U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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17 out of 40 correct (42.5%).

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  • Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?
    About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
  • All of the following musical terms are associated with slaves and other workers in the antebellum South except for which one?
    Blues
  • What was a particularly unique belief of the Shakers, a Christian group that came to prominence during the Second Great Awakening?
    The Shakers believed that all forms of sexual intercourse were sinful and enforced the practice of celibacy in their communities.
  • 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 the name of two acts, early in the Civil War, which authorized the confiscation of Confederate property and slaves?
    The Confiscation Acts
  • What was the immediate short-term effect of the Missouri Compromise?
    Slavery receded as an important national issue until the late 1840s.
  • What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?
    The use of pesticides
  • Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
    California
  • Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?
    Sex Machine
  • Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
    Sam Houston
  • Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?
    He was a Senator from Mississippi.
  • In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, passed the...
    Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
  • What did Jacob Riis seek to expose with his photojournalism in How the Other Half Lives?
    The conditions in the slums and tenements of New York, many of which were populated by recently arrived immigrants.
  • The trial of John Peter Zenger is considered to be on important influence on the passage of which Constitutional Amendment?
    The 1st Amendment (freedom of the press)
  • What was the political motivation, mixed with mental instability, that led Leon Czolgosz to assassinate William McKinley?
    Anarchism
  • What was the policy of "salutary neglect", an unofficial stance taken by Great Britain towards its colonies?
    Before 1763, Britain enforced its mercantilist trade laws very loosely in order to maintain good relations with its colonies.
  • Which of the following was not an important long-term consequence of the Baby Boom?
    Baby Boomers began to vote in the late 1960s, and were much more likely to oppose the Vietnam War than older people were.
  • Which of the following was not a way to avoid military service someone enrolled by the Enrollment Act and drafted?
    Someone from a border state, (Missouri, Kentucky, etc.) could declare that they wished to remain neutral and avoid service, in order to avoid political backlash in those areas.
  • Who was the first black politician to win a state in the Presidential primary elections, for either party?
    Jesse Jackson
  • Which of the following individuals was a key author of the Massachusetts Circular Letter?
    Samuel Adams
  • In which area did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 increase the protections of the federal government?
    Housing
  • Louis Armstrong was a versatile, multi-talented musician during his 40 years or more in the public eye, but he is most associated with playing which instrument?
    The trumpet
  • Janet Reno was the first woman to serve in which Cabinet position?
    Attorney General

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?
    It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
  • What was Prince Hall best known for during the Revolutionary period?
    He was a prominent African-American freemason who created a black mason hall and is a father of Black Freemasonry.
  • Overall, how did the American public feel about Andrew Johnson's impeachment?
    Johnson was not a popular President, but most people opposed his impeachment.
  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil
  • Ida Tarbell became a well known muckraker for her book attacking which American business magnate?
    John D. Rockefeller
  • 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.
  • What was the importance of the Liberty Ship in World War II?
    It was a simple, standardized transport ship that was easy to construct. Enough could be produced to easily make up for losses from submarine warfare.
  • What was an important early political issue that rested upon conflicting interpretations of the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution?
    Whether the First Bank of the United States, i.e. a national bank, was allowed by the Constitution.
  • 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 of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?
    Santo Domingo
  • Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?
    Standard Oil
  • What was Alfred Thayer Mahan best known for?
    He was a naval theorist who emphasized the importance of sea power in various historical conflicts, and helped stir the United States to drastically increase the size of the Navy in the early 1900s.
  • Which Southern Congressman became well-known for beating Senator Charles Sumner almost to death with a cane on the Senate floor, in 1856?
    Preston Brooks
  • To prevent the succession of this border state and the blocking of federal troops, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and had several prominent politicians arrested without trial.
    Maryland
  • What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on economic issues?
    Coolidge cut the income tax substantially, cut spending, and generally favored business interests.
  • 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
  • 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.

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