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American History - Mixed Bag 2 Quiz

Let's see what you know about the history of the good old US of A.

A multiple-choice quiz by dwoody81. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dwoody81

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,197

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
7009

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (4/15), Guest 82 (4/15), Guest 172 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these was NOT considered a part of the Great Triumvirate in the Congress of 1850? Hint

Henry Clay

Stephen Douglas

John C. Calhoun

Daniel Webster

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the first state to allow women's suffrage? Hint

Wyoming

Nevada

Utah

Colorado

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was President Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the Civil War? Hint

To end slavery

To force the repeal of tariffs

To crush the South

To preserve the Union

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Question 4 of 15

4. Whom did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free immediately? Hint

Wage Slaves

All slaves

Nobody

Slaves in the Confederacy

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who became president as a result of the "Corrupt Bargain"? Hint

Rutherford B Hayes

Grover Cleveland

John Tyler

John Quincy Adams

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who invented the steel plow? Hint

Cyrus McCormick

Eli Whitney

John Deere

Thomas Edison

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which was not a part of the Anaconda Plan? Hint

To blockade the coast

To take Richmond

To capture Jefferson Davis

To divide the South

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the type of journalism that was pioneered by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in the 1880s? Hint

Green Journalism

Purple Journalism

Red Journalism

Yellow Journalism

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Question 9 of 15

9. Secretary of State John Hay sent out the "Open Door Notes" to ask the great powers to respect fair competition with which Asian nation? Hint

Japan

China

The Philippines

India

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Question 10 of 15

10. In 1817, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York commissioned an engineering marvel. What was it? Hint

The Erie Canal

Central Park

The Empire State Building

Statue of Liberty

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these positions was NOT a part of the original 1789 Cabinet? Hint

Secretary of War

Secretary of Defense

Secretary of State

Secretary of Treasury

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Question 12 of 15

12. Eli Whitney is famous for the cotton gin and what other manufacturing marvel of the late 18th century? Hint

Interchangeable parts

Mechanical reaper

Sewing machine

Wheat baler

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the only southern senator to keep his seat in Congress during the Civil War? Hint

Clement L. Vallandigham

Andrew Johnson

Jefferson Davis

Henry Clay

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Question 14 of 15

14. General William Sherman had an Indian middle name. He shared it with a prominant Indian chief. Who was this chief? Hint

Chief Joseph

Sitting Bull

Geronimo

Tecumseh

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the single bloodiest day in American history? Hint

December 7, 1941

September 17, 1862

September 11, 2001

October 19, 1781

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these was NOT considered a part of the Great Triumvirate in the Congress of 1850?

Answer: Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas was part of the new guard and just starting to make a name for himself in Illinois. Henry Clay was known as the great compromiser. John C. Calhoun was known for his nullification theory. Daniel Webster was an exceptional orator and a preserver of the Union.

2. What was the first state to allow women's suffrage?

Answer: Wyoming

Wyoming: 1869
Utah: 1870
Colorado: 1893
Nevada: 1913

3. What was President Lincoln's goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

Answer: To preserve the Union

Lincoln wanted a quick resolution to get the South back in the Union. But after the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas everybody knew it would be a long stuggle.

4. Whom did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free immediately?

Answer: Nobody

Lincoln's Proclamation on January 1st, 1863, stated that it freed "all slaves in rebelling states". Slavery was still allowed in the important border states that would make or break the war for one side or the other. Slaves were slowly freed as the Civil War progressed/continued and almost all were free by the time the Civil War ended on April 9th, 1865.

5. Who became president as a result of the "Corrupt Bargain"?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

This was the deal between Henry Clay and Adams for Adams to become president and Clay to become secretary of state, which in those days was an almost certain way into the presidency.

6. Who invented the steel plow?

Answer: John Deere

Yes, it was the "tractor man", John Deere. Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper which also revolutionized farming. Thomas Edison invented, most notably, the light bulb. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.

7. Which was not a part of the Anaconda Plan?

Answer: To capture Jefferson Davis

This was General Winfield Scott's plan to take back the Confederacy. Davis was never a real goal because not many people in the southern legislature liked him.

8. What was the type of journalism that was pioneered by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in the 1880s?

Answer: Yellow Journalism

This type of journalism uses sensationalism to grab people's attention with stories about crime, gossip, sex, scandal, dangers, and controversy.

9. Secretary of State John Hay sent out the "Open Door Notes" to ask the great powers to respect fair competition with which Asian nation?

Answer: China

This was done to protect Americas interests in China, and in response to this the Boxer Rebellion broke out. The Boxers took over the Forbidden City and killed hundreds of foreigners.

10. In 1817, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York commissioned an engineering marvel. What was it?

Answer: The Erie Canal

At the time this was a big deal and played a key role in linking New York with the Great Lakes and the Mid West. However, it was ridiculed initially and called "Clinton's Big Ditch" and "The Governor's Gutter".

11. Which of these positions was NOT a part of the original 1789 Cabinet?

Answer: Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of War lost its Cabinet status and was replaced by the Secretary of Defense in 1947.

12. Eli Whitney is famous for the cotton gin and what other manufacturing marvel of the late 18th century?

Answer: Interchangeable parts

Whitney did this to help the firearms industry because back then if the trigger broke then you might have to buy a whole new gun.

13. Who was the only southern senator to keep his seat in Congress during the Civil War?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

This was a very strange thing because his home state of Tennessee had seceded and he had no power in Congress. He did get elected Vice-President, though. During Reconstruction Tennessee was almost automatically put back into the Union.

14. General William Sherman had an Indian middle name. He shared it with a prominant Indian chief. Who was this chief?

Answer: Tecumseh

Tecumseh (1768-1813) was a famous leader of the Shawnee, but Sherman was not related to him.

15. What was the single bloodiest day in American history?

Answer: September 17, 1862

This was the first day of the Battle of Antietam. The others were 9/11, Pearl Harbor, and the Battle at Yorktown.

Source: Author dwoody81

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