U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 0.0% (0 out of 7)
- Economic History: 42.1% (8 out of 19)
- U.S. Presidents: 0.0% (0 out of 4)
- Cultural History: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
- Political History: 56.7% (17 out of 30)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Normandy landings
- European theatre of World War II
- World War II
- Abraham Lincoln
- American Civil War
- Benjamin Franklin
- Poor Richard's Almanack
- Henry Clay
- Stephen A. Douglas
- Compromise of 1850
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Great Railroad Strike of 1877
- Pullman Strike
- Coxey's Army
- Panic of 1893
- Maya Angelou
- John Adams
- Midnight Judges Act
- Advertising
- Edward Bernays
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Frederick Douglass
- Levittown, New York
- Woodrow Wilson
- Federal Trade Commission
- William Berkeley (governor)
- Bacon's Rebellion
- Iroquois
- Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
- United States Constitution
- Walter Raleigh
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Clarence Darrow
- Scopes Trial
- Sheppard-Towner Act
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following statements about the life of Walter Raleigh is inaccurate?He was the first leader of the Jamestown Colony in what is now Virginia.
- Who was the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion?William Berkeley
- The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?Woodrow Wilson
- What was the basic strategy of the Normandy landings, in 1944?The operation used a combination of amphibious landings and paratroopers to take the Normandy coastline, and use it as a base for further operations against Germany.
- What was the official name for the Midnight Judges Act, passed during the final days of the John Adams Administration?The Judiciary Act of 1801
- What subject does the 11th Amendment deal with?It attempts to clarify under what circumstances a U.S. state can be subject to a lawsuit by the federal government or by citizens of a different state.
- Which of the following was not a difficulty that Lincoln faced during the Civil War?Dealing with the consequences of a naval blockade from Great Britain, due to that country's support of the Confederacy.
- 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.
- Edward Bernays is best-known as a pioneer of which industry?Advertising and Marketing
- Which of the following is not a notable case of attorney Clarence Darrow?He defended future heavyweight champion Jess Willard on murder charges, resulting from the death of his opponent in a boxing match.
- Edgar Allen Poe is often considered a pioneer of what genre or literary technique?Detective fiction
- How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
- How did Rutherford B. Hayes ultimately respond to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?After a few weeks, Hayes dispatched federal troops to several cities in order to put down the strikes, so that the nation's rail traffic could begin to move again.
- What was the position of Frederick Douglass on women's suffrage?Douglass supported women's suffrage, but broke with many in the movement by supporting the ratification of the 15th Amendment, even though it did not include women.
- Which two Congressional leaders were most responsible for drafting the Compromise of 1850?Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
- Which of the following autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- What is the significance of Levittown, New York?It was a planned suburb built in the late 1940s that became a model for thousands of similar communities in the U.S.
- Which of the following statements about the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 is inaccurate?Sections of the Act have remained in force to this day.
- Which of the following was not an effect of the Panic of 1893?The federal government took steps to move away from the gold standard more forcefully, in order to increase the money supply and spur new investment.
These questions were answered correctly:
- What was a fear or concern that guided the introduction of the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?Larger states would control the workings of the new federal government if proportional representation was used in the legislature.
- The Nye Committee, the talk radio programs of Father Charles Coughlin, and the speech War is a Racket by Smedley Butler all helped build support for which political position?Isolationism
- Which of the following people was nominated as the Liberal Republican Party's Presidential candidate in 1872?Horace Greeley
- The Era of Good Feelings received its name for what reason?The United States underwent a brief period of one-party government and national unity after the War of 1812. Partisan competition was low after the Federalists collapsed.
- Which of the following answers best describes the Civil Rights Act of 1964?It was an act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, for example in public facilities or accommodations, or in employment.
- The Wilmot Proviso is associated with the aftermath of which American war?The Mexican-American War
- Article One of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?The Legislative Branch
- In what colony was the libel trial of John Peter Zenger held?New York
- Which of the following people was not considered a "carpetbagger" in the years after the Civil War?Ulysses S. Grant, Union General and President of the United States.
- Which famous abolitionist published The Liberator from 1831 until the end of the Civil War?William Lloyd Garrison
- Which of the following mythical things was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searching for on his expedition?The Seven Cities of Gold
- Which of the following best describes the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II?It was the invasion of a Pacific island by Marines in 1942, the first in a long series of "island-hopping" maneuvers.
- What did the Banking Act of 1933 most closely deal with?It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and required the separation of commercial and investment banking ("Glass-Steagall").
- Which answer best describes the status of the Wampanoag Indians today?The Wampanoag were nearly exterminated in various wars with the Pilgrims, and only around 2,000 survive today.
- In what state did Nat Turner's slave rebellion occur, in 1831?Virginia
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- A person from which of the following groups was least likely to be a "war hawk" in the run-up to the War of 1812?New England merchants who feared a loss of trade from reduced shipping.
- 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.
- Who was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America?Alexander Stephens
- What is another term associated with the Living Constitution?Loose constructionism
- Which of the following statements about the First Transcontinental Railroad is accurate?The eastern and western halves met in Utah, where the Golden Spike was driven in 1869.
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