U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).

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  • Which of the following is not a work by Herman Melville?
    The Red Badge of Courage
  • 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.
  • The "melting pot" is a metaphor that applies to which of the following?
    The assimilation of immigrants from numerous backgrounds into a cohesive American society. Especially used in the early 1900s.
  • What was the latest struggle in which Fort Detroit played a significant role?
    The War of 1812
  • What was James K. Polk's position on the idea of Manifest Destiny?
    Polk was proponent of this idea, and oversaw a huge expansion in the territory of the United States.
  • 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
  • Robert Fulton achieved fame for his innovations in which area?
    Steamboats
  • 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
  • Which of the following statements/essays on women's rights was written by Judith Sargent Murray?
    On the Equality of the Sexes
  • What does the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?
    It protects the rights of states and individuals, by reserving for them those rights which are not granted to the United States government.
  • What was the purpose of the "lily-white" movement in the late 1900s?
    It was a faction within the Republican Party that wanted to compete with Democrats in the South, around the turn of the 20th century, by driving black leaders out of the party.
  • Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?
    1 million
  • What was George Marshall most noted for in World War II?
    He was the United States Army Chief of Staff throughout World War II.
  • Which global event loomed as a specter for southern slaveowners throughout the 19th century, in the context of the executions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner?
    The Haitian Revolution of Toussaint Louverture
  • What was significant about the National Road, on which construction began in 1811?
    It was the first major initiative taken by the federal government to build a highway.
  • Which of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?
    Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
  • 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

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which future President built his national reputation by commanding the army that defeated Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's forces at Tippecanoe?
    William Henry Harrison
  • Immigrants from which of the following ethnicities did not provide a significant portion of the membership to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union?
    Swedish
  • Which of the following songs was not sung by Michael Jackson?
    True Blue
  • Which city in the United States was a primary destination for Polish immigrants in the 19th century?
    Chicago
  • In which of the following conflicts did the United Nations intervene militarily?
    The Korean War
  • Which President said, "If I can catch any man with a hyphen in this great contest I will know that I have got an enemy of the Republic." about "hyphenated Americans"?
    Woodrow Wilson
  • What was an important long-term effect of the Loyalist emigration to Canada after the American Revolution?
    Canada had a significant influx of settlers who resisted integration with the United States, were favorable to Britain, and influenced future politics there.
  • Which early president is most closely associated with the begin of the "spoils system" in the federal government?
    Andrew Jackson
  • In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?
    Chicago
  • Who initially demanded the passage of the Bill of Rights, during the period that the Constitution was ratified?
    The Bill of Rights was a concession to Anti-Federalists who feared that the powers of the Constitution were too open-ended.
  • What was not an immediate consequence of Sherman's March to the Sea?
    The Confederacy formally surrendered to the United States at the end of this campaign.
  • 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.
  • 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 did Jacob Riis seek to expose with his photojournalism in How the Other Half Lives?
    The conditions in the slums and tenements of New York, many of which were populated by recently arrived immigrants.
  • Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?
    George McClellan, a former Union general.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the success of the Model T and other automobiles?
    Ford became such a dominant carmaker that it was eventually broken up under the federal antitrust laws, becoming the second prominent company to undergo that fate, after Standard Oil.
  • What was the most important consequence of the Siege of Yorktown?
    The British surrender effectively ended the Revolutionary War and led to the Treaty of Paris.
  • Which of the following answers best describes the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
    Each state could count three-fifths of their slave population towards the apportionment for seats in the House of Representatives.
  • The Lecompton Constitution, if approved, would have allowed slavery in which U.S. state?
    Kansas
  • Which answer best describes the Siege of Petersburg?
    The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, after a nine-month engagement, in 1864-1865.
  • What events led to the Embargo Act of 1807?
    Britain and France seized numerous American ships as contraband of war, with each country trying to cut off trade to the other.
  • 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.

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