U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 4
26 out of 40 correct (65.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Women's History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 42.9% (3 out of 7)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Republican motherhood
- Eugene V. Debs
- Pullman Strike
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Shakers
- Second Great Awakening
- Anne Bradstreet
- House of Burgesses
- Virginia Company
- The Talented Tenth
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Thomas Jefferson
- Panama Canal
- Wall Street Crash of 1929
- Louisiana (New France)
- Munn v. Illinois
- Stalwart (politics)
- Committee of Detail
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- John Adams
These questions were missed:
- What was Anne Bradstreet known for in the English colonial period?She was a well-respected poet who became the first female writer of British North America to be published.
- Which politician was the acknowledged leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party?Roscoe Conkling
- What was the nature of the law that was upheld in Munn v. Illinois?The Court upheld a law setting maximum rates that private companies could charge for the storage and transport of agricultural products, mainly aimed at grain elevators and railroads.
- The Pullman Strike began when George Pullman cut wages and refused to recognize the American Railway Union, which had been founded by whom?Eugene Debs
- What was the idea of "The Talented Tenth", proposed by W.E.B. Dubois in the early 1900s?A leadership class of black Americans should pursue classical education and advocate for social change, while using their skills to lead the rest of the black community.
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- Which event most directly led to the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?The Springfield Race Riot of 1908.
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- What was a particularly unique belief of the Shakers, a Christian group that came to prominence during the Second Great Awakening?The Shakers believed that all forms of sexual intercourse were sinful and enforced the practice of celibacy in their communities.
- In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
- What was the purpose of the Committee of Detail at the Constitutional Convention?It wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution, based on agreements that had been reached during the first few weeks of the Convention.
- When it was initially created, approximately what territory did the French colony of Louisiana encompass?Most of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River in either direction.
- How much money, worth nearly $10 billion when adjusted for inflation, did the U.S. spend on building the Panama Canal?$375 million
- 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.
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.
- 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
- Which of the following groups was not generally considered to be a "hyphenated American" group in the early 1900s?Scottish-American
- Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?The Executive Branch
- Which of the following is not something that Dwight Eisenhower warned about in his Farewell Address?The danger of political polarization to paralyze the country at a future point.
- Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and Hepburn Act's regulation of the nation's railroads?The Interstate Commerce Commission fended off calls for railroad nationalization during World War I, arguing that its own regulation of the railroads was sufficient.
- Although its first charter was issued in 1629, the first permanent English settlement in the Province of Carolina was not established until what year?1653
- Which country was defeated first -- Germany or Japan?Germany surrendered in May 1945, while Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945 in Tokyo Bay.
- Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?Alexander Stephens
- Which of the following people did not have a large influence on the American Enlightenment?Samuel Johnson
- Which of the following best describes the formation of Massachusetts Bay Colony?It was a separate colony from Plymouth Colony, established around modern-day Boston in 1628. The two colonies eventually merged into Massachusetts.
- Which of the following New Deal laws was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States?The National Industrial Recovery Act
- How did Rutherford B. Hayes ultimately respond to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?After a few weeks, Hayes dispatched federal troops to several cities in order to put down the strikes, so that the nation's rail traffic could begin to move again.
- Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- 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.
- In which region of the country was opposition to the 16th Amendment, allowing for a federal income tax, the strongest?New England
- What was a key difference between the White League and the Ku Klux Klan?The White League operated openly in communities, solicited coverage from newspapers, and the men's identities were generally known, as opposed to the Klan.
- What was Wilma Rudolph best known for?She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track at a single Olympics.
- Who founded Mount Holyoke, the first of the seven sisters colleges, in 1837?Mary Lyon
- What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose for Reconstruction?No Southern state could be readmitted until a majority of its voters took the Ironclad Oath, stating they had never supported the Confederacy.
- Which of the following plants was not native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?Bananas
- Which answer best describes the Atlanta Compromise?It was a speech and agreement announced by Booker T. Washington in 1895, stating that the black community should focus on economic advancement rather than political rights.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of tobacco's supremacy in colonial Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland?Large tobacco growers tried to buy additional land in Pennsylvania, coming into conflict with the Quaker settlers of that region.
- Thomas Edison's company built the first power station in the United States, called what?Pearl Street Station
- What was the purpose of the Hampton Roads Conference, in 1865?It was an inconclusive meeting between Abraham Lincoln and members of Jefferson Davis's Cabinet, before the war ended, in which they discussed possible peace terms.
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