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Which option accurately explains Delaware’s constitutional ratification?

  • Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1790
  • Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1782
  • Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1767
  • Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787

Which description of Delaware agriculture is accurate?

  • Montgomery County combines state-government activity with agriculture
  • New Castle County combines state-government activity with agriculture
  • Sussex County combines state-government activity with agriculture
  • Kent County combines state-government activity with agriculture
Correct answer(s):
  • Kent County combines state-government activity with agriculture

Which fact best describes Delaware poultry production?

  • Kent County combines farming, poultry production, beaches and tourism
  • Bucks County combines farming, poultry production, beaches and tourism
  • Sussex County combines farming, poultry production, beaches and tourism
  • New Castle County combines farming, poultry production, beaches and tourism
Correct answer(s):
  • Sussex County combines farming, poultry production, beaches and tourism

How have Delaware’s rivers and bays affected the state?

  • They mainly prevented communities from developing near water
  • They affected only recreation and not economic activity
  • They have had little connection to settlement or trade
  • They have influenced settlement, trade and local economies
Correct answer(s):
  • They have influenced settlement, trade and local economies

Which fact best describes Dover’s central location?

  • Dover’s central location helped it serve as Delaware’s seat of government
  • Wilmington’s central location helped it serve as Delaware’s seat of government
  • Georgetown’s central location helped it serve as Delaware’s seat of government
  • Newark’s central location helped it serve as Delaware’s seat of government
Correct answer(s):
  • Dover's central location helped it serve as Delaware's seat of government

Which description of the Christina River is accurate?

  • Wilmington developed near the Missouri River and close to the Delaware River
  • Wilmington developed near the Susquehanna River and close to the Delaware River
  • Wilmington developed near the Christina River and close to the Delaware River
  • Wilmington developed near the Tennessee River and close to the Delaware River
Correct answer(s):
  • Wilmington developed near the Christina River and close to the Delaware River

Which option accurately explains Newark?

  • Lewes has a strong university-centered identity
  • Newark has a strong university-centered identity
  • Seaford has a strong university-centered identity
  • Smyrna has a strong university-centered identity
Correct answer(s):
  • Newark has a strong university-centered identity

What is the correct interpretation of Middletown?

  • Middletown has grown rapidly in southern Sussex County
  • Middletown has grown rapidly in southern New Castle County
  • Middletown has grown rapidly in southern Kent County
  • Middletown has grown rapidly in southern Baltimore County
Correct answer(s):
  • Middletown has grown rapidly in southern New Castle County

Which statement best summarizes the Lenape in the Delaware Valley?

  • The Seminole were among the Indigenous peoples closely associated with the Delaware Valley
  • The Cherokee were among the Indigenous peoples closely associated with the Delaware Valley
  • The Navajo were among the Indigenous peoples closely associated with the Delaware Valley
  • The Lenape were among the Indigenous peoples closely associated with the Delaware Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • The Lenape were among the Indigenous peoples closely associated with the Delaware Valley

Which statement best summarizes New Castle County?

  • New Castle County is Delaware’s northernmost county
  • Kent County is Delaware’s northernmost county
  • Sussex County is Delaware’s northernmost county
  • Baltimore County is Delaware’s northernmost county
Correct answer(s):
  • New Castle County is Delaware's northernmost county

Which choice gives the correct context for Lewes?

  • Dutch colonists established Swanendael near present-day Lewes in 1634
  • Dutch colonists established Swanendael near present-day Lewes in 1611
  • Dutch colonists established Swanendael near present-day Lewes in 1631
  • Dutch colonists established Swanendael near present-day Lewes in 1626
Correct answer(s):
  • Dutch colonists established Swanendael near present-day Lewes in 1631

Which choice gives the correct context for Kent County?

  • New Castle County occupies central Delaware
  • Sussex County occupies central Delaware
  • Kent County occupies central Delaware
  • Montgomery County occupies central Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • Kent County occupies central Delaware

Which statement is correct about the Swanendael settlement?

  • The Swanendael settlement did not survive for long
  • The Swanendael settlement remained the region’s main settlement until the 1900s
  • The Swanendael settlement grew into a large colony that lasted for centuries
  • The Swanendael settlement became Delaware’s permanent capital
Correct answer(s):
  • The Swanendael settlement did not survive for long

Which statement is correct about Sussex County?

  • Bucks County covers southern Delaware
  • Kent County covers southern Delaware
  • New Castle County covers southern Delaware
  • Sussex County covers southern Delaware
Correct answer(s):
  • Sussex County covers southern Delaware

Which county is Dover in?

  • Baltimore County
  • Sussex County
  • Kent County
  • New Castle County
Correct answer(s):
  • Kent County

What is true about conventional retail sales tax in Delaware?

  • Only Delaware cities impose a 12% sales tax
  • Delaware adds a federal sales tax at checkout
  • Delaware does not impose a conventional state or local sales tax on consumers
  • Delaware has a 10% statewide sales tax
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware does not impose a conventional state or local sales tax on consumers

What is the county seat of New Castle County?

  • Newark
  • Georgetown
  • Dover
  • Wilmington
Correct answer(s):
  • Wilmington

What is the county seat of Sussex County?

  • Georgetown
  • Newark
  • Wilmington
  • Dover
Correct answer(s):
  • Georgetown