U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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14 out of 40 correct (35.0%).

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  • Which answer best describes the Battle of Shiloh?
    The Union Army was encamped in southern Tennessee, in 1862, and preparing to move into Mississippi. The Confederates preemptively attacked. The Union won.
  • Louis Armstrong was a versatile, multi-talented musician during his 40 years or more in the public eye, but he is most associated with playing which instrument?
    The trumpet
  • Massachusetts was founded in 1620 as a Puritan colony. What was the most common religious sect of the Virginia colonists at that time?
    Anglican
  • Which of the following states was Jaques Marquette most instrumental in the early exploration of?
    Louisiana
  • What were some elements of the "Square Deal" proposed by Theodore Roosevelt?
    Regulatory programs aimed at the "three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
    It provided for mechanisms to enforce the 15th Amendment and outlawed requirements such as literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
  • What was the most important legacy of Squanto's actions?
    His aid and intervention enabled the Plymouth Colony to survive its first winter and establish itself permanently in North America.
  • Which of the following was not a key element of the Waltham-Lowell manufacturing system, in the early 1800s?
    The mills allowed their employees a high level of personal freedom compared to the farms, demanding only that they show up on time and work around 80 hours per week.
  • The trial of Alger Hiss became a public sensation that focused much attention on which issue?
    Communist espionage
  • Which of the following answers best describes the religious views of Thomas Jefferson?
    Jefferson was a member of the Episcopal Church, but was more generally a deist who often challenged religious traditions and hierarchy.
  • Which of the following was not a key goal of second-wave feminism?
    The passage of a women's suffrage Amendment to protect the right of women to vote.
  • 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.
  • What was Abraham Lincoln's political experience before he was President?
    He served for one term in the House of Representatives, over a decade before he was elected President. He also served a few years in the Illinois General Assembly.
  • Which of the following was a key motivation in the founding of Maryland?
    It was established by the English Lord Baltimore, a Catholic, as a haven for Catholics during the European wars of religion, such as the Thirty Years War.
  • What was James K. Polk's position on the idea of Manifest Destiny?
    Polk was proponent of this idea, and oversaw a huge expansion in the territory of the United States.
  • Which answer best describes what the Palmer Raids were?
    They were a series of raids by the Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 designed to arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists.
  • Article One of the Constitution establishes which branch of the national government?
    The Legislative Branch
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Gilded Age?
    Advancements in working conditions and worker safety, and a reduction of fatalities on railroads and in coal mines.
  • Which of the following was not a poem written by Edgar Allen Poe?
    The Scarlet Letter
  • What did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to do?
    It would have prohibited slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
  • The Ku Klux Klan experienced a revival in the 1920s. Which of the following was not advocated for by the Klan during this period?
    Believing the Democratic Party had become too infused with foreigners, the Klan worked for the election of Republicans, in contrast to its role in the 1870s.
  • What was the most important consequence of the Siege of Yorktown?
    The British surrender effectively ended the Revolutionary War and led to the Treaty of Paris.
  • Which of the following was not a consequence of the headright system in Virginia?
    The headright system was used only in Virginia, because other colonies lacked sufficient land to implement it.
  • The era of yellow journalism commonly pitted which two publishers against each other for newspaper sales?
    Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
  • Why is Abigail Adams sometimes cited as an early feminist influence?
    Her copious correspondence with her husband argues strongly for women's rights. She was also a fairly active First Lady compared to others of her era, earning her the sobriquet of "Mrs. President".
  • Which of the following statements about sharecropping is inaccurate?
    Sharecropping was a system that only applied to black tenants.

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  • What did the Truman Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?
    It stated that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures, with implicit reference to the Soviet Union and communism.
  • Barack Obama's first term as President began in the aftermath of which economic event?
    Financial crisis of 2007–08
  • What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?
    She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
  • Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?
    Nevada
  • Title IX as an anti-gender discrimination amendment which applies to which type of organization or institution?
    Educational institutions
  • In what year, and why, was the Social Security Act passed establishing that system in the United States?
    1935. In response to the Great Depression and the activism of left-wing and elderly groups to the poverty of many older people.
  • In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?
    Chicago
  • Which of the following people was not a notable member of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
    Edgar Allan Poe
  • In order to prevent bank runs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created in 1933. What does this organization primarily do?
    It insures deposits at participating banks and supervises them for soundness. In the event of a failure, depositors receive insurance payouts directly from the FDIC.
  • Which of the following is not a song by Madonna?
    Time After Time
  • What right(s) is the 9th Amendment written to protect?
    Just because certain individual rights are protected in the Constitution, it does not mean that other rights are denied.
  • What was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, thereby making it effective on August 18, 1920?
    Tennessee
  • 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..."
  • What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?
    Okinawa

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