U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • What was the outcome of King Philip's War for the English and the Wampanoag in New England?
    Several hundred English settlers were killed, while the Wampanoag were almost annihilated. Many Indian survivors were sold into slavery.
  • To what extent did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 change the previous Agricultural Adjustment Act?
    Due to a Supreme Court challenge of the initial law, the second law replaced the method of funding the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Other aspects remained largely the same.
  • The War Production Board was in charge of all of the following during World War II except what?
    Production of films and speeches aimed at improving civilian morale.
  • Which of the following was not an argument that was used to justify the spoils system?
    It would restrict federal office-holding to people who had achieved the financial means (and therefore, the sound moral character) to contribute to winning politicans.
  • 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 position advocated for by Stalwart Republicans?
    Civil service reform
  • Which of the following best describes the strategy and allegiance of the Iroquois Confederation in the struggles between the French and British?
    It was generally allied with the British and fought against the French and their Indian allies.
  • What was an important short-term consequence of the Black Codes?
    Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment.
  • Which term was used as a nickname for the area of western New York where Mormonism was founded?
    The Burned-Over District
  • Which individual, Governor of New York and one-time failed Presidential candidate, provided the funding and political backing for the Erie Canal?
    Dewitt Clinton
  • What law or decision effectively caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • The Wilmot Proviso is associated with the aftermath of which American war?
    The Mexican-American War
  • Radical Republicans made this proposal in response to the "Ten percent" plan, which they saw as too lenient.
    The Wade-Davis Bill
  • Which of the following tribes did Sacagawea come from?
    Shoshone
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?
    The number of Americans who drank actually increased.
  • Which of the following individuals was a key author of the Massachusetts Circular Letter?
    Samuel Adams
  • What was a lasting geographical consequence of the Quaternary Glaciation?
    The resulting glaciers formed the Great Lakes in the middle of North America.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?
    That the British had allied with the French without the colonists consent, and were requiring the colonies to accept French ships in their ports.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Who did Abraham Lincoln famously debate before the 1858 Senate elections?
    Stephen A. Douglas
  • What subject does the Sherman Antitrust Act deal with?
    The regulation of competition and the prevention of both unfair monopolies, and the use of underhanded business tactics to remove competitors.
  • Which country was invaded in 2001 as a direct result of the September 11 attacks?
    Afghanistan
  • The Pullman Strike began when George Pullman cut wages and refused to recognize the American Railway Union, which had been founded by whom?
    Eugene Debs
  • Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?
    Nevada
  • What was a key distinction of a Crown colony in British North America?
    Crown colonies were ruled by a governor who was directly appointed by the monarch.
  • What was Abraham Lincoln's political experience before he was President?
    He served for one term in the House of Representatives, over a decade before he was elected President. He also served a few years in the Illinois General Assembly.
  • 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.
  • What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?
    She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
  • 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.
  • What was the issue that caused the Teapot Dome scandal, during Warren Harding's Administration?
    Harding's Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased government oil reserves to oil companies at very low cost, in return for bribes.
  • What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?
    Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
  • Which of the following people wrote The Feminine Mystique? This book is commonly credited as a milestone in the feminist movement.
    Betty Friedan
  • 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.
  • Which of the following acts did not occur during the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson?
    The Sheppard-Towner Act, establishing federal funding for maternity and child care.
  • What was James Buchanan's position in the last months of his term, after the Southern states began to secede?
    Buchanan stated that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop it was also illegal.
  • Article One of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Legislative Branch
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of tobacco's supremacy in colonial Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland?
    Large tobacco growers tried to buy additional land in Pennsylvania, coming into conflict with the Quaker settlers of that region.
  • Which British philosopher helped draft the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina? He was also an inspiration for later founding documents of the United States.
    John Locke
  • Which of the following was not a key goal of second-wave feminism?
    The passage of a women's suffrage Amendment to protect the right of women to vote.
  • Did the Wilmot Proviso ever become law?
    No, it was rejected and never became law, although the Civil War made it a moot point.

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