U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
28 out of 40 correct (70.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Revolution and Constitution (1775-1789): 0.0% (0 out of 1)
- Ethnic History: 0.0% (0 out of 1)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- James Madison
- Thomas Jefferson
- Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- John Adams
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- John D. Rockefeller
- Muckraker
- Ida Tarbell
- Franklin Pierce
- Doughface
- Transcendentalism
- Brook Farm
- Herman Melville
- James Monroe
- Battle of Trenton
- Spelman College
- Dominion of New England
- Social purity movement
- United States v. Reese
- Vivien Thomas
- Jacques Marquette
These questions were missed:
- The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?Transcendentalism
- Ida Tarbell became a well known muckraker for her book attacking which American business magnate?John D. Rockefeller
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- Which of the following is not a work by Herman Melville?The Red Badge of Courage
- Which of the following did the Social Purity Movement attempt to combat?Prostitution, also known as "the social evil".
- The site of which future city did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet not pass through during their 1673 expedition?Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Franklin Pierce was sometimes called a "doughface" during and after his Presidency. What did that term mean?It was a term for any Northern politician who was insufficiently anti-slavery, or otherwise seen as favorable to the South.
- Which acts/policy of John Adams were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison) opposed to?The Alien and Sedition Acts
- What was the nature of the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Reese, in 1876?That certain provisions of the Enforcement Acts, aimed at protecting black voting rights, exceeded the scope of the 15th Amendment.
- Which of the following was not a reason that colonists generally opposed the Dominion of New England?Governor Andros signed peace treaties with multiple Indian tribes which the colonists felt were too generous.
- Which of the following women is not a notable alumnus of Spelman College, in Atlanta?Shirley Chisholm
- Vivien Thomas was a pioneer in which area of medicine?Blue baby syndrome
These questions were answered correctly:
- A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?Businessmen in the Northeast
- Which of the following statements about Colin Powell is not accurate?He publicly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and resigned from the Bush Administration shortly afterwards.
- Which general was ordered to clear the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?Douglas MacArthur
- The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, in 1937, would have increased the size of the Supreme Court to how many justices? It was widely seen as an attempt by Franklin Roosevelt to pack the court.Fifteen
- Which of the following sects won a large number of black converts in the antebellum South?The Baptists
- Which answer best describes the Nullification Crisis, in 1832-33, and Andrew Jackson's role in it?South Carolina, led by John Calhoun, asserted that it could nullify the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832, and ignore those laws within its state. Jackson strongly disagreed, but a compromise tariff was passed.
- All of the following people, except which one, have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917?Smedley Butler
- Which of the following does the "Corrupt Bargain" refer to, in its early 19th century usage?The alliance between supporters of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to elect Adams in the 1824 election. Andrew Jackson had won a plurality of electoral votes, but not a majority, and lost the final vote in the House of Representatives.
- Which answer best explains the Compromise of 1877?It was a (reputed) compromise that was reached after the 1876 election, in which Democrats would accept the victory of Rutherford Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction.
- Radical Republicans made this proposal in response to the "Ten percent" plan, which they saw as too lenient.The Wade-Davis Bill
- Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?France
- Which of the following woman was a lifelong friend of Susan B. Anthony and her partner in a number of campaigns and organizations.Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
- Which territory was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase?The Mississippi River and its entire western watershed/drainage basin.
- Which of the following was not considered a "border state" during the Civil War?Tennessee
- Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?George McClellan, a former Union general.
- What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose for Reconstruction?No Southern state could be readmitted until a majority of its voters took the Ironclad Oath, stating they had never supported the Confederacy.
- Which of the following was an important long-term consequence of Bacon's Rebellion, in 1676?Because many indentured servants had joined the rebellion, Virginia's planters came to rely more heavily on slaves and hardened the colony's racial lines.
- 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
- Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the first First Ladies to be outspoken about her political beliefs, even when they conflicted with her husband's. In general, which answer best describes her political affiliation?She was a liberal Democrat, and particularly supportive of civil rights legislation.
- A "fallen woman" was a euphemism for what, in the early 1900s?A prostitute
- All of the following answers about John Brown are accurate except for which one?Brown succeeded in capturing several plantations and in building a small force of around 200 men.
- Which of the following statements about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 is inaccurate?The law had a statute of limitations of seven years, after which an escaped slave was legally free from recapture.
- Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet, under Franklin Roosevelt, serving 12 years as the Secretary of which Department?The Department of Labor
- Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?The 24th Amendment
- 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.
- Which of the following railroad tycoons was the only one to build a transcontinental line without federal land grants?James J. Hill
- What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
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