U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 0.0% (0 out of 9)
- Black History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- Women's History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 42.9% (3 out of 7)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
- Copperhead (politics)
- American Civil War
- Tuskegee University
- Booker T. Washington
- Dust Bowl
- Calvin Coolidge
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Slavery in the United States
- The Feminine Mystique
- Second-wave feminism
- Betty Friedan
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- Phyllis Schlafly
- American System (economic plan)
- Internal improvements
- Andrew Jackson
- Maryland Toleration Act
- Robert Fulton
- Cherokee
- Soul music
- Marvin Gaye
- First Great Awakening
- Gertrude Stein
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- Specie Circular
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following people wrote The Feminine Mystique? This book is commonly credited as a milestone in the feminist movement.Betty Friedan
- To what extent did common farming practices contribute to the Dust Bowl?Widespread deep-plowing of the Plains topsoil had made the area much for susceptible to droughts, and to the formation of choking dust clouds.
- Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?Sequoyah
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- Jonathan Edwards was a key preacher in which religious movement?The First Great Awakening
- Which religious minority did the Maryland Toleration Act, passed in 1649, most directly benefit?Catholics
- Gertrude Stein left the United States in 1903 to live in which foreign city?Paris
- What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on economic issues?Coolidge cut the income tax substantially, cut spending, and generally favored business interests.
- On which river did Robert Fulton help to build a successful steamboat line, proving the benefits of the technology?The Hudson River
- What was Andrew Jackson's position on "internal improvements", or federal infrastructure spending in modern terms?Jackson believed that, by and large, such spending was an avenue for corruption and disproportionately benefited elite business interests.
- Which of the following is not a change in immigration policy that began with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?It rescinded a provision prohibiting the immigration of homosexuals to the United States.
- Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?Sex Machine
- Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?Phyllis Schlafly
- Which of the following statements about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 is inaccurate?The law had a statute of limitations of seven years, after which an escaped slave was legally free from recapture.
- Who was the first President of the Tuskegee Institute?Booker T. Washington
- What was the key point made in the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards?This sermon evoked numerous images of hell and the torment that awaited those who rejected God's grace.
- What was the effect that the Specie Circular had on western prices?It caused western land prices to significantly decline.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Approximately how many American workers were involved in a strike during the first year after World War II ended, making labor relations a key political issue?5 million
- At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
- Which of the following unions was largely started due to a dispute with the Knights of Labor, and that group's loss of popularity in the late 1880s?The American Federation of Labor
- What was the legacy of Francis Townsend during the Great Depression?His successful activism for the Townsend Plan, to provide payments to retired people, spurred Franklin Roosevelt to push for the Social Security Act.
- What did the Judiciary Act of 1801 do?It reorganized the federal court system by creating new courts and changing how vacancies would be filled. This allowed for several appointments to be made by John Adams in the final days of his Administration.
- Which of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?Santo Domingo
- How many people died in the September 11 attacks?3,000
- Robert La Follette Sr., a long-time progressive Republican, ran for President as a third-party candidate in which election? He received 17% of the nation's popular vote.1924
- Which of the following individuals was a key author of the Massachusetts Circular Letter?Samuel Adams
- What was the first engagement of the Civil War, commonly accepted as having started the war?The Battle of Fort Sumter
- The 1920s trial and execution of which two immigrant men is often used as an example of anti-immigrant sentiment and judicial overreach?Sacco and Vanzetti
- 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.
- In what year, and why, was the Social Security Act passed establishing that system in the United States?1935. In response to the Great Depression and the activism of left-wing and elderly groups to the poverty of many older people.
- Under what circumstances was the Central Intelligence Agency founded?It was established in 1947, consolidating other intelligence departments which had operated during World War II.
- Did the Wilmot Proviso ever become law?No, it was rejected and never became law, although the Civil War made it a moot point.
- 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 law or decision effectively caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?King James I of England
- 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.
- A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?Businessmen in the Northeast
- What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
- The ostensible cause of Andrew Johnson's impeachment was his dismissal of which Cabinet member?Edwin Stanton
- What is notable about Victoria Woodhull?She was the first woman candidate for President of the United States.
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