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US AP US History Test 5

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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 first VP?
A) John Adams
B) Jefferson
C) Hamilton
D) Jay
Question 2
What was Brown v. Board?
A) Segregation approval
B) 1954 desegregation
C) Busing ban
D) Prayer approval
Question 3
Who killed Lincoln?
A) Guiteau
B) Oswald
C) John Wilkes Booth
D) Czologsz
Question 4
What was Lewis Clark?
A) Army war
B) Gold hunt
C) Rail survey
D) 1804 to 1806 trek
Question 5
Who declared War 1812?
A) Madison and Congress
B) Jefferson
C) Adams
D) Monroe
Question 6
What was Neutrality 1793?
A) Join France
B) Stay out of wars
C) Join Britain
D) Arm both
Question 7
Which was the Progressive Era president "Trustbuster"?
A) Warren Harding
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) William Taft
Question 8
What are APUSH periods?
A) five eras
B) three eras
C) twelve eras
D) nine eras 1491-present
Question 9
Which 1896 case was "separate but equal"?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) Dred Scott
C) Brown v. Board
D) Marbury
Question 10
Who won in 1796?
A) Jefferson
B) John Adams
C) Pinckney
D) Burr
Question 11
Why 13 stripes?
A) States now
B) Wars won
C) Original colonies
D) Presidents
Question 12
Which compromise admitted Missouri as slave state (1820)?
A) Kansas-Nebraska Act
B) Compromise of 1850
C) Nullification
D) Missouri Compromise
Question 13
Where did Lee surrender?
A) Appomattox 1865
B) Richmond
C) Gettysburg
D) Washington
Question 14
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
A) President
B) Suffrage leader
C) General
D) Judge
Question 15
What was Cold War?
A) Hot war
B) Trade pact
C) US-Soviet rivalry
D) Alliance
Question 16
Who wrote Virginia Resolves?
A) Jefferson
B) Monroe
C) Henry
D) James Madison
Question 17
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A) Underground guide
B) Driver
C) Nurse
D) Spy only
Question 18
What were Alien Sedition Acts?
A) Welcome acts
B) 1798 crackdown laws
C) Tax laws
D) Road bills
Question 19
What was Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Bay win
B) Missile gift
C) 1962 standoff
D) Trade deal
Question 20
What was New Orleans 1815?
A) Defeat
B) Draw
C) No battle
D) Jackson victory

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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