U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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20 out of 40 correct (50.0%).

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  • What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
    The Seven Days Battles
  • Which of the following was not a long-term consequence of the success of the Model T and other automobiles?
    Ford became such a dominant carmaker that it was eventually broken up under the federal antitrust laws, becoming the second prominent company to undergo that fate, after Standard Oil.
  • What was an important early political issue that rested upon conflicting interpretations of the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution?
    Whether the First Bank of the United States, i.e. a national bank, was allowed by the Constitution.
  • Which of the following people was not a prominent Loyalist during the American Revolution?
    Alexander Hamilton
  • Which of the following was not a restriction placed on the conduct or privileges of most slaves?
    Slaves were not permitted to celebrate major holidays such as Christmas.
  • Which issue caused the women's suffrage movement to split into the National and American Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA and AWSA), in 1869?
    One side supported the voting protections of the 15th Amendment, while the other opposed them because they did not extend to women.
  • Andrew Jackson first came to national attention during the War of 1812, for leading the United States to victory in which battle?
    The Battle of New Orleans
  • Pearl Buck won a Pulitzer Prize and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novels generally took place in which country?
    China
  • What was the immediate cause of the Boston Massacre?
    A number of British troops were being harassed and jeered by colonists and fired without orders.
  • Which of the following is a legacy of John Marshall's time on the Supreme Court?
    Marshall established the Supreme Court as a powerful American institution, the Court having been considered a minor body under the three previous Chief Justices.
  • 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 people was nominated as the Liberal Republican Party's Presidential candidate in 1872?
    Horace Greeley
  • All of the following writers are associated with the Harlem Renaissance except which one?
    Alice Walker
  • In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?
    1814
  • John Marshall was one of the most important members of which early American political party?
    The Federalist Party
  • Joseph McCarthy's fruitless and unpopular investigation of which agency or organization led to his political downfall and eventual censure?
    The U.S. Army
  • What was a long-term legacy of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
    They were an early example of a written constitution in the colonies.
  • 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
  • Robert La Follette Sr., a long-time progressive Republican, ran for President as a third-party candidate in which election? He received 17% of the nation's popular vote.
    1924
  • Which answer best describes what the Coffin Handbills were?
    They were a series of attacks by supporters of John Quincy Adams in 1828, that accused Andrew Jackson of numerous murders and bloodthirsty military actions during his rise from obscurity to national prominence.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • In which city was the Pullman Strike centered, in 1894?
    Chicago
  • Which answer best describes the Watergate Scandal, which led to Richard Nixon's resignation?
    Nixon attempted to bug Democratic National Committee headquarters during the 1972 election, and then engaged in a botched cover-up of the failed burglary.
  • What was the final outcome of the Pequot War in the Connecticut Colony?
    The Pequot were nearly annihilated, and the few survivors were made into slaves. The position of Connecticut Colony was largely secure thereafter.
  • Which of the following was not a part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, outlining his vision of the post-World War I world?
    The limitation of the German Army to 100,000 men after the war, and the imposition of substantial reparations to be paid by Germany to the victories allies.
  • Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
  • What was the purpose of the Committee of Detail at the Constitutional Convention?
    It wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution, based on agreements that had been reached during the first few weeks of the Convention.
  • In what year was Medicare established?
    In 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
  • Leading radio stations began to pull the once-popular broadcasts of Father Charles Coughlin, in the late 1930s, after he began expressing which type of views?
    Anti-semitism and support for Germany and Italy
  • William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?
    Tammany Hall
  • Who was the first American woman to travel to outer space?
    Sally Ride
  • At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?
    1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
  • Who was the first black politician to win a state in the Presidential primary elections, for either party?
    Jesse Jackson
  • Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?
    Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
  • How many whites were killed before the arrest and execution of Denmark Vesey, in 1822, for fomenting a slave uprising?
    0
  • Which answer best describes the political background of Martin Van Buren?
    Van Buren was a Democrat and protégé of Andrew Jackson, and largely continued Jackson's policies during his own time as President.
  • What was Clara Barton best known for?
    She was the founder of the American Red Cross and a renowned nurse.
  • Which of the following woman was a lifelong friend of Susan B. Anthony and her partner in a number of campaigns and organizations.
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • What was a common term, beginning in the 1890s, for women who sought higher education and increased personal autonomy.
    New Woman
  • What was the first railroad, in 1852, to reach the Ohio River from the Eastern Seaboard?
    The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • In which region of the country was opposition to the 16th Amendment, allowing for a federal income tax, the strongest?
    New England

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