U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • What was Sarah Josepha Hale best known for in the antebellum era?
    She was the editor of Godey's Lady's Book, a popular women's magazine, and an advocate for the creation of Thanksgiving.
  • Approximately how many people died in Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s?
    1 million
  • A person from which of the following regions was most likely to support the America First Committee and oppose the Lend-Lease Act, before Pearl Harbor?
    The Midwest
  • What was the purpose of the Hampton Roads Conference, in 1865?
    It was an inconclusive meeting between Abraham Lincoln and members of Jefferson Davis's Cabinet, before the war ended, in which they discussed possible peace terms.
  • Which of the following animals did the Apache use to transport loads, as of the time that the Spanish came into contact with them?
    Dogs
  • Gertrude Stein left the United States in 1903 to live in which foreign city?
    Paris
  • Approximately when did the Apache peoples migrate to the Southwest?
    Sometime between 1200 and 1500.
  • Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Antietam?
    Ulysses Grant was recalled from the west to take overall command of the Union Army.
  • The Commerce Clause of the Constitution has been used to justify all of the following actions except which one?
    The federal government's funding and construction of the Erie Canal.
  • How many acres of land were distributed by Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15?
    400 thousand
  • In what region of the country did the Salish peoples live?
    The Northwest
  • Hernando de Soto was the first European to cross the Mississippi. What else was he known for?
    He participated with Pizarro in the conquest of the Incas in Peru.
  • What was the primary goal of the Farmers' Holiday Association, active in the early 1930s?
    It attempted to coordinate the withholding of farm products from the market, in order to raise prices and slow the rate of farm foreclosures.
  • During the 19th century, which of the following statements about slavery is most accurate?
    Hundreds of thousands of slaves were sold and transported overland from the Upper South to the Deep South.
  • The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?
    China
  • Approximately how many people migrated west on the Oregon Trail and its offshoots?
    400 thousand
  • Swing music, played by musicians such as Benny Goodman, came to prominence in the latter part of which decade?
    The 1930s
  • Which of the following was not a common rationale for Prohibition, or the banning of alcohol sales under the 18th Amendment?
    Urban Catholics believed that the quality of life and reputation of their neighborhoods would be improved under Prohibition.
  • What was a particularly unique belief of the Shakers, a Christian group that came to prominence during the Second Great Awakening?
    The Shakers believed that all forms of sexual intercourse were sinful and enforced the practice of celibacy in their communities.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was the importance of the Liberty Ship in World War II?
    It was a simple, standardized transport ship that was easy to construct. Enough could be produced to easily make up for losses from submarine warfare.
  • Which global event loomed as a specter for southern slaveowners throughout the 19th century, in the context of the executions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner?
    The Haitian Revolution of Toussaint Louverture
  • Which of the following was not a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
    The United States would obtain all land between the Mississippi and the Atlantic Ocean that was south of Canada, including eastern Louisiana and Florida.
  • Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?
    The treatment of the indigent insane
  • What was the most important consequence of the Gibbons v. Ogden decision?
    It strengthened the ability of the federal government to regulate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
  • 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 of the following policies was not a goal of the Farmer's Alliance?
    Increased pensions for veterans of the Civil War.
  • Langston Hughes wrote all of the following poems except which one?
    A Raisin in the Sun
  • During which decade did the lynching of African Americans reach its peak in the United States?
    The 1890s
  • Which of the following societal trends did not rapidly follow the approval of The Pill (the birth control pill) in 1960?
    Every state legalized the use of the pill for married and unmarried women by 1965.
  • Which of the following statements about blackface, specifically in the 1830s and 40s, is inaccurate?
    Blackface generally provided an authentic look at the trials and travails of slavery.
  • Which of the following people was not a notable member of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
    Edgar Allan Poe
  • Which answer best describes the War Powers Resolution, which was passed over Richard Nixon's veto?
    It requires the President to obtain Congressional approval for any action where United States Armed Forces are engaged for 60 days or more.
  • What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?
    They were a series of acts which generally restricted or prohibited the United States to sell arms to either side in a foreign conflict. Some of the acts made small exceptions or addressed specific situations.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the headright system in Virginia?
    The headright system was used only in Virginia, because other colonies lacked sufficient land to implement it.
  • 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 of the following best describes the life of Booker T. Washington?
    He was a black community and educational leader, and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
  • What was an early use of executive privilege, by George Washington?
    Washington refused to provide documents to the House of Representatives that related to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.
  • Who was the third and final President of the Second Bank of the United States, who clashed frequently with Andrew Jackson?
    Nicholas Biddle
  • What was the nature of the Whiskey Ring fraud in the mid 1870s?
    Government agents, inspectors, and whiskey distillers colluded to divert millions of dollars of federal liquor taxes into private hands. The scandal included members of Grant's Administration and further damaged his reputation.
  • The Wilmot Proviso is associated with the aftermath of which American war?
    The Mexican-American War

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