U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
27 out of 40 correct (67.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- The Revolution and Constitution (1775-1789): 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Economic History: 55.0% (11 out of 20)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Atlantic slave trade
- Middle Passage
- World War II
- European theatre of World War II
- Omar Bradley
- Tobacco in the American Colonies
- Open Door Policy
- Long Depression
- Panic of 1873
- United States Constitution
- Supremacy Clause
- Blackface
- Progressive Era
- Initiatives and referendums in the United States
- Annapolis Convention (1786)
- Scopes Trial
- Clarence Darrow
- Second-wave feminism
- Gloria Steinem
- American Enlightenment
- Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
- History of rail transport in the United States
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following people did not have a large influence on the American Enlightenment?Samuel Johnson
- Which of the following does not follow from the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution?The supremacy of the federal government is not limited by the original seven articles of the Constitution, although subsequent Amendments did limit it in some areas.
- 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.
- The Panic of 1873 led to which economic event?The Long Depression
- Which of the following is not a notable case of attorney Clarence Darrow?He defended future heavyweight champion Jess Willard on murder charges, resulting from the death of his opponent in a boxing match.
- Who was the first colonial figure to grow tobacco as a cash crop?John Rolfe
- 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.
- The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?China
- What does the Middle Passage refer to, in the context of the Atlantic slave trade?The passage between Africa and the Americas over the Atlantic Ocean, where mortality was highest and conditions were the worst.
- Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and Hepburn Act's regulation of the nation's railroads?The Interstate Commerce Commission fended off calls for railroad nationalization during World War I, arguing that its own regulation of the railroads was sufficient.
- How many states allow some form of initiative or referendum, due largely to reforms from the Progressive Era?27 states allow either initiatives or referendums.
- Which of the following statements about Gloria Steinem is inaccurate?She created the feminist saying, A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
- Which of the following statements about blackface is inaccurate?Blackface was rarely performed outside of the United States, and was generally looked down upon in Canada and Europe.
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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.
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Vicksburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured the last remaining Confederate foothold on the Mississippi River, in 1863.
- Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?The residents of Kansas were permitted to vote on whether to allow slavery.
- What was the nature of the Whiskey Ring fraud in the mid 1870s?Government agents, inspectors, and whiskey distillers colluded to divert millions of dollars of federal liquor taxes into private hands. The scandal included members of Grant's Administration and further damaged his reputation.
- During the Civil War, which side enjoyed the advantage in railroad development?The Union
- What did the Supreme Court rule in the Williams v. Mississippi decision?It took a strict interpretation of the 15th Amendment which allowed states to require poll taxes and literacy tests.
- Which of the following people was killed in the Boston Massacre?Crispus Attucks
- Which of the following movements was created, in no small part, in reaction to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision?The Moral Majority
- Which country was defeated first -- Germany or Japan?Germany surrendered in May 1945, while Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945 in Tokyo Bay.
- Which answer best describes the Monroe Doctrine?It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.
- Which of the following was not a restriction placed on the conduct or privileges of most slaves?Slaves were not permitted to celebrate major holidays such as Christmas.
- 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
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- What were the effects of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.
- What was Katharine Graham best known for?She was the editor of Washington Post for two decades, including the time when the Watergate Scandal occurred.
- Which of the following explorers never landed in any area that is now part of the United States?Leif Erikson
- Which answer best describes the term "forty-eighters"?It described Europeans, primarily Germans, who immigrated to the United States after a series of failed revolutions in Europe in 1848.
- Which of the following groups was never a part of the Iroquois Confederation?Wyandot
- Which of the following best describes the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II?It was the invasion of a Pacific island by Marines in 1942, the first in a long series of "island-hopping" maneuvers.
- Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Under what circumstances was the Province of New Jersey founded?New Jersey was initially part of New Amsterdam, but was taken by the English along with New York and parceled out as a separate colony.
- Vivien Thomas was a pioneer in which area of medicine?Blue baby syndrome
- Which of the following was an important, immediate precursor to the Establishment clause in the First Amendment?The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
- What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
- What was an important long-term consequence of Marbury v. Madison?It established the power of judicial review for the Supreme Court.
- How much money, worth nearly $10 billion when adjusted for inflation, did the U.S. spend on building the Panama Canal?$375 million
- 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.
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