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_______&9.&How&did&the&United&States&gain&its&independence?&
A. The&North&won&the&Civil&War.&
B. The&13&colonies&won&the&American&Revolution.&
C. Americans&were&able&to&gain&their&independence&through&a&series&of&treaties&with&
Great&Britain.&
D. The&colonists&wrote&the&Declaration&of&Independence&and&the&King&of&England&
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_______&10.&Why&was&the&development&of&the&telegraph&and&telephone&important&to&the&
United&States?&
A. The&invention&of&the&telegraph&and&telephone&made&it&easier&to&schedule&formal&
events&and&birthday&parties.&
B. The&invention&of&the&telegraph&and&telephone&made&declarations&of&war&easier&to&
issue.&
C. The&invention&of&the&telegraph&and&telephone&made&governing&a&large&country&
easier&and&faster.&
D. The&invention&of&the&telegraph&and&telephone&made&communication&between&
East&and&West&Coast&more&difficult.&
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_______&11.&What&was&the&American&Civil&War&fought&over?&
A. the&North’s&reliance&on&slavery&
B. the&South’s&reliance&on&slavery&
C. the&North’s&heavy&industrialization&
D. the&South’s&heavy&industrialization&
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_______12.&Which&event&BEST&fits&in&the&empty&box?&
A. World&War&II&
B. Roaring&Twenties&
C. President&Roosevelt&dies&
D. Hitler&begins&the&Holocaust&
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