U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).
ChazPackan
U.S. History Resources
Areas for improvement:
- Political History: 51.7% (15 out of 29)
- The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877): 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Economic History: 43.8% (7 out of 16)
- Military History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 44.4% (4 out of 9)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- American Civil War
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Articles of Confederation
- United States Constitution
- September 11 attacks
- Siege of Vicksburg
- New Deal
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Siege of Petersburg
- Robert E. Lee
- James Madison
- Alexander Hamilton
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- Implied powers
- Strict constructionism
- Enumerated powers
- Scott Joplin
- Ragtime
- XYZ Affair
- Quasi-War
- Quaternary glaciation
- Fallen woman
- Corwin Amendment
- Jefferson Davis
- Transcendentalism
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Province of Carolina
- Dorothea Dix
- Sherman's Special Field Orders, No. 15
- Forty acres and a mule
- Second Continental Congress
- First Continental Congress
- Boston Manufacturing Company
- Jane Addams
- Settlement movement
- Hull House
- Panic of 1873
These questions were missed:
- What did the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 most closely deal with?It created the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided for new regulations of the stock market.
- Why was the United States Constitution written?The first government after independence, the Articles of Confederation, was widely considered to be weak and ineffective.
- What is significant about the Boston Manufacturing Company in American industrial history?It built the first integrated spinning and weaving factory in the world to manufacture textiles.
- Scott Joplin was a famous composer of which music genre, in the early 1900s?Ragtime
- Which of the following transcendentalist books or essays was not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?Civil Disobedience
- Which war or conflict did the XYZ Affair most directly lead to?The Quasi-War
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Petersburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, after a nine-month engagement, in 1864-1865.
- What did the Corwin Amendment state and what was its purpose?It was proposed shortly before the inauguration of President Lincoln, and would have forbidden any additional Constitutional Amendments to restrict slavery where it already existed. It was an 11th hour attempt at compromise before the Civil War.
- 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 statements is incorrect about the Cabinet of George Washington?James Madison served as the Attorney General
- A "fallen woman" was a euphemism for what, in the early 1900s?A prostitute
- What was a lasting geographical consequence of the Quaternary Glaciation?The resulting glaciers formed the Great Lakes in the middle of North America.
- Which of the following political offices did Jefferson Davis hold before he became President of the Confederate States of America?He was a Senator from Mississippi.
- Does the judicial philosophy of strict constructionism give more credence to "enumerated powers" or "implied powers"?It believes that many implied powers are unconstitutional or non-existent, and favors enumerated powers.
- Although its first charter was issued in 1629, the first permanent English settlement in the Province of Carolina was not established until what year?1653
- What was the immediate trigger for the Panic of 1873?Jay Cooke & Company, a large bank, owned significant bonds in the Northern Pacific Railroad and was unable to sell them. When the railroad ran into problems, Cooke's firm went bankrupt and triggered a banking panic.
- Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?The treatment of the indigent insane
- In what city was Jane Addams's Hull House located?Chicago
- Which of the following was not a key difference between the First and Second Continental Congress?The First Continental Congress advocated for rapprochement with Britain and issued an apology for colonial excesses. The Second Congress produced the Declaration of Independence.
- Which country was invaded in 2001 as a direct result of the September 11 attacks?Afghanistan
- Which answer best describes the Siege of Vicksburg?The Union Army, under Ulysses Grant, captured the last remaining Confederate foothold on the Mississippi River, in 1863.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Who was the author of Common Sense, a pamphlet published in early 1776 which advocated for independence from Great Britain?Thomas Paine
- Which of the following people or movements is not associated with Black Power?Martin Luther King Jr.
- Which answer best explains the Compromise of 1877?It was a (reputed) compromise that was reached after the 1876 election, in which Democrats would accept the victory of Rutherford Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction.
- Which of the following people was a longtime leader of the Nation of Islam?Elijah Muhammad
- Aimee Semple McPherson was well known for all of the following things except which one?She was one of the first nationally-known evangelicals to extensively preach and campaign on behalf of conservative Republican politicians.
- Tammany Hall is considered the most prominent example of which American phenomenon?The urban political machines of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- In which city did the Stonewall Riots occur? They are commonly seen as a turning point in the history of gay activism.New York
- 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 would the Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972 have provided federal funding for, had it not been vetoed by Richard Nixon?A national day care system
- The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal relief program that did which of the following?It hired young men who were out of work, and engaged them in rural projects to related to the conservation and development of natural resources.
- In which of the following industries did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?Steel
- 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.
- How many children did George Washington have?None
- What was the most important long-term legacy of the Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 by James Madison?It is one of the few detailed sources on the debates which led to the U.S. Constitution, and on particular sections and clauses therein.
- Which answer best describes a muckraker?Muckraker was the name for a number of investigative journalists who dedicated themselves to exposing corruption in government and business.
- The Erie Canal connects which two cities in New York?Buffalo and Albany
- What was a broad philosophical/political idea that guided the Virginia Plan?Each state should have representation in the national legislature in proportion to its population.
- In what colony was the libel trial of John Peter Zenger held?New York
- What was the most important long-term effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin in the South?It greatly increased the demand for slaves in the Deep South, made its economy dependent on cotton, and ended any momentum towards the abolition of slavery in the region.
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