U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 22.2% (2 out of 9)
- Military History: 41.7% (5 out of 12)
- American Indian History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Economic History: 52.9% (9 out of 17)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 2)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- Nat Turner's slave rebellion
- Little Rock Nine
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Declaration of Sentiments
- Seneca Falls Convention
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état
- Cold War
- Enrollment Act
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- United States Constitution
- Transcendentalism
- Brook Farm
- World War II
- Rationing in the United States
- Ration stamp
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Civil Rights Act of 1866
- Mississippian culture
- King William's War
- Free negro
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Battle of Antietam
- Slavery in the United States
- Sioux
These questions were missed:
- The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
- During the rationing in World War II, the production of civilian automobiles was completely halted, and most consumers were limited to this amount of gasoline per week.3-4 gallons
- What was the issue at stake that gave rise to the Little Rock Nine and the intervention of the U.S. Army?Little Rock Central High school refused to integrate, in defiance of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
- What was an important consequence of Nat Turner's rebellion for American slaves?Most Southern states greatly tightened their restrictions on slave gatherings and the right to become literate, to prevent future rebellions.
- Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?France
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Antietam?Ulysses Grant was recalled from the west to take overall command of the Union Army.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?The Peoria
- What was the primary purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention, in 1848?It was the first notable meeting of women's right advocates, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and produced the Declaration of Sentiments to outline future goals for the women's movement.
- The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?Transcendentalism
- Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.The 14th Amendment
- Approximately how many free blacks lived in the South at the start of the Civil War? There were 4 million slaves at that time.250 thousand
- About how many slaves lived in the United States at the start of the Civil War?7 million
- In what year was the United States Constitution written?1787
- What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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.
- What was the basic strategy of the Normandy landings, in 1944?The operation used a combination of amphibious landings and paratroopers to take the Normandy coastline, and use it as a base for further operations against Germany.
- Which organization, founded in 1890, healed the schism that had emerged in the women's movement over the 15th Amendment? Susan B. Anthony was an early President.The National American Woman Suffrage Association
- Hillary Clinton served in all of the following roles except which one during her career?U.S. Representative from Arkansas
- 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.
- Construction on the National Road began in 1811. Much of the National Road's route was later replaced by which U.S. highway?U.S. Highway 40, running through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- Which Chief Justice is best known for handing down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?Roger B. Taney
- In 1948, the Progressive Party broke with Harry Truman over his policy toward the Soviet Union, and nominated which man for President?Henry Wallace
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Which of the following was an important, immediate precursor to the Establishment clause in the First Amendment?The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
- What were the charges for Bill Clinton's impeachment as President?Perjury and obstruction of justice, related to the investigation of Paula Jones's sexual harassment lawsuit, and an affair with Monica Lewinsky.
- The Communist Revolution in China succeeded in replacing Chiang Kai-shek with Mao Zedong in which year, causing even more alarm in the United States?1949
- Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Which of the following Confederate generals did not play an important role in the First Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee
- 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 was the function of the Committees of Correspondence?They were shadow governments organized by Patriot leaders and preceded the First Continental Congress.
- Which of the following people had been approached by John Brown about his raid and declined to participate?Frederick Douglass
- 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.
- Which of the following people was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?William Lloyd Garrison
- What was the nature of the Whiskey Ring fraud in the mid 1870s?Government agents, inspectors, and whiskey distillers colluded to divert millions of dollars of federal liquor taxes into private hands. The scandal included members of Grant's Administration and further damaged his reputation.
- What was the period of Parliamentarian rule in England, between 1648-1660, called?The Interregnum
- Which incident most directly led to the creation of the Apollo Program's mission of putting a man on the moon?The launching of Yuri Gagarin into orbit by the Soviet Union, in 1961.
- This leader of the Pullman Strike later ran for President five times.Eugene Debs
- What was Omar Bradley most noted for in World War II?He was a five-star General who commanded all U.S. ground forces in Western Europe.
- 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
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