U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
31 out of 40 correct (77.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 0.0% (0 out of 1)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
These questions were missed:
- After the failure and repeal of the Stamp Act, what did Parliament turn to next to raise revenue from the colonies?The Townshend Acts
- During which of the following time periods was flatboat traffic at its heaviest?The 1840s
- During which decade did the Knights of Labor enjoy their largest membership as a labor union?The 1880s
- Which of the following is not something that was agreed to at the Tehran Conference in late 1943?The division of Germany into four occupation zones, which later coalesced into East Germany and West Germany.
- About what percentage of white arrivals to the colonies before the American Revolution came as indentured servants?50 percent
- Who was best known as the leader of the Knights of Labor in the 1880s?Terence Powderly
- Which treaty opened the way for the creation of Oregon Territory?The Oregon Treaty
- Which of the following was not a feature of a native potlatch?Most potlatches included an elaborate rain dance.
- Which of the following is not a quotation from the Declaration of Sentiments?"He has subjected her to taxation without the right of representation in the legislature."
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Petersburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, after a nine-month engagement, in 1864-1865.
- Which of the following is a quote from the Declaration of Independence?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
- What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?Okinawa
- Which Founding Father and longest-surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence also helped create the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad?Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- What was Oberlin College noteworthy for in the 19th century?It was the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students.
- Which of the following autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Which of the following tribes did Sacagawea come from?Shoshone
- Which of the following was a theological issue that Anne Hutchinson and the Puritans disagreed on?Hutchinson supported a "covenant of grace", while the Puritans supported a "covenant of works".
- Which sect of English Dissenters did most settlers on the Mayflower come from?Brownists
- Which of the following plants was not native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?Bananas
- As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?90 percent
- Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?Sex Machine
- What is significant about the Boston Manufacturing Company in American industrial history?It built the first integrated spinning and weaving factory in the world to manufacture textiles.
- Ida B. Wells was best known as an advocate against what practice?Lynching
- 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.
- How did the Northwest Ordinance come to effect the debate about slavery in the United States?It set the Ohio River as a boundary between free and slave states, and foreshadowed future debates over the expansion of slavery.
- 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.
- Which answer best describes the organization of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1860s?A large number of distinct groups and individuals perpetrated violence under the Klan's name, in a decentralized fashion.
- Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?Dean Acheson
- Under the Marshall Plan, named for George Marshall, the United States provided this amount of economic aid to Western Europe. The amount would be much higher if adjusted for inflation.$13 billion
- What was a long-term legacy of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?They were an early example of a written constitution in the colonies.
- In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?Sailmaking
- In its purer forms, a proponent of Social Darwinism would believe all of the following statements except which one?Social instincts such as "sympathy" and "moral sentiments" also evolved through natural selection.
- What were the views of Roger Williams on American Indians and slavery?Williams was an early abolitionist, and also an advocate of fair dealings with the New England Indian tribes.
- What was George Marshall most noted for in World War II?He was the United States Army Chief of Staff throughout World War II.
- 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.
- How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. jailed during his life?29
- How did the structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony influence the New England region?It made belief in the Puritan sect mandatory for voting and office-holding, and left little room for Anglicans, Quakers, and other sects.
- What was an important difference between the gang system and the task system on Southern plantations?The gang system was more regimented, more likely to use harsh overseers, and worked based on a schedule (usually sunrise to sunset) rather than a fixed set of tasks.
- Charles Drew was a pioneer in which area of medicine?Blood banks and transfusions
- What was a common nickname for the 51st U.S. Congress, which served while Benjamin Harrison was President?The Billion-Dollar Congress
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