U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 36.4% (4 out of 11)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 50.0% (2 out of 4)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Civil Rights Act of 1866
- World War II
- Battle of Okinawa
- Pacific War
- Waltham-Lowell system
- Tobacco in the American Colonies
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
- Stonewall riots
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Agricultural Adjustment Act
- Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
- New Deal
- New Woman
- First-wave feminism
- Gertrude Stein
- Walt Whitman
- Blackface
- Pánfilo de Narváez
- Atlanta compromise
- Booker T. Washington
- Henry Ford
- Ford Model T
- Panama Canal
- Barbed wire
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following statements about blackface is inaccurate?Blackface was rarely performed outside of the United States, and was generally looked down upon in Canada and Europe.
- Who was the first colonial figure to grow tobacco as a cash crop?John Rolfe
- 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.
- In which city did the Stonewall Riots occur? They are commonly seen as a turning point in the history of gay activism.New York
- Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?Leaves of Grass
- What was a common term, beginning in the 1890s, for women who sought higher education and increased personal autonomy.New Woman
- Out of 600 men on Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition to Florida, how many survived?4
- What was the key point made in the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards?This sermon evoked numerous images of hell and the torment that awaited those who rejected God's grace.
- Which answer best describes the Atlanta Compromise?It was a speech and agreement announced by Booker T. Washington in 1895, stating that the black community should focus on economic advancement rather than political rights.
- To what extent did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 change the previous Agricultural Adjustment Act?Due to a Supreme Court challenge of the initial law, the second law replaced the method of funding the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Other aspects remained largely the same.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1866 attempted to do which of the following?It was a measure to define US citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
- Which of the following was not a key element of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system, in the early 1800s?The mills allowed their employees a high level of personal freedom compared to the farms, demanding only that they show up on time and work around 80 hours per week.
- What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?Okinawa
- Which of the following statements about the introduction of barbed wire to the west is inaccurate?Barbed wire made it economical for cattle ranching to spread to areas that were densely populated, allowing the practice to take a firm hold in the Midwest.
- How much money, worth nearly $10 billion when adjusted for inflation, did the U.S. spend on building the Panama Canal?$375 million
- What was the immediate military outcome of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?The British were driven back and made an orderly retreat to Boston, where their army was soon trapped by thousands of Patriot soldiers.
- Gertrude Stein left the United States in 1903 to live in which foreign city?Paris
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following was not a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?That the British had allied with the French without the colonists consent, and were requiring the colonies to accept French ships in their ports.
- What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?It provided for mechanisms to enforce the 15th Amendment and outlawed requirements such as literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
- Which of the following New Deal acts first created a forty-hour workweek with overtime pay, and a minimum wage?The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
- Janet Reno was the first woman to serve in which Cabinet position?Attorney General
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated by the nationalist faction of the Republic of Texas?Unification with the Southern states of the United States, but not with the country as a whole.
- Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?Jeanette Rankin
- What was the most important consequence of the Gibbons v. Ogden decision?It strengthened the ability of the federal government to regulate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
- 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.
- 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.
- Who was the first Vice President under Thomas Jefferson? He killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and was eventually charged with (and acquitted of) treason. Aaron Burr
- In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?Chicago
- What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?The Gag Rule
- What did the "Ten percent" plan for Reconstruction propose?A state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10% of it's 1860 voters had taken on oath of allegiance to the United States.
- What was the immediate cause of the Boston Massacre?A number of British troops were being harassed and jeered by colonists and fired without orders.
- 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.
- 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
- What did the Corwin Amendment state and what was its purpose?It was proposed shortly before the inauguration of President Lincoln, and would have forbidden any additional Constitutional Amendments to restrict slavery where it already existed. It was an 11th hour attempt at compromise before the Civil 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.
- What was an important short-term consequence of the Black Codes?Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment.
- Joseph McCarthy's fruitless and unpopular investigation of which agency or organization led to his political downfall and eventual censure?The U.S. Army
- Which of the following is a U.S. state or territory that Christopher Columbus set foot on during his life?Puerto Rico
- Which of the following statements about blackface, specifically in the 1830s and 40s, is inaccurate?Blackface generally provided an authentic look at the trials and travails of slavery.
- Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?Brazil
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