U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Political History: 42.9% (12 out of 28)
- Military History: 22.2% (2 out of 9)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 36.4% (4 out of 11)
- Women's History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Economic History: 52.6% (10 out of 19)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- World War II
- Monopoly
- Standard Oil
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Progressive Era
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- How the Other Half Lives
- King Philip's War
- Wampanoag people
- European theatre of World War II
- Omar Bradley
- Tuskegee University
- Frontier Thesis
- Janet Yellen
- Financial crisis of 2007–08
- Reconstruction Era
- Redeemers
- Lily-white movement
- Cold War
- Joseph McCarthy
- Army–McCarthy hearings
- English Civil War
- Cherokee
- Duke Ellington
- Minutemen
- Second Great Awakening
- Shakers
- Long hot summer of 1967
- 1967 Detroit riot
- Battle of Antietam
- Emancipation Proclamation
- American Civil War
- Judith Sargent Murray
- First-wave feminism
- Jacksonian democracy
- Spoils system
- Potsdam Conference
These questions were missed:
- What was the outcome of King Philip's War for the English and the Wampanoag in New England?Several hundred English settlers were killed, while the Wampanoag were almost annihilated. Many Indian survivors were sold into slavery.
- Which of the following was not a precedent for the creation of rapid deployment militia (minutemen) in New England?Militia had skirmished against the British in Boston during the turmoil over the Stamp Act in 1765.
- Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 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
- 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.
- Which of the following is not an important long-term consequence of the Progressive Era?The United States joined the League of Nations and became a central actor in international affairs.
- 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.
- Which city saw the worst rioting, in terms of lives lost and property destruction, during the disorders of 1967?Detroit
- 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.
- Duke Ellington's appearances at which club contributed to his national reputation?The Cotton Club
- What was a particularly unique belief of the Shakers, a Christian group that came to prominence during the Second Great Awakening?The Shakers believed that all forms of sexual intercourse were sinful and enforced the practice of celibacy in their communities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Which of the following was not an argument that was used to justify the spoils system?It would restrict federal office-holding to people who had achieved the financial means (and therefore, the sound moral character) to contribute to winning politicans.
- Which of the following is not something that was agreed to at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?The Soviet Union agreed to enter the war against Japan, 3 months after the defeat of Germany.
- Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?Standard Oil
- Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?Sequoyah
- Which answer best describes the Tuskegee Institute?It was an important black college in the South that provided instruction on teaching, and on many practical skills and trades.
- Joseph McCarthy's fruitless and unpopular investigation of which agency or organization led to his political downfall and eventual censure?The U.S. Army
- Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
- Which answer most accurately describes the colonists' position on the English Civil War?The Puritan colonies of New England were more likely to support the Parliamentarians, while the Anglican colonies such as Virginia were more aligned with the Royalists.
- In the context of Reconstruction, which answer best describes who the Redeemers were?White supremacist southerners who sought to return control of state governments and federal representatives to themselves, and to limit the civil rights of former slaves and other free blacks.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following did not occur as part of the New Deal?The Judicial Procedures Reform Act was passed, increasing the size of the Supreme Court and allowing Franklin Roosevelt to make new appointments.
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- According to most estimates, about how many slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas over the duration of the Atlantic slave trade?12-15 million
- Which person coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?Mark Twain
- 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
- What was a long-term legacy of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?They were an early example of a written constitution in the colonies.
- 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.
- 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 key outcome of the Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?A bicameral legislature would be created, with states represented in one house based on population (The House of Representatives), and in the other on an equal basis (The Senate).
- Edward Bernays is best-known as a pioneer of which industry?Advertising and Marketing
- Who was the first President of the Tuskegee Institute?Booker T. Washington
- Which acts/policy of John Adams were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison) opposed to?The Alien and Sedition Acts
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Vicksburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured the last remaining Confederate foothold on the Mississippi River, in 1863.
- Which of the following was not a legacy of the cowboy culture that built up around the American cattle drives in the 1800s?Cowboys often raced horses to pass the time while the cattle rested, and helped develop the races into a popular national sport.
- Which answer best describes the people known as English Dissenters in the 1600s?They were Christians who separated from the Church of England to form groups such as the Puritans, Quakers, Anabaptists, and Diggers.
- Which civil rights organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help establish? He was the first President of this organization.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- Approximately how many American workers were involved in a strike during the first year after World War II ended, making labor relations a key political issue?5 million
- Which of the following statements about the First Transcontinental Railroad is accurate?The eastern and western halves met in Utah, where the Golden Spike was driven in 1869.
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