U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).

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  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • Approximately how long ago did the Rocky Mountains form?
    Around 60 million years ago, during the Laramide orogeny.
  • In what year was the 13th Amendment to the Constitution ratified?
    1865
  • Which of the following was not an aspect of the Jim Crow system?
    The gerrymandering of electoral districts that were nearly all black, so that the black vote could be channeled to a few token seats in most legislatures.
  • Which of the following is a legacy of John Marshall's time on the Supreme Court?
    Marshall established the Supreme Court as a powerful American institution, the Court having been considered a minor body under the three previous Chief Justices.
  • What was the key point made in the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards?
    This sermon evoked numerous images of hell and the torment that awaited those who rejected God's grace.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Members of which religious sect helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
    The Quakers
  • 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.
  • What was Alfred Thayer Mahan best known for?
    He was a naval theorist who emphasized the importance of sea power in various historical conflicts, and helped stir the United States to drastically increase the size of the Navy in the early 1900s.
  • In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?
    South Carolina
  • How many children did George Washington have?
    None
  • What was an important long-term consequence of Marbury v. Madison?
    It established the power of judicial review for the Supreme Court.
  • 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.

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  • In what important way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 change previous precedents on slavery in the United States?
    By allowing for the possibility of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, it overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
  • Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?
    Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
  • Which of the following generals was relieved of command in the Korean War, and soon gave his old soldiers never die, they just fade away speech?
    Douglas MacArthur
  • Which of the following was not a difficulty that Lincoln faced during the Civil War?
    Dealing with the consequences of a naval blockade from Great Britain, due to that country's support of the Confederacy.
  • Which of the following was not a policy advocated for at some time by the Women's Christian Temperance Union?
    The restriction of immigration to the United States, particularly by non-Protestants.
  • What name is commonly given to the widespread transfer of animals, plants, people, culture, and diseases between the Old World and New World after 1492?
    The Columbian Exchange
  • What was the significance of Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 in the context of Jim Crow?
    It desegregated the United States armed forces.
  • Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?
    Standard Oil
  • Which of the following is a U.S. state or territory that Christopher Columbus set foot on during his life?
    Puerto Rico
  • Bill Clinton signed which of the following trade agreements as President?
    The North American Free Trade Agreement
  • What is the significance of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, in 1973?
    It ruled that laws outlawing abortion were an unconstitutional violation of the 4th Amendment.
  • Who was the Vice President under Ronald Reagan, succeeding him as President in 1989?
    George H.W. Bush
  • Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?
    Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
  • What was Oberlin College noteworthy for in the 19th century?
    It was the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students.
  • In the context of the African-American community, what does the Great Migration refer to?
    It was the migration of around 6 million blacks from the South to other regions of the country, during most of the 20th century.
  • Robert La Follette Sr., a long-time progressive Republican, ran for President as a third-party candidate in which election? He received 17% of the nation's popular vote.
    1924
  • Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance is inaccurate?
    It allowed each state in the Northwest Territory to vote on whether slavery would be permitted.
  • What was Sarah Josepha Hale best known for in the antebellum era?
    She was the editor of Godey's Lady's Book, a popular women's magazine, and an advocate for the creation of Thanksgiving.
  • Which of the following things was not an important rite of passage for many middle and upper-class women in the late 19th century?
    College
  • Which early president is most closely associated with the begin of the "spoils system" in the federal government?
    Andrew Jackson
  • 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 was the name of two acts, early in the Civil War, which authorized the confiscation of Confederate property and slaves?
    The Confiscation Acts
  • What was the significance of Sally Hemings in the life of Thomas Jefferson?
    She was a slave who Jefferson had a relationship with, and likely fathered six children with.
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Great Depression in the United States?
    Massive inflation as the government printed money to counteract the effects of falling employment.
  • What events led to the Embargo Act of 1807?
    Britain and France seized numerous American ships as contraband of war, with each country trying to cut off trade to the other.

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