Tea Party History Test
ESSAY PORTION: (Each essay should be a minimum of 1 paragraph; a paragraph must be a minimum of 3 sentences.)
1. Why was the War of Independence/the American Revolution fought?
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2. This is the Preamble to the Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Select a phrase from the above, and describe what you believe it means to you.
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3. Name one notable thing that happened during the War of 1812.
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4. What is the importance, in your view, of the tragic Battle of the Alamo?
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5. What, in your opinion, was the primary cause of the War Between the States/the War of Northern Aggression/the American Civil War?
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6. What do you think of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln — reasons why it happened, how it happened, when it happened, was it right or wrong, etc. Please be candid.
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7. Was Theodore Roosevelt a bad or good President, and why.
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8. Was Franklin Delano Roosevelt a bad or good President, and why.
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9. Why/how did America help win WWII against the Axis, in your estimation?
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10. Was Dwight D. Eisenhower a bad or good President, and why.
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11. Was Ronald Reagan a bad or good President, and why.
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TRUE/FALSE PORTION:
A. All men/women are created equal under the law.
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B. America is a Christian nation.
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C. I (that is, you, the test taker) have ancestors who emigrated to North America after 1620.
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D. England provided the USA with the Statue of Liberty.
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E. Always draw to an inside straight.
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F. Social Security is an entitlement that should be privatized.
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Take your time. Answer to the best of your ability and knowledge. You may use the Google and the Wikipedia on this test.
Remember, it’s 27% of your final grade.
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