U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 3

24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).

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At least one question missed covering the following topics:

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  • 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
  • Which of the following was not a factor in reducing the prosperity of poor whites in the South during the antebellum period and immediately after?
    Poor whites were heavily taxed by Southern state governments to pay for infrastructure projects and slave patrols.
  • 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.
  • What was the official name for the Midnight Judges Act, passed during the final days of the John Adams Administration?
    The Judiciary Act of 1801
  • The Liberal Republican Party was founded for all of the following reasons except which one?
    It advocated the passage of a constitutional amendment, limiting the President to two terms in office.
  • Which journalist was briefly charged with conspiracy and espionage for releasing the Pentagon Papers, which revealed falsehoods that had been used to draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
    Daniel Ellsberg
  • A "fallen woman" was a euphemism for what, in the early 1900s?
    A prostitute
  • As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?
    90 percent
  • Which of the following religious groups does not trace its roots, at least somewhat, to the Second Great Awakening?
    The Quakers
  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • This man was the first Whig to win a Presidential election, in 1840.
    William Henry Harrison
  • 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 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 people was not a notable member of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
    Edgar Allan Poe
  • Which of the following is a quote from the Declaration of Independence?
    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
  • 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.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?
    George McClellan, a former Union general.
  • What was a commonly-used name for Lyndon Johnson's overall program as President?
    The Great Society
  • Which of the following was not a restriction placed on the conduct or privileges of most slaves?
    Slaves were not permitted to celebrate major holidays such as Christmas.
  • Bootlegger and gangster Al Capone was sentenced to prison for which of the following?
    Tax evasion
  • Which of the following groups was not generally considered to be a "hyphenated American" group in the early 1900s?
    Scottish-American
  • Which of the following is not a song by Madonna?
    Time After Time
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?
    The number of Americans who drank actually increased.
  • 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").
  • Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?
    The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
  • What did the Supreme Court's Engel v. Vitale decision do?
    It ruled that public schools could not require their students to say a prayer.
  • Which of the following Democratic politicians did not come from the conservative Bourbon Democrat wing?
    William Jennings Bryan
  • Under what circumstances was the Central Intelligence Agency founded?
    It was established in 1947, consolidating other intelligence departments which had operated during World War II.
  • Which of the following voting groups is not generally considered to have been part of the New Deal Coalition?
    Rural farmers from the Northeast and New England
  • Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • 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 states was Jaques Marquette most instrumental in the early exploration of?
    Louisiana
  • What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
    To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
  • What subject does the 11th Amendment deal with?
    It attempts to clarify under what circumstances a U.S. state can be subject to a lawsuit by the federal government or by citizens of a different state.
  • Which famed attorney argued for the side of evolution and defended a science teacher in the Scopes Trial, in 1926?
    Clarence Darrow
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • All of the following writers are associated with the Harlem Renaissance except which one?
    Alice Walker
  • Which of the following people was instrumental in presenting the Albany Plan, an early attempt at colonial unification?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • Which of the following best describes the foreign policy of the United States under George Washington?
    Washington maintained a policy of neutrality towards the wars that were raging in Europe.

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