boat attacks and a resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare.
- What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?Farmers
- In 1948, the Dixiecrats broke with Harry Truman over his desegregation of the Armed Forces, and other issues, and nominated which man for President?Strom Thurmond
- What was the general effect of the Glorious Revolution on the American colonies?The new monarchy in England was much less involved in colonial affairs, beginning an era known as "salutary neglect". The Dominion of New England was disbanded.
- Which region of the country, in the mid-1800s, was the slowest to construct a network of rail lines?The South
- What right(s) is the 9th Amendment written to protect?Just because certain individual rights are protected in the Constitution, it does not mean that other rights are denied.
- 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
- The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?Transcendentalism
- What was the immediate short-term effect of the Missouri Compromise?Slavery receded as an important national issue until the late 1840s.
- What did the Truman Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?It stated that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures, with implicit reference to the Soviet Union and communism.
- All of the following writers are associated with the Harlem Renaissance except which one?Alice Walker
- Which of the following individuals was a key author of the Massachusetts Circular Letter?Samuel Adams
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