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US History Industrial Test 6

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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History Industrial (World History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — World History USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — World History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Industrial (World History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Industrial (World History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — World 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
What was vulcanized rubber?
A) Goodyear's process
B) Natural latex
C) Plastic
D) Asphalt
Question 2
Who opposed the tariff?
A) Clay
B) John C. Calhoun
C) Webster
D) Adams
Question 3
Who built steel empire?
A) Morgan
B) Rockefeller
C) Andrew Carnegie
D) Ford
Question 4
Who debated Hayne?
A) Calhoun
B) Clay
C) Benton
D) Daniel Webster
Question 5
What did Ford pioneer?
A) assembly line cars
B) phones
C) radios
D) airplanes
Question 6
What did Slater memorize?
A) French recipes
B) British designs
C) German guns
D) Dutch maps
Question 7
Who suffered Panic 1837?
A) Jackson's
B) Harrison's
C) Van Buren's term
D) Tyler's
Question 8
What was the factory town?
A) Slums
B) Camps
C) Forts
D) Lowell model mills
Question 9
What was Fulton's boat?
A) Clermont 1807
B) Savannah
C) Phoenix
D) Enterprise
Question 10
What was the sewing machine?
A) Whitney gin
B) Howe and Singer 1840s
C) Fulton boat
D) Morse code
Question 11
What best defines the Lowell system?
A) Male foremen
B) Slave gangs
C) Mill girls boarding
D) Child only
Question 12
Which of the following best defines Deere's plow?
A) Wooden hoe
B) Iron rake
C) Stone mill
D) Steel prairie plow
Question 13
Which term means "Interchangeable parts"?
A) Whitney's other idea
B) a trust
C) the Homestead Strike (1892)
D) the Bessemer Process
Question 14
Which person brought mill plans?
A) Whitney
B) Samuel Slater
C) Fulton
D) Cooper
Question 15
Which term means "Government hands off business"?
A) a trust
B) the Homestead Strike (1892)
C) laissez-faire
D) the Bessemer Process
Question 16
What best defines a trust?
A) Small business
B) Labor union
C) Government agency
D) Monopoly controlling an industry
Question 17
Provide the definition of the National Road:
A) Cumberland federal highway
B) Erie Canal
C) Rail line
D) Telegraph
Question 18
Provide the definition of the Tariff of Abominations:
A) Low tariffs
B) 1828 high duties
C) No tariffs
D) Export bonus
Question 19
Provide the definition of the Homestead Strike (1892):
A) Textile strike
B) Coal strike
C) Steelworkers vs. Carnegie
D) Railroad strike
Question 20
Which term means "Shorter day drive"?
A) a trust
B) the Homestead Strike (1892)
C) the Bessemer Process
D) the ten-hour push

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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