U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • Which of the following is not a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?
    "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
  • Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?
    The Peoria
  • Approximately how many free blacks lived in the South at the start of the Civil War? There were 4 million slaves at that time.
    250 thousand
  • All of the following musicians are not generally associated with jazz except which one?
    Chuck Berry
  • Which of the following was not an impact on American religious practice that resulted from the Second Great Awakening?
    A more clear separation that emerged between religious revivals, and the social and political movements of the times.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Chautauqua companies, who had provided entertainment, lectures, and shows to small towns and rural areas of the United States?
    World War II
  • 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.
  • Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?
    The settlement house movement
  • 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 clauses was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
    No free state would be admitted in the future, without a slave state being admitted simultaneously to keep an equal balance between free and slave states, and vice versa.
  • Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?
    Nevada
  • What was the main result of the Annapolis Convention?
    The delegates scheduled a second convention in Philadelphia for the following year, which would discuss broader constitutional questions.
  • What did the term "pet banks" refer to during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson?
    It referred to state banks which Jackson deposited federal funds into after withdrawing them from the Second Bank of the United States.
  • Which of the following political phrases is most associated with Huey Long?
    Every Man a King
  • Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?
    1 million
  • Which of the following was not an expectation of American women under the loosely defined "Republican motherhood" ideals of the early United States?
    Women had an obligation to be knowledgable about political issues, and to discuss with their husbands how the family should case its vote.
  • What was the nature of the law that was upheld in Munn v. Illinois?
    The Court upheld a law setting maximum rates that private companies could charge for the storage and transport of agricultural products, mainly aimed at grain elevators and railroads.
  • Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?
    Edith Wharton

These questions were answered correctly:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following Confederate states was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation, since most of it was already under Union control in late 1862?
    Tennessee
  • What was the purpose of the "lily-white" movement in the late 1900s?
    It was a faction within the Republican Party that wanted to compete with Democrats in the South, around the turn of the 20th century, by driving black leaders out of the party.
  • Which of the following was not an aspect of the "Cult of Domesticity", a term used to describe social norms for women in the mid-1800s?
    A good woman would do whatever it took to maintain the financial solvency of a home, even it meant working as a teacher or a local seamstress.
  • Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the First Battle of Bull Run?
    The Confederate Army continued to move north, invading Maryland and causing panic in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
  • What did the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, do when it was passed in 1935?
    It protected the right of workers to join a union, engage in collective bargaining, and to go on strike.
  • Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?
    Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
  • In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?
    South Carolina
  • 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.
  • Which of the following statements about Susan B. Anthony is not historically accurate?
    Anthony was an honorary guest when the 19th Amendment was passed by the U.S. House and Senate.
  • Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?
    France
  • 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.
  • Who was the first black politician to win a state in the Presidential primary elections, for either party?
    Jesse Jackson
  • What right(s) is the 7th Amendment written to protect?
    It guarantees the right to a trial by jury for any non-trivial ($20 or more) civil case, and respects that jury's findings.
  • Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?
    Sequoyah
  • The Wright Brothers' business in which area helped them develop the mechanical skills to create an airplane.
    Bicycle manufacture and repair
  • To finance the Civil War, the United States issued Greenbacks as currency. Which of the following was used to back this currency?
    They were backed by the United States government, but not by any precious metal
  • The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, drew its strongest support from which constituency?
    Farmers
  • What was the most important long-term legacy of the Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 by James Madison?
    It is one of the few detailed sources on the debates which led to the U.S. Constitution, and on particular sections and clauses therein.
  • The Erie Canal connects which two cities in New York?
    Buffalo and Albany

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