U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).

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  • What was the immediate military outcome of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
    The British were driven back and made an orderly retreat to Boston, where their army was soon trapped by thousands of Patriot soldiers.
  • What did the epithet of "Slave Power" refer to in the antebellum era?
    It was a term used by Free Soilers, and then Republicans, to refer to the upper-class of the South which dominated that region's politics and advocated for the expansion of slavery.
  • Construction on the National Road began in 1811. Much of the National Road's route was later replaced by which U.S. highway?
    U.S. Highway 40, running through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  • What was the ultimate outcome of the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle in the 1850s?
    Kansas was not admitted until the secession of the Southern states began, in spite of submitting three potential state Constitutions to the U.S. Congress.
  • The Communist Revolution in China succeeded in replacing Chiang Kai-shek with Mao Zedong in which year, causing even more alarm in the United States?
    1949
  • What was the purpose of the "lily-white" movement in the late 1900s?
    It was a faction within the Republican Party that wanted to compete with Democrats in the South, around the turn of the 20th century, by driving black leaders out of the party.
  • The Pullman Strike began when George Pullman cut wages and refused to recognize the American Railway Union, which had been founded by whom?
    Eugene Debs
  • Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.
    The 14th Amendment
  • Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?
    Phyllis Schlafly
  • What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?
    The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
  • Which of the following political phrases is most associated with Huey Long?
    Every Man a King
  • What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?
    They were a series of acts which generally restricted or prohibited the United States to sell arms to either side in a foreign conflict. Some of the acts made small exceptions or addressed specific situations.
  • What was the legacy of Francis Townsend during the Great Depression?
    His successful activism for the Townsend Plan, to provide payments to retired people, spurred Franklin Roosevelt to push for the Social Security Act.
  • This leader of the Pullman Strike later ran for President five times.
    Eugene Debs
  • Which of the following was not part of the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
    Slaveowners could bring their slaves into a free state for a reasonable period of time, as long as they did not establish residency.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What did the Roosevelt Corollary of Theodore Roosevelt do?
    It stated that the United States would intervene directly in conflicts between European and Latin American countries, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.
  • What right(s) is the 8th Amendment written to protect?
    It prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • 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 of the following best describes the Battle of Midway in World War II?
    It was a decisive American naval victory against a Japanese fleet near Midway island in the central Pacific.
  • What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
    It provided for mechanisms to enforce the 15th Amendment and outlawed requirements such as literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
  • What right(s) is the 3rd Amendment written to protect?
    The right to be free from the quartering of soldiers in one's home.
  • Which of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?
    The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.
  • Which general ended the war as Commanding General of the United States Army? He began the war in obscurity and was nearly bankrupt.
    Ulysses S. Grant
  • Which war precipitated the proposal of the Albany Plan, a proposed unification of the colonies for mutual defense?
    The French and Indian War
  • Which of the following laws was passed, in large part, in reaction to James Garfield's assassination?
    The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
  • What was the general effect of the Glorious Revolution on the American colonies?
    The new monarchy in England was much less involved in colonial affairs, beginning an era known as "salutary neglect". The Dominion of New England was disbanded.
  • In which of the following conflicts did the United Nations intervene militarily?
    The Korean War
  • What was Alfred Thayer Mahan best known for?
    He was a naval theorist who emphasized the importance of sea power in various historical conflicts, and helped stir the United States to drastically increase the size of the Navy in the early 1900s.
  • James Buchanan avoided political controversy in the heated years before his election as President by taking on what role?
    He was the United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the Pierce Administration.
  • Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?
    The settlement house movement
  • What was an important consequence of Nat Turner's rebellion for American slaves?
    Most Southern states greatly tightened their restrictions on slave gatherings and the right to become literate, to prevent future rebellions.
  • Dorothea Dix inspired the passage of federal legislation to fund the construction of insane asylums, but the proposed law was vetoed by which President?
    Franklin Pierce
  • Which of the following was not a position advocated for by Stalwart Republicans?
    Civil service reform
  • What is the only Amendment to repeal another Amendment to the Constitution?
    The 21st Amendment
  • Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?
    The Republican Party
  • What was the term Hooverville created to describe?
    It was a name for the shantytowns which emerged or grew larger during the Great Depression while Hoover was President.
  • The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?
    Transcendentalism
  • What relationship did the Worcester v. Georgia case lay out between Indian nations, state governments, and the federal government?
    The federal government had the sole authority to deal with Indian nations.
  • What was the first engagement of the Civil War, commonly accepted as having started the war?
    The Battle of Fort Sumter

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