U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).
JohnDonihoo
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 25.0% (1 out of 4)
- Political History: 50.0% (14 out of 28)
- Military History: 50.0% (4 out of 8)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Whiskey Ring
- War of 1812
- Fort Detroit
- Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Slavery in the United States
- Order of the Star Spangled Banner
- Know Nothing
- Apollo program
- First Battle of Bull Run
- American Civil War
- Gertrude Stein
- King William's War
- Treaty of Versailles
- World War I
- Edith Wharton
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Thomas Jefferson
- Second-wave feminism
- Gloria Steinem
- Interregnum (England)
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Barbed wire
- Andrew Carnegie
- Second Bank of the United States
- John L. Lewis
- Harry S. Truman
These questions were missed:
- Gertrude Stein left the United States in 1903 to live in which foreign city?Paris
- Which of the following statements about the introduction of barbed wire to the west is inaccurate?Barbed wire made it economical for cattle ranching to spread to areas that were densely populated, allowing the practice to take a firm hold in the Midwest.
- What was the latest struggle in which Fort Detroit played a significant role?The War of 1812
- Which of the following statements about Gloria Steinem is inaccurate?She created the feminist saying, A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
- Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?France
- The Order of the Star Spangled Banner was a precursor to which political party?The Know Nothing Party
- Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?Edith Wharton
- What was the period of Parliamentarian rule in England, between 1648-1660, called?The Interregnum
- Which of the following was not something that Andrew Carnegie devoted significant philanthropic resources to?Parochial schools and churches
- 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 is not a book or article written by W.E.B. Dubois?Montage of a Dream Deferred
- What percentage of the Second Bank of the United States was owned by the federal government?20 percent
- What was the nature of the Whiskey Ring fraud in the mid 1870s?Government agents, inspectors, and whiskey distillers colluded to divert millions of dollars of federal liquor taxes into private hands. The scandal included members of Grant's Administration and further damaged his reputation.
- Harry Truman's high-profile confrontation with which labor leader over a coal strike helped earn him a place of enmity among unions?John L. Lewis
- In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
- 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 incident most directly led to the creation of the Apollo Program's mission of putting a man on the moon?The launching of Yuri Gagarin into orbit by the Soviet Union, in 1961.
- 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.
- All of the following groups opposed the American ratification of the Treaty of Versailles except for which one?Moderate Republicans
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which future President built his national reputation by commanding the army that defeated Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's forces at Tippecanoe?William Henry Harrison
- 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.
- Benjamin Banneker, a free black, is known for his help in surveying and planning which city?Washington D.C.
- Which of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
- The site of which future city did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet not pass through during their 1673 expedition?Minneapolis, Minnesota
- The Ku Klux Klan experienced a revival in the 1920s. Which of the following was not advocated for by the Klan during this period?Believing the Democratic Party had become too infused with foreigners, the Klan worked for the election of Republicans, in contrast to its role in the 1870s.
- The Panic of 1873 led to which economic event?The Long Depression
- How many articles are in the United States Constitution, not including the Preamble?Seven
- Which of the following, from the point of view of the English Crown, was not a benefit of the proprietary colony?Such colonies allowed all colonists a voice in the local government, minimizing the chance of unrest.
- In what colony was the libel trial of John Peter Zenger held?New York
- All of the following statements about John Winthrop is accurate except for which one?He was an early advocate for government by consensus, and for greater democracy and expanded voting in the English colonies.
- Which speaker preceded Abraham Lincoln before he made the Gettysburg Address?Edward Everett
- What did the Supreme Court's Engel v. Vitale decision do?It ruled that public schools could not require their students to say a prayer.
- Which of the following plants was not native to the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?Bananas
- What was the position of Oliver Cromwell towards the American colonies during his time as Lord Protector?Cromwell paid little attention to colonial affairs, being more occupied with setting up a new government in England after the Civil War.
- What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?It specified seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops from Cuba, and was used to control that country's politics until the 1930s.
- 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.
- At what point were the cliff dwellings of the Pueblo people, in the American southwest, abandoned by their occupants?Around 1300, due to climactic changes which reduced landfall and made the land too arid.
- In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses which of the following as her setting?Florida in the early 20th century, with much of the story taking place in the early all-black town of Eatonville.
- 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.
- The Union victory in which battle emboldened Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?Antietam
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