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Which option accurately explains Delaware counties?

  • The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1699
  • The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1684
  • The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1704
  • The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1707
Correct answer(s):
  • The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1704

Which description of Delaware’s colonial capital is accurate?

  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Wilmington
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Georgetown
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Newark
  • New Castle had served as Delaware’s colonial capital before Dover
Correct answer(s):
  • New Castle had served as Delaware's colonial capital before Dover

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware and Pennsylvania?

  • Delaware and Connecticut continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware’s separate assembly began
  • Delaware and Virginia continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware’s separate assembly began
  • Delaware and North Carolina continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware’s separate assembly began
  • Delaware and Pennsylvania continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware’s separate assembly began
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware and Pennsylvania continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware's separate assembly began

Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware’s Civil War status?

  • Delaware had no legal history of slavery before the war when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware was a slave state when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware was admitted as a free territory during the war when the American Civil War began
  • Delaware had abolished slavery before the Civil War began when the American Civil War began
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware was a slave state when the American Civil War began

Which fact best describes Moving the capital to Dover placed the?

  • Moving the capital to Georgetown placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Wilmington placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Newark placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
  • Moving the capital to Dover placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
Correct answer(s):
  • Moving the capital to Dover placed the government in a more central and less exposed location

Which statement is correct about Delaware during the Civil War?

  • Delaware joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
  • Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War
  • Delaware declared neutrality and left the Union during the Civil War
  • Delaware became an independent country during the war during the Civil War
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War

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

What is true about Delaware’s Civil War history?

  • Virginia’s Civil War history combines Union loyalty with the history of slavery
  • New Jersey’s Civil War history combines Union loyalty with the history of slavery
  • Delaware’s Civil War history combines Union loyalty with the history of slavery
  • Maryland’s Civil War history combines Union loyalty with the history of slavery
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's Civil War history combines Union loyalty with the history of slavery

What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s First State identity?

  • Virginia’s First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order
  • Maryland’s First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order
  • New Jersey’s First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order
  • Delaware’s First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware's First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order

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 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 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

What is unusual about Denver’s local government structure?

  • It is a consolidated city and county
  • It has no local government
  • It belongs to two states
  • It is governed by Wyoming
Correct answer(s):
  • It is a consolidated city and county

Which institution is a major public research university in Boulder?

  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Tulane University
  • Harvard University
  • University of Miami
Correct answer(s):
  • University of Colorado Boulder

Which university in Fort Collins is known for agriculture, veterinary medicine, engineering, and natural resources?

  • Yale University
  • Rice University
  • Colorado State University
  • Duke University
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado State University

Which Colorado school specializes in engineering, earth sciences, energy, and minerals?

  • Colorado College of Oceanography
  • Western Atlantic Maritime Academy
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Denver School of Tropical Agriculture
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado School of Mines

What kind of institution is the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs?

  • A county courthouse
  • A federal military service academy
  • A state agricultural agency
  • A private ski school
Correct answer(s):
  • A federal military service academy

What is Colorado’s state lawmaking body called?

  • Colorado Supreme Council
  • Denver Parliament
  • Western Congress
  • Colorado General Assembly
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado General Assembly