U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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15 out of 40 correct (37.5%).

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  • What was Omar Bradley most noted for in World War II?
    He was a five-star General who commanded all U.S. ground forces in Western Europe.
  • In which of the following positions did Thomas Jefferson not serve at some point during his life?
    Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, in 1787.
  • What was a fear or concern that guided the introduction of the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
    Larger states would control the workings of the new federal government if proportional representation was used in the legislature.
  • Which of the following was not a tactic used by the Continental Association to enforce its boycott, between 1774 and the outbreak of fighting in 1775?
    Exports from the colonies to Britain, Ireland, or the British West Indies were immediately cut off.
  • The Supreme Court overturned Munn v. Illinois in 1886 with Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois. Which federal law was most directly passed in response to this case?
    The Interstate Commerce Act
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
  • Which of the following was not an effect of the Panic of 1893?
    The federal government took steps to move away from the gold standard more forcefully, in order to increase the money supply and spur new investment.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of the First Great Awakening?
    A more spontaneous, emotional style of preaching and church service became common, at the expense of those sects which had a more structured and formal worship style.
  • How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?
    He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
  • Which of the following was not a reason that colonists generally opposed the Dominion of New England?
    Governor Andros signed peace treaties with multiple Indian tribes which the colonists felt were too generous.
  • Which global event loomed as a specter for southern slaveowners throughout the 19th century, in the context of the executions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner?
    The Haitian Revolution of Toussaint Louverture
  • At what point were the cliff dwellings of the Pueblo people, in the American southwest, abandoned by their occupants?
    Around 1300, due to climactic changes which reduced landfall and made the land too arid.
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Great Depression in the United States?
    Massive inflation as the government printed money to counteract the effects of falling employment.
  • Robert Fulton achieved fame for his innovations in which area?
    Steamboats
  • What did the Banking Act of 1933 most closely deal with?
    It established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and required the separation of commercial and investment banking ("Glass-Steagall").
  • Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act, but his most frequent clashes with Congress came over which issue?
    Reconstruction
  • In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, passed the...
    Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
  • Which of the following New Deal acts first created a forty-hour workweek with overtime pay, and a minimum wage?
    The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
  • Which of the following answers about the separation of powers under the Constitution is inaccurate?
    A two-thirds majority of Congress can vote to remove a Supreme Court justice from power if their decisions are unsound.
  • Who was the first known European to land on the Hawaiian islands?
    James Cook
  • What was the initial position of the United States towards the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, in 1893?
    Grover Cleveland was an anti-imperialist and was opposed to the coup. However, he was in the minority on this issue, and Hawaii was annexed in 1898 under President McKinley.
  • Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?
    The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
  • What did the Miranda v. Arizona decision do?
    It disallowed confessions in criminal cases unless the defendant had been informed of their right to remain silent.
  • What was the nature of the Whiskey Ring fraud in the mid 1870s?
    Government agents, inspectors, and whiskey distillers colluded to divert millions of dollars of federal liquor taxes into private hands. The scandal included members of Grant's Administration and further damaged his reputation.
  • What was notable about Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Coal Strike of 1902?
    It was the first labor action in which the federal government intervened as a relatively neutral mediator.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?
    Chicago
  • Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?
    Jeanette Rankin
  • Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
    The Sun Also Rises
  • What did the Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision do?
    It required the states to provide counsel to defendants who cannot pay their own attorneys.
  • Who used the phrase Iron Curtain to describe the Soviet Union and its satellites in a speech they made in 1946, making the term well-known to the American public?
    Winston Churchill
  • What was the purpose of the "lily-white" movement in the late 1900s?
    It was a faction within the Republican Party that wanted to compete with Democrats in the South, around the turn of the 20th century, by driving black leaders out of the party.
  • Which of the following albums was not performed by Marvin Gaye?
    Sex Machine
  • Which crop is George Washington Carver most known for his innovations with?
    Peanuts
  • What does the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?
    This Amendment ended slavery in the United States.
  • What does the Critical Period often refer to, in the history of the United States?
    The period between 1781-1787, under the Articles of Confederation, when the national government appeared too weak (to many) to adequately defend the territory and financial system of the new nation.
  • What was the immediate cause of the embargo that caused the 1973 Oil Crisis?
    In the midst of the Yom Kippur War, Richard Nixon asked Congress for emergency military aid for Israel.
  • This state was the first to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
    South Carolina
  • Who was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River?
    Hernando de Soto
  • What was the primary reason that John F. Kennedy selected Lyndon Johnson as his running mate?
    Johnson was highly regarded by Southern Democrats, and Kennedy was fearful that a large number of Southern states would not otherwise support his ticket.
  • What was an important long-term consequence of Marbury v. Madison?
    It established the power of judicial review for the Supreme Court.

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