US College AP US History Test 2

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College Entrance — Test 2 (Ap Us History) High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) USA College Board (SAT/ACT/AP) — USA

What is this test? for College Entrance prep (SAT/ACT/PSAT/AP), USA — high school to college transition — High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) level, USA.
Is this for you? For High School students (grades 11-12) preparing for SAT, ACT, PSAT or AP in the USA
Section: College Entrance — Test 2 (Ap Us History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 2 (Ap Us History) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was the Dust Bowl?

A) Plains dust disaster

B) Flood zone

C) Volcano area

D) Snow belt

Question 2

Who debated Hayne?

A) Calhoun

B) Daniel Webster

C) Clay

D) Benton

Question 3

What was Atlantic Charter?

A) Peace treaty

B) Trade pact

C) 1941 Allied goals

D) War declaration

Question 4

What did Webster defend?

A) Nullification

B) Secession

C) Free trade

D) Union perpetual

Question 5

What was Ostend Manifesto?

A) 1854 Cuba grab plan

B) Peace offer

C) Trade deal

D) Canal plan

Question 6

What did the 16th Amendment allow?

A) Poll tax

B) Income tax

C) Property tax

D) Sales tax

Question 7

What was the gag rule?

A) Free debate

B) More petitions

C) Banning slavery petitions

D) Court review

Question 8

What was the Writers' Project?

A) Novels only

B) Poems only

C) Newspapers

D) State guidebooks

Question 9

What was the Scopes trial?

A) 1925 evolution trial

B) Bank trial

C) Murder trial

D) Tax trial

Question 10

Who fought gag rule?

A) Calhoun

B) John Quincy Adams

C) Clay

D) Benton

Question 11

Who was Henry Clay?

A) General

B) Banker

C) Great Compromiser

D) Judge

Question 12

Did Wilmot pass?

A) Became law

B) Vetoed twice

C) Court voided

D) Never through Senate

Question 13

Who ran South Democrats?

A) John Breckinridge

B) Douglas

C) Bell

D) Everett

Question 14

Who was Gary Powers?

A) Astronaut

B) Downed pilot

C) General

D) Spy chief

Question 15

Who was Booker T. Washington?

A) NAACP head

B) Garvey rival

C) Tuskegee leader

D) Senator

Question 16

When was Texas annexed?

A) 1836

B) 1844

C) 1848

D) 1845

Question 17

What ended Prohibition?

A) 21st Amendment 1933

B) 18th Amendment

C) Volstead Act

D) Dry law

Question 18

What was the Corwin Amendment?

A) End slavery

B) Protect slavery bid

C) Free DC

D) Tax slaves

Question 19

Who pushed NSC-68?

A) Kennan

B) Acheson

C) Paul Nitze

D) Dulles

Question 20

What was the Bank's end?

A) Renewed

B) Merged

C) Sold abroad

D) Charter died 1836

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