U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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20 out of 40 correct (50.0%).

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  • What did the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 most closely deal with?
    It created the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided for new regulations of the stock market.
  • Which of the following is not a work by Herman Melville?
    The Red Badge of Courage
  • Which answer best describes what the Coffin Handbills were?
    They were a series of attacks by supporters of John Quincy Adams in 1828, that accused Andrew Jackson of numerous murders and bloodthirsty military actions during his rise from obscurity to national prominence.
  • Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Shiloh, in 1862?
    The Confederates abandoned any hope of defeating the Union in the western theater, and transferred around 30,000 troops to Robert E. Lee in the east, hoping to win a decisive battle there.
  • "The Gospel of Wealth", by Andrew Carnegie, is a foundational article on which topic or movement?
    Philanthropy
  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil
  • Which of the following statements about lynching is inaccurate?
    Northern politicians made little attempt to enact federal legislation against lynching.
  • What issue did Pinckney's Treaty address, in 1795?
    It was a treaty with Spain that clarified the borders of Florida.
  • Which answer best describes the Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington's role in it?
    It was a movement within the Continental Army, after the war, to rise against the Continental Congress and replace it with one better able to pay the soldiers. Washington gave a speech opposing this movement strongly, and it collapsed.
  • What were the effects of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
    It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.
  • What was the primary reason for the creation of the Greenback during the Civil War, in spite of ingrained opposition to fiat currency?
    Banks and foreign governments would only lend to the United States at exorbitant interest rates, and the revenue from tariffs and excises was clearly insufficient to finance an army.
  • What name is commonly given to the widespread transfer of animals, plants, people, culture, and diseases between the Old World and New World after 1492?
    The Columbian Exchange
  • The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?
    China
  • Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?
    The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
  • 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.
  • About how many slaves lived in the United States at the start of the Civil War?
    7 million
  • Which of the following was not a legacy of the cowboy culture that built up around the American cattle drives in the 1800s?
    Cowboys often raced horses to pass the time while the cattle rested, and helped develop the races into a popular national sport.
  • In the context of Reconstruction, which answer best describes who the Redeemers were?
    White supremacist southerners who sought to return control of state governments and federal representatives to themselves, and to limit the civil rights of former slaves and other free blacks.
  • After serving as President for the duration of Zachary Taylor's term, Millard Fillmore ran for President in 1856 on which party's ticket?
    The Know Nothing Party
  • Which of the following language groups were the Powhatan a part of?
    Algonquian

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was the outcome of King Philip's War for the English and the Wampanoag in New England?
    Several hundred English settlers were killed, while the Wampanoag were almost annihilated. Many Indian survivors were sold into slavery.
  • How long did the Dominion of New England survive before colonial opposition overturned the arrangement?
    3 years
  • What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?
    King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
  • 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 was not a key element of the Reconstruction Acts, passed by the Republican Congress in 1867?
    No Southern state would be allowed to seat representatives in Congress until two years after their new state constitution was approved.
  • What was Tecumseh's strategy during the War of 1812?
    Tecumseh allied his forces with British, believing that a British victory would help restrict western settlement.
  • Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
    California
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
  • Which of the following was not a part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, outlining his vision of the post-World War I world?
    The limitation of the German Army to 100,000 men after the war, and the imposition of substantial reparations to be paid by Germany to the victories allies.
  • The Lecompton Constitution, if approved, would have allowed slavery in which U.S. state?
    Kansas
  • The Liberator, an anti-slavery paper published by William Lloyd Garrison, ceased publication in 1865. Which magazine succeeded this paper?
    The Nation
  • Which global event loomed as a specter for southern slaveowners throughout the 19th century, in the context of the executions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner?
    The Haitian Revolution of Toussaint Louverture
  • Ida B. Wells was best known as an advocate against what practice?
    Lynching
  • Which of the following was not a common rationale for Prohibition, or the banning of alcohol sales under the 18th Amendment?
    Urban Catholics believed that the quality of life and reputation of their neighborhoods would be improved under Prohibition.
  • Which common market practice greatly exacerbated the stock market decline during the Crash of 1929 and its aftermath?
    Buying of stocks on margin, i.e. with loans, forced many people to sell as the market declined, creating an avalanche effect.
  • Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?
    Aimee Semple McPherson
  • How many people were killed as a result of the Salem witch trials?
    20
  • Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?
    The treatment of the indigent insane
  • This man was the first Whig to win a Presidential election, in 1840.
    William Henry Harrison
  • Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?
    Sequoyah

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