U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 3

21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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At least one question missed covering the following topics:

These questions were missed:

  • Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat to win reelection as President in 1864?
    George McClellan, a former Union general.
  • What was the general effect of the Glorious Revolution on the American colonies?
    The new monarchy in England was much less involved in colonial affairs, beginning an era known as "salutary neglect". The Dominion of New England was disbanded.
  • The United Nations Charter was drafted in 1945 in which city?
    San Francisco
  • What was the importance of the Stabilization Act of 1942?
    It controlled prices and wages to prevent inflation during the war.
  • All of the following states joined the Confederacy after the Battle of Fort Sumter except for which one?
    Texas
  • What was Chester A. Arthur's political experience before he assumed the Presidency of the United States?
    He was in charge of customs collections for the Port of New York.
  • How did the structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony influence the New England region?
    It made belief in the Puritan sect mandatory for voting and office-holding, and left little room for Anglicans, Quakers, and other sects.
  • Which of the following cities did not attract a significant number of Italian immigrants in the late 19th century?
    Minneapolis
  • Which of the following was not an expectation of American women under the loosely defined "Republican motherhood" ideals of the early United States?
    Women had an obligation to be knowledgable about political issues, and to discuss with their husbands how the family should case its vote.
  • William Randolph Hearst consistently made enormous profits from his ownership of which women's magazine, purchased in 1911?
    Good Housekeeping
  • Which answer best describes the term "forty-eighters"?
    It described Europeans, primarily Germans, who immigrated to the United States after a series of failed revolutions in Europe in 1848.
  • What was an important short-term consequence of the Black Codes?
    Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment.
  • Which of the following directly posits that that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years?
    Moore's Law
  • Which of the following people was not a supporter of the America First Committee, an organization opposed to U.S. entry into World War II, during the 1940-1941 period?
    Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
  • What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do?
    It increased the fine for harboring a fugitive slave to $1,000, and required only a sworn affidavit for recovering an escaped slave (or a free black that a bounty hunter had accused of such).
  • Which answer best describes the economy of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
    The economy suffered greatly from a naval blockade, rampant inflation, and Union invasions. The Confederate states were impoverished by 1865.
  • Who were the "X", "Y", and "Z" in the XYZ Affair?
    Three French diplomats, working under Talleyrand, who demanded bribes before they would negotiate any diplomatic points.
  • Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?
    Aimee Semple McPherson
  • Estevanico was a member of Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition. What is noteworthy about him?
    He survived the expedition and was one of the first Africans to set foot in North America.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which famed attorney argued for the side of evolution and defended a science teacher in the Scopes Trial, in 1926?
    Clarence Darrow
  • Dorothea Dix inspired the passage of federal legislation to fund the construction of insane asylums, but the proposed law was vetoed by which President?
    Franklin Pierce
  • The Wright Brothers' business in which area helped them develop the mechanical skills to create an airplane.
    Bicycle manufacture and repair
  • Which answer best describes what "personal liberty laws" were in the 19th century?
    They were laws passed by many Northern states to counter the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850, for example by allowing jury trials for escaped slaves and forbidding state authorities from cooperating in their capture.
  • Which of the following individuals was not considered a "political boss" of an urban political machine?
    Al Smith
  • What did Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 do?
    It desegregated the Armed Forces, and was implemented over the next few years.
  • The main branch of the Oregon Trail began in which town?
    Independence, Missouri
  • In what region of what is now the United States did native tribes most commonly perform rain dances?
    The Southwest
  • What law or decision effectively caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • Of the following politicians, which was the most outspoken defender of slavery?
    John C. Calhoun
  • What was the policy of "salutary neglect", an unofficial stance taken by Great Britain towards its colonies?
    Before 1763, Britain enforced its mercantilist trade laws very loosely in order to maintain good relations with its colonies.
  • What were the charges for Bill Clinton's impeachment as President?
    Perjury and obstruction of justice, related to the investigation of Paula Jones's sexual harassment lawsuit, and an affair with Monica Lewinsky.
  • What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery during the 1860 election?
    He opposed the expansion of slavery to any new state or territory, but did not call for the abolition of slavery within the South.
  • What was an important difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X?
    King advocated for exclusively nonviolent methods, while Malcolm X did not renounce the possibility of armed resistance if the government continued to prevent African Americans from attaining full equality.
  • Which of the following states was Jaques Marquette most instrumental in the early exploration of?
    Louisiana
  • What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?
    King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
  • 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.
  • What was John Smith's role in the founding of Virginia?
    He led the colony during its most tenuous early days, enforcing discipline and establishing the location, before leaving in 1609.
  • Which answer best describes the Triangular Trade of the 17th-19th centuries?
    It was the three-way trade between the Americas, Great Britain, and Africa that transported many slaves to what is now the United States.
  • Which Amendment gave Washington D.C. the right to vote in Presidential elections?
    The 23rd Amendment
  • Which city saw the worst rioting, in terms of lives lost and property destruction, during the disorders of 1967?
    Detroit

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