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b

a.TheregionaroundtheGreatLakes.

b.ThewesternpartofWashingtonState.

c.TheMiddleAtlanticstates.

7.TheUSprimarysuppliersofforeignoilarethefollowingcountriesexceptb.

a.Canada

b.Japan

c.Venezuela

d.SaudiArabia

8.TheUSlargestopen-pitcopper-miningcenterisinb.

a.California

b.Utah

c.Montana

d.SouthDakota

9.Theover3millionofearlyAmericansin1790weremostlyofancestry.c

a.Spanish

b.French

c.British

d.Dutch

10.HowmanyimmigrantswerelegallyreceivedbytheUSeachyearduringthe1980s?

a.About270,000.

b.About700,000.

c.About675,000.

d.About800,000

11.TheofficialracialsegregationcontinuedtobethelawoftheUSuntild.

a.1860

b.1863

c.1918

d.1954

12.AmericanIndiansnowmainlyliveinthea.

a.South

b.West

c.Midwest

d.Northeast

13.ThemajorityofAmericanHispanicsarefromthefollowingcountriesexceptc.

a.Mexico

b.Cuba

c.Spain

d.PuertoRico

14.Accordingtothetext,whichregionnowleadsinpercentageincreaseinpopulation?

a.TheNortheast.

b.TheGreatPlains.

c.TheSouth.

d.TheWest.

15.Accordingtothe1994UScensus,thesecondmostpopulousstateintheUSisc.

b.NewYork

c.Texas

d.Washington

16.Thetrendinmigrationfromcitiestosuburbsnowprevailedinallregionb.

a.theNortheast

b.theSouth

c.theMidwest

d.theWest

17.Accordingtothetext,theancestorsofthepresentAmericanIndianscamefromc.

a.Europe

b.Africa

c.Asia

d.Mongolia

18.Whichisnotcorrecttoexplainthereasonsforthesuddendaringexplorationoftheunknowninthemid-15thcentury?

a

a.Theambitionforthecastlands.

b.ThestrongdesireforEasterngoods.

c.Theimprovementsinnavigationandnavalarchitecture.

d.ThegreatspiritofadventurestartedbytheRenaissance.

19.Onhisvoyageof1492,Columbusexpectedtoreachc.

a.theNewworld

b.theWestIndies

c.India

d.America

20AmongthefollowingnavigatorswhodiscoveredtheroutetoIndia?

a.ChristopherColumbus.

b.VascodaGama.

c.BartholoneuDiaz.

d.FerdinandMagellan.

21.WhowassentbytheEnglishKingtoexplorethenewwaytotheEast?

a.JacquesCartier.

b.JohnCabot.

c.BartholeneuDiaz.

22.WhichcolonyinthefollowingwasnotfoundedfirstbytheEnglish?

a.Virginia.

b.Massachusetts.

c.NewYork

d.Georgia.

23.Thebreadbasketcoloniesincludethefollowingonesexceptd.

a.NewYork

b.Pennsylvania

c.Maryland

d.Virginia

24.Thelastonefothe13colonieswasc,whichwasestablishedin1733.

a.NorthCarolina

b.SouthCarolina

c.Georgia

d.Maryland

25.TherewasagreatchangeinBritishpolicytowardsthe13coloniesafter.

a.1760

b.1763

c.1764

d.1767

26.WhichActfirstsetalargescaleofoppositioninthecolonies?

a.TheSugarActof1764.

b.TheStampActof1765.

c.TheQuarteringActof1765.

d.TheTeaAct

27.TheTeaActof1773waspassedbytheBritishParliamentinordertoc.

a.getmoremoneyfromthecolonies

b.providecheapteafortheAmericanconsumers

c.helptheBritishEastIndiaCompany

d.monopolizetheAmericanteabusiness

28.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasattendedbytherepresentativesfromallthecoloniesexceptd.

a.Delaware

c.Massachusetts

d,Georgia

29.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredinb.

a.Concord

b.Lexington

c.Philadelphia

d.Boston

30.ThomasPaine’sCommonSenseurgedtheAmericancoloniststod.

a.abolishslaveryinthecolonies

b.continueashippingtradewithEngland

c.winindependencethroughpeacefulmeans

d.declaretheirindependence

31.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewasb.

a.BenjaminFranklin

b.ThomasJefferson

c.GeorgeWashington

d.JohnAdams

32.WhichvictorywasconsideredastheturningpointoftheWarofIndependence?

a.ThevictoryatTrenton.

b.ThevictoryatBoston.

c.ThevictoryatSaratoga.

d.ThevictoryatYorktown.

33.TheConfederationcreatedin1781wasaa.

a.verylooseunionofstates

b.verypowerfulcentralgovernment

c.veryfirmleagueofstates

d.weakgovernmentwithoutthelegislativepower

34.WhowascalledtheFatheroftheUSConstitution?

d

a.GeorgeWashington.

b.BenjaminFranklin.

c.AlexanderHamilton.

d.JamesMadison.

35.Accordingtothetext,theConstitutionwasframedonthefollowingideasexceptthatd.

a.thereshouldbethreebranchesofgovernment:

onetomakelaws,anothertoexecutethem,andathirdtosettlequestionsoflaw

b.thethreebranchesshouldbeabletocheckandbalancetheother

c.thenationalgovernmentisagovernmentofthepeople,andnotofstatesalone

d.thenewgovernmentshouldimposeitsauthorityonthepeoplethroughstates

36.ThosewhosupportedtheConstitutionandpreferredastrongnationalgovernmentwerecalledc.

a.Democrats

b.Republicans

c.Federalists

d.Antifederalists

37.HowmanystateswereneededtoratifytheConstitution?

a.Eight

b.Nine

c.Eleven

d.Thirteen

38.WhichisincorrecttocommentontheFederalistPapers?

a.TheysupporttheratificationoftheConstitution

b.ThedefendtheprinciplesoftheConstitution

c.Theyhelpdispelthefearsofanationalauthority

d.Theyspelloutthepeople’sright

39.TheamendmentoftheConstitutionrequirestheapprovalofatleastcofthestates.

a.one-third

b.two-thirds

c.three-fourths

d.three-fifths

40.WhentheSecondWarofIndependencebrokeoutin1812,theUSpresidentwasb.

a.ThomasJefferson

b.JamesMadison

c.JohnAdams

d.JamesMonroe

41.TheMonroeDoctrinehadthefollowingfeaturesorideasexceptd.

a.non-colonization

b.AmericaforAmericans

c.non-intervention

d.LatinAmericaforEuropeans

42.TheUScontinentalexpansionwasalmostcompletebyd.

a.1840

b.1845

c.1846

d.1848

43.CottonbecamethemostprofitablecropintheSouthmainlybecauseoftheb.

a.useofirrigationonplantation

b.Whitney’scottongin

c.slavelabour

d.improvedagriculturaltechniques

44.in1854,theRepublicanPartywasfoundedbysomeb.

a.slaveholders

b.abolitionists

c.democrats

d.proslaverypersons

45.Inhisinauguraladdressin1861,Lincolnshowedclearlythatheb.

a.wouldabolishslaveryintheSouth

b.wouldnotabolishslaveryimmediatelybuttopreservetheUnion

c.wouldwageawaragainstslavery

d.hadnoideatoabolishslaveryintheSouth

46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheEmancipationProclamationisnotaccurate?

a.ItimmediatelyfreedallslaveslivingintheUnitedStates.

b.ItfreedslavesonlyintheConfederacy.

c.ItbroughtmanyblackstoserveintheUnionArmy.

d.ItgavetheNorthahighmoralreasonforcontinuingthewar.

47.themostimportantadvantagetheNorthhadovertheSouthintheCivilWarwasitsd.

a.manpower

b.superiormilitaryleadership

c.Europeanallies

d.industrialsuperiority

48.AnadvantagetheSouthhadovertheNorthwasitsd.

a.greatmineralresources

b.greatnumberofrailroads

c.manpower

d.superiormilitaryleadership

49.ThefirstUSpresidentwhofacedimpeachmentproceedingswasb.

a.JamesBuchanan

b.AndrewJohnson

c.UlyssesS.Grant

d.RutherfordB.Hays

50.TheradicalReconstructionwasendedunderPresidentd.

a.AbrahamLincoln

51.GoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainc.

a.1828

b.1838

c.1848

d.1858

52.ThefirsttranscontinentalrailroadintheUSwascompletedinc.

a.1850

b.1859

c.1869

d.1890

53.Telephonewasinventedin1876byb.

a.ThomasB.Edison

b.AlexanderD.Bell

c.GuglielmoMarconi

d.GeorgeWestinghouse

54.AccordingtothetextthevalueofmanufacturedgoodsintheUSwasworthtwiceasthatofheragriculturalproductsbyd.

b.1890

c.1894

d.1900

55.Thefirstimperialist,theUS-SpanishWar,brokeoutinc.

a.1886

c.1898

56.AfterUS-SpanishWar,theUSacquiredallthefollowingareasexceptd.

a.PuertoRico

b.Guam

c.thePhilippines

d.Cuba

57.Bythebeginningofthe20thcenturythecountrythattookthefirstplaceineconomyinEuropewasa.

a.Germany

b.France

c.Britain

d.Russia

58.WhentheFirstWorldWarbegan,PresidentWilsonimmediatelycalledupontheAmericanpeopletob.

a.bereadyforthewar

b.observestrictneutrality

c.givefinancialhelptotheAllies

d.endthetraderelationswithGermany

59.TheUSjoinedtheFirstWorldWarind.

a.1914

b.1915

c.1916

d.1917

60.Wilson’sFourteenPointsdidnotincludethepointofd.

a.disarmament

b.creationofaninternationalorganizationofnations

c.freedomoftheseas,inpeaceandwar

d.creationofaninternationalpeacekeepingforce

61.W