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US History Industrial Test 4

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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History Industrial (Us History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us History USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Industrial (Us History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Industrial (Us History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us History

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 sent first telegraph message?
A) Samuel Morse
B) Bell
C) Tesla
D) Edison
Question 2
Which invention was by Alexander Graham Bell?
A) Radio
B) Telephone
C) Light bulb
D) Telegraph
Question 3
When was Industrial Revolution in US?
A) 1865 to 1900
B) 1700 to 1750
C) 1790 to 1860
D) 1900 to 1930
Question 4
Who was Charles Goodyear?
A) Tire seller
B) Oil baron
C) Rail king
D) Rubber inventor
Question 5
Who sewed first?
A) Elias Howe
B) Singer
C) Wilson
D) Gibbs
Question 6
What was the railroad gauge fight?
A) Narrow only
B) Standardizing tracks
C) Wide only
D) No rails
Question 7
Which was the first national labor union?
A) CIO
B) AFL
C) Knights of Labor
D) IWW
Question 8
What were pet banks?
A) National vaults
B) Foreign banks
C) Mint branches
D) State deposit banks
Question 9
What did Webster defend?
A) Union perpetual
B) Nullification
C) Secession
D) Free trade
Question 10
Who was Cyrus McCormick?
A) Thresher man
B) Reaper inventor
C) Plow maker
D) Seed seller
Question 11
Which person brought mill plans?
A) Whitney
B) Fulton
C) Samuel Slater
D) Cooper
Question 12
Which of the following best defines the Lowell system?
A) Male foremen
B) Slave gangs
C) Child only
D) Mill girls boarding
Question 13
Which term means "Father of factories"?
A) Slater called
B) a trust
C) the Homestead Strike (1892)
D) the Bessemer Process
Question 14
Provide the definition of nullification:
A) Court review
B) State voiding federal law
C) Veto
D) Amendment
Question 15
What best defines the National Road?
A) Erie Canal
B) Rail line
C) Cumberland federal highway
D) Telegraph
Question 16
What best defines Fulton's boat?
A) Savannah
B) Phoenix
C) Enterprise
D) Clermont 1807
Question 17
Which of the following best defines the market revolution?
A) Bought goods replace homemade
B) No change
C) Farm return
D) Craft revival
Question 18
Which of the following best defines the Erie Canal?
A) Rail line
B) 1825 water link
C) Road
D) Pipeline
Question 19
Which of the following best defines the Tariff of Abominations?
A) Low tariffs
B) No tariffs
C) 1828 high duties
D) Export bonus
Question 20
Name the person who built steel empire.
A) Ford
B) Morgan
C) Rockefeller
D) Andrew Carnegie

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.

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