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What Do You Really Know About America?
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
How does the Declaration of Independence begin?
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Extended Answer from page 21 of American History In No Time:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…
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Extended Answer from page 21 of American History In No Time:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes?
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Extended Answer from page 40 of American History In No Time:
The five Great Lakes are shown on the U.S. map provided in the Introduction of American History In No Time. You will learn about a key battle of the War of 1812. United States naval forces in upstate New York repulsed a large British invasion out of Canada at the Battle of Lake Champlain (also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh) in 1814.
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Extended Answer from page 40 of American History In No Time:
The five Great Lakes are shown on the U.S. map provided in the Introduction of American History In No Time. You will learn about a key battle of the War of 1812. United States naval forces in upstate New York repulsed a large British invasion out of Canada at the Battle of Lake Champlain (also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh) in 1814.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended?
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Extended Answer from page 37 of American History In No Time:
The Constitution has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992 over the issue of congressional pay raises.
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Extended Answer from page 37 of American History In No Time:
The Constitution has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992 over the issue of congressional pay raises.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Why is the U.S. capital called the District of Columbia?
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Extended Answer from page 38 of American History In No Time:
Columbia (derived from Columbus) is a female figure first used in colonial times to symbolize the American continent. Later she came to also represent, more specifically, the United States. Her image has appeared on U.S. coins and stamps.
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Extended Answer from page 38 of American History In No Time:
Columbia (derived from Columbus) is a female figure first used in colonial times to symbolize the American continent. Later she came to also represent, more specifically, the United States. Her image has appeared on U.S. coins and stamps.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Who was America’s first billionaire?
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Extended Answer from page 63 of American History in No Time:
In 1870 John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. By absorbing competing companies (horizontal integration) through buyouts or selling below cost if necessary to drive them out of business, he gained control of 90 percent of the petroleum refining capacity in the United States and became America’s first billionaire and the richest person in the world.
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Extended Answer from page 63 of American History in No Time:
In 1870 John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. By absorbing competing companies (horizontal integration) through buyouts or selling below cost if necessary to drive them out of business, he gained control of 90 percent of the petroleum refining capacity in the United States and became America’s first billionaire and the richest person in the world.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
How many women served in the U.S. military during World War II?
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Extended Answer from page 88 of American History In No Time:
During the war, more than 350,000 women enlisted in the military and served in every branch. They were nurses, clerks, pilots, gunnery instructors, cryptologists, truck drivers, and mechanics. Most were stationed in the States, and those who went overseas received non-combat assignments. Nevertheless, 432 female service members died, 16 due to enemy action. Close to a hundred were held as prisoners of war.
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Extended Answer from page 88 of American History In No Time:
During the war, more than 350,000 women enlisted in the military and served in every branch. They were nurses, clerks, pilots, gunnery instructors, cryptologists, truck drivers, and mechanics. Most were stationed in the States, and those who went overseas received non-combat assignments. Nevertheless, 432 female service members died, 16 due to enemy action. Close to a hundred were held as prisoners of war.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
How long did it take the stock market to recover its value lost in the Great Depression?
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Extended Answer from page 84 of American History In No Time:
The stock market bottomed out in 1932 at 11 percent of its 1929 high. The market did not recover its value lost in the Great Depression until 1954, 25 years after the crash.
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Extended Answer from page 84 of American History In No Time:
The stock market bottomed out in 1932 at 11 percent of its 1929 high. The market did not recover its value lost in the Great Depression until 1954, 25 years after the crash.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Every Fourth of July, the nation celebrates the anniversary of what specific event in 1776?
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Extended Answer from page 20 of American History In No Time:
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence as the official announcement of the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain.
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Extended Answer from page 20 of American History In No Time:
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence as the official announcement of the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
How many members of the U.S. House of Representatives are there?
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Extended Answer from page 34 of American History In No Time:
An act of Congress signed by President William Howard Taft in 1911 capped the total number of congressmen in the House of Representatives at 435.
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Extended Answer from page 34 of American History In No Time:
An act of Congress signed by President William Howard Taft in 1911 capped the total number of congressmen in the House of Representatives at 435.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
What percentage of the total number of African slaves transported to the Western Hemisphere were brought to the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States?
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Extended Answer from page 44 of American History In No Time:
Distribution of African slaves transported to the Western Hemisphere:
- 4.9 million 46% Portuguese Brazil
- 2.3 million 22% British Caribbean
- 1.3 million 12% Spanish Americas
- 1.1 million 11% French Caribbean
- 440,000 4% Dutch Americas
- 390,000 4% Thirteen Colonies / U.S.
- 110,000 1% Danish Caribbean
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Extended Answer from page 44 of American History In No Time:
Distribution of African slaves transported to the Western Hemisphere:
- 4.9 million 46% Portuguese Brazil
- 2.3 million 22% British Caribbean
- 1.3 million 12% Spanish Americas
- 1.1 million 11% French Caribbean
- 440,000 4% Dutch Americas
- 390,000 4% Thirteen Colonies / U.S.
- 110,000 1% Danish Caribbean
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