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TheUnitedStatesI.Choosethecorrectanswer.1.Inarea,theUnitedStatesisthelargestcountryintheworld.a.2ndb.3rdc.4thd.5th2.TheMidwestintheUSreferstotheregion.a.westoftheMississippiValleyb.westoftheAppalachianMountainsc.eastoftheRockyMountainsd.aroundtheGreatLakesandtheupperMississippiValley.3.TheBackboneofNorthAmericareferstothe.a.AppalachianMountainsb.RockyMountainsc.theRockyMountainsd.SierraNevadaMountains4.DeathValleyisonthewesternedgeof.a.theGreatBasinb.Californiac.theRockyMountainsd.theSierraNevadaMountains5.Whichregionmighthaveaduststorminsummer?a.TheDeepSouth.b.TheMiddleWest.c.TheGreatPlainsd.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.6.WhichareahasthehighestrainfallintheUS?a.TheregionaroundtheGreatLakes.b.ThewesternpartofWashingtonState.c.TheMiddleAtlanticstates.d.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.7.TheUSprimarysuppliersofforeignoilarethefollowingcountriesexcept.a.Canadab.Japanc.Venezuelad.SaudiArabia8.TheUSlargestopen-pitcopper-miningcenterisin.a.Californiab.Utahc.Montanad.SouthDakota9.Theover3millionofearlyAmericansin1790weremostlyofancestry.a.Spanishb.Frenchc.Britishd.Dutch10.HowmanyimmigrantswerelegallyreceivedbytheUSeachyearduringthe1980s?a.About270,000.b.About700,000.c.About675,000.d.About800,00011.TheofficialracialsegregationcontinuedtobethelawoftheUSuntil.a.1860b.1863c.1918d.195412.AmericanIndiansnowmainlyliveinthe.a.Southb.Westc.Midwestd.Northeast13.ThemajorityofAmericanHispanicsarefromthefollowingcountriesexcept.a.Mexicob.Cubac.Spaind.PuertoRico14.Accordingtothetext,whichregionnowleadsinpercentageincreaseinpopulation?a.TheNortheast.b.TheGreatPlains.c.TheSouth.d.TheWest.15.Accordingtothe1994UScensus,thesecondmostpopulousstateintheUSis.a.Californiab.NewYorkc.Texasd.Washington16.Thetrendinmigrationfromcitiestosuburbsnowprevailedinallregionexcept.a.theNortheastb.theSouthc.theMidwestd.theWest17.Accordingtothetext,theancestorsofthepresentAmericanIndianscamefrom.a.Europeb.Africac.Asiad.Mongolia18.Whichisnotcorrecttoexplainthereasonsforthesuddendaringexplorationoftheunknowninthemid-15thcentury?a.Theambitionforthecastlands.b.ThestrongdesireforEasterngoods.c.Theimprovementsinnavigationandnavalarchitecture.d.ThegreatspiritofadventurestartedbytheRenaissance.19.Onhisvoyageof1492,Columbusexpectedtoreach.a.theNewworldb.theWestIndiesc.Indiad.America20AmongthefollowingnavigatorswhodiscoveredtheroutetoIndia?a.ChristopherColumbus.b.VascodaGama.c.BartholoneuDiaz.d.FerdinandMagellan.21.WhowassentbytheEnglishKingtoexplorethenewwaytotheEast?a.JacquesCartier.b.JohnCabot.c.BartholeneuDiaz.d.FerdinandMagellan.22.WhichcolonyinthefollowingwasnotfoundedfirstbytheEnglish?a.Virginia.b.Massachusetts.c.NewYorkd.Georgia.23.Thebreadbasketcoloniesincludethefollowingonesexcept.a.NewYorkb.Pennsylvaniac.Marylandd.Virginia24.Thelastonefothe13colonieswas,whichwasestablishedin1733.a.NorthCarolinab.SouthCarolinac.Georgiad.Maryland25.TherewasagreatchangeinBritishpolicytowardsthe13coloniesafter.a.1760b.1763c.1764d.176726.WhichActfirstsetalargescaleofoppositioninthecolonies?a.TheSugarActof1764.b.TheStampActof1765.c.TheQuarteringActof1765.d.TheTeaAct27.TheTeaActof1773waspassedbytheBritishParliamentinorderto.a.getmoremoneyfromthecoloniesb.providecheapteafortheAmericanconsumersc.helptheBritishEastIndiaCompanyd.monopolizetheAmericanteabusiness28.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasattendedbytherepresentativesfromallthecoloniesexcept.a.Delawareb.Pennsylvaniac.Massachusettsd,Georgia29.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredin.a.Concordb.Lexingtonc.Philadelphiad.Boston30.ThomasPaine’sCommonSenseurgedtheAmericancoloniststo.a.abolishslaveryinthecoloniesb.continueashippingtradewithEnglandc.winindependencethroughpeacefulmeansd.declaretheirindependence31.TheprincipalauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependencewas.a.BenjaminFranklinb.ThomasJeffersonc.GeorgeWashingtond.JohnAdams32.WhichvictorywasconsideredastheturningpointoftheWarofIndependence?a.ThevictoryatTrenton.b.ThevictoryatBoston.c.ThevictoryatSaratoga.d.ThevictoryatYorktown.33.TheConfederationcreatedin1781wasa.a.verylooseunionofstatesb.verypowerfulcentralgovernmentc.veryfirmleagueofstatesd.weakgovernmentwithoutthelegislativepower34.WhowascalledtheFatheroftheUSConstitution?a.GeorgeWashington.b.BenjaminFranklin.c.AlexanderHamilton.d.JamesMadison.35.Accordingtothetext,theConstitutionwasframedonthefollowingideasexceptthat.a.thereshouldbethreebranchesofgovernment:onetomakelaws,anothertoexecutethem,andathirdtosettlequestionsoflawb.thethreebranchesshouldbeabletocheckandbalancetheotherc.thenationalgovernmentisagovernmentofthepeople,andnotofstatesaloned.thenewgovernmentshouldimposeitsauthorityonthepeoplethroughstates36.ThosewhosupportedtheConstitutionandpreferredastrongnationalgovernmentwerecalled.a.Democratsb.Republicansc.Federalistsd.Antifederalists37.HowmanystateswereneededtoratifytheConstitution?a.Eightb.Ninec.Elevend.Thirteen38.WhichisincorrecttocommentontheFederalistPapers?a.TheysupporttheratificationoftheConstitutionb.ThedefendtheprinciplesoftheConstitutionc.Theyhelpdispelthefearsofanationalauthorityd.Theyspelloutthepeop