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EXAM CODE: US HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. The Continental Army was not doing well during the fighting of 1776. They settled in to
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a winter encampment in Valley Forge. They suffered a winter of starvation and cold. Why?
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[Verified Solution]: The British held Philadelphia. The British were "living high" in Philadelphia and
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had commandeered most of the supplies in the area. The Continental Army camped in Valley Forge dur
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ing one of the coldest, wettest winters on record. G. Washington and even Martha W. were staying in a
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dhouse near the campgrounds. Many of the men had no shoes.
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Q2. The Eighteenth Amendment instituted a national policy of Prohibition. This was one effor
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t of the early twentieth century to reform American politics and society. Federal rules were est
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ablished to safeguard the food and medicine industries. Bank monopolies were ended. The Sixt
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eenth Amendment gave Congress the right to:
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[Verified Solution]: Impose a federal income tax. Progressive politicians felt that wealthier Americans
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should pay more in taxes. The Sixteenth Amendment gave Congress the power to establish a federal tax
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on income. Those who had an income over $4,000 paid 1% of their income. Those who made over $2
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0,000 paid two percent on income. The Seventeenth Amendment provided for the direct election of U.S.
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Senators. Previously, they had been selected by state legislatures.
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Q3. Which of the following is the composer of the United States national anthem, The Star-
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[Verified Solution]: John Stafford Smith was a British composer who composed "The Anacreantic Son
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g" which was used with the lyrics written by Francis Scott Key which is now known as "The Star Span
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gled Banner." All other composers listed were from Germany.
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,Q4. What is democracy?
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[Verified Solution]: Where the people elect the governing leaders. In most instances, the people nomin
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ate and vote on the representatives for their states. The representatives communicate and connect the de
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sires and needs of the people and take them to the decision makers for consideration. In essence, the re
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Q5. Despite their age, classic Greek tales such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are still very pop
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ular among modern readers because
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[Verified Solution]: They offer exciting stories and heroic characters. The common thread shared by H
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omer's works and many current books and movies is the timeless theme of excitement and adventure. T
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hey include exciting stories and heroic characters.
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Q6. Which of the following historical figures was the leader of Nazi Germany?
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[Verified Solution]: Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Q7. When was the Indian Removal Act signed?
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[Verified Solution]: 1830 The president signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The act made it lawf
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ul to remove the Indians from land that they inhabited. Many Americans were against the Act, viewing
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it as unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Q8. Even before the Constitution had been adopted and George Washington was elected presi
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dent, tensions arose among politicians. Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the Federalis
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ts and Thomas Jefferson led the Democratic Republicans. These two parties foreshadowed our
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current two-
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party system. Which of the following would most likely be included in the "platform" of the F
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ederalists?
[Verified Solution]: People who disagree with the government should keep their mouths shut! That go
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es for the newspapers too! The Federalists believed in a strong central government with a strong central
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dbank. Government should support business. The Constitution should be loosely interpreted. They also b
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elieved that restrictions should be placed on speech and the press when they disagreed with the govern
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ment. The Democratic-Republicans favored powerful states and state-
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chartered banks. They believed in a strict reading of the Constitution as it was written.The government
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should give no special powers to business. They also wanted to give more people the right to vote and
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allowing people and newspapers more freedom.
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Q9. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army?
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[Verified Solution]: Although the Vice- dd dddd dd dd



President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense all assist the President in making military
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decisions, the President is the Commander-in-Chief.
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, Q10. By 1760, the population of the American colonies had reached 1.6 million. What is not a
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factor that led to this growth? The unification of the colonies. A rise in the birthrate. Immigra
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tion from England, Germany, Holland and Ireland. More babies lived to adulthood.
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[Verified Solution]: The unification of the colonies. Farm families need children. The birth rate was p
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henomenal. While infant mortality was great, more were living to become adults. Many immigrants fro
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m Europe at this time swelled the population as well as the importation of African slaves.
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Q11. The British and the rebels met on Lexington green. Eight minutemen were killed and th
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e British marched on to Concord. But the word had spread and the resistance began. What ta
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ctics did the rebels employ against the British Redcoats?
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[Verified Solution]: Guerrilla warfare. Gen. Gage planned to march to Concord, MA where he hoped t
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o seize a cache of rebel guns and ammunition. He also hoped to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Ada
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ms who were leaders of the rebels. Spies relayed this information to the colonists and the militia, called
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dthe minutemen, were alerted by riders, including Paul Revere. Revere didn't get through, but the militia
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dwas alerted and met the British on Lexington Green. While this was happening, the colonists organized
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dand met the British along the road hiding in trees and behind stone walls. More than 250 British soldier
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s were killed, wounded or missing.
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Q12. Striking out a sentence from a bill and then passing it is called what?
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[Verified Solution]: Line veto. This was declared to be unconstitutional and the bill was not able to be
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passed. Even today if something is changed in one house after it has passed through another, it must g
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o back to be passed as the exact same bill in both houses.
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Q13. What determines citizenship in the United States? I Being born in the U.S. II Having a p
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arent who is a citizen III Living in the U.S. all of your life. IV Becoming a "naturalized" citize
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n
[Verified Solution]: I, II and IV only There are two ways to become a U.S. citizen: by birth, in which
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da person is presumed to be a citizen provided that they are born within the territorial limits of the Unite
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d States, or through citizenship of a parent, and naturalization. Both pathways to citizenship are specifie
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d in the Citizenship Clause of the Constitution's 1868 Fourteenth Amendment.
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Q14. In 1776, a pamphlet was published by Thomas Paine setting forth the reasons for Ameri
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can Independence. What was the name of this pamphlet?
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[Verified Solution]: Common Sense Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet which set forth his views for the
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dneed for American Independence. He called it "Common Sense." It was clear and simple enough for th
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e common man to understand. Eventually 500,000 copies were sold and the idea of American Independ
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