U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
17 out of 40 correct (42.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Political History: 48.3% (14 out of 29)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Military History: 33.3% (3 out of 9)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 25.0% (1 out of 4)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- World War II
- George Marshall
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Crédit Mobilier of America scandal
- Franklin Pierce
- Doughface
- Slavery in the United States
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Algonquian peoples
- War of 1812
- Treaty of Ghent
- Reconstruction Acts
- Reconstruction Era
- John Smith (explorer)
- Coffin ship
- Irish diaspora
- America's Critical Period
- Border Ruffian
- Bushwhacker
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Gertrude Stein
- Second Great Awakening
- J. P. Morgan
- Pánfilo de Narváez
- Thomas Jefferson
- Richard Nixon
- Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972
- Robert E. Lee
- Continental Association
- Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15
- Bebop
These questions were missed:
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
- 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.
- Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
- Gertrude Stein left the United States in 1903 to live in which foreign city?Paris
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the First Battle of Bull Run?The Confederate Army continued to move north, invading Maryland and causing panic in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
- Which of the following was not an impact on American religious practice that resulted from the Second Great Awakening?A more clear separation that emerged between religious revivals, and the social and political movements of the times.
- Out of 600 men on Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition to Florida, how many survived?4
- What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?The Seven Days Battles
- In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?South Carolina
- Which person, serving as Ulysses Grant's Vice President, had their political career ruined by the Crédit Mobilier scandal?Schuyler Colfax
- Which of the following was not a tactic used by the Continental Association to enforce its boycott, between 1774 and the outbreak of fighting in 1775?Exports from the colonies to Britain, Ireland, or the British West Indies were immediately cut off.
- In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
- How many acres of land were distributed by Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15?400 thousand
- What was George Marshall most noted for in World War II?He was the United States Army Chief of Staff throughout World War II.
- What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
- Which of the following musicians is closely associated with the bebop style of jazz?Charlie Parker
- 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 was John Smith's role in the founding of Virginia?He led the colony during its most tenuous early days, enforcing discipline and establishing the location, before leaving in 1609.
- Franklin Pierce was sometimes called a "doughface" during and after his Presidency. What did that term mean?It was a term for any Northern politician who was insufficiently anti-slavery, or otherwise seen as favorable to the South.
- What would the Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972 have provided federal funding for, had it not been vetoed by Richard Nixon?A national day care system
- Which of the following was not a key element of the Reconstruction Acts, passed by the Republican Congress in 1867?No Southern state would be allowed to seat representatives in Congress until two years after their new state constitution was approved.
- Which of the following companies was J.P. Morgan not influential in providing financing for during his lifetime?Standard Oil
- A "Border Ruffian" during the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle was most likely to become one of these during the Civil War?Bushwhacker
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following people did not become highly wealthy by leading a company that was associated with the Information Age?Tim Berners-Lee
- What was the initial position of the United States towards the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, in 1893?Grover Cleveland was an anti-imperialist and was opposed to the coup. However, he was in the minority on this issue, and Hawaii was annexed in 1898 under President McKinley.
- 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 person coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?Mark Twain
- Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?Brazil
- 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.
- Who was the third and final President of the Second Bank of the United States, who clashed frequently with Andrew Jackson?Nicholas Biddle
- Which of the following people had been approached by John Brown about his raid and declined to participate?Frederick Douglass
- What was the primary reason that the United States entered World War I against Germany?The large number of American ships sunk by German submarines, particularly in early 1917.
- Which of the following answers best describes the New Deal?The New Deal was a serious of laws and policies passed under Franklin Roosevelt's Administration that increased the involvement of the federal government in the American economy.
- Which event, near the end of 1786, built support for the Constitutional Convention?Shays' Rebellion
- What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
- The 1800 Census counted 5,308,483 people living in the United States. Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 Presidential Election. How many popular votes did he receive?41,330
- Which Chief Justice is best known for handing down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?Roger B. Taney
- Which of the following was not considered a "border state" during the Civil War?Tennessee
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Embargo Act of 1807?Great Britain, hurt economically, changed its policies to respect the rights of neutral American ships.
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