US History Quiz

What did the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution achieve?

• It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US.

• It ended slavery in the United States.

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the US.

What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To restrict immigration to the US from certain ethnic backgrounds.

• To encourage westward expansion by offering free land to settlers.

• To assert the US's right to intervene in Latin American affairs.

• To establish strict quotas on immigration.

Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a reflection of what sentiments in the US?

• Support for women's suffrage

• Xenophobic sentiments

• Anti-prohibition sentiments

• Support for free trade

What was the significant impact of the Treaty of Versailles?

• It ended slavery in the United States.

• It granted African American men the right to vote.

• It ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany.

• It established the Freedmen's Bureau.

What was the main role of the Freedmen's Bureau during the Reconstruction era?

• To encourage westward expansion by offering free land to settlers.

• To restrict immigration to the US from certain ethnic backgrounds.

• To aid newly freed slaves with education, housing, and employment opportunities.

• To assert the US's right to intervene in Latin American affairs.

What was the Pullman Strike?

• A nationwide railroad strike by workers against the Pullman Company's wage cuts and labor conditions

• A protest by Pullman Company workers demanding shorter working hours

• A strike by railroad workers demanding higher wages from multiple railroad companies

• A local strike in Pullman, Illinois, without government intervention

What event led to significant reforms in workplace safety regulations and labor laws?

• Progressive Movement in early 1900s

• Sinking of the USS Maine

• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What was the Progressive Movement in the early 1900s focused on?

• Addressing social and political issues caused by rapid industrialization

• Supporting the Spanish-American War through journalism

• Advocating for the end of World War I

• Reforming the financial system after the Stock Market Crash of 1929

What was the result of the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898?

• It led to the end of the Spanish-American War

• It was a catalyst for the Spanish-American War

• It resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Paris

• It caused the United States to annex Cuba