U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).

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  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
    The Democratic-Republican Party strongly reacted against this law as an unconstitutional overreach in power by the federal government.
  • Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 to advocate for what cause?
    Lesbian civil and political rights
  • In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?
    Cuba
  • 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.
  • During the 1950s, the CIA was involved in a coup or rebellion in all of the following countries except which one?
    Greece
  • What was an important long-term effect of the Comstock Law, passed in 1873?
    By limiting the dissemination of materials on sexuality and specifically birth control, the law likely delayed the widespread use of it for many years.
  • What relationship did the Worcester v. Georgia case lay out between Indian nations, state governments, and the federal government?
    The federal government had the sole authority to deal with Indian nations.
  • After serving as President for the duration of Zachary Taylor's term, Millard Fillmore ran for President in 1856 on which party's ticket?
    The Know Nothing Party
  • All of the following people, except which one, have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917?
    Smedley Butler
  • What did the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 most closely deal with?
    It created the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided for new regulations of the stock market.
  • Which of the following railroad tycoons was the only one to build a transcontinental line without federal land grants?
    James J. Hill
  • Which of the following is not a notable contribution of Grace Hopper to computing technology?
    She was a key early employee of IBM and helped with the development of mainframe computing.
  • Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?
    Edward Everett
  • In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?
    Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
  • A "Border Ruffian" during the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle was most likely to become one of these during the Civil War?
    Bushwhacker
  • Which of the following individuals was a strong opponent of eugenics during the height of its popularity in the early 1900s?
    William Jennings Bryan
  • What was a lasting geographical consequence of the Quaternary Glaciation?
    The resulting glaciers formed the Great Lakes in the middle of North America.
  • 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
  • Who was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River?
    Hernando de Soto
  • What did the Truman Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?
    It stated that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures, with implicit reference to the Soviet Union and communism.
  • How did the structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony influence the New England region?
    It made belief in the Puritan sect mandatory for voting and office-holding, and left little room for Anglicans, Quakers, and other sects.
  • John Marshall was one of the most important members of which early American political party?
    The Federalist Party

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which battle has been often known as the shot heard round the world?
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
  • What was the importance of the Stabilization Act of 1942?
    It controlled prices and wages to prevent inflation during the war.
  • 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 another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
    To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • What was John Smith's role in the founding of Virginia?
    He led the colony during its most tenuous early days, enforcing discipline and establishing the location, before leaving in 1609.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tammany Hall is considered the most prominent example of which American phenomenon?
    The urban political machines of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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.
  • Who was the primary founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA?
    Juliette Gordon Low
  • Which answer best describes the political background of Martin Van Buren?
    Van Buren was a Democrat and protégé of Andrew Jackson, and largely continued Jackson's policies during his own time as President.
  • A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?
    Opponents of federal spending increases
  • Which of the following explorers never landed in any area that is now part of the United States?
    Leif Erikson
  • Which of the following agencies had the largest role in the creation of the internet?
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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