SDC American History Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Phyllis Schlafly - Correct answer-A conservative female political activist. She
stopped the ERA from being passed, seeing that it would hinder women more than
it would help them.
Helen Hunt Jackson - Correct answer-american poet; became an activist on behalf
of improved treatments of native american rights; known for A Century of
Dishonor and Ramona
Speculators - Correct answer-people who invested in land hoping to make a profit;
townships and land grants encouraged railroad companies to expand, and with that
more towns popped up during westward expansion
Jay Gould - Correct answer-American railroad magnate; cornered the market for
gold hoping to raise prices, backfired; Lord Gordon-Gordon
Alfred T. Mahan - Correct answer-United States naval officer and historian; known
for The Influence of Sea Power Upon History; believed a nations greatness was
associated with the sea; his theories were widely accepted by navalists
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, Senator Albert Beveridge - Correct answer-historian and U.S. senator from
Indiana; leader of the progressive era; imperialist; gave the March of The Flag
speech; wrote historical literature, and part of the American Historian Association;
Joseph Pulitzer - Correct answer-Newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch and the New York World; House representative of New York's 9th district
and St. Louis 5th district; competition lead to yellow journalism; most known for
the Pulitzer Prizes given annually for journalism; founded Columbia School of
Journalism
Alvin York - Correct answer-Also known as Sergeant York; born Fentress County
Tennessee; one of the most decorated U.S. soldiers of WW 1; lead an attack on
German machine gun nest; received the Medal of Honor;
John J. Pershing - Correct answer-US general who chased Villa over 300 miles into
Mexico but didn't capture him; commander of the American Expeditionary Forces;
Clarence Darrow - Correct answer-A famed criminal defense lawyer for Scopes,
who supported evolution. He caused William Jennings Bryan to appear foolish
when Darrow questioned Bryan about the Bible.
Anne Dallas Dudley - Correct answer-she was the National director of the
Women's Suffrage Movement. She lobbied for the passage of the 19th Amendment
from Tennessee.
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Questions and Answers
Phyllis Schlafly - Correct answer-A conservative female political activist. She
stopped the ERA from being passed, seeing that it would hinder women more than
it would help them.
Helen Hunt Jackson - Correct answer-american poet; became an activist on behalf
of improved treatments of native american rights; known for A Century of
Dishonor and Ramona
Speculators - Correct answer-people who invested in land hoping to make a profit;
townships and land grants encouraged railroad companies to expand, and with that
more towns popped up during westward expansion
Jay Gould - Correct answer-American railroad magnate; cornered the market for
gold hoping to raise prices, backfired; Lord Gordon-Gordon
Alfred T. Mahan - Correct answer-United States naval officer and historian; known
for The Influence of Sea Power Upon History; believed a nations greatness was
associated with the sea; his theories were widely accepted by navalists
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, Senator Albert Beveridge - Correct answer-historian and U.S. senator from
Indiana; leader of the progressive era; imperialist; gave the March of The Flag
speech; wrote historical literature, and part of the American Historian Association;
Joseph Pulitzer - Correct answer-Newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch and the New York World; House representative of New York's 9th district
and St. Louis 5th district; competition lead to yellow journalism; most known for
the Pulitzer Prizes given annually for journalism; founded Columbia School of
Journalism
Alvin York - Correct answer-Also known as Sergeant York; born Fentress County
Tennessee; one of the most decorated U.S. soldiers of WW 1; lead an attack on
German machine gun nest; received the Medal of Honor;
John J. Pershing - Correct answer-US general who chased Villa over 300 miles into
Mexico but didn't capture him; commander of the American Expeditionary Forces;
Clarence Darrow - Correct answer-A famed criminal defense lawyer for Scopes,
who supported evolution. He caused William Jennings Bryan to appear foolish
when Darrow questioned Bryan about the Bible.
Anne Dallas Dudley - Correct answer-she was the National director of the
Women's Suffrage Movement. She lobbied for the passage of the 19th Amendment
from Tennessee.
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