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US AP US History Test 3

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History Ap Us History (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Ap Us History (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Ap Us History (High School) · 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
Who was LBJ?
A) President after Kennedy
B) VP only
C) Senator only
D) General
Question 2
What was the Panic of 1819?
A) Boom
B) First depression
C) War
D) Gold rush
Question 3
What was Gettysburg?
A) First battle
B) Last battle
C) 1863 turning battle
D) Naval clash
Question 4
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A) President
B) General
C) Judge
D) Abolitionist writer
Question 5
Why did Napoleon sell?
A) Haiti loss plus war
B) Kindness
C) Debt only
D) No value seen
Question 6
What was Washington's Farewell?
A) War cry
B) 1796 alliance warning
C) Tax plan
D) Party praise
Question 7
What was Dust Bowl?
A) Flood zone
B) Volcano area
C) 1930s plains disaster
D) Snow belt
Question 8
Who had Dream speech?
A) Malcolm X
B) Rosa Parks
C) John Lewis
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
Question 9
What was Vietnam War?
A) 1955 to 1975 conflict
B) WWII battle
C) Korea fight
D) Gulf war
Question 10
Who made light bulb practical?
A) Tesla
B) Thomas Edison
C) Westinghouse
D) Bell
Question 11
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A) Tea protest
B) Stamp riot
C) 1794 tax revolt
D) Bread march
Question 12
What was Underground Railroad?
A) Real train
B) Road
C) River
D) Escape network
Question 13
What was War of 1812 cause?
A) Impressment plus trade
B) Land hunger only
C) Canada invite
D) Indian wars only
Question 14
Which purchase doubled the US in 1803?
A) Florida Purchase
B) Louisiana Purchase
C) Alaska Purchase
D) Gadsden Purchase
Question 15
When was WWI?
A) 1900s
B) 1920s
C) 1914 to 1918
D) 1930s
Question 16
Who led New Deal?
A) Hoover
B) Truman
C) Coolidge
D) Franklin Roosevelt
Question 17
When was War of 1812?
A) 1812 to 1815
B) 1810 to 1812
C) 1814 to 1816
D) 1812 to 1814
Question 18
What was Statue of Liberty?
A) War prize
B) France gift 1886
C) Bought statue
D) Local build
Question 19
Who was Rosa Parks?
A) Driver
B) Mayor
C) Bus boycott spark
D) Judge
Question 20
What were Virginia Kentucky Resolutions?
A) Support laws
B) War plans
C) Tax hikes
D) 1798 nullification seeds

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

History USA — 3,900+ tests. U.S. History (Colonial, Revolution, Civil War, WWII, Civil Rights to modern), World History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern), State History (51 jurisdictions (50 states + District of Columbia)) and AP U.S./World. Leveled: Elementary, Middle, High School, University. AP-style sourcing & chronology. Each leaf 8×20Q.

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