U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
36 out of 40 correct (90.0%).
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At least one question missed covering the following topics:
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- What did the term "pet banks" refer to during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson?It referred to state banks which Jackson deposited federal funds into after withdrawing them from the Second Bank of the United States.
- Historians estimate that about what percentage of white colonials supported the Loyalist cause in the American Revolution?5 percent
- 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."
- In the late 1800s, the term "survival of the fittest" was often used to express a particular philosophy about the winners and losers of capitalism and society. Which philosopher is most associated with this term?Herbert Spencer
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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.
- Which of the following mythical things was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searching for on his expedition?The Seven Cities of Gold
- Which character was created to encourage women to take industrial jobs, and later became a feminist icon?Rosie the Riveter
- The Supreme Court's Lochner v. New York decision began the Lochner era, in which the Supreme Court regularly stuck down which types of laws?Laws that regulated the working hours and conditions of employees.
- 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.
- 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").
- Approximately how many slaves utilized the Underground Railroad to escape from the South?At least 30 thousand
- Which of the following plants was not native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?Bananas
- Which of the following musicians was not influential in the early development and popularity of rock and roll, in the 1950s?Marvin Gaye
- How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
- All of the following musical terms are associated with slaves and other workers in the antebellum South except for which one?Blues
- Which of the following was not a key tenet of the transcendentalist movement?Individuals should actively engage in politics to drive a progressive agenda.
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated by the nationalist faction of the Republic of Texas?Unification with the Southern states of the United States, but not with the country as a whole.
- Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?Edith Wharton
- The Era of Good Feelings received its name for what reason?The United States underwent a brief period of one-party government and national unity after the War of 1812. Partisan competition was low after the Federalists collapsed.
- In what year was the colony at Jamestown, Virginia settled?1607
- Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?Jeanette Rankin
- Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
- Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?The 24th Amendment
- Which of the following statements about blackface is inaccurate?Blackface was rarely performed outside of the United States, and was generally looked down upon in Canada and Europe.
- The trial of John Peter Zenger is considered to be on important influence on the passage of which Constitutional Amendment?The 1st Amendment (freedom of the press)
- What was the nature of the law that was upheld in Munn v. Illinois?The Court upheld a law setting maximum rates that private companies could charge for the storage and transport of agricultural products, mainly aimed at grain elevators and railroads.
- In its purer forms, a proponent of Social Darwinism would believe all of the following statements except which one?Social instincts such as "sympathy" and "moral sentiments" also evolved through natural selection.
- Which of the following Indian tribes was not forced to participate in the Trail of Tears?The Iroquois
- What was the idea of "The Talented Tenth", proposed by W.E.B. Dubois in the early 1900s?A leadership class of black Americans should pursue classical education and advocate for social change, while using their skills to lead the rest of the black community.
- Pearl Buck won a Pulitzer Prize and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels generally took place in which country?China
- Which of the following best describes the life of Booker T. Washington?He was a black community and educational leader, and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
- Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?Phyllis Schlafly
- 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.
- What issue did Pinckney's Treaty address, in 1795?It was a treaty with Spain that clarified the borders of Florida.
- How many articles are in the United States Constitution, not including the Preamble?Seven
- What was a common term, beginning in the 1890s, for women who sought higher education and increased personal autonomy.New Woman
- What was the largest source of new slaves in the colonial United States?Most were imported from the Caribbean.
- The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
- What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?They were a series of acts which generally restricted or prohibited the United States to sell arms to either side in a foreign conflict. Some of the acts made small exceptions or addressed specific situations.
- What was the most important consequence of the Free Soil Party?It established the anti-slavery positions on the western territories that would later became an essential part of the Republican platform.
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