U.S. History — Semester A
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Question 1 of 10
NYS 23A-25DEasy Word
The Great Awakening was:
Aa religious revival movement
Ban economic boom
Ca scientific discovery
Da political revolution
Explanation
📌 Religious revival movement in the 1730s-1740s. Emphasized personal faith, emotional sermons. Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield.
Question 2 of 10
NYS 29A-32BEasy Word
Cause and effect means:
Apredicting the future
Bcomparing two events
Cone event leads to another
Devents happening at the same time
Explanation
📌 Cause = why something happened. Effect = what happened as a result. Essential for understanding history.
Question 3 of 10
NYS 26A-28BEasy Word Image
The cotton gin was invented by:
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ABenjamin Franklin
BAlexander Graham Bell
CEli Whitney
DThomas Edison
Explanation
📌 Eli Whitney (1793). Made cotton profitable → increased demand for slavery in the South.
Question 4 of 10
NYS 17A-19EEasy Word
The three branches of the US government are:
AArmy, Navy, Air Force
BSenate, House, Cabinet
CLegislative, Executive, Judicial
DFederal, State, Local
Explanation
📌 Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court). Separation of powers + checks and balances.
Question 5 of 10
NYS 12A-14CEasy Word Image
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from:
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AMexico
BFrance
CSpain
DBritain
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 6 of 10
NYS 1A-6BEasy Word Image
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by:
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ABenjamin Franklin
BGeorge Washington
CJohn Adams
DThomas Jefferson
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 7 of 10
NYS 1A-6BEasy Word
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
ASt. Augustine
BRoanoke
CJamestown
DPlymouth
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 8 of 10
NYS 15A-16EEasy Word
The US economic system is best described as:
Afree enterprise/capitalism
Bpure socialism
Cfeudalism
Dcommunism
Explanation
📌 Free enterprise/capitalism with some government regulation. Private ownership + market competition.
Question 9 of 10
NYS 29A-32BEasy Word
A primary source is:
Aa movie about an event
Ba textbook about history
Ca Wikipedia article
Da firsthand account from the time period
Explanation
📌 Primary = firsthand account from the time period (diary, letter, photo, speech). Secondary = analysis written later.
Question 10 of 10
NYS 20A-22EEasy Word
The 1st Amendment protects:
Afreedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
Bright to vote
Cright to a fair trial
Dright to bear arms
Explanation
📌 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. RAPPS.

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