U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 1
13 out of 40 correct (32.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Economic History: 19.0% (4 out of 21)
- Political History: 31.8% (7 out of 22)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 22.2% (2 out of 9)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Black History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Atlantic slave trade
- World War II
- Gilded Age
- Mark Twain
- Bourbon Democrat
- William Jennings Bryan
- The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
- Omar Bradley
- European theatre of World War II
- Stabilization Act of 1942
- North American fur trade
- Levittown, New York
- James Buchanan
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Caning of Charles Sumner
- Bonus Army
- Douglas MacArthur
- American System (economic plan)
- Andrew Jackson
- Internal improvements
- National Road
- Ancient Hawaii
- Ragtime
- Battle of Trenton
- James Monroe
- Andrew Carnegie
- The Gospel of Wealth
- Article One of the United States Constitution
- Article Four of the United States Constitution
- Article Three of the United States Constitution
- Article Six of the United States Constitution
- Article Two of the United States Constitution
- Article Seven of the United States Constitution
- Article Five of the United States Constitution
- United States Constitution
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Republican Party (United States)
- Walter Raleigh
- Interregnum (England)
- John Marshall
- McCulloch v. Maryland
- Stamp Act 1765
- Sons of Liberty
- Panic of 1873
- Chesapeake Bay
These questions were missed:
- Approximately how many years ago was the Chesapeake Bay first formed?10,000
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- How many articles are in the United States Constitution, not including the Preamble?Seven
- Which of the following decisions, by John Marshall, most directly acknowledged the implied powers of the federal government and strengthened their legal basis?McCulloch v. Maryland
- What was significant about the National Road, on which construction began in 1811?It was the first major initiative taken by the federal government to build a highway.
- What was the immediate trigger for the Panic of 1873?Jay Cooke & Company, a large bank, owned significant bonds in the Northern Pacific Railroad and was unable to sell them. When the railroad ran into problems, Cooke's firm went bankrupt and triggered a banking panic.
- What was the importance of the Stabilization Act of 1942?It controlled prices and wages to prevent inflation during the war.
- Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?The Republican Party
- "The Gospel of Wealth", by Andrew Carnegie, is a foundational article on which topic or movement?Philanthropy
- Which of the following is a distinctive feature of ragtime music?Syncopated beats, usually played on piano.
- Which Southern Congressman became well-known for beating Senator Charles Sumner almost to death with a cane on the Senate floor, in 1856?Preston Brooks
- What was the earliest and most immediate effect of the original Sons of Liberty group and its agitation?The British repealed the Stamp Act, although they paired this action with the Declaratory Acts.
- 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 of the following countries did not participate heavily in the Atlantic slave trade?Italy
- What is the significance of Levittown, New York?It was a planned suburb built in the late 1940s that became a model for thousands of similar communities in the U.S.
- Which person coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?Mark Twain
- In Lyndon Johnson's first election to the U.S. Senate, in 1948, what was his margin of victory in the decisive Democratic primary?87 votes
- Which general was ordered to clear the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?Douglas MacArthur
- What was Omar Bradley most noted for in World War II?He was a five-star General who commanded all U.S. ground forces in Western Europe.
- What was Andrew Jackson's position on "internal improvements", or federal infrastructure spending in modern terms?Jackson believed that, by and large, such spending was an avenue for corruption and disproportionately benefited elite business interests.
- Which of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.
- 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 American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?Brazil
- Which of the following Democratic politicians did not come from the conservative Bourbon Democrat wing?William Jennings Bryan
- Which of the following statements about the life of Walter Raleigh is inaccurate?He was the first leader of the Jamestown Colony in what is now Virginia.
- What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?Farmers
- What was the period of Parliamentarian rule in England, between 1648-1660, called?The Interregnum
These questions were answered correctly:
- Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?George McClellan, a former Union general.
- Which of the following is not a notable contribution of Grace Hopper to computing technology?She was a key early employee of IBM and helped with the development of mainframe computing.
- Abraham Lincoln established his career in Illinois, but in which state was he born?Kentucky
- A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?Opponents of federal spending increases
- What was the purpose of the American Equal Rights Association?To secure equal rights, and especially the right of suffrage, irrespective of race, color or sex.
- Which of the following events most directly led to prejudice against Poles in the United States, at least for a time?The Assassination of William McKinley
- 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.
- When did holding companies first emerge in the United States?Holding companies were primarily an innovation of the 1880s and 90s, as a way to get around antitrust laws.
- Which answer most accurately describes the colonists' position on the English Civil War?The Puritan colonies of New England were more likely to support the Parliamentarians, while the Anglican colonies such as Virginia were more aligned with the Royalists.
- Which of the following answers does not describe an aspect of the American system of manufacturing, as it was in the 19th century?Use of a skilled worker to assemble the mass-produced parts into a finished product.
- All of the following actresses were associated with the flapper lifestyle except for which one?Katharine Hepburn
- What was an important long-term consequence of the First Great Awakening?A more spontaneous, emotional style of preaching and church service became common, at the expense of those sects which had a more structured and formal worship style.
- Which of the following was not a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?The United States would obtain all land between the Mississippi and the Atlantic Ocean that was south of Canada, including eastern Louisiana and Florida.
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