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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Areas for improvement:
- Economic History: 33.3% (5 out of 15)
- Military History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 42.9% (3 out of 7)
- The U.S. Constitution: 40.0% (2 out of 5)
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 33.3% (1 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- John Peter Zenger
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Hobo
- Great Depression
- Open Door Policy
- Indentured servant
- Second Great Awakening
- Nat Turner's slave rebellion
- Supremacy Clause
- United States Constitution
- Lynching in the United States
- Ida B. Wells
- Settlement movement
- Jane Addams
- America First Committee
- Lend-Lease
- World War I
- Treaty of Versailles
- Navajo people
- Hogan
- Second-wave feminism
- Gloria Steinem
- Munn v. Illinois
- Slavery in the United States
- American Civil War
- Squanto
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
- Which of the following statements about Gloria Steinem is inaccurate?She created the feminist saying, A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
- Approximately how many blacks were killed in the aftermath of Nat Turner's rebellion, both legally and through mob violence?About 250
- Which of the following does not follow from the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution?The supremacy of the federal government is not limited by the original seven articles of the Constitution, although subsequent Amendments did limit it in some areas.
- The hogan was a primary dwelling of which native group?The Navajo
- Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?The settlement house movement
- 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.
- Ida B. Wells was best known as an advocate against what practice?Lynching
- 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 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.
- Which of the following events had not happened to Squanto before the arrival of the Puritans in 1620?He was briefly taken to the Virginia Colony on a provision ship bound for that location, before he escaped and made his way up the coastline back to Massachusetts.
- All of the following groups opposed the American ratification of the Treaty of Versailles except for which one?Moderate Republicans
- 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)
- About how many slaves lived in the United States at the start of the Civil War?7 million
- Which of the following religious groups does not trace its roots, at least somewhat, to the Second Great Awakening?The Quakers
- The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?China
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following states was not a part of the Northwest Territory, created by the Northwest Ordinance?Missouri
- What was an important early political issue that rested upon conflicting interpretations of the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution?Whether the First Bank of the United States, i.e. a national bank, was allowed by the Constitution.
- Which English settler did Pocahontas marry in the 17th century?John Rolfe
- Which early political party was most likely to use the term "strict constructionism" in relation to the Constitution?The Democratic-Republican Party
- Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?The Republican Party
- 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 treaty opened the way for the creation of Oregon Territory?The Oregon Treaty
- A "Border Ruffian" during the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle was most likely to become one of these during the Civil War?Bushwhacker
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- Which term was used as a nickname for the area of western New York where Mormonism was founded?The Burned-Over District
- Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?The treatment of the indigent insane
- Which of the following is a distinctive feature of ragtime music?Syncopated beats, usually played on piano.
- Which war precipitated the proposal of the Albany Plan, a proposed unification of the colonies for mutual defense?The French and Indian War
- Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?The 24th Amendment
- Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
- Which event most directly led to the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?The Springfield Race Riot of 1908.
- All of the following actresses were associated with the flapper lifestyle except for which one?Katharine Hepburn
- Which person, serving as Ulysses Grant's Vice President, had their political career ruined by the Crédit Mobilier scandal?Schuyler Colfax
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
- All of the following statements about a ward heeler is accurate except for which one?Ward heelers were usually high-ranking members in their party, and might be groomed to run for public office themselves.
- Louis Armstrong was a versatile, multi-talented musician during his 40 years or more in the public eye, but he is most associated with playing which instrument?The trumpet
- Which Europeans did the Wampanoag tribe have the most early contact with?Puritan settlers to New England
- Which of the following factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
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