U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 18.2% (2 out of 11)
- Political History: 48.4% (15 out of 31)
- Black History: 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- Economic History: 42.9% (6 out of 14)
- Women's History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- George Washington Carver
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Prohibition in the United States
- Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- North American fur trade
- Corwin Amendment
- Jefferson Davis
- Order of the Star Spangled Banner
- Know Nothing
- Homestead Acts
- Morrill Land-Grant Acts
- First Transcontinental Railroad
- Financial crisis of 2007–08
- Janet Yellen
- William McKinley
- Assassination of William McKinley
- History of the Poles in the United States
- Powhatan
- Chautauqua
- First Battle of Bull Run
- American Civil War
- William Jennings Bryan
- Eugenics in the United States
- America First Committee
- Three-Fifths Compromise
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- Spelman College
- Initiatives and referendums in the United States
- Progressive Era
- Ford Model T
- Henry Ford
- United States Constitution
- Commerce Clause
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following individuals was a strong opponent of eugenics during the height of its popularity in the early 1900s?William Jennings Bryan
- The Commerce Clause of the Constitution has been used to justify all of the following actions except which one?The federal government's funding and construction of the Erie Canal.
- Which of the following women is not a notable alumnus of Spelman College, in Atlanta?Shirley Chisholm
- Which crop is George Washington Carver most known for his innovations with?Peanuts
- How many states allow some form of initiative or referendum, due largely to reforms from the Progressive Era?27 states allow either initiatives or referendums.
- 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
- What did the Corwin Amendment state and what was its purpose?It was proposed shortly before the inauguration of President Lincoln, and would have forbidden any additional Constitutional Amendments to restrict slavery where it already existed. It was an 11th hour attempt at compromise before the Civil War.
- Which of the following language groups were the Powhatan a part of?Algonquian
- The Order of the Star Spangled Banner was a precursor to which political party?The Know Nothing Party
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the First Battle of Bull Run?The Confederate Army continued to move north, invading Maryland and causing panic in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?The number of Americans who drank actually increased.
- 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.
- Henry Ford used all of the following methods to derive an advantage in producing the Model T except for which one?All Model T's were produced at a single factory in Detroit, in order to allow extremely precise management of the manufacturing process.
- Which of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.
- Which of the following was not an important long-term consequence of the Three-Fifths Compromise?The United Stated was unable to pass any laws banning the importation of slaves, due to the disproportionate representation of the South.
- Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
- 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 political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?He was a Senator from Mississippi.
- Which of the following events most directly led to prejudice against Poles in the United States, at least for a time?The Assassination of William McKinley
- Which answer best describes the early life of Theodore Roosevelt?Roosevelt grew up in an upper-class family in New York City, and traveled abroad frequently as a youth.
- Which answer best describes the judicial positions of Sandra Day O'Connor?O'Connor was a moderate conservative on the Court who sometimes acted as the swing vote in important cases.
These questions were answered correctly:
- At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
- Which of the following Confederate states was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation, since most of it was already under Union control in late 1862?Tennessee
- Which issue did the Baker v. Carr decision address?The drawing of Congressional districts
- Which of the following is not a quotation from the Gettysburg Address?"With malice toward none, with charity for all... let us strive on to finish the work we are in"
- Margaret Mead, an anthropologist, studied the sexual behavior of people in which foreign location? Her work was controversial and seen by many as undermining the values of monogamy.Samoa
- To finance the Civil War, the United States issued Greenbacks as currency. Which of the following was used to back this currency?They were backed by the United States government, but not by any precious metal
- George Whitefield was an early example of which type of preacher?Evangelical
- In Lyndon Johnson's first election to the U.S. Senate, in 1948, what was his margin of victory in the decisive Democratic primary?87 votes
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
- Allowing initiatives and referendums is an example of which governing ideal?Direct democracy
- Out of 600 men on Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition to Florida, how many survived?4
- Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
- In which city did the Stonewall Riots occur? They are commonly seen as a turning point in the history of gay activism.New York
- All of the following statements about a ward heeler is accurate except for which one?Ward heelers were usually high-ranking members in their party, and might be groomed to run for public office themselves.
- What was the latest struggle in which Fort Detroit played a significant role?The War of 1812
- 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.
- The trial of John Peter Zenger is considered to be on important influence on the passage of which Constitutional Amendment?The 1st Amendment (freedom of the press)
- What right(s) is the 9th Amendment written to protect?Just because certain individual rights are protected in the Constitution, it does not mean that other rights are denied.
- Who used the phrase Iron Curtain to describe the Soviet Union and its satellites in a speech they made in 1946, making the term well-known to the American public?Winston Churchill
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