U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
31 out of 40 correct (77.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 50.0% (3 out of 6)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Lynching in the United States
- Freedmen's Bureau
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Civil Rights Act of 1968
- American Civil War
- Battle of Fort Sumter
- Confederate States of America
- Grace Hopper
- Appalachian Mountains
- Indentured servant
- George Washington
These questions were missed:
- In which area did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 increase the protections of the federal government?Housing
- Which of the following was not a program implemented by the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction?It helped freed slaves who wished to leave the South, migrate to other regions of the country.
- Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
- All of the following states joined the Confederacy after the Battle of Fort Sumter except for which one?Texas
- What was the position of George Washington on indentured servitude?Washington purchased the contracts for indentured servants at various times, and even posted rewards for the return of runaways.
- Which of the following is not a notable contribution of Grace Hopper to computing technology?She was a key early employee of IBM and helped with the development of mainframe computing.
- 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.
- Which of the following women was not an important women's suffrage advocate in the final years before the 19th Amendment?Aimee Semple McPherson
- Which of the following was not a policy advocated for at some time by the Women's Christian Temperance Union?The restriction of immigration to the United States, particularly by non-Protestants.
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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.
- The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill, in 1937, would have increased the size of the Supreme Court to how many justices? It was widely seen as an attempt by Franklin Roosevelt to pack the court.Fifteen
- How many states allow some form of initiative or referendum, due largely to reforms from the Progressive Era?27 states allow either initiatives or referendums.
- Which of the following books was not written by Mark Twain?The Turn of the Screw
- Which of the following women was not a prominent advocate of increased women's rights?Martha Washington
- All of the following groups opposed the American ratification of the Treaty of Versailles except for which one?Moderate Republicans
- Which mistaken impression did Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15 lead to?That the United States intended to distribute 40 acres of farm land to each freed slave.
- Which of the following people was not closely associated with the 1960s counterculture?Jack Kerouac
- Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon founded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955 to advocate for what cause?Lesbian civil and political rights
- 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.
- How did the Northwest Ordinance come to effect the debate about slavery in the United States?It set the Ohio River as a boundary between free and slave states, and foreshadowed future debates over the expansion of slavery.
- During which decade did the lynching of African Americans reach its peak in the United States?The 1890s
- Sojourner Truth escaped from slavery to freedom as a young woman. What state was she born in?New York
- Historians estimate that about what percentage of white colonials supported the Patriot cause in the American Revolution?40-45 percent
- Which person coined the term "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?Mark Twain
- Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?Sequoyah
- What was the common theme of Joseph McCarthy's allegations, and his role in prosecuting them?McCarthy was a Senator who alleged that numerous government departments, along with the military, had been infiltrated by Communist spies. He often used secret evidence or refused to provide details on the names he had.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
- 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.
- Out of 600 men on Pánfilo de Narváez's 1527 expedition to Florida, how many survived?4
- What describes George Washington's role in the French and Indian War?He commanded the Virginia Regiment, the primary fighting unit for that colony.
- Which two Congressional leaders were most responsible for drafting the Compromise of 1850?Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
- In Near v. Minnesota, the Court ruled that a law prohibiting the publication "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory" content was unconstitutional. What did the paper in question produce that led to the controversy?Accusations of ties between Minneapolis officials and the mob, infused with a virulent anti-semitic tone.
- When did holding companies first emerge in the United States?Holding companies were primarily an innovation of the 1880s and 90s, as a way to get around antitrust laws.
- Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke for the final year of his Administration. Parts of which Constitutional Amendment address this situation?The 25th Amendment
- All of the colonies except for this one sent delegates to the First Continental Congress?Georgia
- In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
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