U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 40.0% (6 out of 15)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- American Indian History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Economic History: 46.7% (7 out of 15)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- Flatboat
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- United States Constitution
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Walt Whitman
- Abraham Lincoln
- Border states (American Civil War)
- Liberal Republican Party (United States)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Flapper
- Albany Plan
- Benjamin Franklin
- Nation of Islam
- Dawes Act
- Columbian Exchange
- J. P. Morgan
- Salish peoples
- Pánfilo de Narváez
- Slavery in the United States
- Barbed wire
- Appalachian Mountains
These questions were missed:
- The Liberal Republican Party was founded for all of the following reasons except which one?It advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment, limiting the President to two terms in office.
- Which of the following people was instrumental in presenting the Albany Plan, an early attempt at colonial unification?Benjamin Franklin
- During which of the following time periods was flatboat traffic at its heaviest?The 1840s
- 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.
- About how many slaves lived in the United States at the start of the Civil War?7 million
- Out of 600 men on Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition to Florida, how many survived?4
- Which of the following people was a longtime leader of the Nation of Islam?Elijah Muhammad
- Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
- Which of the following plants was not native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?Bananas
- In what year was the United States Constitution written?1787
- Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?King James I of England
- In what region of the country did the Salish peoples live?The Northwest
- Which of the following was not considered a "border state" during the Civil War?Tennessee
- Which of the following companies was J.P. Morgan not influential in providing financing for during his lifetime?Standard Oil
- Which public figure was the subject of Walt Whitman's poem, "O Captain! My Captain!"?Abraham Lincoln
- All of the following actresses were associated with the flapper lifestyle except for which one?Katharine Hepburn
- Which of the following statements about the introduction of barbed wire to the west is inaccurate?Barbed wire made it economical for cattle ranching to spread to areas that were densely populated, allowing the practice to take a firm hold in the Midwest.
These questions were answered correctly:
- To what degree has the Commerce Clause been a source of contention in American politics since the ratification of the Constitution?The Commerce Clause has been a central part of many Supreme Court decisions, both in the early days of the United States and in more recent times, and its exact scope is fiercely debated.
- James Buchanan avoided political controversy in the heated years before his election as President by taking on what role?He was the United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the Pierce Administration.
- Which colony did the people on the Mayflower form?Plymouth Colony
- What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
- How was Washington D.C. established as the nation's capital?The First U.S. Congress established Washington as the capital in 1790, choosing a Southern site in return for other compromises to the Federalists.
- 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
- Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Estevanico was a member of Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition. What is noteworthy about him?He survived the expedition and was one of the first Africans to set foot in North America.
- Which of the following movements from the early 20th century did not, at least somewhat, trace its roots to the ideals of Social Darwinism?The social justice movement
- Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.The 14th Amendment
- Which of the following statements about Susan B. Anthony is not historically accurate?Anthony was an honorary guest when the 19th Amendment was passed by the U.S. House and Senate.
- Who were the "X", "Y", and "Z" in the XYZ Affair?Three French diplomats, working under Talleyrand, who demanded bribes before they would negotiate any diplomatic points.
- Which of the following tactics was not used to disenfranchise blacks during and after the end of Reconstruction?The encouragement of black migration to the north, so that fewer could vote in Southern elections.
- At the height of the postwar Baby Boom, in the late 1950s, the fertility rate per woman reached which point (vs. 1.9 in 2014)?3.7
- 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.
- What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to end? War
- Which of the following Democratic politicians did not come from the conservative Bourbon Democrat wing?William Jennings Bryan
- Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?The Quasi-War
- Approximately how many blacks were killed in the aftermath of Nat Turner's rebellion, both legally and through mob violence?About 250
- On how many occasions did the NATO alliance mobilize a Soviet attack during the Cold War?Zero
- Approximately how many slaves utilized the Underground Railroad to escape from the South?At least 30 thousand
- In what state did Nat Turner's slave rebellion occur, in 1831?Virginia
- What was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, thereby making it effective on August 18, 1920?Tennessee
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