U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • 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 key element of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system, in the early 1800s?
    The mills allowed their employees a high level of personal freedom compared to the farms, demanding only that they show up on time and work around 80 hours per week.
  • Which of the following was not a difficulty that Lincoln faced during the Civil War?
    Dealing with the consequences of a naval blockade from Great Britain, due to that country's support of the Confederacy.
  • Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?
    Phyllis Schlafly
  • The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, in 1937, would have increased the size of the Supreme Court to how many justices? It was widely seen as an attempt by Franklin Roosevelt to pack the court.
    Fifteen
  • What was the most important long-term legacy of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?
    He was the commander who founded Fort Detroit, in 1701, and firmly established the French presence in Michigan.
  • Which of the following was a theological issue that Anne Hutchinson and the Puritans disagreed on?
    Hutchinson supported a "covenant of grace", while the Puritans supported a "covenant of works".
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Kennedy's resulting agreement with Khrushchev?
    The United States agreed to not intervene in the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
  • As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?
    90 percent
  • Which of the following is not a change in immigration policy that began with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
    It rescinded a provision prohibiting the immigration of homosexuals to the United States.
  • What subject does the 11th Amendment deal with?
    It attempts to clarify under what circumstances a U.S. state can be subject to a lawsuit by the federal government or by citizens of a different state.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not a factor in the end of large-scale cattle drives in the United States?
    Increased trade with the Americas led to the expansive importation of cheap cattle from Argentina.
  • During its peak, areas with substantial incidents of lynching were correlated with each of the following factors except which one?
    The African American population was relatively small and isolated.
  • 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 event, near the end of 1786, built support for the Constitutional Convention?
    Shays' Rebellion
  • Scott Joplin was a famous composer of which music genre, in the early 1900s?
    Ragtime
  • What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?
    He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
  • Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?
    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What subject does the Sherman Antitrust Act deal with?
    The regulation of competition and the prevention of both unfair monopolies, and the use of underhanded business tactics to remove competitors.
  • Several laws, not directly related to slavery, were passed early in the Civil War which had previously been blocked by Southern opposition. Which of the following is not one of those laws?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
  • What was the political motivation, mixed with mental instability, that led Leon Czolgosz to assassinate William McKinley?
    Anarchism
  • Which of the following is not something that was agreed to at the Tehran Conference in late 1943?
    The division of Germany into four occupation zones, which later coalesced into East Germany and West Germany.
  • Which of the following songs was not sung by Michael Jackson?
    True Blue
  • What was a fear or concern that guided the introduction of the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
    Larger states would control the workings of the new federal government if proportional representation was used in the legislature.
  • Which answer best describes the status of the Wampanoag Indians today?
    The Wampanoag were nearly exterminated in various wars with the Pilgrims, and only around 2,000 survive today.
  • This man was the first Whig to win a Presidential election, in 1840.
    William Henry Harrison
  • 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.
  • What name is commonly given to the widespread transfer of animals, plants, people, culture, and diseases between the Old World and New World after 1492?
    The Columbian Exchange
  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • Which of the following countries, besides Germany, was an enemy of the United States during World War I?
    Austria-Hungary
  • Which of the following groups were most likely to support the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
    Lower-class Southerners who hoped to acquire cheap/free homesteads in Georgia and other parts of the South.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of Marbury v. Madison?
    It established the power of judicial review for the Supreme Court.
  • Which of the following was not a reason that colonists generally opposed the Dominion of New England?
    Governor Andros signed peace treaties with multiple Indian tribes which the colonists felt were too generous.
  • Which of the following organizations is a legacy of Margaret Sanger's activism?
    Planned Parenthood
  • What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory best known for?
    A fire on March 25, 1911 that killed 146 workers.
  • Which answer best describes the judicial positions of Sandra Day O'Connor?
    O'Connor was a moderate conservative on the Court who sometimes acted as the swing vote in important cases.
  • Which of the following nations was not given veto power on the U.N. Security Council after World War II?
    Canada
  • What was the most important long-term legacy of the Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 by James Madison?
    It is one of the few detailed sources on the debates which led to the U.S. Constitution, and on particular sections and clauses therein.
  • Which early president is most closely associated with the begin of the "spoils system" in the federal government?
    Andrew Jackson

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