U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- Women's History: 50.0% (3 out of 6)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
These questions were missed:
- Which answer best describes the judicial positions of Sandra Day O'Connor?O'Connor was a moderate conservative on the Court who sometimes acted as the swing vote in important cases.
- Which of the following individuals is not an alumnus of Morehouse College, an all-black college founded during Reconstruction?Jesse Jackson
- Which answer best describes the response of Herbert Hoover to the Great Depression?Hoover increased spending on public works programs, but also increased taxes to avoid a federal deficit.
- How much money, worth nearly $10 billion when adjusted for inflation, did the U.S. spend on building the Panama Canal?$375 million
- Which event made Pontiac a well known Ottawa leader?Pontiac led the Ottawa in a rebellion against the British and their colonists. The rebellion eventually spread from Michigan all the way into Pennsylvania.
- In which modern-day U.S. state were the Pequot people most numerous?Connecticut
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- Pearl Buck won a Pulitzer Prize and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels generally took place in which country?China
- 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 was not a key element of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system, in the early 1800s?The mills allowed their employees a high level of personal freedom compared to the farms, demanding only that they show up on time and work around 80 hours per week.
- When it was initially created, approximately what territory did the French colony of Louisiana encompass?Most of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River in either direction.
- Which Southern Congressman became well-known for beating Senator Charles Sumner almost to death with a cane on the Senate floor, in 1856?Preston Brooks
- Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?The Peoria
- What was the effect that the Specie Circular had on western prices?It caused western land prices to significantly decline.
- What was Anne Bradstreet known for in the English colonial period?She was a well-respected poet who became the first female writer of British North America to be published.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following inventions was not developed or much improved by Thomas Edison?The telephone
- Which of the following language groups were the Powhatan a part of?Algonquian
- All of the following answers about John Brown are accurate except for which one?Brown succeeded in capturing several plantations and in building a small force of around 200 men.
- Which of the following was not an important consequence of the Erie Canal?New Orleans suffered a steep downtown in its fortunes, as Midwesterners turned almost exclusively to the Great Lakes and Erie Canal route for long-distance trade.
- Which war precipitated the proposal of the Albany Plan, a proposed unification of the colonies for mutual defense?The French and Indian War
- What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?The Gag Rule
- Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?1 million
- What law or decision effectively caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Which of the following Confederate generals did not play an important role in the First Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee
- 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.
- Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?George McClellan, a former Union general.
- What was the most important short-term consequence of the Ironclad Oath, during Reconstruction?By requiring voters to swear they had never supported the Confederacy, it disqualified many white voters and enabled the Republicans to dominate Southern elections until the early 1870s.
- Which English settler did Pocahontas marry in the 17th century?John Rolfe
- How did the Great White Fleet of the U.S. Navy become well-known?It undertook a circumnavigation of the globe, lasting over a year, in which it made goodwill stops in numerous foreign ports.
- What was Abraham Lincoln's political experience before he was President?He served for one term in the House of Representatives, over a decade before he was elected President. He also served a few years in the Illinois General Assembly.
- Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?Dean Acheson
- 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 founder of the American Federation of Labor?Samuel Gompers
- Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the Dawes Act?Land allotments became a basis for modest Indian prosperity in the early 1900s.
- Which of the following is not a work by Herman Melville?The Red Badge of Courage
- What was the final outcome of the Pequot War in the Connecticut Colony?The Pequot were nearly annihilated, and the few survivors were made into slaves. The position of Connecticut Colony was largely secure thereafter.
- 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 American Indian tribe was nearly destroyed in King Philip's War, starting in 1676?The Wampanoag
- Which of the following is not a song by Madonna?Time After Time
- The Mapp v. Ohio decision strengthened the protections of which Amendment?The 4th Amendment
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