U.S. History — Semester A
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Question 1 of 10
TEKS 15A-16EEasy Word

The US economic system is best described as:

Afree enterprise/capitalism
Bmedieval feudalism
CSoviet-style communism
Dpure state socialism
Explanation
📌 Free enterprise/capitalism with some government regulation. Private ownership + market competition.
Question 2 of 10
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The cotton gin was invented by:

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AThomas Edison
BBenjamin Franklin
CEli Whitney
DAlexander Graham Bell
Explanation
📌 Eli Whitney (1793). Made cotton profitable → increased demand for slavery in the South.
Question 3 of 10
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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in:

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A1863
B1865
C1860
D1870
Explanation
📌 1863. Freed enslaved people in Confederate states. Did NOT free slaves in border states.
Question 4 of 10
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The Great Plains are primarily used for:

Aagriculture
Bsteel factories
Cfishing
Dmining
Explanation
📌 Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle ranching). Called 'America's breadbasket.'
Question 5 of 10
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The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from:

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ASpain
BBritain
CMexico
DFrance
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 6 of 10
TEKS 1A-6BEasy Word

The first permanent English settlement in America was:

ARoanoke
BPlymouth
CSt. Augustine
DJamestown
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 7 of 10
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The Bill of Rights consists of the first ___ amendments.

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A13
B5
C10
D20
Explanation
📌 First 10 amendments = Bill of Rights. Ratified 1791. Protects individual liberties.
Question 8 of 10
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The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by:

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AJohn Adams
BBenjamin Franklin
CGeorge Washington
DThomas Jefferson
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 9 of 10
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The 13th Amendment:

Aabolished slavery
Bestablished Prohibition
Ccreated the income tax
Dgave women the right to vote
Explanation
📌 Abolished slavery (1865). 14th = citizenship/equal protection. 15th = voting rights regardless of race.
Question 10 of 10
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The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was important because:

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Ait fully ended slavery across the entire South
Bit was the last battle of the entire Civil War
Cit was the turning point of the Civil War
Dit was the war's first major battle
Explanation
📌 Turning point of the Civil War. Union victory. Ended Lee's invasion of the North. Bloodiest battle.

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