U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 35.7% (5 out of 14)
- Cultural History: 27.3% (3 out of 11)
- American Indian History: 0.0% (0 out of 4)
- Political History: 51.7% (15 out of 29)
- The U.S. Constitution: 20.0% (1 out of 5)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- New Deal
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Wilmot Proviso
- Albany Plan
- French and Indian War
- Copperhead (politics)
- Oregon Trail
- Roger B. Taney
- Dred Scott v. Sandford
- Sojourner Truth
- War of 1812
- Treaty of Ghent
- Algonquian peoples
- Thomas Jefferson
- Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Aaron Burr
- Hobo
- Great Depression
- Sacagawea
- Open Door Policy
- Great Famine (Ireland)
- Jazz
- Lynching in the United States
- First Great Awakening
- Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
- United States Constitution
- Booker T. Washington
- Atlanta compromise
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15
These questions were missed:
- How many acres of land were distributed by Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15?400 thousand
- Which of the following statements about St. Augustine, Florida is not true?It was the original capital of Florida when it became a state, in 1845.
- Which of the following movements or policies did Sojourner Truth not strongly advocate for during her life?The Exoduster movement of blacks away from the South after Reconstruction.
- Which of the following tribes did Sacagawea come from?Shoshone
- What did the Copperhead faction advocate for during the Civil War?Copperheads were anti-war Democrats who demanded immediate peace with the Confederacy.
- Did the Wilmot Proviso ever become law?No, it was rejected and never became law, although the Civil War made it a moot point.
- 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 statements about hobos is not accurate?Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
- Which Chief Justice is best known for handing down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?Roger B. Taney
- Which answer best describes the Atlanta Compromise?It was a speech and agreement announced by Booker T. Washington in 1895, stating that the black community should focus on economic advancement rather than political rights.
- Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?1 million
- Jonathan Edwards was a key preacher in which religious movement?The First Great Awakening
- Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?Aimee Semple McPherson
- 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.
- The Electoral College deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and which other person led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?Aaron Burr
- In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?South Carolina
- The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?China
- All of the following musicians are not generally associated with jazz except which one?Chuck Berry
- The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal relief program that did which of the following?It hired young men who were out of work, and engaged them in rural projects to related to the conservation and development of natural resources.
- The main branch of the Oregon Trail began in which town?Independence, Missouri
- During its peak, areas with substantial incidents of lynching were correlated with each of the following factors except which one?The African American population was relatively small and isolated.
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
These questions were answered correctly:
- What did the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, do when it was passed in 1935?It protected the right of workers to join a union, engage in collective bargaining, and to go on strike.
- Myra Bradwell became the first American woman to enter this profession, when the Illinois and United States Supreme Courts ruled in her favor in 1890 and 1892.She was the nation's first female lawyer.
- 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
- 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.
- Which colony did the people on the Mayflower form?Plymouth Colony
- Which global event loomed as a specter for southern slaveowners throughout the 19th century, in the context of the executions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner?The Haitian Revolution of Toussaint Louverture
- What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
- 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.
- 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
- Madam C. J. Walker, an early black female entrepreneur, became a millionaire in which line of business?Hair care and cosmetics
- Who was the third and final President of the Second Bank of the United States, who clashed frequently with Andrew Jackson?Nicholas Biddle
- Which answer best describes the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt?Roosevelt actively engaged the United States in foreign affairs, particularly in Latin America. He was an imperialist and supervised the build-up of the American Navy.
- 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
- Which of the following best describes the role of Chester Nimitz, a U.S. commander during World War II?He was a Fleet Admiral in the Pacific and devised and executed a large part of the island-hopping strategy there.
- Which of the following people was not a prominent Loyalist during the American Revolution?Alexander Hamilton
- The 1920s trial and execution of which two immigrant men is often used as an example of anti-immigrant sentiment and judicial overreach?Sacco and Vanzetti
- What was an important early political issue that rested upon conflicting interpretations of the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution?Whether the First Bank of the United States, i.e. a national bank, was allowed by the Constitution.
- Which of the following organizations is a legacy of Margaret Sanger's activism?Planned Parenthood
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