U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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24 out of 40 correct (60.0%).

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  • In which of the following states did Algonquian peoples not live in around the time of first contact with Europeans?
    South Carolina
  • What was the key outcome of the Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
    A bicameral legislature would be created, with states represented in one house based on population (The House of Representatives), and in the other on an equal basis (The Senate).
  • What was George Washington's military strategy as commander of the Continental Army?
    Washington kept his army in one unit, and maneuvered frequently to avoid encirclement. His goal over time was to exhaust the British and win foreign recognition.
  • Who initially demanded the passage of the Bill of Rights, during the period that the Constitution was ratified?
    The Bill of Rights was a concession to Anti-Federalists who feared that the powers of the Constitution were too open-ended.
  • 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.
  • Which of the following was not a contribution of John Jay to the early development of the United States?
    Jay became the Speaker of the House for the Federalist Party in Congress.
  • The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?
    Transcendentalism
  • Which of the following answers best describes Cahokia?
    It was a large settlement on the banks of the Mississippi River which held up to 40,000 people and had several large mounds which still exist.
  • How did the Northwest Ordinance come to effect the debate about slavery in the United States?
    It set the Ohio River as a boundary between free and slave states, and foreshadowed future debates over the expansion of slavery.
  • When the North American continent was first settled, what was the climate like?
    The world was in the midst of an Ice Age, and much of North America was cold, or covered by glaciers.
  • Which of the following was not a legacy of the cowboy culture that built up around the American cattle drives in the 1800s?
    Cowboys often raced horses to pass the time while the cattle rested, and helped develop the races into a popular national sport.
  • The Era of Good Feelings received its name for what reason?
    The United States underwent a brief period of one-party government and national unity after the War of 1812. Partisan competition was low after the Federalists collapsed.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of the Panic of 1907?
    Many bankers and businessmen advocated for the creation of the Federal Reserve System to prevent a similar financial panic in the future.
  • All of the following actresses were associated with the flapper lifestyle except for which one?
    Katharine Hepburn
  • Which of the following was a controversy related to the Free Exercise clause in the First Amendment?
    Whether Congress had the power to restrict polygamy, a religious practice, among Mormons in U.S. states and territories.
  • What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?
    She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What did the Supreme Court rule in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
    It upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring segregation in public accommodations, using a "separate but equal" standard.
  • Which Europeans did the Wampanoag tribe have the most early contact with?
    Puritan settlers to New England
  • Which of the following movements was created, in no small part, in reaction to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision?
    The Moral Majority
  • Which of the following does the "Corrupt Bargain" refer to, in its early 19th century usage?
    The alliance between supporters of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to elect Adams in the 1824 election. Andrew Jackson had won a plurality of electoral votes, but not a majority, and lost the final vote in the House of Representatives.
  • What was the key point made in the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards?
    This sermon evoked numerous images of hell and the torment that awaited those who rejected God's grace.
  • Which of the following actors was an enormous star in the silent film era, and is considered one of the most influential moviemakers of all time?
    Charlie Chaplin
  • The Communist Revolution in China succeeded in replacing Chiang Kai-shek with Mao Zedong in which year, causing even more alarm in the United States?
    1949
  • Which of the following explorers never landed in any area that is now part of the United States?
    Leif Erikson
  • Which of the following Native American nations was not a part of the "Five Civilized Tribes"?
    The Osage
  • Which of the following was not a key tenet of the transcendentalist movement?
    Individuals should actively engage in politics to drive a progressive agenda.
  • The trial of Alger Hiss became a public sensation that focused much attention on which issue?
    Communist espionage
  • What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project in World War II?
    This project was responsible for developing the atomic bomb, which was eventually used against Japan in August 1945.
  • What were the Black Codes, during the Reconstruction Era?
    They were laws passed by various southern states that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  • Which of the following is a quote from the Declaration of Independence?
    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
  • Which of the following was not an immediate goal of the National Organization for Women at its founding in 1966?
    To fight for the civil and legal rights of lesbian women.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 attempted to do which of the following?
    It was a measure to define US citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
  • Which Southern Congressman became well-known for beating Senator Charles Sumner almost to death with a cane on the Senate floor, in 1856?
    Preston Brooks
  • Madam C. J. Walker, an early black female entrepreneur, became a millionaire in which line of business?
    Hair care and cosmetics
  • What was the significance of Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 in the context of Jim Crow?
    It desegregated the United States armed forces.
  • What was the significance of Sally Hemings in the life of Thomas Jefferson?
    She was a slave who Jefferson had a relationship with, and likely fathered six children with.
  • Which of the following is not a defiant behavior (by the standards of the time) that was associated with flappers in the 1920s?
    Growing long, freely-flowing hair
  • In what state did Nat Turner's slave rebellion occur, in 1831?
    Virginia
  • Who became the first woman Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Janet Yellen
  • Edward Bernays is best-known as a pioneer of which industry?
    Advertising and Marketing

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