U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

The final score on this quiz is a 4

23 out of 40 correct (57.5%).

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At least one question missed covering the following topics:

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  • 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.
  • Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?
    W.E.B. Dubois
  • What was the difference between a flatboat and a steamboat?
    A flatboat was smaller than a steamboat and did not have an engine -- it was used for downstream travel only.
  • The Puritans in New England were broadly part of which Christian church?
    The Congregational Church
  • About what percentage of white arrivals to the colonies before the American Revolution came as indentured servants?
    50 percent
  • Which of the following Confederate states was exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation, since most of it was already under Union control in late 1862?
    Tennessee
  • The Mississippian cultures shared all of the following characteristics except which one?
    A highly developed system of writing that later fell into disuse.
  • What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?
    Farmers
  • Which of the following is not a major subgroup of the Sioux?
    The Peoria
  • 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.
  • What was Anne Bradstreet known for in the English colonial period?
    She was a well-respected poet who became the first female writer of British North America to be published.
  • Which of the following is not a feature of the writings and philosophy of Ayn Rand?
    A rejection of force and the support of anarchism in politics.
  • Which of the following statements/essays on women's rights was written by Judith Sargent Murray?
    On the Equality of the Sexes
  • 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
  • Which of the following Supreme Court cases upheld the validity of the 19th Amendment?
    Leser v. Garnett
  • The Panic of 1873 led to which economic event?
    The Long Depression
  • Which of the following was not an argument that was used to justify the spoils system?
    It would restrict federal office-holding to people who had achieved the financial means (and therefore, the sound moral character) to contribute to winning politicans.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?
    It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
  • What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?
    King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
  • 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.
  • Which city in the United States was a primary destination for Polish immigrants in the 19th century?
    Chicago
  • The trial of John Peter Zenger is considered to be on important influence on the passage of which Constitutional Amendment?
    The 1st Amendment (freedom of the press)
  • Which early political party was most likely to use the term "strict constructionism" in relation to the Constitution?
    The Democratic-Republican Party
  • Which of the following is not a reason for a new Constitution that is included in the Preamble?
    To balance the interests of the several states
  • What was the term "coffin ship" created to describe in the 1800s?
    Ships which sailed to the United States from Ireland with immigrants and did not provide adequate food or living space -- leading to mortality rates of around 30%.
  • What was the main argument against slavery made in The Impending Crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan Helper?
    Slavery was an inefficient practice and a barrier to industrialization and economic progress in the South, benefitting a tiny minority at the expense of the many.
  • What was a long-term legacy of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
    They were an early example of a written constitution in the colonies.
  • Which answer best describes the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?
    This law allowed some illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship and increased the measures and funding for future immigration enforcement.
  • What was the most significant public policy or movement that Horace Mann was an advocate for?
    Free and universal public education
  • In which of the following conflicts did the United Nations intervene militarily?
    The Korean War
  • A person from which of the following regions was most likely to support the America First Committee and oppose the Lend-Lease Act, before Pearl Harbor?
    The Midwest
  • 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
  • In Lyndon Johnson's first election to the U.S. Senate, in 1948, what was his margin of victory in the decisive Democratic primary?
    87 votes
  • Which of the following women was the first to be elected to Congress, in either house?
    Jeanette Rankin
  • Dorothea Dix was a 19th century social reformer who primarily focused on which issue?
    The treatment of the indigent insane
  • Which of the following is not a song by Madonna?
    Time After Time
  • Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?
    Standard Oil
  • How long did the Dominion of New England survive before colonial opposition overturned the arrangement?
    3 years
  • 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 purpose of the Neutrality Acts in the 1930s?
    They were a series of acts which generally restricted or prohibited the United States to sell arms to either side in a foreign conflict. Some of the acts made small exceptions or addressed specific situations.

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