U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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17 out of 40 correct (42.5%).

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These questions were missed:

  • The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?
    A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
  • Which territory was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase?
    The Mississippi River and its entire western watershed/drainage basin.
  • What was another name for the 21st Rule in the House of Representatives, which applied to slavery?
    The Gag Rule
  • Myra Bradwell became the first American woman to enter this profession, when the Illinois and United States Supreme Courts ruled in her favor in 1890 and 1892.
    She was the nation's first female lawyer.
  • Which of the following was not an important long-term consequence of the Baby Boom?
    Baby Boomers began to vote in the late 1960s, and were much more likely to oppose the Vietnam War than older people were.
  • Charles Drew was a pioneer in which area of medicine?
    Blood banks and transfusions
  • Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?
    W.E.B. Dubois
  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil
  • Ida Tarbell became a well known muckraker for her book attacking which American business magnate?
    John D. Rockefeller
  • Which of the following best describes the formation of Massachusetts Bay Colony?
    It was a separate colony from Plymouth Colony, established around modern-day Boston in 1628. The two colonies eventually merged into Massachusetts.
  • Which of the following movements from the early 20th century did not, at least somewhat, trace its roots to the ideals of Social Darwinism?
    The social justice movement
  • From which country did most of the September 11 attack perpetrators come from?
    Saudi Arabia
  • In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?
    Sailmaking
  • Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance is inaccurate?
    It allowed each state in the Northwest Territory to vote on whether slavery would be permitted.
  • Which of the following countries has NATO not intervened in militarily?
    Poland
  • What was the Union war strategy that led to the First Battle of Bull Run, in 1861?
    The Union plan was to march straight at Richmond and defeat the Confederate Army in open battle, bringing a quick end to the Civil War.
  • Which future President built his national reputation by commanding the army that defeated Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's forces at Tippecanoe?
    William Henry Harrison
  • A member of which of these groups was unlikely to vote for the Republican Party during the Gilded Age?
    Opponents of federal spending increases
  • Which General served as the Military Governor during most of the Occupation of Japan?
    Douglas MacArthur
  • Which of the following individuals was a strong opponent of eugenics during the height of its popularity in the early 1900s?
    William Jennings Bryan
  • 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.
  • Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet, under Franklin Roosevelt, serving 12 years as the Secretary of which Department?
    The Department of Labor
  • What was the immediate short-term effect of the Missouri Compromise?
    Slavery receded as an important national issue until the late 1840s.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • All of the following musicians are not generally associated with jazz except which one?
    Chuck Berry
  • What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory best known for?
    A fire on March 25, 1911 that killed 146 workers.
  • In which city was the Motown record label established?
    Detroit
  • Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?
    The Republican Party
  • The Wilmot Proviso is associated with the aftermath of which American war?
    The Mexican-American War
  • What was the central rationale of George W. Bush for the Iraq War?
    Bush argued that Iraq had repeatedly violated UN resolutions relating to chemical and biological weapons.
  • What was a key element of the Virginia Plan, as it was initially presented to the Constitutional Convention?
    The Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature with membership apportioned according to population, which would benefit populous states like Virginia.
  • Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Shiloh, in 1862?
    The Confederates abandoned any hope of defeating the Union in the western theater, and transferred around 30,000 troops to Robert E. Lee in the east, hoping to win a decisive battle there.
  • Which city in the United States was a primary destination for Polish immigrants in the 19th century?
    Chicago
  • Construction on the National Road began in 1811. Much of the National Road's route was later replaced by which U.S. highway?
    U.S. Highway 40, running through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  • 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 the main result of the Annapolis Convention?
    The delegates scheduled a second convention in Philadelphia for the following year, which would discuss broader constitutional questions.
  • What was Tecumseh's strategy during the War of 1812?
    Tecumseh allied his forces with British, believing that a British victory would help restrict western settlement.
  • What did the Supreme Court's Engel v. Vitale decision do?
    It ruled that public schools could not require their students to say a prayer.
  • Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • The Clayton Antitrust Act strengthened or created protections against monopolistic practices in all of the following areas except which one?
    Leveraged buyouts of any type, where the purchasing company did not substantial assets or an existing line of business
  • Which famous abolitionist published The Liberator from 1831 until the end of the Civil War?
    William Lloyd Garrison

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