U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).
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U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 27.3% (3 out of 11)
- Women's History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- American Indian History: 50.0% (2 out of 4)
- The U.S. Constitution: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 50.0% (5 out of 10)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Columbian Exchange
- Republican motherhood
- United States home front during World War II
- World War II
- Sioux
- Tipi
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état
- 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Cold War
- Abraham Lincoln
- Benjamin Franklin
- Albany Plan
- Good Housekeeping
- William Randolph Hearst
- Tom Thumb (locomotive)
- George Washington
- United States Constitution
- First-wave feminism
- Judith Sargent Murray
- Specie Circular
- Congregational church
- Stono Rebellion
- Negro Act of 1740
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following was not an expectation of American women under the loosely defined "Republican motherhood" ideals of the early United States?Women had an obligation to be knowledgable about political issues, and to discuss with their husbands how the family should case its vote.
- Which of the following statements about the United States home front, during World War II, is not accurate?Hollywood sharply curtailed its activities, and the number of films that were produced declined greatly.
- Which type of dwelling was most commonly used by the Sioux peoples?The tipi
- Which of the following was not a measure implemented by South Carolina to prevent future slave rebellions after the Stono Rebellion?Because Spanish Florida was the attempted destination of the escaped slaves, Britain made concessions to Spain in return for better enforcement of the colonial border.
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated for at some time by the Women's Christian Temperance Union?The restriction of immigration to the United States, particularly by non-Protestants.
- William Randolph Hearst consistently made enormous profits from his ownership of which women's magazine, purchased in 1911?Good Housekeeping
- Which best describes George Washington's attitude to the new United States Constitution and its ratification?Washington actively supported the new Constitution and pushed hard for its ratification.
- During the 1950s, the CIA was involved in a coup or rebellion in all of the following countries except which one?Greece
- Which of the following people was instrumental in presenting the Albany Plan, an early attempt at colonial unification?Benjamin Franklin
- What was the effect that the Specie Circular had on western prices?It caused western land prices to significantly decline.
- 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.
- What name is commonly given to the widespread transfer of animals, plants, people, culture, and diseases between the Old World and New World after 1492?The Columbian Exchange
- Which of the following Supreme Court cases upheld the validity of the 19th Amendment?Leser v. Garnett
- What was significant about the Tom Thumb?It was the first railroad locomotive to be powered by a steam engine.
- The Puritans in New England were broadly part of which Christian church?The Congregational Church
- Which of the following is not a quote of Abraham Lincoln?"There are only two sides to this question. Every man must be for the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war;"
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following sects won a large number of black converts in the antebellum South?The Baptists
- Which of the following countries has NATO not intervened in militarily?Poland
- Which future state was closely associated with the opening of new territory for white settlement and "land runs" in the late 19th century?Oklahoma
- What was the position of Oliver Cromwell towards the American colonies during his time as Lord Protector?Cromwell paid little attention to colonial affairs, being more occupied with setting up a new government in England after the Civil War.
- Massachusetts was founded in 1620 as a Puritan colony. What was the most common religious sect of the Virginia colonists at that time?Anglican
- Which of the following tribes did Sacagawea come from?Shoshone
- Which of the following laws was passed, in large part, in reaction to James Garfield's assassination?The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- 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.
- Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?Edward Everett
- What was the American Federation of Labor's basic strategy during the first years of its existence?The AFL formed as an association of trade unions, and strictly limited its focus to bargaining for better wages and working conditions for its own members, avoiding partisan politics.
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Shiloh, in 1862?The Confederates abandoned any hope of defeating the Union in the western theater, and transferred around 30,000 troops to Robert E. Lee in the east, hoping to win a decisive battle there.
- 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.
- What were the effects of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.
- Which of the following Confederate generals did not play an important role in the First Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee
- Which of the following was not an event that contributed to the First Red Scare, a period of anti-Communist frenzy after World War I.The assassination of the Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer, by a self-professed radical socialist.
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- Which of the following statements/essays on women's rights was written by Judith Sargent Murray?On the Equality of the Sexes
- The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?Woodrow Wilson
- Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.The 14th Amendment
- What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?It provided for mechanisms to enforce the 15th Amendment and outlawed requirements such as literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
- Which answer best describes the Battle of Antietam?The Confederate Army, under Robert E. Lee, was moving north into Maryland in 1862. The Union Army met Lee and forced his Army to retreat.
- Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?The residents of Kansas were permitted to vote on whether to allow slavery.
- Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
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