U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).

ChazPackan

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These questions were missed:

  • Which of the following is not a quote of Abraham Lincoln?
    "There are only two sides to this question. Every man must be for the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war;"
  • Which of the following groups or individuals was most opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
    Northerners, and particularly abolitionists, because the enforcement mechanisms were much stricter than they had been previously, and because the recovery mechanism was rife for abuse and even kidnapping.
  • Which of the following statements about the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1804-06 is not accurate?
    The expedition discovered the quickest route to Oregon, which would later be used by the majority of travelers on the Oregon Trail.
  • Which of the following groups most supported the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?
    Western labor unions, and movements such as the Workingman's Party, due to competition from foreign workers.
  • Which region of the country, in the mid-1800s, was the slowest to construct a network of rail lines?
    The South
  • In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses which of the following as her setting?
    Florida in the early 20th century, with much of the story taking place in the early all-black town of Eatonville.
  • What was the earliest and most immediate effect of the original Sons of Liberty group and its agitation?
    The British repealed the Stamp Act, although they paired this action with the Declaratory Acts.
  • Which of the following is a distinctive feature of ragtime music?
    Syncopated beats, usually played on piano.
  • 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 statements is not accurate about James K. Polk's election as President in 1844?
    He had made a reputation as a notable Democratic opponent of Andrew Jackson in the 1830s.
  • 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.
  • Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?
    France
  • A person from which of the following groups was least likely to support Jacksonian Democracy and universal white manhood suffrage?
    Business owners and bankers in New England.
  • What were the Navigation Acts and Vice Admiralty Courts as they related to the colonies?
    They forbade the colonies from trading with France, Spain, or other non-British nations, and created the enforcement mechanism.
  • A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Democratic Party during the Gilded Age?
    Union veterans
  • Massachusetts was founded in 1620 as a Puritan colony. What was the most common religious sect of the Virginia colonists at that time?
    Anglican
  • What was the legacy of Francis Townsend during the Great Depression?
    His successful activism for the Townsend Plan, to provide payments to retired people, spurred Franklin Roosevelt to push for the Social Security Act.
  • What was a key objective of George Washington when he made his attack that resulted in the Battle of Trenton?
    Washington hoped that a successful attack and victory against the British would slow their advance and galvanize his own troops and supporters, who were despondent after a series of defeats.
  • What was an important long-term effect of the Loyalist emigration to Canada after the American Revolution?
    Canada had a significant influx of settlers who resisted integration with the United States, were favorable to Britain, and influenced future politics there.
  • Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?
    Edward Everett
  • 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.
  • 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.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following statements about Colin Powell is not accurate?
    He publicly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and resigned from the Bush Administration shortly afterwards.
  • Why is Jamestown, Virginia noteworthy?
    It was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
  • In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated, on April 4, 1968?
    Memphis, Tennessee
  • Which of the following unions was largely started due to a dispute with the Knights of Labor, and that group's loss of popularity in the late 1880s?
    The American Federation of Labor
  • Besides his famous "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech, what else was Patrick Henry noted for?
    He was a prominent anti-federalist who opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution.
  • What right(s) is the 2nd Amendment written to protect?
    The right to bear arms (i.e. firearms).
  • Which of the following did not occur as part of the New Deal?
    The Judicial Procedures Reform Act was passed, increasing the size of the Supreme Court and allowing Franklin Roosevelt to make new appointments.
  • What was the Trail of Tears and its significance?
    It was the forced migration of thousands of American Indians, of the "Five Civilized Tribes", from the South to Oklahoma.
  • Which of the following answers best describes the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
    Each state could count three-fifths of their slave population towards the apportionment for seats in the House of Representatives.
  • In what important way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 change previous precedents on slavery in the United States?
    By allowing for the possibility of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, it overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
  • Several laws, not directly related to slavery, were passed early in the Civil War which had previously been blocked by Southern opposition. Which of the following is not one of those laws?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
  • On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
    July 4, 1776
  • Which author wrote extensively about the migrations from the plains and Oklahoma to California, often along Route 66?
    John Steinbeck
  • Which of the following was a trade of George Washington during his early days?
    Land surveyor
  • Jonathan Edwards was a key preacher in which religious movement?
    The First Great Awakening
  • Which of the following is not a topic that Upton Sinclair covered in one of his muckraking novels?
    A political novel about a popular Senator who becomes President, then imposes fascist rule.
  • Which of the following laws was passed, in large part, in reaction to James Garfield's assassination?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
  • Who did Abraham Lincoln famously debate before the 1858 Senate elections?
    Stephen A. Douglas

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