U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).
ChristopherMano
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 38.5% (5 out of 13)
- Cultural History: 41.7% (5 out of 12)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 45.5% (5 out of 11)
- Ethnic History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
- Women's History: 33.3% (1 out of 3)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Swedish American
- Norwegian American
- Life on the Mississippi
- Mark Twain
- Era of Good Feelings
- History of the Jews in the United States
- Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire
- Embargo Act of 1807
- Sherman's March to the Sea
- American Civil War
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Frederick Douglass
- Alfred Thayer Mahan
- Scott Joplin
- Ragtime
- Poor White
- Cattle drives in the United States
- Transcendentalism
- Frontier Thesis
- Bacon's Rebellion
- William Berkeley (governor)
- World War II
- War Production Board
- Cliff dwelling
- Jeannette Rankin
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following episodes in Europe most heavily contributed to the immigration of Jewish people to the United States, in the late 19th century?The assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a resulting wave of anti-Jewish violence in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland (all part of the Russian Empire at that time).
- The War Production Board was in charge of all of the following during World War II except what?Production of films and speeches aimed at improving civilian morale.
- Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?Jeanette Rankin
- Which of the following was not a key tenet of the transcendentalist movement?Individuals should actively engage in politics to drive a progressive agenda.
- The Era of Good Feelings received its name for what reason?The United States underwent a brief period of one-party government and national unity after the War of 1812. Partisan competition was low after the Federalists collapsed.
- Mark Twain's book, Life on the Mississippi, deals with his experiences as what?A steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River
- What events led to the Embargo Act of 1807?Britain and France seized numerous American ships as contraband of war, with each country trying to cut off trade to the other.
- What was Alfred Thayer Mahan best known for?He was a naval theorist who emphasized the importance of sea power in various historical conflicts, and helped stir the United States to drastically increase the size of the Navy in the early 1900s.
- Which of the following states became an important destination for Swedish and Norwegian immigrants in the late 19th century?Minnesota
- 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.
- Scott Joplin was a famous composer of which music genre, in the early 1900s?Ragtime
- Which historian was responsible for popularizing the Frontier Thesis in American history, that the moving frontier line had been an essential driver of democracy?Frederick Jackson Turner
- 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 factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
- 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.
- At what point were the cliff dwellings of the Pueblo people, in the American southwest, abandoned by their occupants?Around 1300, due to climactic changes which reduced landfall and made the land too arid.
- Who was the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion?William Berkeley
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following best describes the life of Booker T. Washington?He was a black community and educational leader, and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
- Which Amendment was passed in response to concerns that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional.The 14th Amendment
- 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.
- William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?Tammany Hall
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Who was the President when the Louisiana Purchase was made?Thomas Jefferson
- Who was the King of Britain during the American Revolution?King George III
- The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, drew its strongest support from which constituency?Farmers
- Which answer best describes the Battle of Gettysburg?The Confederate Army was moving into Pennsylvania, and the Union Army met and defeated it in a three day battle, in 1863.
- Which of the following was not an aspect of the Jim Crow system?The gerrymandering of electoral districts that were nearly all black, so that the black vote could be channeled to a few token seats in most legislatures.
- What is another term associated with the Living Constitution?Loose constructionism
- A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?Businessmen in the Northeast
- Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
- The Mississippi River played a key role in which Civil War battle?The Siege of Vicksburg
- Which of the following people wrote The Feminine Mystique? This book is commonly credited as a milestone in the feminist movement.Betty Friedan
- What was Abraham Lincoln's political experience before he was President?He served for one term in the House of Representatives, over a decade before he was elected President. He also served a few years in the Illinois General Assembly.
- Which of the following statements about the United States home front, during World War II, is not accurate?Hollywood sharply curtailed its activities, and the number of films that were produced declined greatly.
- Which civil rights organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help establish? He was the first President of this organization.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- Which event, near the end of 1786, built support for the Constitutional Convention?Shays' Rebellion
- The Erie Canal connects which two cities in New York?Buffalo and Albany
- The Electoral College deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and which other person led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?Aaron Burr
- What right(s) is the 8th Amendment written to protect?It prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
- Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
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