U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
ChazPackan
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 36.4% (4 out of 11)
- Cultural History: 50.0% (6 out of 12)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 40.0% (2 out of 5)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 0.0% (0 out of 2)
- Political History: 61.5% (16 out of 26)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Reconstruction Era
- Ku Klux Klan
- Enforcement Acts
- Battle of Midway
- World War II
- Pacific War
- Containment
- Cold War
- Abigail Adams
- John Adams
- The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
- Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire
- History of the Jews in the United States
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Slavery in the United States
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Tobacco in the American Colonies
- Booker T. Washington
- Tuskegee University
- Holding company
- Chautauqua
- Article Two of the United States Constitution
- Article Three of the United States Constitution
- Article Six of the United States Constitution
- Article Seven of the United States Constitution
- Article One of the United States Constitution
- Article Four of the United States Constitution
- Article Five of the United States Constitution
- United States Constitution
- Iroquois
- Spelman College
- McKinley Tariff
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
- Which of the following best describes the life of Booker T. Washington?He was a black community and educational leader, and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
- How many articles are in the United States Constitution, not including the Preamble?Seven
- 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 best describes the doctrine of Containment, during the Cold War?The United States would defend any countries which bordered the Soviet bloc to stop the further spread of communism. The United States would not invade countries which were already in the Iron Curtain.
- When did holding companies first emerge in the United States?Holding companies were primarily an innovation of the 1880s and 90s, as a way to get around antitrust laws.
- Which of the following was not a goal of the McKinley Tariff, in 1890?To win support in upcoming elections by passing a law that was broadly popular to voters in both parties.
- Why is Abigail Adams sometimes cited as an early feminist influence?Her copious correspondence with her husband argues strongly for women's rights. She was also a fairly active First Lady compared to others of her era, earning her the sobriquet of "Mrs. President".
- What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?Farmers
- Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?King James I of England
- Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Chautauqua companies, who had provided entertainment, lectures, and shows to small towns and rural areas of the United States?World War II
- Which of the following women is not a notable alumnus of Spelman College, in Atlanta?Shirley Chisholm
- The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?Haudenosaunee
- The Enforcement Acts, passed in 1870-71, targeted members of which secret society?The Ku Klux Klan
- Who was the first colonial figure to grow tobacco as a cash crop?John Rolfe
- Which of the following was NOT a common argument against women's suffrage before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920?Women voters would be more likely to support aggressive wars and foreign policy.
- 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.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Who did William McKinley defeat in both the 1896 and 1900 Presidential elections?William Jennings Bryan
- Which person was often ranked as the wealthiest African-American in the 1990s and 2000s, on the strength of their talk show empire?Oprah Winfrey
- Which of the following is not a work by Herman Melville?The Red Badge of Courage
- Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
- What right(s) is the 6th Amendment written to protect?The right to certain protections in a criminal case, such as a speedy and fair trial, an impartial jury, and the right to call and challenge witnesses.
- In 1948, the Dixiecrats broke with Harry Truman over his desegregation of the Armed Forces, and other issues, and nominated which man for President?Strom Thurmond
- Which health care measure did Barack Obama push for during his first term in office? It was signed in 2010.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- What was the importance of the Liberty Ship in World War II?It was a simple, standardized transport ship that was easy to construct. Enough could be produced to easily make up for losses from submarine warfare.
- What was the position of Oliver Cromwell towards the American colonies during his time as Lord Protector?Cromwell paid little attention to colonial affairs, being more occupied with setting up a new government in England after the Civil War.
- Which of the following was a common trade for the Jewish immigrants who arrived in the United States in large numbers, beginning in the 1880s?Many went into tailoring or became seamstresses in the clothing industry.
- Which of the following groups were most likely to support the Indian Removal Act of 1830?Lower-class Southerners who hoped to acquire cheap/free homesteads in Georgia and other parts of the South.
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Land from which of the following states was never a part of Mexico?Idaho
- The Electoral College deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and which other person led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?Aaron Burr
- Which of the Apollo Program missions was the first to land a person on the moon, in 1969?Apollo 11
- Which of the following autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- In what year, and why, was the Social Security Act passed establishing that system in the United States?1935. In response to the Great Depression and the activism of left-wing and elderly groups to the poverty of many older people.
- The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?Woodrow Wilson
- What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?The use of pesticides
- What were the circumstances behind the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921?A black man was accused of rape against a white woman, leading to the burning down by whites of an entire black neighborhood, killing an unknown number of people and destroying 35 city blocks.
- Which of the following was not a poem written by Edgar Allen Poe?The Scarlet Letter
- Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?Washington D.C.
- Which of the following songs was not sung by Michael Jackson?True Blue
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