U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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  • What was Phillis Wheatley best known for?
    She was a notable African-American poet in the 1770s, read in both the colonies and in Britain.
  • Which answer best describes what the Coffin Handbills were?
    They were a series of attacks by supporters of John Quincy Adams in 1828, that accused Andrew Jackson of numerous murders and bloodthirsty military actions during his rise from obscurity to national prominence.
  • 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 an important long-term consequence of the First Great Awakening?
    A more spontaneous, emotional style of preaching and church service became common, at the expense of those sects which had a more structured and formal worship style.
  • 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 Emily Post best known for?
    She was a notable writer of books on American etiquette.
  • Approximately how long ago did the Rocky Mountains form?
    Around 60 million years ago, during the Laramide orogeny.
  • Which of the following best describes the Bataan Death March in World War II?
    It was a forced march of American troops from Corregidor to a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1942.
  • What was the substance of the Freeport Doctrine, articulated by Stephen A. Douglas in his debates with Abraham Lincoln?
    Douglas tried to finesse the issue of slavery in the territories, by supporting the Supreme Court while arguing that slavery could never be established in a territory if the residents refused to enforce its protections.
  • Which of the following was not considered a "border state" during the Civil War?
    Tennessee
  • 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.
  • Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?
    The Quasi-War
  • How many children did George Washington have?
    None
  • What caused the large scale riots in New York City from July 13-16, 1863?
    The United States instituted a new wave of conscription that was deeply unpopular in New York's Irish/immigrant community.
  • Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Executive Branch
  • 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 was not passed during Lyndon Johnson's Administration?
    The National Labor Relations Act
  • Which organization, founded in 1890, healed the schism that had emerged in the women's movement over the 15th Amendment? Susan B. Anthony was an early President.
    The National American Woman Suffrage Association
  • Who were the "X", "Y", and "Z" in the XYZ Affair?
    Three French diplomats, working under Talleyrand, who demanded bribes before they would negotiate any diplomatic points.
  • What was the objective of the Freedmen's Bureau?
    It was an agency that was intended to generally aid freed slaves in the South during the first years after the Civil War.
  • What was a key distinction of a Crown colony in British North America?
    Crown colonies were ruled by a governor who was directly appointed by the monarch.
  • In Lyndon Johnson's first election to the U.S. Senate, in 1948, what was his margin of victory in the decisive Democratic primary?
    87 votes
  • Andrew Jackson won a plurality of the popular vote in the 1824 Presidential election. Which two opponents did he accuse of stealing that election in a "corrupt bargain"?
    John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following societal trends did not rapidly follow the approval of The Pill (the birth control pill) in 1960?
    Every state legalized the use of the pill for married and unmarried women by 1965.
  • The United States military suffered more fatalities fighting against a rebellion in this territory, obtained from Spain, than it did in the Spanish-American War itself.
    The Philippines
  • What were some elements of the "Square Deal" proposed by Theodore Roosevelt?
    Regulatory programs aimed at the "three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?
    1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Gilded Age?
    Advancements in working conditions and worker safety, and a reduction of fatalities on railroads and in coal mines.
  • Which of the following best describes the role of Chester Nimitz, a U.S. commander during World War II?
    He was a Fleet Admiral in the Pacific and devised and executed a large part of the island-hopping strategy there.
  • Which of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?
    The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.
  • Which of the following musicians was not influential in the early development and popularity of rock and roll, in the 1950s?
    Marvin Gaye
  • Besides the surrender of a British army, what was an important positive effect of the Battle of Saratoga for the United States?
    France realized that the Americans had hope of winning the war, and began fully aiding the colonists by sending soldiers, donations, loans, military arms, and supplies.
  • Which general was ordered to clear the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?
    Douglas MacArthur
  • Which of the following is not an important long-term consequence of the Progressive Era?
    The United States joined the League of Nations and became a central actor in international affairs.
  • Which of the following was a long-term consequence of the Panic of 1819?
    The crisis caused many to lose confidence in the national bank and the American System's economic policies. This created an opening that Jacksonian Democrats would exploit.
  • Which of the following was not an expectation of American women under the loosely defined "Republican motherhood" ideals of the early United States?
    Women had an obligation to be knowledgable about political issues, and to discuss with their husbands how the family should case its vote.
  • What, approximately, was the annual inflation rate in the United States when Gerald Ford began his Whip Inflation Now campaign?
    12 percent
  • What did the Judiciary Act of 1801 do?
    It reorganized the federal court system by creating new courts and changing how vacancies would be filled. This allowed for several appointments to be made by John Adams in the final days of his Administration.
  • 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.
  • In what year, and why, was the Social Security Act passed establishing that system in the United States?
    1935. In response to the Great Depression and the activism of left-wing and elderly groups to the poverty of many older people.

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