US History World Industrial Test 1

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History World Industrial (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 World Industrial (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World Industrial (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

What did Webster defend?

A) Union perpetual

B) Nullification

C) Secession

D) Free trade

Question 2

Name the person who dominated oil.

A) Astor

B) John D. Rockefeller

C) Carnegie

D) Vanderbilt

Question 3

Which term means "Monopoly controlling an industry"?

A) the Homestead Strike (1892)

B) the Bessemer Process

C) a trust

D) laissez-faire

Question 4

Where did mills start?

A) South

B) West

C) Mid-Atlantic

D) New England

Question 5

Who brought mill plans?

A) Samuel Slater

B) Whitney

C) Fulton

D) Cooper

Question 6

What was the Bessemer Process?

A) Made food

B) Made steel cheap

C) Made oil

D) Made textiles

Question 7

What was Commonwealth v. Hunt?

A) Unions banned

B) Strikes jailed

C) 1842 unions legal

D) Closed shops

Question 8

Name the person who built steel empire.

A) Rockefeller

B) Morgan

C) Ford

D) Andrew Carnegie

Question 9

Who sewed first?

A) Elias Howe

B) Singer

C) Wilson

D) Gibbs

Question 10

Who was Cyrus McCormick?

A) Thresher man

B) Reaper inventor

C) Plow maker

D) Seed seller

Question 11

When did steam spread?

A) 1700s

B) 1900s

C) After 1840s

D) 1860s only

Question 12

What did steamboats change?

A) Ocean travel

B) Rail speed

C) Road building

D) Upstream trade

Question 13

What was the factory town?

A) Lowell model mills

B) Slums

C) Camps

D) Forts

Question 14

What was the railroad gauge fight?

A) Narrow only

B) Standardizing tracks

C) Wide only

D) No rails

Question 15

Which term means "Interchangeable parts"?

A) a trust

B) the Bessemer Process

C) Whitney's other idea

D) the Homestead Strike (1892)

Question 16

Which of these did Slater memorize?

A) French recipes

B) German guns

C) Dutch maps

D) British designs

Question 17

Which of the following best defines vulcanized rubber?

A) Goodyear's process

B) Natural latex

C) Plastic

D) Asphalt

Question 18

Which of the following best defines nullification?

A) Court review

B) State voiding federal law

C) Veto

D) Amendment

Question 19

Name the person who proposed American System.

A) Jackson

B) Calhoun

C) Henry Clay

D) Webster

Question 20

What best defines the Bank War?

A) Coin debate

B) Tax fight

C) Tariff clash

D) Jackson versus Biddle

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