U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).
JayWolfson
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 42.9% (6 out of 14)
- U.S. Presidents: 45.5% (5 out of 11)
- Military History: 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 42.9% (3 out of 7)
- Black History: 42.9% (3 out of 7)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Abraham Lincoln
- American Civil War
- Gettysburg Address
- Settlement of the Americas
- Benjamin Franklin
- Poor Richard's Almanack
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Slavery in the United States
- The Impending Crisis of the South
- Sioux
- Tipi
- Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson
- Missouri Compromise
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- James Monroe
- Battle of Trenton
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Headright
- Virginia Company
- Wilma Rudolph
These questions were missed:
- What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
- Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?Edward Everett
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the headright system in Virginia?The headright system was used only in Virginia, because other colonies lacked sufficient land to implement it.
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?The Sun Also Rises
- For approximately how long have people lived on the American continent?15,000 years
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- Which type of dwelling was most commonly used by the Sioux peoples?The tipi
- Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is not accurate?The Proclamation immediately freed about 500 thousand slaves from Confederate states, who had either escaped or lived in areas that the Union had captured.
- 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"
- How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
- Which church, founded by Richard Allen in 1816, is the oldest independent Protestant denomination founded by black people in the world?The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- What was Wilma Rudolph best known for?She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track at a single Olympics.
- Which of the following clauses was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?No free state would be admitted in the future, without a slave state being admitted simultaneously to keep an equal balance between free and slave states, and vice versa.
- The ostensible cause of Andrew Johnson's impeachment was his dismissal of which Cabinet member?Edwin Stanton
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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.
- This leader of the Pullman Strike later ran for President five times.Eugene Debs
- Which of the following businessmen or scientists did not have a Jewish background?Nikola Tesla
- What was James K. Polk's position on the idea of Manifest Destiny?Polk was proponent of this idea, and oversaw a huge expansion in the territory of the United States.
- 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 was not a feature of the Great Depression in the United States?Massive inflation as the government printed money to counteract the effects of falling employment.
- Which of the following transcendentalist books or essays was not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?Civil Disobedience
- What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- What was a key argument advanced in the Massachusetts Circular Letter, in response to the Townshend Acts?The Townshend Acts were unconstitutional because the colony of Massachusetts was not represented in Parliament.
- In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, passed the...Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
- 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.
- What did the Roosevelt Corollary of Theodore Roosevelt do?It stated that the United States would intervene directly in conflicts between European and Latin American countries, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.
- 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 people wrote The Feminine Mystique? This book is commonly credited as a milestone in the feminist movement.Betty Friedan
- Which of the following Native American nations was not a part of the "Five Civilized Tribes"?The Osage
- 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 women is not a notable alumnus of Spelman College, in Atlanta?Shirley Chisholm
- 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.
- Construction on the National Road began in 1811. Much of the National Road's route was later replaced by which U.S. highway?U.S. Highway 40, running through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- Who was the founder of the American Federation of Labor?Samuel Gompers
- Which of the following was not passed during Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The National Labor Relations Act
- Approximately how many American workers were involved in a strike during the first year after World War II ended, making labor relations a key political issue?5 million
- The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?Woodrow Wilson
- Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?Sequoyah
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