U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
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U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- Cultural History: 46.2% (6 out of 13)
- Women's History: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
- Ethnic History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Black History: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Transcendentalism
- Brook Farm
- Jefferson Davis
- Great Famine (Ireland)
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Republican Party (United States)
- New Woman
- First-wave feminism
- Slavery in the United States
- Northwest Ordinance
- Newburgh Conspiracy
- George Washington
- Aimee Semple McPherson
- Townshend Acts
- Stamp Act 1765
- Dominion of New England
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- James Forten
- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Catharine Beecher
- Hernando de Soto
- Morehouse College
- Harriet Tubman
These questions were missed:
- 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.
- Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?1 million
- The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?Transcendentalism
- 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.
- Hernando de Soto was the first European to cross the Mississippi. What else was he known for?He participated with Pizarro in the conquest of the Incas in Peru.
- Which of the following is not a legacy of Catharine Beecher?She was an early supporter and advocate of women's suffrage.
- Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?He was a Senator from Mississippi.
- Which answer best describes the Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington's role in it?It was a movement within the Continental Army, after the war, to rise against the Continental Congress and replace it with one better able to pay the soldiers. Washington gave a speech opposing this movement strongly, and it collapsed.
- How did the Northwest Ordinance come to effect the debate about slavery in the United States?It set the Ohio River as a boundary between free and slave states, and foreshadowed future debates over the expansion of slavery.
- After the failure and repeal of the Stamp Act, what did Parliament turn to next to raise revenue from the colonies?The Townshend Acts
- What was a common term, beginning in the 1890s, for women who sought higher education and increased personal autonomy.New Woman
- How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. jailed during his life?29
- In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?Sailmaking
- Which of the following individuals is not an alumnus of Morehouse College, an all-black college founded during Reconstruction?Jesse Jackson
- Which of the following was not a political consequence of the Battle of Little Bighorn?The U.S. was unable to mount any significant military excursions into Montana until 1881.
- Aimee Semple McPherson was well known for all of the following things except which one?She was one of the first nationally-known evangelicals to extensively preach and campaign on behalf of conservative Republican politicians.
- Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?The Republican Party
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following was not passed during Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The National Labor Relations Act
- Which religious minority did the Maryland Toleration Act, passed in 1649, most directly benefit?Catholics
- During the rationing in World War II, the production of civilian automobiles was completely halted, and most consumers were limited to this amount of gasoline per week.3-4 gallons
- What was John Smith's role in the founding of Virginia?He led the colony during its most tenuous early days, enforcing discipline and establishing the location, before leaving in 1609.
- What was the name of two acts, early in the Civil War, which authorized the confiscation of Confederate property and slaves?The Confiscation Acts
- To what degree has the Commerce Clause been a source of contention in American politics since the ratification of the Constitution?The Commerce Clause has been a central part of many Supreme Court decisions, both in the early days of the United States and in more recent times, and its exact scope is fiercely debated.
- How much money, worth nearly $10 billion when adjusted for inflation, did the U.S. spend on building the Panama Canal?$375 million
- Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?Alexander Stephens
- What did the term "pet banks" refer to during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson?It referred to state banks which Jackson deposited federal funds into after withdrawing them from the Second Bank of the United States.
- Which issue caused the women's suffrage movement to split into the National and American Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA and AWSA), in 1869?One side supported the voting protections of the 15th Amendment, while the other opposed them because they did not extend to women.
- What is notable about Victoria Woodhull?She was the first woman candidate for President of the United States.
- What, approximately, was the annual inflation rate in the United States when Gerald Ford began his Whip Inflation Now campaign?12 percent
- Approximately how many slaves utilized the Underground Railroad to escape from the South?At least 30 thousand
- Which of the following is not a song that was sung by Billie Holiday?Maybelene
- What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
- What right(s) is the 7th Amendment written to protect?It guarantees the right to a trial by jury for any non-trivial ($20 or more) civil case, and respects that jury's findings.
- In what important way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 change previous precedents on slavery in the United States?By allowing for the possibility of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, it overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
- "The Gospel of Wealth", by Andrew Carnegie, is a foundational article on which topic or movement?Philanthropy
- All of the following statements about a ward heeler is accurate except for which one?Ward heelers were usually high-ranking members in their party, and might be groomed to run for public office themselves.
- Which answer best describes the organization of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1860s?A large number of distinct groups and individuals perpetrated violence under the Klan's name, in a decentralized fashion.
- What was James Buchanan's position in the last months of his term, after the Southern states began to secede?Buchanan stated that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal.
- Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Cabinet of George Washington?James Madison served as the Attorney General
- Which of the following was not a position advocated for by Stalwart Republicans?Civil service reform
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