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U.S. States

What is the most accurate account of Connecticut’s history?

  • European settlement in Connecticut began only in the twentieth century
  • The Provisions State nickname refers to oil production
  • Connecticut’s industrial growth included clocks, firearms, brass goods, machinery, and tools
  • Connecticut became the fiftieth state in 1959
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  • Connecticut's industrial growth included clocks, firearms, brass goods, machinery, and tools
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U.S. Economy

What should students understand about Hartford?

  • Hartford’s insurance industry developed into a major part of the city’s economic identity
  • Connecticut has no significant aerospace or defense manufacturing
  • Southwestern Connecticut has little economic connection to New York City
  • Hartford is primarily known as an oil-production center
Correct answer(s):
  • Hartford's insurance industry developed into a major part of the city's economic identity
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U.S. Economy

Which economic claim about southwestern Connecticut is correct?

  • Tourism is Connecticut’s only major source of economic activity
  • Southwestern Connecticut has a financial-services cluster linked to metropolitan New York
  • Southwestern Connecticut has little economic connection to New York City
  • Connecticut’s economy depends almost entirely on farming
Correct answer(s):
  • Southwestern Connecticut has a financial-services cluster linked to metropolitan New York
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U.S. Economy

What is the most accurate description of Connecticut’s economy?

  • Tourism is Connecticut’s only major source of economic activity
  • Connecticut has no significant aerospace or defense manufacturing
  • Hartford is primarily known as an oil-production center
  • Connecticut’s aerospace industry includes aircraft engines and helicopter production
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  • Connecticut's aerospace industry includes aircraft engines and helicopter production
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U.S. States

Where is the University of Connecticut’s main campus?

  • Hartford
  • Storrs
  • New Haven
  • Bridgeport
Correct answer(s):
  • Storrs
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U.S. States

Which historical claim about Hartford is correct?

  • The Provisions State nickname refers to oil production
  • English colonists established Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield during the 1630s
  • European settlement in Connecticut began only in the twentieth century
  • Connecticut’s manufacturing history began after World War II
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  • English colonists established Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield during the 1630s
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U.S. States

What is the most accurate account of the Pequot War?

  • The Fundamental Orders were written after the Civil War
  • European settlement in Connecticut began only in the twentieth century
  • The Pequot War took place during the 1630s
  • Connecticut had no role in the American Revolution
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  • The Pequot War took place during the 1630s
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U.S. States

What is historically accurate about Connecticut’s history?

  • European settlement in Connecticut began only in the twentieth century
  • Connecticut had no role in the American Revolution
  • Connecticut’s manufacturing history began after World War II
  • Connecticut supported the American Revolution with troops and supplies
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  • Connecticut supported the American Revolution with troops and supplies
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U.S. States

Which statement correctly explains Connecticut’s Revolutionary-era role?

  • The Fundamental Orders were written after the Civil War
  • European settlement in Connecticut began only in the twentieth century
  • The Provisions State is an old nickname linked to Connecticut’s Revolutionary-era supplies
  • Connecticut became the fiftieth state in 1959
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  • The Provisions State is an old nickname linked to Connecticut's Revolutionary-era supplies
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which description best explains Connecticut’s county-government system?

  • The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
  • Connecticut’s eight historical counties no longer operate as county governments
  • Connecticut’s eight historical counties still operate as full county governments
  • The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents
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  • Connecticut's eight historical counties no longer operate as county governments
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U.S. Government & Civics

What should students understand about Connecticut’s county-government system?

  • The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
  • Connecticut’s eight historical counties still operate as full county governments
  • Connecticut has no role for municipal government
  • Connecticut’s historical counties stopped functioning as county governments in 1960
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  • Connecticut's historical counties stopped functioning as county governments in 1960
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U.S. Government & Civics

Which civic or administrative claim about Connecticut’s planning regions is correct?

  • The nine planning regions are independent U.S. states
  • The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents
  • Connecticut has no role for municipal government
  • Connecticut’s nine planning regions are used for modern Census statistical reporting
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  • Connecticut's nine planning regions are used for modern Census statistical reporting
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U.S. Government & Civics

What is the most accurate description of Connecticut municipalities?

  • Connecticut restored general-purpose county governments in 2020
  • Connecticut municipalities perform many local functions handled by counties in other states
  • The Census Bureau currently treats Connecticut’s eight former counties as its only county equivalents
  • Connecticut’s planning regions are the same as its congressional districts
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  • Connecticut municipalities perform many local functions handled by counties in other states
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U.S. States

What should students know about Hartford?

  • New Haven is located in the Rocky Mountains
  • Connecticut has only one important urban center
  • Stamford has little connection to the New York metropolitan economy
  • Hartford is both a government center and an insurance center
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  • Hartford is both a government center and an insurance center
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U.S. States

Which urban claim about Waterbury is correct?

  • New Haven is located in the Rocky Mountains
  • Stamford has little connection to the New York metropolitan economy
  • Waterbury became known for brass manufacturing
  • Bridgeport is the state capital of Connecticut
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  • Waterbury became known for brass manufacturing
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U.S. States

Which description best explains New Haven?

  • Yale University has a major influence on New Haven’s economy and culture
  • Higher education has little connection to research in Connecticut
  • Yale plays no role in New Haven’s healthcare or research economy
  • Connecticut has no major research universities
Correct answer(s):
  • Yale University has a major influence on New Haven's economy and culture
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U.S. Economy

Which description correctly characterizes Connecticut’s insurance industry?

  • Southwestern Connecticut has little economic connection to New York City
  • Tourism is Connecticut’s only major source of economic activity
  • Connecticut’s modern economy includes finance, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and technology
  • Connecticut’s economy depends almost entirely on farming
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  • Connecticut's modern economy includes finance, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and technology
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U.S. Economy

What should students understand about Connecticut’s economy?

  • Submarine construction is concentrated in northwestern Connecticut
  • Tourism is Connecticut’s only major source of economic activity
  • Hartford is primarily known as an oil-production center
  • Pratt & Whitney is associated with Connecticut’s aerospace industry
Correct answer(s):
  • Pratt & Whitney is associated with Connecticut's aerospace industry
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U.S. Economy

Which economic claim about Connecticut’s economy is correct?

  • Sikorsky is associated with helicopter manufacturing in Connecticut
  • Hartford is primarily known as an oil-production center
  • Connecticut has no significant aerospace or defense manufacturing
  • Southwestern Connecticut has little economic connection to New York City
Correct answer(s):
  • Sikorsky is associated with helicopter manufacturing in Connecticut
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U.S. Economy

What is the most accurate description of Connecticut’s submarine industry?

  • Connecticut’s economy depends almost entirely on farming
  • Submarine construction is concentrated in northwestern Connecticut
  • Connecticut has no significant aerospace or defense manufacturing
  • General Dynamics Electric Boat is associated with submarine construction in Connecticut
Correct answer(s):
  • General Dynamics Electric Boat is associated with submarine construction in Connecticut
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