U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
18 out of 40 correct (45.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Cultural History: 12.5% (1 out of 8)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 25.0% (2 out of 8)
- Early and Antebellum America (1789-1860): 40.0% (4 out of 10)
- Military History: 28.6% (2 out of 7)
- Economic History: 47.4% (9 out of 19)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Reconstruction Era
- John Brown (abolitionist)
- Bleeding Kansas
- World War II
- Omar Bradley
- European theatre of World War II
- Treaty of Paris (1898)
- Spanish–American War
- Flatboat
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Cattle drives in the United States
- Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Abolitionism in the United States
- Slavery in the United States
- The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper)
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Girl Scouts of the USA
- Redeemers
- War hawk
- War of 1812
- Ancient Hawaii
- James Monroe
- Battle of Trenton
- Republican Party (United States)
- Women's suffrage in the United States
- Free silver
- Anne Hutchinson
- First Continental Congress
- Virginia Company
- House of Burgesses
- Dominion of New England
- Henry Ford
- Ford Model T
- American Civil War
- Robert E. Lee
- Second-wave feminism
- Gloria Steinem
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following statements about Gloria Steinem is inaccurate?She created the feminist saying, A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
- 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.
- Which famous abolitionist published The Liberator from 1831 until the end of the Civil War?William Lloyd Garrison
- What was not a reason that the House of Burgesses was established in Virginia?The legislature was meant to replace the colonial governor, after a serious of ineffective leaders and near revolts.
- Which of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?Santo Domingo
- Approximately how long ago did humans first settle on Hawaii?The islands were likely settled at some point in the 1200s, based on radiocarbon dating.
- Who was the primary founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA?Juliette Gordon Low
- Which future President was wounded at the Battle of Trenton?James Monroe
- Which of the following was a theological issue that Anne Hutchinson and the Puritans disagreed on?Hutchinson supported a "covenant of grace", while the Puritans supported a "covenant of works".
- Henry Ford used all of the following methods to derive an advantage in producing the Model T except for which one?All Model T's were produced at a single factory in Detroit, in order to allow extremely precise management of the manufacturing process.
- Which of the following was not a common argument made by the "free silver" movement?Free silver would eliminate the federal debt by allowing the government to quickly repay its creditors.
- Which major party was generally most supportive of women's suffrage in the United States in the years before its enactment?The Republican Party
- Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?King James I of England
- What was an important resolution of the First Continental Congress?It devised a plan for a colonial boycott of British goods, if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed.
- What was the first battle in which Robert E. Lee served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?The Seven Days Battles
- During which of the following time periods was flatboat traffic at its heaviest?The 1840s
- What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
- 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 of the following factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
- 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.
- 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.
- A person from which of the following groups was least likely to be a "war hawk" in the run-up to the War of 1812?New England merchants who feared a loss of trade from reduced shipping.
These questions were answered correctly:
- 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
- Who were the "X", "Y", and "Z" in the XYZ Affair?Three French diplomats, working under Talleyrand, who demanded bribes before they would negotiate any diplomatic points.
- What were the circumstances behind the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921?A black man was accused of rape against a white woman, leading to the burning down by whites of an entire black neighborhood, killing an unknown number of people and destroying 35 city blocks.
- The Electoral College deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and which other person led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?Aaron Burr
- Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?W.E.B. Dubois
- Which of the following individuals was not considered a "political boss" of an urban political machine?Al Smith
- 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.
- Radical Republicans made this proposal in response to the "Ten percent" plan, which they saw as too lenient.The Wade-Davis Bill
- What was an important long-term effect of the Comstock Law, passed in 1873?By limiting the dissemination of materials on sexuality and specifically birth control, the law likely delayed the widespread use of it for many years.
- Who was the founder of the American Federation of Labor?Samuel Gompers
- What was the primary environmental hazard that Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, advocated against?The use of pesticides
- What the primary purpose of the New England Confederation in the 1600s?It was a military alliance of several New England colonies, catalyzed by various conflicts with native Indian tribes.
- The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?China
- 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").
- During its peak, areas with substantial incidents of lynching were correlated with each of the following factors except which one?The African American population was relatively small and isolated.
- What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on economic issues?Coolidge cut the income tax substantially, cut spending, and generally favored business interests.
- 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
- Who was the third and final President of the Second Bank of the United States, who clashed frequently with Andrew Jackson?Nicholas Biddle
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