U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 36.4% (4 out of 11)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- American Indian History: 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- U.S. Presidents: 50.0% (3 out of 6)
- Economic History: 55.6% (10 out of 18)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Kansas–Nebraska Act
- Whig Party (United States)
- Andrew Jackson
- Bank War
- Nicholas Biddle (banker)
- Declaration of Sentiments
- Seneca Falls Convention
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Progressive Era
- Sacco and Vanzetti
- Virginia Company
- Immigration Act of 1924
- Erie Canal
- Iroquois
- Cold War
- Joseph McCarthy
- Army–McCarthy hearings
- James Monroe
- Battle of Trenton
- Benjamin Banneker
- Dawes Act
- American Civil War
- Greenback (money)
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
These questions were missed:
- 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.
- Abraham Lincoln established his career in Illinois, but in which state was he born?Kentucky
- Which Founding Father and longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence also helped create the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?Washington D.C.
- Which answer best describes the "Bank War" of Andrew Jackson, while President?Andrew Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the United States and attempted to end its federal charter, which was scheduled to expire in 1836.
- 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 was not an important consequence of the Erie Canal?New Orleans suffered a steep downtown in its fortunes, as Midwesterners turned almost exclusively to the Great Lakes and Erie Canal route for long-distance trade.
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- 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 primary purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention, in 1848?It was the first notable meeting of women's right advocates, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and produced the Declaration of Sentiments to outline future goals for the women's movement.
- The 1920s trial and execution of which two immigrant men is often used as an example of anti-immigrant sentiment and judicial overreach?Sacco and Vanzetti
- In what important way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 change previous precedents on slavery in the United States?By allowing for the possibility of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, it overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
- Which of the following groups was never a part of the Iroquois Confederation?Wyandot
- What was the long-term effect of the Immigration Act of 1924 on American demographics?Immigration to the United States shrank across the board. The level of immigration from Italy and Eastern Europe was particularly targeted for reduction by the law.
- Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the Dawes Act?Land allotments became a basis for modest Indian prosperity in the early 1900s.
- What was the primary reason for the creation of the Greenback during the Civil War, in spite of ingrained opposition to fiat currency?Banks and foreign governments would only lend to the United States at exorbitant interest rates, and the revenue from tariffs and excises was clearly insufficient to finance an army.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes what "personal liberty laws" were in the 19th century?They were laws passed by many Northern states to counter the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850, for example by allowing jury trials for escaped slaves and forbidding state authorities from cooperating in their capture.
- What was the primary purpose of the Federalist Papers?To build support for the ratification of the United States Constitution, and to explain its advantages vis a vis the Articles of Confederation.
- Which political party did George Washington belong to?He did not belong to a political party, and he opposed their formation.
- Which of the following New Deal acts first created a forty-hour workweek with overtime pay, and a minimum wage?The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
- From which country did most of the September 11 attack perpetrators come from?Saudi Arabia
- What was the worst single battle of the Civil War, in terms of casualties suffered by both sides?The Battle of Gettysburg
- Which of the Apollo Program missions was the first to land a person on the moon, in 1969?Apollo 11
- Which of the following best describes the foreign policy of the United States under George Washington?Washington maintained a policy of neutrality towards the wars that were raging in Europe.
- William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?Tammany Hall
- 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.
- What was an important long-term effect of the Loyalist emigration to Canada after the American Revolution?Canada had a significant influx of settlers who resisted integration with the United States, were favorable to Britain, and influenced future politics there.
- Who was the first known European to land on the Hawaiian islands?James Cook
- What was the objective of the Freedmen's Bureau?It was an agency that was intended to generally aid freed slaves in the South during the first years after the Civil War.
- What labor law was passed, over Harry Truman's veto, in reaction to the wave of strikes that occurred in 1945-46?The Taft-Hartley Act
- Which of the following people did not help to write the Federalist Papers?Benjamin Franklin
- Which of the following is a U.S. state or territory that Christopher Columbus set foot on during his life?Puerto Rico
- Which of the following was not an aspect of the Jim Crow system?The gerrymandering of electoral districts that were nearly all black, so that the black vote could be channeled to a few token seats in most legislatures.
- The West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish decision upheld the constitutionality of which type of legislation, overturning earlier precedents.The minimum wage
- 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 was not passed during Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The National Labor Relations Act
- Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
- Which of the following political phrases is most associated with Huey Long?Every Man a King
- What was the immediate cause of the embargo that caused the 1973 Oil Crisis?In the midst of the Yom Kippur War, Richard Nixon asked Congress for emergency military aid for Israel.
- What was the most important consequence of the Siege of Yorktown?The British surrender effectively ended the Revolutionary War and led to the Treaty of Paris.
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