U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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  • What is significant about the Boston Manufacturing Company in American industrial history?
    It built the first integrated spinning and weaving factory in the world to manufacture textiles.
  • Which of the following Generals was most closely associated with the military campaigns which forced a number of Indian tribes to leave Ohio.
    Anthony Wayne
  • Which of the following was not a position advocated for by Stalwart Republicans?
    Civil service reform
  • Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?
    The 24th Amendment
  • What was the objective of the Freedmen's Bureau?
    It was an agency that was intended to generally aid freed slaves in the South during the first years after the Civil War.
  • Although the words were written in 1814, "The Star Spangled Banner" did not become the official national anthem of the United States until what year?
    1931
  • At the height of the postwar Baby Boom, in the late 1950s, the fertility rate per woman reached which point (vs. 1.9 in 2014)?
    3.7
  • What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose for Reconstruction?
    No Southern state could be readmitted until a majority of its voters took the Ironclad Oath, stating they had never supported the Confederacy.
  • What was the main result of the Annapolis Convention?
    The delegates scheduled a second convention in Philadelphia for the following year, which would discuss broader constitutional questions.
  • Which answer best describes the political background of James Monroe?
    Monroe was a former anti-federalist who more or less continued the legacy of Jefferson and Madison.
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
  • Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?
    King James I of England
  • Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Executive Branch
  • 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.
  • Several laws, not directly related to slavery, were passed early in the Civil War which had previously been blocked by Southern opposition. Which of the following is not one of those laws?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
  • Immigrants from which of the following ethnicities did not provide a significant portion of the membership to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union?
    Swedish
  • Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?
    Sequoyah
  • Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?
    James Monroe
  • Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?
    The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
  • 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, from the point of view of the English Crown, was not a benefit of the proprietary colony?
    Such colonies allowed all colonists a voice in the local government, minimizing the chance of unrest.
  • 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.
  • How was Washington D.C. established as the nation's capital?
    The First U.S. Congress established Washington as the capital in 1790, choosing a Southern site in return for other compromises to the Federalists.
  • In order to prevent bank runs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created in 1933. What does this organization primarily do?
    It insures deposits at participating banks and supervises them for soundness. In the event of a failure, depositors receive insurance payouts directly from the FDIC.
  • Who was the third and final President of the Second Bank of the United States, who clashed frequently with Andrew Jackson?
    Nicholas Biddle
  • Which answer best describes what the Palmer Raids were?
    They were a series of raids by the Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 designed to arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of the Panic of 1907?
    Many bankers and businessmen advocated for the creation of the Federal Reserve System to prevent a similar financial panic in the future.

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  • Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence to the United States of the Great Famine and the Irish diaspora?
    The Democratic Party gained a significant bloc of support by attacking Irish immigrants, until it changed course after the Civil War.
  • What did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to do?
    It would have prohibited slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
  • Jonathan Edwards was a key preacher in which religious movement?
    The First Great Awakening
  • The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?
    Woodrow Wilson
  • What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?
    They were a series of acts which generally restricted or prohibited the United States to sell arms to either side in a foreign conflict. Some of the acts made small exceptions or addressed specific situations.
  • Freddie Stowers, a black soldier, received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I. In what year was his medal awarded?
    1991
  • What was the central rationale of George W. Bush for the Iraq War?
    Bush argued that Iraq had repeatedly violated UN resolutions relating to chemical and biological weapons.
  • What did the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 most closely deal with?
    It created the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided for new regulations of the stock market.
  • Which war precipitated the proposal of the Albany Plan, a proposed unification of the colonies for mutual defense?
    The French and Indian War
  • Which answer best describes the status of the Wampanoag Indians today?
    The Wampanoag were nearly exterminated in various wars with the Pilgrims, and only around 2,000 survive today.
  • Which of the following ships was sunk by a German U-boat in World War I, inciting much American outrage?
    The Lusitania
  • What is a unique legacy of the French colony in Louisiana?
    Louisiana is the only state that has parishes instead of counties.

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