U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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17 out of 40 correct (42.5%).

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  • Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?
    Washington D.C.
  • Robert La Follette Sr., a long-time progressive Republican, ran for President as a third-party candidate in which election? He received 17% of the nation's popular vote.
    1924
  • What was the most important long-term legacy of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?
    He was the commander who founded Fort Detroit, in 1701, and firmly established the French presence in Michigan.
  • Harry Truman's high-profile confrontation with which labor leader over a coal strike helped earn him a place of enmity among unions?
    John L. Lewis
  • 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.
  • Scott Joplin was a famous composer of which music genre, in the early 1900s?
    Ragtime
  • Which of the following statements is not accurate about James K. Polk's election as President in 1844?
    He had made a reputation as a notable Democratic opponent of Andrew Jackson in the 1830s.
  • Which English settler did Pocahontas marry in the 17th century?
    John Rolfe
  • Which of the following statements about the United States home front, during World War II, is not accurate?
    Hollywood sharply curtailed its activities, and the number of films that were produced declined greatly.
  • Which journalist was briefly charged with conspiracy and espionage for releasing the Pentagon Papers, which revealed falsehoods that had been used to draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
    Daniel Ellsberg
  • Which historian was responsible for popularizing the Frontier Thesis in American history, that the moving frontier line had been an essential driver of democracy?
    Frederick Jackson Turner
  • What was the substance of the Freeport Doctrine, articulated by Stephen A. Douglas in his debates with Abraham Lincoln?
    Douglas tried to finesse the issue of slavery in the territories, by supporting the Supreme Court while arguing that slavery could never be established in a territory if the residents refused to enforce its protections.
  • Which of the following things was not an important rite of passage for many middle and upper-class women in the late 19th century?
    College
  • What caused the large scale riots in New York City from July 13-16, 1863?
    The United States instituted a new wave of conscription that was deeply unpopular in New York's Irish/immigrant community.
  • Members of which religious sect helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
    The Quakers
  • Who was the first American woman to travel to outer space?
    Sally Ride
  • What was George Washington's military strategy as commander of the Continental Army?
    Washington kept his army in one unit, and maneuvered frequently to avoid encirclement. His goal over time was to exhaust the British and win foreign recognition.
  • Which civil rights issue did the Freedom Riders specifically protest for?
    The integration of public buses
  • Which political party did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organize in the 1790s?
    The Democratic-Republican Party
  • Which of the following was not an aspect of the "Cult of Domesticity", a term used to describe social norms for women in the mid-1800s?
    A good woman would do whatever it took to maintain the financial solvency of a home, even it meant working as a teacher or a local seamstress.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 attempted to do which of the following?
    It was a measure to define US citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?
    The number of Americans who drank actually increased.
  • Which piece of New Deal legislation is most related to the activities of the Farmers' Holiday Association?
    The Agricultural Adjustment Act

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was the objective of the Committee for Public Information?
    It waged a national, coordinated speaking and propaganda campaign to build public support for the war effort during World War I.
  • Which of the following was an important, immediate precursor to the Establishment clause in the First Amendment?
    The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
  • Which of the following politicians was a strong supporter of the "Ten percent" plan?
    Abraham Lincoln
  • A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?
    Businessmen in the Northeast
  • When the North American continent was first settled, what was the climate like?
    The world was in the midst of an Ice Age, and much of North America was cold, or covered by glaciers.
  • Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Charles Lindberg was well-known during his life for all of the following things except which one?
    Late in his life, Lindberg became a prominent advocate against manned space travel and the Apollo program, saying that these programs wasted money and distracted from more important issues on Earth.
  • Which of the following people was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
    William Lloyd Garrison
  • What was notable about Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Coal Strike of 1902?
    It was the first labor action in which the federal government intervened as a relatively neutral mediator.
  • Which of the following states became an important destination for Swedish and Norwegian immigrants in the late 19th century?
    Minnesota
  • What did Jacob Riis seek to expose with his photojournalism in How the Other Half Lives?
    The conditions in the slums and tenements of New York, many of which were populated by recently arrived immigrants.
  • 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
  • Who was Theodore Roosevelt's successor and hand-picked heir as President when he left in 1908?
    William Howard Taft
  • What was the primary purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention, in 1848?
    It was the first notable meeting of women's right advocates, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and produced the Declaration of Sentiments to outline future goals for the women's movement.
  • What did "starving time" refer to, in the context of the Jamestown colony?
    The winter of 1609-1610 when around 75% of the settlers died, for lack of provisions.
  • Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Chautauqua companies, who had provided entertainment, lectures, and shows to small towns and rural areas of the United States?
    World War II
  • 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

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