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:
- American Indian History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Cultural History: 33.3% (3 out of 9)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- Ethnic History: 0.0% (0 out of 1)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Ku Klux Klan
- Spelman College
- Reconstruction Era
- Reconstruction Acts
- Walt Whitman
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
- Salish peoples
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- Second Continental Congress
- First Continental Congress
- McKinley Tariff
- American Temperance Society
- White League
- I Have a Dream
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Apache
- Sioux
- John D. Rockefeller
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following was not a key difference between the First and Second Continental Congress?The First Continental Congress advocated for rapprochement with Britain and issued an apology for colonial excesses. The Second Congress produced the Declaration of Independence.
- What was the most important long-term legacy of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?He was the commander who founded Fort Detroit, in 1701, and firmly established the French presence in Michigan.
- Which Founding Father and longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence also helped create the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Which of the following northerners was an early supporter of Spelman College, a college for black women founded in 1881?John D. Rockefeller
- Which of the following women is not a notable alumnus of Spelman College, in Atlanta?Shirley Chisholm
- What was a key difference between the White League and the Ku Klux Klan?The White League operated openly in communities, solicited coverage from newspapers, and the men's identities were generally known, as opposed to the Klan.
- Which answer best describes the organization of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1860s?A large number of distinct groups and individuals perpetrated violence under the Klan's name, in a decentralized fashion.
- Which of the following was not a key element of the Reconstruction Acts, passed by the Republican Congress in 1867?No Southern state would be allowed to seat representatives in Congress until two years after their new state constitution was approved.
- Which of the following animals did the Apache use to transport loads, as of the time that the Spanish came into contact with them?Dogs
- Which of the following was not a goal of the McKinley Tariff, in 1890?To win support in upcoming elections by passing a law that was broadly popular to voters in both parties.
- In what region of the country did the Salish peoples live?The Northwest
- Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?The Peoria
- Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?Leaves of Grass
- Approximately how many Americans took the pledge of the American Temperance Society to abstain from drinking distilled beverages, in first 10 years after that group's founding in 1826?1.5 million
- Which of the following is not a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?Aimee Semple McPherson
These questions were answered correctly:
- Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?King James I of England
- 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 American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?Brazil
- Edgar Allen Poe is often considered a pioneer of what genre or literary technique?Detective fiction
- Joseph McCarthy's fruitless and unpopular investigation of which agency or organization led to his political downfall and eventual censure?The U.S. Army
- What was the most important immediate consequence of the Memphis Riots of 1866?It built support for the Radical Republicans in the 1866 elections, and contributed to the passage of the 14th Amendment.
- Which of the following people were most responsible for initially developing the doctrine of Containment?George Kennan
- Which of the following is not a song that was sung by Billie Holiday?Maybelene
- What was the main issue motivating the leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion?It was a protest against the federal taxation of distilled spirits, which were central to the economy of western Pennsylvania.
- The Mapp v. Ohio decision strengthened the protections of which Amendment?The 4th Amendment
- A person from which of the following regions was most likely to support the America First Committee and oppose the Lend-Lease Act, before Pearl Harbor?The Midwest
- What was the general effect of the Glorious Revolution on the American colonies?The new monarchy in England was much less involved in colonial affairs, beginning an era known as "salutary neglect". The Dominion of New England was disbanded.
- What was the primary objective of the Selma to Montgomery marches?The passage of a Voting Rights Act
- Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the California Gold Rush?The gold rush made most of the new arrivals wealthy or at least somewhat prosperous, and gave California a reputation as a land of opportunity within the United States.
- Which of the following tactics was not used to disenfranchise blacks during and after the end of Reconstruction?The encouragement of black migration to the north, so that fewer could vote in Southern elections.
- The Liberal Republican Party was founded for all of the following reasons except which one?It advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment, limiting the President to two terms in office.
- Which of the following is not something that Dwight Eisenhower warned about in his Farewell Address?The danger of political polarization to paralyze the country at a future point.
- Which of the following statements about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 is inaccurate?The law had a statute of limitations of seven years, after which an escaped slave was legally free from recapture.
- In 1841, shortly after he replaced William Henry Harrison, John Taylor's entire Cabinet resigned except for one person. Who was it?Daniel Webster
- In what year was the United States Constitution written?1787
- What did the "Ten percent" plan for Reconstruction propose?A state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10% of it's 1860 voters had taken on oath of allegiance to the United States.
- Which of the following was not a program implemented by the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction?It helped freed slaves who wished to leave the South, migrate to other regions of the country.
- What were some elements of the "Square Deal" proposed by Theodore Roosevelt?Regulatory programs aimed at the "three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
- Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?The Quasi-War
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