U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
20 out of 40 correct (50.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Economic History: 40.0% (8 out of 20)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 12.5% (1 out of 8)
- Ethnic History: 20.0% (1 out of 5)
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 0.0% (0 out of 2)
- Women's History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- European theatre of World War II
- World War II
- Omar Bradley
- Levittown, New York
- Crédit Mobilier of America scandal
- Missouri Compromise
- Marvin Gaye
- Soul music
- Duke Ellington
- English Civil War
- America's Critical Period
- Virginia Company
- Headright
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- William Jennings Bryan
- Eugenics in the United States
- Settlement movement
- Jane Addams
- Newburgh Conspiracy
- George Washington
- J. P. Morgan
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972
- Richard Nixon
- Exodusters
- Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Thomas Edison
- Pearl Street Station
- Jacques Marquette
These questions were missed:
- What does the Critical Period often refer to, in the history of the United States?The period between 1781-1787, under the Articles of Confederation, when the national government appeared too weak (to many) to adequately defend the territory and financial system of the new nation.
- The site of which future city did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet not pass through during their 1673 expedition?Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Thomas Edison's company built the first power station in the United States, called what?Pearl Street Station
- Which of the following individuals was a strong opponent of eugenics during the height of its popularity in the early 1900s?William Jennings Bryan
- What would the Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972 have provided federal funding for, had it not been vetoed by Richard Nixon?A national day care system
- Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?The settlement house movement
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the headright system in Virginia?The headright system was used only in Virginia, because other colonies lacked sufficient land to implement it.
- Which of the following is not a change in immigration policy that began with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?It rescinded a provision prohibiting the immigration of homosexuals to the United States.
- Which of the following clauses was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?No free state would be admitted in the future, without a slave state being admitted simultaneously to keep an equal balance between free and slave states, and vice versa.
- The Exodusters were a group of blacks who left the South immediately after Reconstruction ended. Which state did they primarily migrate to?Kansas
- The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved all of the following elements except which one?The acquiescence of Ulysses S. Grant in the scheme, including payments to him, which erupted into scandal during the 1872 election.
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- What was Omar Bradley most noted for in World War II?He was a five-star General who commanded all U.S. ground forces in Western Europe.
- Which answer most accurately describes the colonists' position on the English Civil War?The Puritan colonies of New England were more likely to support the Parliamentarians, while the Anglican colonies such as Virginia were more aligned with the Royalists.
- Which of the following is not a book or article written by W.E.B. Dubois?Montage of a Dream Deferred
- Duke Ellington's appearances at which club contributed to his national reputation?The Cotton Club
- What is the significance of Levittown, New York?It was a planned suburb built in the late 1940s that became a model for thousands of similar communities in the U.S.
- Which answer best describes the Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington's role in it?It was a movement within the Continental Army, after the war, to rise against the Continental Congress and replace it with one better able to pay the soldiers. Washington gave a speech opposing this movement strongly, and it collapsed.
- Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?Sex Machine
- Which of the following companies was J.P. Morgan not influential in providing financing for during his lifetime?Standard Oil
These questions were answered correctly:
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
- Which of the following answers best describes Cahokia?It was a large settlement on the banks of the Mississippi River which held up to 40,000 people and had several large mounds which still exist.
- All of the following musical terms are associated with slaves and other workers in the antebellum South except for which one?Blues
- 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.
- Who was the first black politician to win a state in the Presidential primary elections, for either party?Jesse Jackson
- Approximately how many Americans took the pledge of the American Temperance Society to abstain from drinking distilled beverages, in first 10 years after that group's founding in 1826?1.5 million
- In what year was the United States Constitution written?1787
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- Which President declared a War on Poverty in the mid-20th century?Lyndon Johnson
- Which of the following statements/essays on women's rights was written by Judith Sargent Murray?On the Equality of the Sexes
- 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.
- Which of the following was not passed during Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The National Labor Relations Act
- Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?Alexander Stephens
- The Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education allowed federal courts to require school districts to bus students to achieve racial balance. In what year was the case decided?1971
- Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
- 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
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?The Democratic-Republican Party strongly reacted against this law as an unconstitutional overreach in power by the federal government.
- Which answer best describes the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?This law allowed some illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship and increased the measures and funding for future immigration enforcement.
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?Washington D.C.
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