<p>As the SAT test date approaches, everybody buckles down and begins hardcore studying to get as much done as possible. Seeing as there is less than two weeks left for the test, I think it would be appropriate for us to start a "Review" thread. Basically, post any thing you want explained here, any challenging questions you may have, any tips you might want to share, etc. We here as a community will discuss the subject to "perfect" our scores. </p>
<p>I'll get this rolling.</p>
<p>Around 1910, Henry Ford increased industry productivity by successfully introducing</p>
<p>(A) the eight-hour workday
(B) healthcare for workers
(C) incentive plans for workers
(D) a non-union workplace
(E) the assembly line</p>
<p>That’s right. The assembly line helped people increase industry productivity by making workers perform specific roles. As a worker focused on one aspect of the job, he became proficient at it, which consequently helped improve productivity.</p>
<p>Ok, here’s another one:</p>
<p>The Haymarket Riot of 1886:
(A) helped rouse public support and sympathy for unions
(B) contributed to the Knights of Labor’s success in demanding higher wages and shorter work days
(C) effectively ruined the Knights of Labor, temporarily crippling the labor movement
(D) was violent but effective, as it forced the police to give strikers more liberty to express their grievances
(E) had little effect, since “scabs” went to work in place of those striking </p>
<p>If you answer the question, trying giving another question.</p>
<p>By the way mabsjenbu123, how was your last US history test? How accurate would you describe tests like Sparknotes, Kaplan, and Barron’s?</p>
<p>I took the Oct. test and got a 780… here’s my take on practice tests.
Barron’s ones- They are definitely WAAAY harder than the real thing. Also had some types of questions that you would probably not find on the real thing- such as hypothetical conversations between hypothetical historians in which you were asked to say what conclusion each would agree to.</p>
<p>Sparknotes- a little easier than the real thing, but pretty accurate. Do this one for confidence boosters.</p>
<p>Princeton Review- Probably the best approx. to the real thing. Sadly only has 2 tests to Barrons’ 7.</p>
<p>Haven’t done Kaplan’s. </p>
<p>I would say if you’re prepping at this point, get the Princeton Review OR get the Barron’s. Barron’s crushed my self-esteem a lot, but it is always better to overstudy than understudy.</p>
<p>haha Idk how u remember me from that but anyways, I scored 740ish on the Kaplan tests. Then like 750 on the collegeboard test. I got 790 on the real thing. I was planning on taking bio and Math II in January and I decided to retake USH for the heck of it lol</p>
<p>Yes, I’m crazy. </p>
<p>Here’s a question</p>
<p>Colonists in the 18th century benifited from the knowledge of Africans about </p>
<p>A tobacoo
B rice
C sugar
D cotton
E wheat</p>
<p>btw: Is the answer for the Haymarket question C?</p>
<p>Yup, the answer is C. The Haymarket riot ruined the Knights of Labor movement. Some of its members broke up and formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which would later join the CIO movement (can’t remember it’s full name ~<em>~) to form the AFL-CIO.
How can I not remember you when you were in every USH discussion! You’re retaking a 790? -</em>- Well, good luck! </p>
<p>@lyc0r1s: that’s some good information, thanks! I heard Sparknotes is actually a bit harder than the real thing. I can’t get PR now (too late), so I’ll just stick with Sparknotes.</p>
<p>By the way, I’m assuming the answer to that question is D, cotton. The colonists did use Africans to help them farm the huge cotton plantations in South America, right?</p>
<p>lol I’m not gonna lie. I do go overboard on post-test discussions. And let’s look at my retake more positively I’m “only” going for a 10 point improvement -__-</p>
<p>btw, Malfunction - what did u get on the USH test?</p>
<p>Well I never said there’s anything wrong with retaking it! It’s just that people are struggling to get 750+ marks and you’re so comfortably retaking a790 “just for the heck of it” lol. </p>
<p>I have yet to take the test - It’ll be this January. I’m using Sparknotes (yeah nothing else) and I’m aiming for a 750+. I heard Sparknotes covers pretty much everything in the test, so I’m studying hard and I’m currently in the process of memorizing the glossary (done with about 350 words). Do you have any tips that you think might help?</p>
<p>I used AMSCO (1 read through), Kaplans (2 read throughs) and Crash Course (2 read throughs). AMSCO basically covers every possible question on the test but of course, no one can remember every detail from that book. I thought Kaplans was pretty solid and Crash Course was very very helpful in remember random people/things (it helped me on at least 5 questions that I would have gotten wrong otherwise).</p>
<p>I glanced at Sparknotes and it covers most of what’s on but I don’t think it covers the super detailed stuff. At the least, I recommend you get Crash Course. It’s a real quick read (like 2.5 hours at most) and very helpful. :)</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to REA (do you know any place where you can buy it and view it online?). These random things are what scare me. I remember you asking here about a good list of random people on the test. The replied you received contained [url=<a href=“http://www.mrburnett.net/APUSHistory/APUSHistory.htm]this[/url”>AP* United States History - Key Terms, Outlines, Sample Tests]this[/url</a>] link. Was it in any way helpful? Or rather, was the section entitled “600 Terms - A Little More Manageable than 1600” any good?</p>
<p>And not to go completely off topic, here’s another question:</p>
<p>Which of the following is characteristic of black American political involvement during the 1930s?
(A) black Americans began holding important government positions in the South for the first time since Reconstruction
(B) the number of black American voters dropped by half since the 1920s
(C) most black Americans left the Democratic Party in protest over FDR’s New Deal policies
(D) most black Americans backed third party candidates
(E) most Black Americans shifted political allegiances from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party</p>
<p>I believe the answer is E - dont have a question on hand right now though</p>
<p>And Im pretty sure u wouldnt be able to view REA online because it is copyrighted after all. </p>
<p>And I did glance at that last but didnt specifically memorize it. Looking at it now, it does seem like a good resource but I dont believe it has all the people/things that showed up.</p>
<p>So here’s another question.
Which of the following would give historians the clearest insight into the reasons for the way the Constitution was written?
A) Minutes and transcripts of the debates to the Constiutional Convention
B) The diary of a Convention delegate such as a James Madison or Benjamiin Franklin
C) A copy of the Federalist Papers
D) Newspaper editorials published during the Constitutional Convention
E) A copy of the Constitution</p>
<p>Yes, the answer is E. American Blacks shifted political allegiances from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party after FDR appealed to them and other minorities in America.
Thanks for your help mabsjenbu123, it’s really appreciated!
As for GatitaZ’s question, I think the answer would be A. It was a bit tough, mind telling me from where did you get it?
Also, can anybody post some questions from the official study guide for US and World history? I have the big blue book, but I’m leaving the questions there to about 3 days before the exam, to see how good I really am.</p>
<p>Malfunction: Yes,the answer is A.And it is tough,I agree…cuz I first thought it would be C.This is a question from McGraw-Hill SATii Review~.The answer explanation says,“The diary would give only one person’s opinions;the Federalist Papers discuss only one side of the issue;there were no newspaper editorials published because the debates were secret;and the finished Constitution does not reveal the debate that went into its making.”
I really need to read more times through!</p>
<p>Ok, here I have a question from Collegeboard (online).</p>
<p>“If the Creator had separated Texas from the Union by mountain barriers, the Alps or the Andes, there might be plausible objections; but He has planed down the whole [Mississippi] Valley including Texas, and united every atom of the soil and every drop of the water of the mighty whole. He has linked their rivers with the great Mississippi, and marked and united the whole for the dominion of one government, the residence of one people.” This quotation from the 1840’s can be viewed as an expression of
(A) The New Nationalism
(B) popular sovereignty
(C) Manifest Destiny
(D) the Good Neighbor policy
(E) the frontier thesis</p>
<p>Is it C?
Thank you very much for the link you provided!It def. looks good!^-^</p>
<p>Alritie,another Q…from Kaplan this time:
During Presidential Reconstruction,Congressional Republicans opposed Andrew Johnson’s policy of
A) letting former members of the Confederacy run the new postwar state gov’t
B) guaranteeing suffrage to African Americans
C) requiring each former Confederate state to ratify the 14th Amendment
D) banning former members of Confederavy from voting and holding office
E) granting each freedman 40 acres and a mule</p>
<p>Yup! That quote would represent ideas of a believer in Manifest Destiny.
Um, I’m assuming the answer to that question is A. IIRC, Congress opposed Andrew Johnson’s ideology and tried to impeach him.</p>
<p>^^Yea,A is the correct answer.All the rest choices would actually appeal to the Congress.
And yes again~!Johnson was just one vote short from being impeached in the Senate in 1868,and after that the power of Reconstruction shifted to the Congress.</p>
<p>Which of the following best describes the role played by the People’s (Populist) Party during the 1890’s?
(A) An instrument to protect small businesses from governmental regulation
(B) An organization foreshadowing the subsequent socialist movement
(C) A vehicle for agrarian protest against railroad and banking interests
(D) The political arm of the new labor movement
(E) The medium through which urban ethnic groups entered national politics</p>
<p>Do you have more Kaplan questions? I heard they are good, but I don’t have access to the book :(</p>
<p>I think it is C,an agrarian formation after the Grange declined in influence.=)</p>
<p>Really?Then I’m lucky to have the right prep book.lol I have it but with only three tests done so far.I’ll post some more of its questions as I can.I wish could scan the book,tho!</p>
<p>Ok,so here some from K.
Ronald Reagan was called the "Teflon President"because he
A) was the Great Communicator
B) told the truth w/out embellishment
C) always had everything under control
D) was never held responsible for the failures of his administration
E) did not need special handling</p>
<p>The Constitutionality of the Bank of the United Stated was upheld in the Supreme Court decision in the case of</p>
<p>A) McCulloch v. Maryland
B) MArbury v Madison
C) Plessy v. Ferguson
D) Dred Scott v. Sanford
E) Brown b. Board of Education of Topeka</p>
<p>There were protests against the “Palmer Raids” of the late 1910s abd early 1920s on the grounds that they
A) blurred the seperation of church and state
B) discriminaated against women
C) violated protections against unwarranted search and seizure
D) discriminated against African Americans
E) failed to protect the rights of Native Americans</p>
<p>btw,how do you say about the practice q-s on AMSCO?thnx!^^</p>
I’m “only” going for a 10 point improvement -__-</p>