U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 4

26 out of 40 correct (65.0%).

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At least one question missed covering the following topics:

These questions were missed:

  • Which answer best describes the Battle of Antietam?
    The Confederate Army, under Robert E. Lee, was moving north into Maryland in 1862. The Union Army met Lee and forced his Army to retreat.
  • Which of the following publications, extremely popular during the mid-1800s, is considered to be a proponent of the "Cult of Domesticity"?
    Godey's Lady's Book
  • What right(s) is the 7th Amendment written to protect?
    It guarantees the right to a trial by jury for any non-trivial ($20 or more) civil case, and respects that jury's findings.
  • What did the Nixon Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?
    It stated that the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends, but would not undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world.
  • Which of the following is a U.S. state or territory that Christopher Columbus set foot on during his life?
    Puerto Rico
  • What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?
    Okinawa
  • Which answer best describes the relationship between the Bill of Rights and the laws of each state?
    The Bill of Rights was only applicable to the federal government until the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.
  • James Buchanan avoided political controversy in the heated years before his election as President by taking on what role?
    He was the United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the Pierce Administration.
  • What was the American Federation of Labor's basic strategy during the first years of its existence?
    The AFL formed as an association of trade unions, and strictly limited its focus to bargaining for better wages and working conditions for its own members, avoiding partisan politics.
  • How was Washington D.C. established as the nation's capital?
    The First U.S. Congress established Washington as the capital in 1790, choosing a Southern site in return for other compromises to the Federalists.
  • Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?
    The residents of Kansas were permitted to vote on whether to allow slavery.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following is not something that was agreed to at the Tehran Conference in late 1943?
    The division of Germany into four occupation zones, which later coalesced into East Germany and West Germany.
  • What were the views of Roger Williams on American Indians and slavery?
    Williams was an early abolitionist, and also an advocate of fair dealings with the New England Indian tribes.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following statements about Earl Warren is inaccurate?
    He had long been on the conservative end of the Republican Party, and he surprised many with the direction of his decisions as the Supreme Court Chief Justice.
  • How did the Great White Fleet of the U.S. Navy become well-known?
    It undertook a circumnavigation of the globe, lasting over a year, in which it made goodwill stops in numerous foreign ports.
  • Who was the first African-American President of the United States, elected in 2008?
    Barack Obama
  • Which of the following statements about the life of Walter Raleigh is inaccurate?
    He was the first leader of the Jamestown Colony in what is now Virginia.
  • 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.
  • Duke Ellington's appearances at which club contributed to his national reputation?
    The Cotton Club
  • The Union victory in which battle emboldened Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
    Antietam
  • Which Chief Justice is best known for handing down the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
    Roger B. Taney
  • Who was the only President of the Confederate States of America?
    Jefferson Davis
  • 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.
  • What was the official name for the Midnight Judges Act, passed during the final days of the John Adams Administration?
    The Judiciary Act of 1801
  • In the context of Reconstruction, which answer best describes who the Redeemers were?
    White supremacist southerners who sought to return control of state governments and federal representatives to themselves, and to limit the civil rights of former slaves and other free blacks.
  • To what extent did the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 change the previous Agricultural Adjustment Act?
    Due to a Supreme Court challenge of the initial law, the second law replaced the method of funding the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Other aspects remained largely the same.
  • Which Amendment outlawed the poll tax as a condition for voting?
    The 24th Amendment
  • Which early political party was most likely to use the term "strict constructionism" in relation to the Constitution?
    The Democratic-Republican Party
  • What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose for Reconstruction?
    No Southern state could be readmitted until a majority of its voters took the Ironclad Oath, stating they had never supported the Confederacy.
  • What was the most important consequence of the Free Soil Party?
    It established the anti-slavery positions on the western territories that would later became an essential part of the Republican platform.
  • What was Elizabeth Key Grinstead known for in the English colonial period?
    She was an early slave who sued and won her freedom in the courts, before laws on slavery were made more strict.
  • What is the only Amendment to repeal another Amendment to the Constitution?
    The 21st Amendment
  • Which treaty opened the way for the creation of Oregon Territory?
    The Oregon Treaty
  • What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
    To prevent incidents with Britain's Indian allies, it forbade colonial settlement to the west of a north-south line which ran through the Appalachian range.
  • Which Amendment lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18?
    The 26th Amendment
  • Before his capture of an arsenal in Virginia, how else did John Brown fight for the abolition of slavery?
    He had fought in some engagements in Kansas, and had killed five pro-slavery men in a massacre.
  • What is the significance of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, in 1973?
    It ruled that laws outlawing abortion were an unconstitutional violation of the 4th Amendment.
  • Article Two of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Executive Branch
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of Prohibition under the 18th Amendment?
    The number of Americans who drank actually increased.

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