U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
34 out of 40 correct (85.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 40.0% (2 out of 5)
- The U.S. Constitution: 50.0% (1 out of 2)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
These questions were missed:
- Which event galvanized Lucretia Mott to help organize the Seneca Falls Convention?At the World's Anti-Slavery Convention, in 1840, Mott was excluded from participating on account of her status as a woman.
- What did the Nixon Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?It stated that the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends, but would not undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world.
- Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?The number of Americans who drank actually increased.
- Under the Marshall Plan, named for George Marshall, the United States provided this amount of economic aid to Western Europe. The amount would be much higher if adjusted for inflation.$13 billion
- About how many slaves lived in the United States at the start of the Civil War?7 million
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
- Who was the founder of the American Federation of Labor?Samuel Gompers
- Which of the following was not a large source of labor in the Province of Maryland by the mid-1700s?Indian slaves
- Which of the following best describes the legal principle of coverture, as used in the United States?The principle in effect through the 19th century that a married woman could not own property, and acted solely under the legal authority of her husband.
- 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 difference between a flatboat and a steamboat?A flatboat was smaller than a steamboat and did not have an engine -- it was used for downstream travel only.
- Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
- What was the term carpetbagger used to describe in the years after the Civil War?It was an epithet for northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction to run for elected office, often being assured of victory due to Republican control of the area.
- Which of the following policies was not a goal of the Farmer's Alliance?Increased pensions for veterans of the Civil War.
- Which of the following is not a topic that Upton Sinclair covered in one of his muckraking novels?A political novel about a popular Senator who becomes President, then imposes fascist rule.
- 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.
- Who was the first colonial figure to grow tobacco as a cash crop?John Rolfe
- All of the following musical terms are associated with slaves and other workers in the antebellum South except for which one?Blues
- Which of the following types of businesses made the most extensive use of telegraphy in its early years?Railroads
- Approximately how many blacks left the South from the years 1910-1970 in the Great Migration?6 million
- Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?Leaves of Grass
- The Puritans in New England were broadly part of which Christian church?The Congregational Church
- Who was the first known European to land on the Hawaiian islands?James Cook
- William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?Tammany Hall
- Although Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral vote in the 1860 election, he won only this percent of the popular vote.39.7 percent
- Which of the following events most directly led to prejudice against Poles in the United States, at least for a time?The Assassination of William McKinley
- Among black slaves, which of the following religious stories was most often turned to for inspiration?Moses and the Exodus from Egypt
- What was the goal of the Boston Tea Party?To effect the repeal of the Tea Act by destroying any merchandise where the tea tax had been paid.
- What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on civil rights issues?Coolidge praised America's diversity and attempted to push for stronger anti-lynching laws, but he was blocked by Congress.
- The term pow wow derives from which Indian group?The Narragansett
- What was the most important short-term consequence of the Ironclad Oath, during Reconstruction?By requiring voters to swear they had never supported the Confederacy, it disqualified many white voters and enabled the Republicans to dominate Southern elections until the early 1870s.
- Which of the following is not a notable case of attorney Clarence Darrow?He defended future heavyweight champion Jess Willard on murder charges, resulting from the death of his opponent in a boxing match.
- 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.
- Which answer best describes the Battle of Shiloh?The Union Army was encamped in southern Tennessee, in 1862, and preparing to move into Mississippi. The Confederates preemptively attacked. The Union won.
- Which Amendment gave Washington D.C. the right to vote in Presidential elections?The 23rd Amendment
- Which issue caused the women's suffrage movement to split into the National and American Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA and AWSA), in 1869?One side supported the voting protections of the 15th Amendment, while the other opposed them because they did not extend to women.
- Which of the following statements about the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 is inaccurate?Sections of the Act have remained in force to this day.
- Under what circumstances was the Province of New Jersey founded?New Jersey was initially part of New Amsterdam, but was taken by the English along with New York and parceled out as a separate colony.
- Which of the following is not a quotation from the Declaration of Sentiments?"He has subjected her to taxation without the right of representation in the legislature."
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