U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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  • What was a key objective of George Washington when he made his attack that resulted in the Battle of Trenton?
    Washington hoped that a successful attack and victory against the British would slow their advance and galvanize his own troops and supporters, who were despondent after a series of defeats.
  • What did the epithet of "Slave Power" refer to in the antebellum era?
    It was a term used by Free Soilers, and then Republicans, to refer to the upper-class of the South which dominated that region's politics and advocated for the expansion of slavery.
  • Which of the following was not a key element of the Reconstruction Acts, passed by the Republican Congress in 1867?
    No Southern state would be allowed to seat representatives in Congress until two years after their new state constitution was approved.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence to the United States of the Great Famine and the Irish diaspora?
    The Democratic Party gained a significant bloc of support by attacking Irish immigrants, until it changed course after the Civil War.
  • Which of the following best describes the Battle of Midway in World War II?
    It was a decisive American naval victory against a Japanese fleet near Midway island in the central Pacific.
  • 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.
  • Immigrants from which of the following ethnicities did not provide a significant portion of the membership to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union?
    Swedish
  • Which of the following songs was not sung by Michael Jackson?
    True Blue
  • Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?
    The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
  • Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?
    The Quasi-War
  • Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Executive Branch
  • Which of the following was not a large source of labor in the Province of Maryland by the mid-1700s?
    Indian slaves
  • 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 of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?
    W.E.B. Dubois
  • Which Chief Justice is best known for handing down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
    Roger B. Taney
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the Embargo Act of 1807?
    Great Britain, hurt economically, changed its policies to respect the rights of neutral American ships.
  • Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
    California
  • Which of the following technologies was a critical part of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system?
    The power loom
  • What was an early use of executive privilege, by George Washington?
    Washington refused to provide documents to the House of Representatives that related to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following was a key issue in the United States entry of the war against Germany?
    German U-boat attacks and a resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare.
  • Which of the following musicians was not influential in the early development and popularity of rock and roll, in the 1950s?
    Marvin Gaye
  • Which civil rights organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help establish? He was the first President of this organization.
    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
  • What was the common theme of Joseph McCarthy's allegations, and his role in prosecuting them?
    McCarthy was a Senator who alleged that numerous government departments, along with the military, had been infiltrated by Communist spies. He often used secret evidence or refused to provide details on the names he had.
  • Who was the first President of the Tuskegee Institute?
    Booker T. Washington
  • Franklin Pierce was sometimes called a "doughface" during and after his Presidency. What did that term mean?
    It was a term for any Northern politician who was insufficiently anti-slavery, or otherwise seen as favorable to the South.
  • Which man was best known for founding Standard Oil and building it into an oil industry giant?
    John D. Rockefeller
  • 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
  • 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 political party did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organize in the 1790s?
    The Democratic-Republican Party
  • What was the political motivation, mixed with mental instability, that led Leon Czolgosz to assassinate William McKinley?
    Anarchism
  • Who made a return to normalcy (from things such as World War I and the turmoil of 1919) the centerpiece of their 1920 Presidential campaign?
    Warren Harding
  • Which of the following is a quote from the Declaration of Independence?
    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
  • Construction on the National Road began in 1811. Much of the National Road's route was later replaced by which U.S. highway?
    U.S. Highway 40, running through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  • Why is Abigail Adams sometimes cited as an early feminist influence?
    Her copious correspondence with her husband argues strongly for women's rights. She was also a fairly active First Lady compared to others of her era, earning her the sobriquet of "Mrs. President".
  • What was the immediate short-term effect of the Missouri Compromise?
    Slavery receded as an important national issue until the late 1840s.
  • What did the Corwin Amendment state and what was its purpose?
    It was proposed shortly before the inauguration of President Lincoln, and would have forbidden any additional Constitutional Amendments to restrict slavery where it already existed. It was an 11th hour attempt at compromise before the Civil War.
  • All of the following musicians are not generally associated with jazz except which one?
    Chuck Berry
  • In which of the following conflicts did the United Nations intervene militarily?
    The Korean War
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.

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