U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Ethnic History: 16.7% (1 out of 6)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 0.0% (0 out of 3)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 33.3% (2 out of 6)
- American Indian History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 53.8% (7 out of 13)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Social Darwinism
- Eugenics in the United States
- Treaty of Ghent
- War of 1812
- Mexican–American War
- Wilmot Proviso
- Vietnam War
- Pentagon Papers
- Fallen woman
- Wildcat banking
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Lily-white movement
- Great Famine (Ireland)
- Apollo program
- Long Depression
- Panic of 1873
- Farmers' Alliance
- Republican Party (United States)
- Gilded Age
- King William's War
- Long hot summer of 1967
- 1967 Detroit riot
- Walter Raleigh
- Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
- Jacques Marquette
These questions were missed:
- The Wilmot Proviso is associated with the aftermath of which American war?The Mexican-American War
- Which city saw the worst rioting, in terms of lives lost and property destruction, during the disorders of 1967?Detroit
- Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?1 million
- A "fallen woman" was a euphemism for what, in the early 1900s?A prostitute
- 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.
- Which of the following policies was not a goal of the Farmer's Alliance?Increased pensions for veterans of the Civil War.
- What was the term wildcat banking created to describe, in the mid-1800s?It referred to banks, after the end of national banking in 1837, that issued currency and loans far in excess of their assets.
- 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.
- In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?1814
- Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?The Sun Also Rises
- 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.
- Which journalist was briefly charged with conspiracy and espionage for releasing the Pentagon Papers, which revealed falsehoods that had been used to draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?Daniel Ellsberg
- The site of which future city did Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet not pass through during their 1673 expedition?Minneapolis, Minnesota
- A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?Opponents of federal spending increases
- The Panic of 1873 led to which economic event?The Long Depression
- Which of the following movements from the early 20th century did not, at least somewhat, trace its roots to the ideals of Social Darwinism?The social justice movement
- What was the most important long-term legacy of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac?He was the commander who founded Fort Detroit, in 1701, and firmly established the French presence in Michigan.
- Who was the main European combatant of the colonies during King William's War?France
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which general was ordered to clear the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?Douglas MacArthur
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated by the nationalist faction of the Republic of Texas?Unification with the Southern states of the United States, but not with the country as a whole.
- 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
- Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?Nevada
- Approximately how many blacks were killed in the aftermath of Nat Turner's rebellion, both legally and through mob violence?About 250
- What does the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?This Amendment ended slavery in the United States.
- The ostensible cause of Andrew Johnson's impeachment was his dismissal of which Cabinet member?Edwin Stanton
- What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?It affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict.
- Which of the following was not a policy that was successfully advocated for by the Grange?Consistently high tariffs on imported manufactured goods.
- 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.
- Which answer best describes the early years of Frederick Douglass?Douglass was born and raised on a plantation in Maryland, on the eastern shore of the state.
- What was the main point of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the late 1790s?That states had the right and duty to declare federal laws as unconstitutional if they did not follow the Constitution.
- 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 of the following statements about the North American fur trade is not accurate?The fur trade was in decline by the mid 1700s.
- Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
- The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, drew its strongest support from which constituency?Farmers
- John Marshall was one of the most important members of which early American political party?The Federalist Party
- Which answer best describes the Newburgh Conspiracy and George Washington's role in it?It was a movement within the Continental Army, after the war, to rise against the Continental Congress and replace it with one better able to pay the soldiers. Washington gave a speech opposing this movement strongly, and it collapsed.
- Which person coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?Mark Twain
- Who did William McKinley defeat in both the 1896 and 1900 Presidential elections?William Jennings Bryan
- Jane Addams was best known as a pioneer of which movement?The settlement house movement
- The Mississippi River played a key role in which Civil War battle?The Siege of Vicksburg
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