U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 30.8% (4 out of 13)
- Economic History: 45.0% (9 out of 20)
- Cultural History: 38.5% (5 out of 13)
- Women's History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- Black History: 37.5% (3 out of 8)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- Madam C. J. Walker
- Maya Angelou
- American Anti-Slavery Society
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Embargo Act of 1807
- The Impending Crisis of the South
- Slavery in the United States
- Abraham Lincoln
- Border states (American Civil War)
- Panic of 1819
- Sojourner Truth
- Douglas MacArthur
- Bonus Army
- Phyllis Schlafly
- Hobo
- Great Depression
- Lily-white movement
- Pontiac (person)
- Robert E. Lee
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Mississippian culture
- Newburgh Conspiracy
- George Washington
- Roaring Twenties
- Lowell Mill Girls
- Coxey's Army
- Franklin Pierce
- Dorothea Dix
- James Forten
These questions were missed:
- Which policy proposal did Coxey's Army primarily focus on during their march to Washington in 1894?The creation of public works jobs by the government to reduce unemployment
- Which of the following statements about hobos is not accurate?Unlike tramps, hobos rarely tried to find work unless compelled by force or arrest.
- Dorothea Dix inspired the passage of federal legislation to fund the construction of insane asylums, but the proposed law was vetoed by which President?Franklin Pierce
- What was a typical working week, in hours, for the women who worked in the Lowell mills in the 1830s and 40s?75 hours
- In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?Sailmaking
- To prevent the succession of this border state and the blocking of federal troops, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and had several prominent politicians arrested without trial.Maryland
- Which of the following autobiographical works, published in 1969, made Maya Angelou a well-known author?I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- 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 of the following answers best describes the cause of the Panic of 1819?Speculation in public lands by banks and individuals created a real estate bubble, and the Second Bank of the United States overcorrected by instituting tight lending practices.
- Which of the following women was a prominent and influential opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment?Phyllis Schlafly
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Embargo Act of 1807?Great Britain, hurt economically, changed its policies to respect the rights of neutral American ships.
- 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 event made Pontiac a well known Ottawa leader?Pontiac led the Ottawa in a rebellion against the British and their colonists. The rebellion eventually spread from Michigan all the way into Pennsylvania.
- Which of the following movements or policies did Sojourner Truth not strongly advocate for during her life?The Exoduster movement of blacks away from the South after Reconstruction.
- Madam C. J. Walker, an early black female entrepreneur, became a millionaire in which line of business?Hair care and cosmetics
- Which of the following Confederate generals did not play an important role in the First Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee
- Which general was ordered to clear the Bonus Army from Washington D.C.?Douglas MacArthur
- Which of the following statements about the Roaring Twenties is inaccurate?A huge influx of postwar immigration from Europe helped influence the culture of cities like New York and Chicago in the 1920s.
- What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
- Which of the following people was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?William Lloyd Garrison
- The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following acts did not occur during the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson?The Sheppard-Towner Act, establishing federal funding for maternity and child care.
- What was notable about Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Coal Strike of 1902?It was the first labor action in which the federal government intervened as a relatively neutral mediator.
- Which of the following best describes the doctrine of Containment, during the Cold War?The United States would defend any countries which bordered the Soviet bloc to stop the further spread of communism. The United States would not invade countries which were already in the Iron Curtain.
- Who was the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion?William Berkeley
- Which of the following statements about the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1804-06 is not accurate?The expedition discovered the quickest route to Oregon, which would later be used by the majority of travelers on the Oregon Trail.
- Which early president is most closely associated with the begin of the "spoils system" in the federal government?Andrew Jackson
- What caused the large scale riots in New York City from July 13-16, 1863?The United States instituted a new wave of conscription that was deeply unpopular in New York's Irish/immigrant community.
- The main branch of the Oregon Trail began in which town?Independence, Missouri
- Which President said, "If I can catch any man with a hyphen in this great contest I will know that I have got an enemy of the Republic." about "hyphenated Americans"?Woodrow Wilson
- Which of the following statements about sharecropping is inaccurate?Sharecropping was a system that only applied to black tenants.
- 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.
- The American Indian group often known as the Iroquois prefers to use which of the following names?Haudenosaunee
- What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
- Miles Davis was a famous musician in the 1950s and afterwards in what genre?Jazz
- Which of the following was not a difficulty that Lincoln faced during the Civil War?Dealing with the consequences of a naval blockade from Great Britain, due to that country's support of the Confederacy.
- Which of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?Santo Domingo
- 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 statements about Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is not accurate?Abraham Lincoln later said to Stowe, "So this is the little lady who started this great war."
- What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory best known for?A fire on March 25, 1911 that killed 146 workers.
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