U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 3

19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).

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  • In Near v. Minnesota, the Court ruled that a law prohibiting the publication "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory" content was unconstitutional. What did the paper in question produce that led to the controversy?
    Accusations of ties between Minneapolis officials and the mob, infused with a virulent anti-semitic tone.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?
    The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
  • Which colony did the people on the Mayflower form?
    Plymouth Colony
  • In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?
    Sailmaking
  • Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?
    Edward Everett
  • What issue did Pinckney's Treaty address, in 1795?
    It was a treaty with Spain that clarified the borders of Florida.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • What was Anne Bradstreet known for in the English colonial period?
    She was a well-respected poet who became the first female writer of British North America to be published.
  • Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?
    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Which of the following is not a song by Madonna?
    Time After Time
  • Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?
    The Peoria
  • Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?
    King James I of England
  • What event inspired Samuel Morse to extensively work on the creation of the telegraph?
    The sudden illness and death of Morse's wife while he was traveling, which he did not know about for several days.
  • Which answer best describes the organization of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1860s?
    A large number of distinct groups and individuals perpetrated violence under the Klan's name, in a decentralized fashion.
  • What is an accepted estimate for the percentage of people who died while attempting the Oregon Trail?
    4 percent
  • Which of the following musicians is closely associated with the bebop style of jazz?
    Charlie Parker
  • 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.
  • Which of the following led to a backlash against yellow journalists, and specifically William Randolph Hearst?
    Hearst's paper had published a poem contemplating the assassination of William McKinley. When McKinley was actually assassinated in 1901, many blamed Hearst.
  • The Exodusters were a group of blacks who left the South immediately after Reconstruction ended. Which state did they primarily migrate to?
    Kansas

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was the most important long-term effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin in the South?
    It greatly increased the demand for slaves in the Deep South, made its economy dependent on cotton, and ended any momentum towards the abolition of slavery in the region.
  • What did Jacob Riis seek to expose with his photojournalism in How the Other Half Lives?
    The conditions in the slums and tenements of New York, many of which were populated by recently arrived immigrants.
  • The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, drew its strongest support from which constituency?
    Farmers
  • Which of the following statements about the introduction of barbed wire to the west is inaccurate?
    Barbed wire made it economical for cattle ranching to spread to areas that were densely populated, allowing the practice to take a firm hold in the Midwest.
  • Which of the following was not a key difference between the First and Second Continental Congress?
    The First Continental Congress advocated for rapprochement with Britain and issued an apology for colonial excesses. The Second Congress produced the Declaration of Independence.
  • What does the Critical Period often refer to, in the history of the United States?
    The period between 1781-1787, under the Articles of Confederation, when the national government appeared too weak (to many) to adequately defend the territory and financial system of the new nation.
  • Which policy proposal did Coxey's Army primarily focus on during their march to Washington in 1894?
    The creation of public works jobs by the government to reduce unemployment
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Gilded Age?
    Advancements in working conditions and worker safety, and a reduction of fatalities on railroads and in coal mines.
  • The Commerce Clause of the Constitution has been used to justify all of the following actions except which one?
    The federal government's funding and construction of the Erie Canal.
  • In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?
    Cuba
  • Which of the following policies was not a goal of the Farmer's Alliance?
    Increased pensions for veterans of the Civil War.
  • What was the legacy of Francis Townsend during the Great Depression?
    His successful activism for the Townsend Plan, to provide payments to retired people, spurred Franklin Roosevelt to push for the Social Security Act.
  • What is Christopher Columbus most noteworthy for?
    He sailed from Spain and landed in the Caribbean in 1492, making Europeans aware of the "New World".
  • Which of the following was not a part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, outlining his vision of the post-World War I world?
    The limitation of the German Army to 100,000 men after the war, and the imposition of substantial reparations to be paid by Germany to the victories allies.
  • 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.
  • 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 countries did not participate heavily in the Atlantic slave trade?
    Italy
  • What did Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 do?
    It desegregated the Armed Forces, and was implemented over the next few years.
  • Dorothea Dix inspired the passage of federal legislation to fund the construction of insane asylums, but the proposed law was vetoed by which President?
    Franklin Pierce

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