U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 23.1% (3 out of 13)
- The Pre-Contact Era (through 1513): 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 44.4% (4 out of 9)
- The U.S. Constitution: 40.0% (2 out of 5)
- Black History: 50.0% (3 out of 6)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Leif Erikson
- Slavery in the United States
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Ragtime
- Iroquois
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
- James Madison
- Alaska Purchase
- Second Great Awakening
- Continental Association
- The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
- Granger Laws
- Civil Rights Act of 1866
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
- American Federation of Labor
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Cold War
- Rollback
- Lowell Mill Girls
- Mark Twain
- Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
- American Enlightenment
- Assassination of William McKinley
- William Randolph Hearst
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following led to a backlash against yellow journalists, and specifically William Randolph Hearst?Hearst's paper had published a poem contemplating the assassination of William McKinley. When McKinley was actually assassinated in 1901, many blamed Hearst.
- Which of the following explorers never landed in any area that is now part of the United States?Leif Erikson
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- What was the most important long-term legacy of the Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 by James Madison?It is one of the few detailed sources on the debates which led to the U.S. Constitution, and on particular sections and clauses therein.
- Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
- What was the American Federation of Labor's basic strategy during the first years of its existence?The AFL formed as an association of trade unions, and strictly limited its focus to bargaining for better wages and working conditions for its own members, avoiding partisan politics.
- Which Amendment gave Washington D.C. the right to vote in Presidential elections?The 23rd Amendment
- The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, in 1937, would have increased the size of the Supreme Court to how many justices? It was widely seen as an attempt by Franklin Roosevelt to pack the court.Fifteen
- Which of the following people did not have a large influence on the American Enlightenment?Samuel Johnson
- Which of the following is a distinctive feature of ragtime music?Syncopated beats, usually played on piano.
- Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?W.E.B. Dubois
- Which of the following was not a policy that was successfully advocated for by the Grange?Consistently high tariffs on imported manufactured goods.
- What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
- Which of the following best describes the strategy and allegiance of the Iroquois Confederation in the struggles between the French and British?It was generally allied with the British and fought against the French and their Indian allies.
- Which of the following books was not written by Mark Twain?The Turn of the Screw
- What was a typical working week, in hours, for the women who worked in the Lowell mills in the 1830s and 40s?75 hours
- Which of the following religious groups does not trace its roots, at least somewhat, to the Second Great Awakening?The Quakers
- Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.The 14th Amendment
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- During the rationing in World War II, the production of civilian automobiles was completely halted, and most consumers were limited to this amount of gasoline per week.3-4 gallons
- In what colony was the libel trial of John Peter Zenger held?New York
- Which of the following decisions, by John Marshall, most directly acknowledged the implied powers of the federal government and strengthened their legal basis?McCulloch v. Maryland
- Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?Dean Acheson
- Which of the following was not a common argument made by the "free silver" movement?Free silver would eliminate the federal debt by allowing the government to quickly repay its creditors.
- Which famous abolitionist published The Liberator from 1831 until the end of the Civil War?William Lloyd Garrison
- Historians estimate that about what percentage of white colonials supported the Patriot cause in the American Revolution?40-45 percent
- In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses which of the following as her setting?Florida in the early 20th century, with much of the story taking place in the early all-black town of Eatonville.
- What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to end? War
- Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?He was a Senator from Mississippi.
- 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.
- To prevent the succession of this border state and the blocking of federal troops, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and had several prominent politicians arrested without trial.Maryland
- Who is most credited with developing the telegraph within the United States.Samuel Morse
- Which of the following answers best describes Cahokia?It was a large settlement on the banks of the Mississippi River which held up to 40,000 people and had several large mounds which still exist.
- Which of the following events had not happened to Squanto before the arrival of the Puritans in 1620?He was briefly taken to the Virginia Colony on a provision ship bound for that location, before he escaped and made his way up the coastline back to Massachusetts.
- Which English settler did Pocahontas marry in the 17th century?John Rolfe
- Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?Alexander Stephens
- Which of the following groups or individuals was most opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?Northerners, and particularly abolitionists, because the enforcement mechanisms were much stricter than they had been previously, and because the recovery mechanism was rife for abuse and even kidnapping.
- What event inspired Samuel Morse to extensively work on the creation of the telegraph?The sudden illness and death of Morse's wife while he was traveling, which he did not know about for several days.
- Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke for the final year of his Administration. Parts of which Constitutional Amendment address this situation?The 25th Amendment
- What was the policy of "salutary neglect", an unofficial stance taken by Great Britain towards its colonies?Before 1763, Britain enforced its mercantilist trade laws very loosely in order to maintain good relations with its colonies.
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