U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • 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 is not a book or article written by W.E.B. Dubois?
    Montage of a Dream Deferred
  • Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?
    The residents of Kansas were permitted to vote on whether to allow slavery.
  • Which journalist was briefly charged with conspiracy and espionage for releasing the Pentagon Papers, which revealed falsehoods that had been used to draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
    Daniel Ellsberg
  • Which historian is most responsible for popularizing the term "Social Darwinism", decades after that ideology enjoyed its greatest popularity under a various terminology.
    Richard Hofstadter
  • What relationship did the Worcester v. Georgia case lay out between Indian nations, state governments, and the federal government?
    The federal government had the sole authority to deal with Indian nations.
  • What was the immediate cause of the embargo that caused the 1973 Oil Crisis?
    In the midst of the Yom Kippur War, Richard Nixon asked Congress for emergency military aid for Israel.
  • Which of the following woman was a lifelong friend of Susan B. Anthony and her partner in a number of campaigns and organizations.
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • How were bison most commonly hunted in pre-contact and prehistoric times?
    The Plains Indians generally set traps and used costumes or fires to herd the bison into them, or over the sides of cliffs.
  • 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.
  • What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?
    The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
  • Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?
    1 million
  • Which of the following statements about Earl Warren is inaccurate?
    He had long been on the conservative end of the Republican Party, and he surprised many with the direction of his decisions as the Supreme Court Chief Justice.
  • What was an objection by the Federalist Party to the Louisiana Purchase?
    The Federalists argued that it was unconstitutional for the United States to acquire any additional territory that it did not possess in 1789.
  • What was Wilma Rudolph best known for?
    She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track at a single Olympics.
  • What was the importance of the Liberty Ship in World War II?
    It was a simple, standardized transport ship that was easy to construct. Enough could be produced to easily make up for losses from submarine warfare.
  • Who was the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion?
    William Berkeley
  • Does the judicial philosophy of strict constructionism give more credence to "enumerated powers" or "implied powers"?
    It believes that many implied powers are unconstitutional or non-existent, and favors enumerated powers.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil
  • 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.
  • In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?
    Chicago
  • All of the following writers are associated with the Harlem Renaissance except which one?
    Alice Walker
  • What did the Truman Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?
    It stated that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures, with implicit reference to the Soviet Union and communism.
  • A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?
    Businessmen in the Northeast
  • What was the objective of the Freedmen's Bureau?
    It was an agency that was intended to generally aid freed slaves in the South during the first years after the Civil War.
  • Which answer best describes the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt?
    Roosevelt actively engaged the United States in foreign affairs, particularly in Latin America. He was an imperialist and supervised the build-up of the American Navy.
  • Which of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?
    Santo Domingo
  • Which answer best describes the Siege of Petersburg?
    The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, after a nine-month engagement, in 1864-1865.
  • Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?
    It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
  • 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 political motivation behind the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, which killed 168 people?
    It was motivated by extremist anti-government sentiment.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the headright system in Virginia?
    The headright system was used only in Virginia, because other colonies lacked sufficient land to implement it.
  • 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.
  • What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?
    Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
  • Which answer best describes the "Bank War" of Andrew Jackson, while President?
    Andrew Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the United States and attempted to end its federal charter, which was scheduled to expire in 1836.
  • All of the following groups opposed the American ratification of the Treaty of Versailles except for which one?
    Moderate Republicans
  • What was an important short-term consequence of the Black Codes?
    Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment.
  • What did the Supreme Court's Engel v. Vitale decision do?
    It ruled that public schools could not require their students to say a prayer.
  • Which of the following laws was passed, in large part, in reaction to James Garfield's assassination?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

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