U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 4

25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).

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  • What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?
    Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
  • Which answer best describes the political background of Martin Van Buren?
    Van Buren was a Democrat and protégé of Andrew Jackson, and largely continued Jackson's policies during his own time as President.
  • About what percentage of white arrivals to the colonies before the American Revolution came as indentured servants?
    50 percent
  • The Virginia House of Burgesses operated from 1619 until what year?
    1776
  • What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?
    Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
  • The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?
    Haudenosaunee
  • All of the following countries participated in the U.S. coalition which defeated Iraq in the 1990-91 Gulf War except for which one?
    Germany
  • In which city did the Stonewall Riots occur? They are commonly seen as a turning point in the history of gay activism.
    New York
  • What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
    The Seven Days Battles
  • Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?
    Leaves of Grass
  • What was the most important consequence of the Free Soil Party?
    It established the anti-slavery positions on the western territories that would later became an essential part of the Republican platform.
  • What was the difference between a flatboat and a steamboat?
    A flatboat was smaller than a steamboat and did not have an engine -- it was used for downstream travel only.
  • Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?
    Alexander Stephens
  • Duke Ellington's appearances at which club contributed to his national reputation?
    The Cotton Club
  • Which of the following did the Social Purity Movement attempt to combat?
    Prostitution, also known as "the social evil".

These questions were answered correctly:

  • To what extent did the FBI investigate Martin Luther King Jr. during his life, at the behest of J. Edgar Hoover?
    King was repeatedly investigated by the FBI throughout his life, in an attempt to discredit his movement. He also received threats from that organization.
  • What was the most important long-term effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin in the South?
    It greatly increased the demand for slaves in the Deep South, made its economy dependent on cotton, and ended any momentum towards the abolition of slavery in the region.
  • Ida Tarbell became a well known muckraker for her book attacking which American business magnate?
    John D. Rockefeller
  • Which of the following best describes the Battle of Midway in World War II?
    It was a decisive American naval victory against a Japanese fleet near Midway island in the central Pacific.
  • Which of the following acts did not occur during the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson?
    The Sheppard-Towner Act, establishing federal funding for maternity and child care.
  • What was notable about Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Coal Strike of 1902?
    It was the first labor action in which the federal government intervened as a relatively neutral mediator.
  • 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 of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?
    Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
  • What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?
    The use of pesticides
  • Members of which religious sect helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
    The Quakers
  • How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?
    23 percent
  • What was Abraham Lincoln's political experience before he was President?
    He served for one term in the House of Representatives, over a decade before he was elected President. He also served a few years in the Illinois General Assembly.
  • Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance is inaccurate?
    It allowed each state in the Northwest Territory to vote on whether slavery would be permitted.
  • Which of the following was not a program implemented by the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction?
    It helped freed slaves who wished to leave the South, migrate to other regions of the country.
  • Which of the following Democratic politicians did not come from the conservative Bourbon Democrat wing?
    William Jennings Bryan
  • 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.
  • The Supreme Court overturned Munn v. Illinois in 1886 with Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois. Which federal law was most directly passed in response to this case?
    The Interstate Commerce Act
  • What was a common term, beginning in the 1890s, for women who sought higher education and increased personal autonomy.
    New Woman
  • Which of the following political phrases is most associated with Huey Long?
    Every Man a King
  • 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 of the following was an important long-term consequence of Bacon's Rebellion, in 1676?
    Because many indentured servants had joined the rebellion, Virginia's planters came to rely more heavily on slaves and hardened the colony's racial lines.
  • Which answer best describes the relationship between the Bill of Rights and the laws of each state?
    The Bill of Rights was only applicable to the federal government until the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.
  • How long did the Dominion of New England survive before colonial opposition overturned the arrangement?
    3 years
  • William Randolph Hearst consistently made enormous profits from his ownership of which women's magazine, purchased in 1911?
    Good Housekeeping
  • Which event galvanized Lucretia Mott to help organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
    At the World's Anti-Slavery Convention, in 1840, Mott was excluded from participating on account of her status as a woman.

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