U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Black History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Ethnic History: 50.0% (1 out of 2)
- U.S. Presidents: 50.0% (3 out of 6)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Erie Canal
- Irish diaspora
- Coffin ship
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- United States Bill of Rights
- Cold War
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Rollback
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- First-wave feminism
- Judith Sargent Murray
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Jacksonian democracy
- Spoils system
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Franklin Pierce
- Dorothea Dix
- Barbed wire
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Squanto
- Sioux
- Indentured servant
- George Washington
These questions were missed:
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- Which of the following statements about St. Augustine, Florida is not true?It was the original capital of Florida when it became a state, in 1845.
- Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?The Peoria
- Which of the following events had not happened to Squanto before the arrival of the Puritans in 1620?He was briefly taken to the Virginia Colony on a provision ship bound for that location, before he escaped and made his way up the coastline back to Massachusetts.
- Which event most directly led to the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?The Springfield Race Riot of 1908.
- Dorothea Dix inspired the passage of federal legislation to fund the construction of insane asylums, but the proposed law was vetoed by which President?Franklin Pierce
- Which of the following is not a book or article written by W.E.B. Dubois?Montage of a Dream Deferred
- Which of the following Supreme Court cases upheld the validity of the 19th Amendment?Leser v. Garnett
- Which of the following statements about the introduction of barbed wire to the west is inaccurate?Barbed wire made it economical for cattle ranching to spread to areas that were densely populated, allowing the practice to take a firm hold in the Midwest.
- Which of the following points is not one that is made in Judith Sargent Murray's On the Equality of the Sexes, published in 1790?Voting is an expression of equality, and women cannot have equal respect until they also have the vote.
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Which answer best describes the relationship between the Bill of Rights and the laws of each state?The Bill of Rights was only applicable to the federal government until the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- Which Founding Father and longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence also helped create the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Which of the following was not an argument that was used to justify the spoils system?It would restrict federal office-holding to people who had achieved the financial means (and therefore, the sound moral character) to contribute to winning politicans.
- What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
- The Erie Canal connects which two cities in New York?Buffalo and Albany
- What was the position of George Washington on indentured servitude?Washington purchased the contracts for indentured servants at various times, and even posted rewards for the return of runaways.
These questions were answered correctly:
- What was the Trail of Tears and its significance?It was the forced migration of thousands of American Indians, of the "Five Civilized Tribes", from the South to Oklahoma.
- What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?Okinawa
- What was the ultimate outcome of the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle in the 1850s?Kansas was not admitted until the secession of the Southern states began, in spite of submitting three potential state Constitutions to the U.S. Congress.
- Which of the following does not follow from the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution?The supremacy of the federal government is not limited by the original seven articles of the Constitution, although subsequent Amendments did limit it in some areas.
- Which of the following best describes the strategy and allegiance of the Iroquois Confederation in the struggles between the French and British?It was generally allied with the British and fought against the French and their Indian allies.
- All of the following states joined the Confederacy after the Battle of Fort Sumter except for which one?Texas
- The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?Haudenosaunee
- Although Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral vote in the 1860 election, he won only this percent of the popular vote.39.7 percent
- Which of the following policies was not a goal of the Farmer's Alliance?Increased pensions for veterans of the Civil War.
- What was the most important immediate consequence of the Memphis Riots of 1866?It built support for the Radical Republicans in the 1866 elections, and contributed to the passage of the 14th Amendment.
- 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 railroad tycoons was the only one to build a transcontinental line without federal land grants?James J. Hill
- Which of the following was not a key element of the Reconstruction Acts, passed by the Republican Congress in 1867?No Southern state would be allowed to seat representatives in Congress until two years after their new state constitution was approved.
- Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the first First Ladies to be outspoken about her political beliefs, even when they conflicted with her husband's. In general, which answer best describes her political affiliation?She was a liberal Democrat, and particularly supportive of civil rights legislation.
- What subject does the 11th Amendment deal with?It attempts to clarify under what circumstances a U.S. state can be subject to a lawsuit by the federal government or by citizens of a different state.
- What was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, thereby making it effective on August 18, 1920?Tennessee
- In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, passed the...Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
- Which of the following is a distinctive feature of ragtime music?Syncopated beats, usually played on piano.
- The United Nations Charter was drafted in 1945 in which city?San Francisco
- 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.
- James Buchanan avoided political controversy in the heated years before his election as President by taking on what role?He was the United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the Pierce Administration.
- Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?Aimee Semple McPherson
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