U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 2

19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).

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At least one question missed covering the following topics:

These questions were missed:

  • What was not an immediate consequence of Sherman's March to the Sea?
    The Confederacy formally surrendered to the United States at the end of this campaign.
  • Which of the Apollo Program missions was the first to land a person on the moon, in 1969?
    Apollo 11
  • 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.
  • What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?
    Okinawa
  • Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?
    Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
  • What was the name of two acts, early in the Civil War, which authorized the confiscation of Confederate property and slaves?
    The Confiscation Acts
  • In the late 1800s, the term "survival of the fittest" was often used to express a particular philosophy about the winners and losers of capitalism and society. Which philosopher is most associated with this term?
    Herbert Spencer
  • Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is not accurate?
    The Proclamation immediately freed about 500 thousand slaves from Confederate states, who had either escaped or lived in areas that the Union had captured.
  • Which of the following was not a precedent for the creation of rapid deployment militia (minutemen) in New England?
    Militia had skirmished against the British in Boston during the turmoil over the Stamp Act in 1765.
  • What was the most important immediate consequence of the Memphis Riots of 1866?
    It built support for the Radical Republicans in the 1866 elections, and contributed to the passage of the 14th Amendment.
  • Which of the following states was not a part of the Northwest Territory, created by the Northwest Ordinance?
    Missouri
  • Which of the following voting groups is not generally considered to have been part of the New Deal Coalition?
    Rural farmers from the Northeast and New England
  • 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 answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
  • What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?
    Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
  • Which of the following was not an event that contributed to the First Red Scare, a period of anti-Communist frenzy after World War I.
    The assassination of the Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer, by a self-professed radical socialist.
  • Which of the following autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • 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 Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?
    It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
  • Sojourner Truth escaped from slavery to freedom as a young woman. What state was she born in?
    New York
  • 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.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • The Mississippi River played a key role in which Civil War battle?
    The Siege of Vicksburg
  • What was a commonly-used name for Lyndon Johnson's overall program as President?
    The Great Society
  • What were some elements of the "Square Deal" proposed by Theodore Roosevelt?
    Regulatory programs aimed at the "three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • Which man was best known for founding Standard Oil and building it into an oil industry giant?
    John D. Rockefeller
  • Which of the following Amendments did Abraham Lincoln support during his time as President?
    The 13th Amendment, stating, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States."
  • What was the first engagement of the Civil War, commonly accepted as having started the war?
    The Battle of Fort Sumter
  • Who was Theodore Roosevelt's successor and hand-picked heir as President when he left in 1908?
    William Howard Taft
  • What was notable about Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Coal Strike of 1902?
    It was the first labor action in which the federal government intervened as a relatively neutral mediator.
  • What was the political motivation behind the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, which killed 168 people?
    It was motivated by extremist anti-government sentiment.
  • In the context of the African-American community, what does the Great Migration refer to?
    It was the migration of around 6 million blacks from the South to other regions of the country, during most of the 20th century.
  • What was James K. Polk's position on the idea of Manifest Destiny?
    Polk was proponent of this idea, and oversaw a huge expansion in the territory of the United States.
  • Which piece of New Deal legislation is most related to the activities of the Farmers' Holiday Association?
    The Agricultural Adjustment Act
  • What was the key outcome of the Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
    A bicameral legislature would be created, with states represented in one house based on population (The House of Representatives), and in the other on an equal basis (The Senate).
  • What caused the large scale riots in New York City from July 13-16, 1863?
    The United States instituted a new wave of conscription that was deeply unpopular in New York's Irish/immigrant community.
  • Charles Drew was a pioneer in which area of medicine?
    Blood banks and transfusions
  • Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?
    Sex Machine
  • On how many occasions did the NATO alliance mobilize a Soviet attack during the Cold War?
    Zero
  • Which of the following was not a common rationale for Prohibition, or the banning of alcohol sales under the 18th Amendment?
    Urban Catholics believed that the quality of life and reputation of their neighborhoods would be improved under Prohibition.
  • Which answer best explains the Compromise of 1877?
    It was a (reputed) compromise that was reached after the 1876 election, in which Democrats would accept the victory of Rutherford Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction.

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