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Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?(1
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How did the Union’s capture of Port Hudson and the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?(1 point)Resp
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In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:The South also had political problems. The Confederate
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Why was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment famous?(1 point)Responses It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in
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Use the image to answer the question.Question Based on the illustration showing freed people with Union Army soldiers, what
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How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?(1 point)Responses They
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When Lincoln sent food supplies to Fort Sumter, why did he inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or
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Quote from Abraham Lincoln, August 22, 1862:“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I
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Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?(1 point)Responses Brown's appearance of being
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What did the actions of the Border Ruffians demonstrate about the slavery debate? Select 2.(2 points)Responses The opposing
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After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the
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In the text you read this about the Dred Scott case:Dred Scott had been enslaved for many years in Missouri. Later, he moved
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The Free-Soil Party was a precursor to which political party?(1 point)Responses Whig Party Whig Party Know Nothing Party Know
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Use the image to answer the question.Question This image shows a crowd in Boston protesting the return of an enslaved person to
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Use the map to answer the question.Question Based on the information given in this map, why might some Southerners feel that the
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About how much of the popular vote did Lincoln receive nation-wide in 1860?(1 point)Responses 20% 20% 40% 40% 50% 50% 75% 75%
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Electoral College Votes in Election of 1860:This map shows how the Electoral College voted in the Election of 1860. States where
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Lincoln the majority of Electoral College votes in 1860, meaning that he won the presidency. However, he had very little support
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Which of the following statements is true about the candidates in the Election of 1860?(1 point)Responses Abraham Lincoln
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Plant Response Quick Check4 of 44 of 4 Items Question A scientist has two identical plants placed by a window. One is in a red
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Students are conducting an experiment to determine if the amount of sunlight affects the size of clover leaves. They plant
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A plant is placed near a window. Instead of growing straight up, the plant grows toward the window. What is this plant
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Some plants have leaves that are poisonous to some animals. Which kind of adaptation is this?(1 point)Responses reproduction
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Which of the following were instrumental in General Grant’s plan for ending the Civil War? Select all that apply.(1 point)
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A city with a few large residential buildings in the foreground and a few tents and barracks built near a river in the
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Almost from the beginning of his administration, Lincoln was pressured by abolitionists and radical Republicans to issue an
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How does a flowering plant’s anther help its species survive?(1 point)Responses It helps the plant protect itself. It helps
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Which component is found in both vascular and nonvascular plants?(1 point)Responses chlorophyll chlorophyll leaves leaves roots
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What is xylem? (1 point)Responses tube-like structures that move food through vascular plants tube-like structures that move
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QuestionUse the paragraph to complete the activity. Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a
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QuestionUse the excerpt from short story, The Little Mermaid, to complete the activity. In the morning the storm had ceased; but
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Which sentence contains an analogy?(1 point)Responses Sam is a human spell-checker. Sam is a human spell-checker. Sam is the new
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QuestionUse the paragraph to answer the question. Daniella sat on her bedroom floor, her math book and scrap paper scattered
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QuestionUse the paragraph to answer the question. Jacques joined a group of men carrying boxes and barrels up the gangway to the
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QuestionUse the paragraph to answer the question. Jacques reached the front of the line, where a midshipman was signing on men.
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Use the sentences below to answer the question.A gymnast suffers an injury and is unable to compete in the state meet. She
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Use the excerpt to answer the question.Reid stood in the doorway of the kitchen and took a deep breath. Then he took another
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Drag and drop the words into the correct locations.(1 point)The ___ is different from the main events in a story because it is
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some
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Which of the following was an effect of Lincoln’s issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?(1 point) Responses Morale in the
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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?(1 point)Responses insects insects trees trees water water birds
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What was the significance of Ft. Pickens (in Pensacola, Florida) during the early part of the Civil War?(1 point)Responses It
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Why did supporters of slavery want Florida to be admitted to the Union as a slave state?(1 point)Responses Enslaved workers were
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Which of the following is a reason that the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision angered Northerners?(1 point)Responses It sought to
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Which characteristic of General McClellan ultimately led to him being removed from his post as Commander of the Union Army?(1
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Use the image to answer the question.Question Which statement best describes the scene shown here?(1 point) Responses Freed
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Which two strategies were more characteristic of the Union during the Civil War?(2 points)Responses naval blockade naval
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As leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858.
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"The legislative package known as the Compromise of 1850 postponed the Civil War by a decade. However, like the 1820 Missouri
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In what way did Uncle Tom's Cabin change the attitude of Northerners about slavery?(1 point)Responses They began to view it as a
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Which of the following laws would the Free-Soil Party have supported?(1 point)Responses Wilmont Proviso Wilmont Proviso
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 did not have lasting effects. Which is the best explanation for this?(1 point)Responses The
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True or False: Everyone who lived in the western states agreed on whether slavery should be allowed there.(1 point)Responses
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Which of these did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?(2 points)Responses mapped out railroad lines through Kansas and Nebraska mapped
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The new Fugitive Slave Law threatened the freedom of Americans because (choose 2)It restricted the ability of slaveholders to
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The new Fugitive Slave Law threatened the freedom of Americans because (choose 2):(2 points)Responses It restricted the ability
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Imagine a U.S. citizen in 1850 named "Sally Stately." Sally believes that the individual states should always make their own
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Which is an example of a space spin-off?(1 point)Responses money spent at hotels and businesses by tourists visiting the Kennedy
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In what ways might modern technology be helpful to geologists trying to understand the formation of mountain ranges?(1 point)Res
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QuestionUse the spectrum readings from the sun (upper) and a star (lower) to answer the question. An illustration shows the
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Which theory of how the universe formed is best supported by evidence of radio waves detected in space?(1 point)Responses big
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Which ideas describe the big crunch?(1 point)Responses The big bang actually never occurred, and the universe must have a
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What is a use of gamma rays?(1 point)Responses treating medical conditions treating medical conditions heating food heating food
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What can spectroscopes tell us about a space object?(1 point)Responses determine temperature, chemical composition, and speed
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At certain times of the year, five planets can be seen from Earth, including Mars and(1 point)Responses Saturn. Saturn. Neptune.
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How are asteroids and comets similar?(1 point)Responses Both are composed of gases. Both are composed of gases. Both typically
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.Two stars, star A and star B, have equal luminosities. Star A is closer and has a
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What lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?(1 point)Responses Earth Earth the sun the sun North Star North Star a black
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Use the scenario to answer the question.A student makes a chart about galaxies and mentions that the universe consists of many
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What is an allusion?(1 point)Responses the literal definition of a word the literal definition of a word a struggle between two
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What is tone?(1 point)Responses a type of figurative language in which a non-human object is given human qualities a type of
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Which literary element is a type of figurative language?(1 point)Responses conflict conflict personification personification
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What is a metaphor?(1 point)Responses when a nonliving thing is given human qualities when a nonliving thing is given human
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Use the simile to answer the question."Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." Which of the
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What is denotation?(1 point)Responses the feeling or idea that a word suggests the feeling or idea that a word suggests a direct
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QuestionUse the scenario to answer the question. Before the class takes the test, Jerrod brags that he studied more than his
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Which statement accurately describes the impacts of the Space Program in Florida over time? (1 point)Responses Most benefits to
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QuestionWhich benefit is NOT an effect of the presence of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?(1 point) Responses employment
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Which is an example of a space spin-off?(1 point)Responses memory foam mattresses memory foam mattresses university courses in
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Which benefit from the space program affects Floridians more than residents of other states?(1 point)Responses scientific
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Which description best describes the relationship between the Space Program and Florida? (1 point)Responses The Space Program
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QuestionTo create a summary after reading a story, what step should someone do during the reading?(1 point) Responses Write down
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Which element should not be included in a summary of a story?(1 point)Responses opinions opinions characters characters
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What should a summary identify?(1 point)Responses the most important details in a story the most important details in a story
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Which one of these statements is true about summaries?(1 point)Responses They can help a reader write a story. They can help a
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During the debate over California’s statehood, which political figure refused to compromise regarding the expansion of
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Which of the following was stated as part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling?(1 point) Responses Only Congress could decide
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Why is modern technology so helpful on projects such as the Human Genome Project? (1 point)Responses These projects require the
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A digital scale is used to measure a block that has a weight of exactly 5.0 kg. Five measurements are recorded, and all of them
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Which modern technology would be the least helpful to humans as we deal with natural hazards like hurricanes? (1 point)Responses
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What is the primary benefit of rovers that have been sent to other planets?(1 point)Responses Rovers have fewer needs for
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Which technology has most improved our ability to analyze data received from outer space?(1 point)Responses satellites
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Which description best defines a theme?(1 point)Responses a summary a summary a main idea a main idea an underlying message an
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Why did Southern states secede?(1 point) Responses They believed they could be more economically prosperous without the North.
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What effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have? Select all that apply.(1 point) Responses It convinced Northerners that slavery was
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.Marcus was always boasting about his ability to play the piano. “I’m the best there
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QuestionHow can the main idea of a text help a reader identify the theme?(1 point) Responses By identifying the main idea of a
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What is a theme? (1 point)Responses a general idea of what has happened in a story a general idea of what has happened in a
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Why did Quakers and other religious leaders in the North oppose slavery?(1 point)Responses They felt African Americans should be
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