U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 4

23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).

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  • Which politician was the acknowledged leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party?
    Roscoe Conkling
  • What was the largest source of new slaves in the colonial United States?
    Most were imported from the Caribbean.
  • Which of the following was not an important long-term consequence of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
    The United Stated was unable to pass any laws banning the importation of slaves, due to the disproportionate representation of the South.
  • Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the California Gold Rush?
    The gold rush made most of the new arrivals wealthy or at least somewhat prosperous, and gave California a reputation as a land of opportunity within the United States.
  • What was the immediate trigger for the Panic of 1873?
    Jay Cooke & Company, a large bank, owned significant bonds in the Northern Pacific Railroad and was unable to sell them. When the railroad ran into problems, Cooke's firm went bankrupt and triggered a banking panic.
  • The hogan was a primary dwelling of which native group?
    The Navajo
  • 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.
  • What was the primary reason for the creation of the Greenback during the Civil War, in spite of ingrained opposition to fiat currency?
    Banks and foreign governments would only lend to the United States at exorbitant interest rates, and the revenue from tariffs and excises was clearly insufficient to finance an army.
  • In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?
    Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not part of the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
    Slaveowners could bring their slaves into a free state for a reasonable period of time, as long as they did not establish residency.
  • What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?
    It specified seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops from Cuba, and was used to control that country's politics until the 1930s.
  • Which of the following is not something that was agreed to at the Tehran Conference in late 1943?
    The division of Germany into four occupation zones, which later coalesced into East Germany and West Germany.
  • Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?
    Dean Acheson
  • Which of the following technologies was a critical part of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system?
    The power loom
  • What was one reason for the creation of the Half-Way Covenant in New England?
    Second and third-generation settlers of New England seemed less pious, and were not undergoing "conversion experiences".
  • Which of the following musicians is closely associated with the bebop style of jazz?
    Charlie Parker

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What did the Banking Act of 1933 most closely deal with?
    It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and required the separation of commercial and investment banking ("Glass-Steagall").
  • What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on civil rights issues?
    Coolidge praised America's diversity and attempted to push for stronger anti-lynching laws, but he was blocked by Congress.
  • Although Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral vote in the 1860 election, he won only this percent of the popular vote.
    39.7 percent
  • 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.
  • The term pow wow derives from which Indian group?
    The Narragansett
  • 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
  • Which of the following individuals was not a strong advocate for the direct election of U.S. Senators, eventually required by the 17th Amendment?
    Elihu Root
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
  • Which of the following was not a measure implemented by South Carolina to prevent future slave rebellions after the Stono Rebellion?
    Because Spanish Florida was the attempted destination of the escaped slaves, Britain made concessions to Spain in return for better enforcement of the colonial border.
  • What was the purpose of the American Equal Rights Association?
    To secure equal rights, and especially the right of suffrage, irrespective of race, color or sex.
  • Which vent or Supreme Court case led to the passage of the 11th Amendment?
    Chisholm v. Georgia
  • Which of the following New Deal laws was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States?
    The National Industrial Recovery Act
  • 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.
  • What caused the breakup of the Grand Village of the Illinois?
    Invading Iroquois bands drove out the Illinois groups in the late 1600s, as part of the Beaver Wars.
  • Henry Ford used all of the following methods to derive an advantage in producing the Model T except for which one?
    All Model T's were produced at a single factory in Detroit, in order to allow extremely precise management of the manufacturing process.
  • 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 the was purpose of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment?
    To study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in rural African-American men, who for decades were falsely told that they were receiving treatment
  • Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?
    France
  • Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?
    The Republican Party
  • All of the colonies except for this one sent delegates to the First Continental Congress?
    Georgia
  • Which answer best describes the judicial positions of Sandra Day O'Connor?
    O'Connor was a moderate conservative on the Court who sometimes acted as the swing vote in important cases.
  • About what percentage of white arrivals to the colonies before the American Revolution came as indentured servants?
    50 percent
  • What was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, thereby making it effective on August 18, 1920?
    Tennessee

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