U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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15 out of 40 correct (37.5%).

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  • What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?
    The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
  • What, approximately, was the annual inflation rate in the United States when Gerald Ford began his Whip Inflation Now campaign?
    12 percent
  • Which of the following was not a difficulty that Lincoln faced during the Civil War?
    Dealing with the consequences of a naval blockade from Great Britain, due to that country's support of the Confederacy.
  • Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?
    Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
  • How did the Northwest Ordinance come to effect the debate about slavery in the United States?
    It set the Ohio River as a boundary between free and slave states, and foreshadowed future debates over the expansion of slavery.
  • The Electoral College deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and which other person led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?
    Aaron Burr
  • What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?
    He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
  • Which of the following was not a part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, outlining his vision of the post-World War I world?
    The limitation of the German Army to 100,000 men after the war, and the imposition of substantial reparations to be paid by Germany to the victories allies.
  • Which of the following inventions was not developed or much improved by Thomas Edison?
    The telephone
  • Which of the following was a key issue in the United States entry of the war against Germany?
    German U-boat attacks and a resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare.
  • Which of the following was not a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?
    That the British had allied with the French without the colonists consent, and were requiring the colonies to accept French ships in their ports.
  • Who made a return to normalcy (from things such as World War I and the turmoil of 1919) the centerpiece of their 1920 Presidential campaign?
    Warren Harding
  • What did the Banking Act of 1933 most closely deal with?
    It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and required the separation of commercial and investment banking ("Glass-Steagall").
  • What does the Critical Period often refer to, in the history of the United States?
    The period between 1781-1787, under the Articles of Confederation, when the national government appeared too weak (to many) to adequately defend the territory and financial system of the new nation.
  • 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
  • Which of the following was a long-term consequence of the Panic of 1819?
    The crisis caused many to lose confidence in the national bank and the American System's economic policies. This created an opening that Jacksonian Democrats would exploit.
  • 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.
  • What was a mugwump, and how did they assist in the election of Grover Cleveland as President?
    The mugwumps were Republican voters who switched tickets to vote for Cleveland, due to his record of fighting corruption and bribery.
  • 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.
  • What was the position of Frederick Douglass on women's suffrage?
    Douglass supported women's suffrage, but broke with many in the movement by supporting the ratification of the 15th Amendment, even though it did not include women.
  • How did the structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony influence the New England region?
    It made belief in the Puritan sect mandatory for voting and office-holding, and left little room for Anglicans, Quakers, and other sects.
  • In 1948, the Progressive Party broke with Harry Truman over his policy toward the Soviet Union, and nominated which man for President?
    Henry Wallace
  • Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?
    Washington D.C.
  • What was the issue that caused the Teapot Dome scandal, during Warren Harding's Administration?
    Harding's Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased government oil reserves to oil companies at very low cost, in return for bribes.
  • Why is Abigail Adams sometimes cited as an early feminist influence?
    Her copious correspondence with her husband argues strongly for women's rights. She was also a fairly active First Lady compared to others of her era, earning her the sobriquet of "Mrs. President".

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to do?
    It would have prohibited slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
  • Madeline Albright was the first woman to serve in which Cabinet position?
    Secretary of State
  • Compared to the New Deal Coalition, which group was significantly less likely to participate or be represented in the New Left?
    Labor union members
  • The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, drew its strongest support from which constituency?
    Farmers
  • At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?
    1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
  • Which of the following answers most accurately describes the minutemen of the Revolutionary period?
    They were a loosely defined, unofficial arm of the militia who trained together and were prepared to muster quickly at the first alarm given.
  • Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?
    He was a Senator from Mississippi.
  • Which event, near the end of 1786, built support for the Constitutional Convention?
    Shays' Rebellion
  • In which city was the Pullman Strike centered, in 1894?
    Chicago
  • In what city was the United States Constitution written?
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Andrew Jackson first came to national attention during the War of 1812, for leading the United States to victory in which battle?
    The Battle of New Orleans
  • In which city was the Motown record label established?
    Detroit
  • Which historian was responsible for popularizing the Frontier Thesis in American history, that the moving frontier line had been an essential driver of democracy?
    Frederick Jackson Turner
  • Which of the following groups was not generally considered to be a "hyphenated American" group in the early 1900s?
    Scottish-American
  • Massachusetts was founded in 1620 as a Puritan colony. What was the most common religious sect of the Virginia colonists at that time?
    Anglican

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