U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).

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  • Which of the following groups was not generally considered to be a "hyphenated American" group in the early 1900s?
    Scottish-American
  • Which acts/policy of John Adams were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison) opposed to?
    The Alien and Sedition Acts
  • Which of the following people was nominated as the Liberal Republican Party's Presidential candidate in 1872?
    Horace Greeley
  • Which of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?
    Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
  • What does the Free Exercise clause of the Bill of Rights apply to?
    Congress may not prohibit the free exercise of any religion or religious belief.
  • What right(s) is the 7th Amendment written to protect?
    It guarantees the right to a trial by jury for any non-trivial ($20 or more) civil case, and respects that jury's findings.
  • What right(s) is the 4th Amendment written to protect?
    The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following is not a quote of Abraham Lincoln?
    "There are only two sides to this question. Every man must be for the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war;"
  • Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Chautauqua companies, who had provided entertainment, lectures, and shows to small towns and rural areas of the United States?
    World War II
  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • Which of the following people had been approached by John Brown about his raid and declined to participate?
    Frederick Douglass
  • Who was the first colonial figure to grow tobacco as a cash crop?
    John Rolfe
  • What was Emily Post best known for?
    She was a notable writer of books on American etiquette.
  • Which colony did Roger Williams play a crucial role in founding?
    Rhode Island
  • 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.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620?
    It was the first governing compact of the Plymouth Colony, written by the settlers themselves on the Mayflower, to establish rights and expectations on land.
  • How was Washington D.C. established as the nation's capital?
    The First U.S. Congress established Washington as the capital in 1790, choosing a Southern site in return for other compromises to the Federalists.
  • Which of the following states does not have a border on the Mississippi River?
    Nebraska
  • 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.
  • Who were the "X", "Y", and "Z" in the XYZ Affair?
    Three French diplomats, working under Talleyrand, who demanded bribes before they would negotiate any diplomatic points.
  • Which of the following unions was largely started due to a dispute with the Knights of Labor, and that group's loss of popularity in the late 1880s?
    The American Federation of Labor
  • What was a commonly-used name for Lyndon Johnson's overall program as President?
    The Great Society
  • What was the issue at stake that gave rise to the Little Rock Nine and the intervention of the U.S. Army?
    Little Rock Central High school refused to integrate, in defiance of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil
  • The Wright Brothers' business in which area helped them develop the mechanical skills to create an airplane.
    Bicycle manufacture and repair
  • In what year was the United States Constitution written?
    1787
  • Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the success of the Model T and other automobiles?
    Ford became such a dominant carmaker that it was eventually broken up under the federal antitrust laws, becoming the second prominent company to undergo that fate, after Standard Oil.
  • Which of the following is not the name of a beach that was used during the Normandy landings?
    Silver
  • Which of the following was not a key goal of second-wave feminism?
    The passage of a women's suffrage Amendment to protect the right of women to vote.
  • Which of the following was a key motivation in the founding of Maryland?
    It was established by the English Lord Baltimore, a Catholic, as a haven for Catholics during the European wars of religion, such as the Thirty Years War.
  • Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?
    Nevada
  • Which civil rights issue did the Freedom Riders specifically protest for?
    The integration of public buses
  • Which of the following was NOT a common argument against women's suffrage before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920?
    Women voters would be more likely to support aggressive wars and foreign policy.
  • What was not an immediate consequence of Sherman's March to the Sea?
    The Confederacy formally surrendered to the United States at the end of this campaign.
  • Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Executive Branch
  • In order to prevent bank runs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created in 1933. What does this organization primarily do?
    It insures deposits at participating banks and supervises them for soundness. In the event of a failure, depositors receive insurance payouts directly from the FDIC.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of the First Great Awakening?
    A more spontaneous, emotional style of preaching and church service became common, at the expense of those sects which had a more structured and formal worship style.
  • Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Cabinet of George Washington?
    James Madison served as the Attorney General
  • Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?
    About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.

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