U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).

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  • What would the Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972 have provided federal funding for, had it not been vetoed by Richard Nixon?
    A national day care system
  • Which of the following books was not written by Mark Twain?
    The Turn of the Screw
  • Approximately how long ago did humans first settle on Hawaii?
    The islands were likely settled at some point in the 1200s, based on radiocarbon dating.
  • Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?
    Dean Acheson
  • What was the earliest and most immediate effect of the original Sons of Liberty group and its agitation?
    The British repealed the Stamp Act, although they paired this action with the Declaratory Acts.
  • Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?
    Leaves of Grass
  • 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 individuals was a strong opponent of eugenics during the height of its popularity in the early 1900s?
    William Jennings Bryan
  • Who was the first President of the Tuskegee Institute?
    Booker T. Washington
  • The Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education allowed federal courts to require school districts to bus students to achieve racial balance. In what year was the case decided?
    1971
  • The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?
    Haudenosaunee
  • What was the most important short-term consequence of the Ironclad Oath, during Reconstruction?
    By requiring voters to swear they had never supported the Confederacy, it disqualified many white voters and enabled the Republicans to dominate Southern elections until the early 1870s.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
    The Democratic-Republican Party strongly reacted against this law as an unconstitutional overreach in power by the federal government.
  • What was an important long-term effect of the Comstock Law, passed in 1873?
    By limiting the dissemination of materials on sexuality and specifically birth control, the law likely delayed the widespread use of it for many years.
  • Which of the following was not a political consequence of the Battle of Little Bighorn?
    The U.S. was unable to mount any significant military excursions into Montana until 1881.
  • Which of the following people was a longtime leader of the Nation of Islam?
    Elijah Muhammad
  • What was significant about the National Road, on which construction began in 1811?
    It was the first major initiative taken by the federal government to build a highway.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • What was the issue that caused the Teapot Dome scandal, during Warren Harding's Administration?
    Harding's Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased government oil reserves to oil companies at very low cost, in return for bribes.
  • Which event made Pontiac a well known Ottawa leader?
    Pontiac led the Ottawa in a rebellion against the British and their colonists. The rebellion eventually spread from Michigan all the way into Pennsylvania.
  • What was the first railroad, in 1852, to reach the Ohio River from the Eastern Seaboard?
    The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

These questions were answered correctly:

  • 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 issue did Pinckney's Treaty address, in 1795?
    It was a treaty with Spain that clarified the borders of Florida.
  • Which answer best describes the political ideals of Jacksonian Democracy and Andrew Jackson?
    Supported the expansion of the vote, opposed to monopolies and elites, and supported more Western settlement. Ignored the issue of slavery in the name of unity.
  • Which of the following was a controversy related to the Free Exercise clause in the First Amendment?
    Whether Congress had the power to restrict polygamy, a religious practice, among Mormons in U.S. states and territories.
  • Which of the following was an important, immediate precursor to the Establishment clause in the First Amendment?
    The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  • What did the Supreme Court rule in the Williams v. Mississippi decision?
    It took a strict interpretation of the 15th Amendment which allowed states to require poll taxes and literacy tests.
  • What was the most important long-term effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin in the South?
    It greatly increased the demand for slaves in the Deep South, made its economy dependent on cotton, and ended any momentum towards the abolition of slavery in the region.
  • Which of the following people was instrumental in presenting the Albany Plan, an early attempt at colonial unification?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • What was the main result of the Annapolis Convention?
    The delegates scheduled a second convention in Philadelphia for the following year, which would discuss broader constitutional questions.
  • What did the Currency Act do, and why did it become a grievance in the colonies?
    It restricted the colonies from paying British merchants with paper money backed by the various colonies, causing deflation and economic troubles, because such money almost always depreciated in relation to the British pound.
  • Which answer best describes the political background of Martin Van Buren?
    Van Buren was a Democrat and protégé of Andrew Jackson, and largely continued Jackson's policies during his own time as President.
  • Which of the following companies was J.P. Morgan not influential in providing financing for during his lifetime?
    Standard Oil
  • In which city did the Stonewall Riots occur? They are commonly seen as a turning point in the history of gay activism.
    New York
  • 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 John Smith's role in the founding of Virginia?
    He led the colony during its most tenuous early days, enforcing discipline and establishing the location, before leaving in 1609.
  • John Marshall was one of the most important members of which early American political party?
    The Federalist Party
  • Which answer best describes what the Coffin Handbills were?
    They were a series of attacks by supporters of John Quincy Adams in 1828, that accused Andrew Jackson of numerous murders and bloodthirsty military actions during his rise from obscurity to national prominence.
  • 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.

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