U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).

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  • What right(s) is the 5th Amendment written to protect?
    No person can be forced to testify against themselves in a criminal case.
  • Which of the following is a U.S. state or territory that Christopher Columbus set foot on during his life?
    Puerto Rico
  • In what region of what is now the United States did native tribes most commonly perform rain dances?
    The Southwest
  • Which answer best describes the relationship between the Bill of Rights and the laws of each state?
    The Bill of Rights was only applicable to the federal government until the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not an abuse that the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 attempted to remedy?
    It outlawed the use of dangerous substances like heroin, morphine, and cocaine in medicines.
  • What does the Critical Period often refer to, in the history of the United States?
    The period between 1781-1787, under the Articles of Confederation, when the national government appeared too weak (to many) to adequately defend the territory and financial system of the new nation.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?
    The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
  • Under what circumstances was the importation of slaves into the United States abolished?
    It was outlawed in 1808 by federal law -- the earliest date allowed by the Constitution.
  • Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?
    The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of the First Great Awakening?
    A more spontaneous, emotional style of preaching and church service became common, at the expense of those sects which had a more structured and formal worship style.
  • 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
  • What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?
    The use of pesticides
  • Andrew Jackson first came to national attention during the War of 1812, for leading the United States to victory in which battle?
    The Battle of New Orleans
  • What did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to do?
    It would have prohibited slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
  • Which of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?
    The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following was not a contribution of John Jay to the early development of the United States?
    Jay became the Speaker of the House for the Federalist Party in Congress.
  • What does the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?
    This Amendment ended slavery in the United States.
  • Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?
    Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
  • What was an important consequence of Nat Turner's rebellion for American slaves?
    Most Southern states greatly tightened their restrictions on slave gatherings and the right to become literate, to prevent future rebellions.
  • 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
  • What is the significance of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, in 1954?
    It ruled that segregated schools were an unconstitutional violation of the 14th Amendment and started the process of integration.
  • Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the success of the Model T and other automobiles?
    Ford became such a dominant carmaker that it was eventually broken up under the federal antitrust laws, becoming the second prominent company to undergo that fate, after Standard Oil.
  • Which of the following best describes the Battle of Midway in World War II?
    It was a decisive American naval victory against a Japanese fleet near Midway island in the central Pacific.
  • Which country was invaded in 2001 as a direct result of the September 11 attacks?
    Afghanistan
  • The era of yellow journalism commonly pitted which two publishers against each other for newspaper sales?
    Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
  • Which British act did the Sons of Liberty most directly oppose when it formed?
    The Stamp Act
  • Which of the following inventions was not developed or much improved by Thomas Edison?
    The telephone
  • What was the motive for Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination of John F. Kennedy?
    There was no clear motive, and the Warren Commission determined that Oswald acted alone, although many theories have proliferated.
  • Scott Joplin was a famous composer of which music genre, in the early 1900s?
    Ragtime
  • What, approximately, was the annual inflation rate in the United States when Gerald Ford began his Whip Inflation Now campaign?
    12 percent
  • William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?
    Tammany Hall
  • 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.
  • Which event made Pontiac a well known Ottawa leader?
    Pontiac led the Ottawa in a rebellion against the British and their colonists. The rebellion eventually spread from Michigan all the way into Pennsylvania.
  • Which of the following tribes did Sacagawea come from?
    Shoshone
  • Which of the following best describes the foreign policy of the United States under George Washington?
    Washington maintained a policy of neutrality towards the wars that were raging in Europe.
  • Which of the following was not a key element of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system, in the early 1800s?
    The mills allowed their employees a high level of personal freedom compared to the farms, demanding only that they show up on time and work around 80 hours per week.
  • Which of the following was NOT a common argument against women's suffrage before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920?
    Women voters would be more likely to support aggressive wars and foreign policy.
  • In 1948, the Dixiecrats broke with Harry Truman over his desegregation of the Armed Forces, and other issues, and nominated which man for President?
    Strom Thurmond

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