U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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17 out of 40 correct (42.5%).

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  • To what extent did the American Temperance Society have a religious justification for its positions, and did it propose voluntary abstinence or legal prohibition?
    It had a heavy religious component and advocated for voluntary abstention.
  • Which of the following people was not closely associated with the 1960s counterculture?
    Jack Kerouac
  • Approximately how many years ago was the Chesapeake Bay first formed?
    10,000
  • 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
  • Which answer best describes what happened during the Colfax Massacre?
    It was the single worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction -- in the wake of a contested gubernatorial election in Louisiana, up to 150 freedmen were killed in a massacre by white Democrats.
  • 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 following musical terms are associated with slaves and other workers in the antebellum South except for which one?
    Blues
  • 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.
  • What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
    To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
  • How were bison most commonly hunted in pre-contact and prehistoric times?
    The Plains Indians generally set traps and used costumes or fires to herd the bison into them, or over the sides of cliffs.
  • Which of the following statements about the Appalachian Mountains is accurate?
    The Appalachians were once as high as the Rocky Mountains are today.
  • What did the epithet of "Slave Power" refer to in the antebellum era?
    It was a term used by Free Soilers, and then Republicans, to refer to the upper-class of the South which dominated that region's politics and advocated for the expansion of slavery.
  • 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.
  • All of the following people, except which one, have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917?
    Smedley Butler
  • Which of the following voting groups is not generally considered to have been part of the New Deal Coalition?
    Rural farmers from the Northeast and New England
  • What did the term "pet banks" refer to during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson?
    It referred to state banks which Jackson deposited federal funds into after withdrawing them from the Second Bank of the United States.
  • 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.
  • Which answer best describes the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?
    This law allowed some illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship and increased the measures and funding for future immigration enforcement.
  • Which Europeans did the Wampanoag tribe have the most early contact with?
    Puritan settlers to New England
  • How did the structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony influence the New England region?
    It made belief in the Puritan sect mandatory for voting and office-holding, and left little room for Anglicans, Quakers, and other sects.
  • What was the most important consequence of the Free Soil Party?
    It established the anti-slavery positions on the western territories that would later became an essential part of the Republican platform.
  • Which common market practice greatly exacerbated the stock market decline during the Crash of 1929 and its aftermath?
    Buying of stocks on margin, i.e. with loans, forced many people to sell as the market declined, creating an avalanche effect.
  • Which of the following was not a factor in reducing the prosperity of poor whites in the South during the antebellum period and immediately after?
    Poor whites were heavily taxed by Southern state governments to pay for infrastructure projects and slave patrols.

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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • What was the American Federation of Labor's basic strategy during the first years of its existence?
    The AFL formed as an association of trade unions, and strictly limited its focus to bargaining for better wages and working conditions for its own members, avoiding partisan politics.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following is not something that Dwight Eisenhower warned about in his Farewell Address?
    The danger of political polarization to paralyze the country at a future point.
  • 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.
  • Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?
    King James I of England
  • Which of the following people was not associated with the New Look national security policy in the 1950s?
    Dean Acheson
  • What was the nature of the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Reese, in 1876?
    That certain provisions of the Enforcement Acts, aimed at protecting black voting rights, exceeded the scope of the 15th Amendment.
  • Which best describes George Washington's attitude to the new United States Constitution and its ratification?
    Washington actively supported the new Constitution and pushed hard for its ratification.
  • What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to end?
    War
  • Under what circumstances was the importation of slaves into the United States abolished?
    It was outlawed in 1808 by federal law -- the earliest date allowed by the Constitution.
  • The hogan was a primary dwelling of which native group?
    The Navajo
  • What was the first railroad, in 1852, to reach the Ohio River from the Eastern Seaboard?
    The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • 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 is another term associated with the Living Constitution?
    Loose constructionism

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