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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Areas for improvement:
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 37.5% (3 out of 8)
- Women's History: 42.9% (3 out of 7)
- Ethnic History: 0.0% (0 out of 1)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Progressive Era
- Freeport Doctrine
- Abraham Lincoln
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Confiscation Acts
- American Civil War
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Katharine Graham
- America First Committee
- Lend-Lease
- Virginia Company
- House of Burgesses
- William Randolph Hearst
- Good Housekeeping
- Dorothea Dix
- Salem witch trials
- Atlanta compromise
- Booker T. Washington
- Interregnum (England)
- Great Migration (African American)
- American Enlightenment
- Harry S. Truman
- John L. Lewis
- Jacques Marquette
These questions were missed:
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- Approximately how many blacks left the South from the years 1910-1970 in the Great Migration?6 million
- Which of the following people did not have a large influence on the American Enlightenment?Samuel Johnson
- Harry Truman's high-profile confrontation with which labor leader over a coal strike helped earn him a place of enmity among unions?John L. Lewis
- How many people were killed as a result of the Salem witch trials?20
- William Randolph Hearst consistently made enormous profits from his ownership of which women's magazine, purchased in 1911?Good Housekeeping
- A person from which of the following regions was most likely to support the America First Committee and oppose the Lend-Lease Act, before Pearl Harbor?The Midwest
- Which answer best describes the Atlanta Compromise?It was a speech and agreement announced by Booker T. Washington in 1895, stating that the black community should focus on economic advancement rather than political rights.
- What was the period of Parliamentarian rule in England, between 1648-1660, called?The Interregnum
- What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
- The site of which future city did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet not pass through during their 1673 expedition?Minneapolis, Minnesota
- What was Katharine Graham best known for?She was the editor of Washington Post for two decades, including the time when the Watergate Scandal occurred.
- Which of the following is not an important long-term consequence of the Progressive Era?The United States joined the League of Nations and became a central actor in international affairs.
- Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?The treatment of the indigent insane
- What was the name of two acts, early in the Civil War, which authorized the confiscation of Confederate property and slaves?The Confiscation Acts
- What was the substance of the Freeport Doctrine, articulated by Stephen A. Douglas in his debates with Abraham Lincoln?Douglas tried to finesse the issue of slavery in the territories, by supporting the Supreme Court while arguing that slavery could never be established in a territory if the residents refused to enforce its protections.
These questions were answered correctly:
- What did the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, do when it was passed in 1935?It protected the right of workers to join a union, engage in collective bargaining, and to go on strike.
- Which of the following factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
- Which of the following statements about Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is not accurate?Abraham Lincoln later said to Stowe, "So this is the little lady who started this great war."
- 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.
- In the late 1800s, the term "survival of the fittest" was often used to express a particular philosophy about the winners and losers of capitalism and society. Which philosopher is most associated with this term?Herbert Spencer
- What was the primary goal of the Farmers' Holiday Association, active in the early 1930s?It attempted to coordinate the withholding of farm products from the market, in order to raise prices and slow the rate of farm foreclosures.
- 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
- Which of the following Christian sects did not see an increase in membership and prominence during the Second Great Awakening?Episcopalians
- How many states allow some form of initiative or referendum, due largely to reforms from the Progressive Era?27 states allow either initiatives or referendums.
- Which type of dwelling was most commonly used by the Sioux peoples?The tipi
- 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.
- 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.
- What did the epithet of "Slave Power" refer to in the antebellum era?It was a term used by Free Soilers, and then Republicans, to refer to the upper-class of the South which dominated that region's politics and advocated for the expansion of slavery.
- What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?The Seven Days Battles
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Shiloh, in 1862?The Confederates abandoned any hope of defeating the Union in the western theater, and transferred around 30,000 troops to Robert E. Lee in the east, hoping to win a decisive battle there.
- Which of the following was not an important long-term consequence of the Baby Boom?Baby Boomers began to vote in the late 1960s, and were much more likely to oppose the Vietnam War than older people were.
- Under what circumstances was the Province of New Jersey founded?New Jersey was initially part of New Amsterdam, but was taken by the English along with New York and parceled out as a separate colony.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Kennedy's resulting agreement with Khrushchev?The United States agreed to not intervene in the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
- Which of the following statements about Colin Powell is not accurate?He publicly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and resigned from the Bush Administration shortly afterwards.
- As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?90 percent
- What was a common nickname for the 51st U.S. Congress, which served while Benjamin Harrison was President?The Billion-Dollar Congress
- In Lyndon Johnson's first election to the U.S. Senate, in 1948, what was his margin of victory in the decisive Democratic primary?87 votes
- Which English settler did Pocahontas marry in the 17th century?John Rolfe
- How did Zachary Taylor become the Whig nominee for President?Taylor had never held office or even voted in an election, but he was a popular General after the Mexican-American War.
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