U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Economic History: 35.7% (5 out of 14)
- Political History: 51.9% (14 out of 27)
- Cultural History: 41.7% (5 out of 12)
- Black History: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
- The Revolution and Constitution (1775-1789): 20.0% (1 out of 5)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- United States Constitution
- Black church
- Slavery in the United States
- Moral Majority
- Roe v. Wade
- Implied powers
- Spanish–American War
- Philippine–American War
- Preamble to the United States Constitution
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Standard Oil
- Monopoly
- Tulsa race riot
- New Deal
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Madeleine Albright
- Sally Ride
- Louisiana (New France)
- Patrick Henry
- Cowboy
- Cattle drives in the United States
- Article Two of the United States Constitution
- Atlantic slave trade
- Harlem Renaissance
- Great Migration (African American)
- Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?Standard Oil
- What were the circumstances behind the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921?A black man was accused of rape against a white woman, leading to the burning down by whites of an entire black neighborhood, killing an unknown number of people and destroying 35 city blocks.
- Madeline Albright was the first woman to serve in which Cabinet position?Secretary of State
- Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?The Executive Branch
- Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
- 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)
- Which of the following movements was created, in no small part, in reaction to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision?The Moral Majority
- Besides his famous "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech, what else was Patrick Henry noted for?He was a prominent anti-federalist who opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution.
- Under what circumstances was the importation of slaves into the United States abolished?It was outlawed in 1808 by federal law -- the earliest date allowed by the Constitution.
- Who was the first American woman to travel to outer space?Sally Ride
- Which of the following is not considered to be an implied power under the Constitution, under mainstream definitions?The power of Congress to merge the United States with other countries, such as Canada, under a new Constitution.
- Which of the following is not a reason for a new Constitution that is included in the Preamble?To balance the interests of the several 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 sects won a large number of black converts in the antebellum South?The Baptists
- Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
- The United States military suffered more fatalities fighting against a rebellion in this territory, obtained from Spain, than it did in the Spanish-American War itself.The Philippines
- What is a unique legacy of the French colony in Louisiana?Louisiana is the only state that has parishes instead of counties.
- 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.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes the Battle of Antietam?The Confederate Army, under Robert E. Lee, was moving north into Maryland in 1862. The Union Army met Lee and forced his Army to retreat.
- What does the Middle Passage refer to, in the context of the Atlantic slave trade?The passage between Africa and the Americas over the Atlantic Ocean, where mortality was highest and conditions were the worst.
- Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?California
- What did the Supreme Court rule in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?It upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring segregation in public accommodations, using a "separate but equal" standard.
- What events led to the Embargo Act of 1807?Britain and France seized numerous American ships as contraband of war, with each country trying to cut off trade to the other.
- Who was the King of Britain during the American Revolution?King George III
- 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 battle has been often known as the shot heard round the world?The Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated for at some time by the Women's Christian Temperance Union?The restriction of immigration to the United States, particularly by non-Protestants.
- 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 is not a work by Herman Melville?The Red Badge of Courage
- The Constitution required 36 "guilty" votes in the Senate to remove Andrew Johnson from office on impeachment charges. How many Senators voted for conviction?35
- What was Alfred Thayer Mahan best known for?He was a naval theorist who emphasized the importance of sea power in various historical conflicts, and helped stir the United States to drastically increase the size of the Navy in the early 1900s.
- What was the key point made in the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards?This sermon evoked numerous images of hell and the torment that awaited those who rejected God's grace.
- William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?Tammany Hall
- 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.
- What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
- Which political party did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organize in the 1790s?The Democratic-Republican Party
- Which of the following states does not have a border on the Mississippi River?Nebraska
- What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to end? War
- What did the Roosevelt Corollary of Theodore Roosevelt do?It stated that the United States would intervene directly in conflicts between European and Latin American countries, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.
- Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?The Sun Also Rises
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