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CSS Past Papers 2004- History of the USA - 1
1.
America was named after?
a) George Washington
b) Amerigo Vespucci
c) Christopher Columbus
2.
The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the City of?
a) Paris
b) Washington D.C
c) London
d) Philadelphia
3.
“Uncle Tom‟s Cabin” has been written by?
a) Harriet Beacher
b) Paula Jones
c) Monica Lewinsky
4.
American Colonization Society was to?
a) Support anti slavery movement
b) Support American expansionism
c) Settle Negros in Africa
5.
The only President to enjoy four terms?
a) Thomson Jefferson
b) Andrew Jackson
c) George Washington
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
6.
The „Gold Rush‟ of California occurred in?
a) 1862
b) 1865
c) 1914
d) 1848
7.
Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was?
a) Tobacco
b) Lumber
c) Wheat
d) Cotton manufacturers
8.
French aid the American Revolutionary War because?
a) The French wanted revenge on England
b) The Estate General forced the King to help
c) The French Government was devoted to democratic ideas
d) The French expected to regain Louisiana
9.
The Constitution of the United States provides that amendments may be proposed by?
a) Governors of the States
b) The President
c) States Conventions
d) Congress
10.
Who were called indentured servants?
a) Black
b) Europeans
c) Indians
d) British
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