1.
When did Congress authorize the beginning of the Marine Corps?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Who was the first commander of the Continintal Navy?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
Who was in charge of the American troops in the battle of Lake Champlain in 1776?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
England imposed a tax on the colonies in order to
A. 
Raise money to pay its debts from the war with France
B. 
Stop the colonies from becoming independent
C. 
Discourage trade between England and the colonies
D. 
5.
The American Revolution began at
A. 
B. 
Wilmington, North Carolina
C. 
Trenton and Morristown, New Jersey
D. 
Lexington and Concord, Massachusets
6.
The battle at Yorktown in 1781 lasted
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
The end of fighting in the colonies was marked by the British loss at
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4,
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B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
The Peace of Paris in 1783 gave the Americans a territory that extended West to
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
The CSS Hunley was a submersible vessel that was designed to pull a torpedo into the side of an enemy ship. Who developed this vessel?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
The first people known to use sea power were the sailors and traders of ancient
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Early warships, which were crewed by trained fighting men and propelled by oars as well as sails, were called
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
For many centuries after the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., Europe suffered in the turmoil of the Dark Ages while the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean fell under the control of the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was at
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
The longest period of peace in world history was known as the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
Our alphabet is based on the alphabet of what ancient people?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
What famous war was fought to secure control of the Turkish Straits in order to insure Greek control of the Aegean-Black Sea trade?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
The French and Indian War
18.
What city is known as the birthplace of democracy in government?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
The Punic Wars were between what two major powers?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
King Phillip II sent his Spanish Armada against England in 1588 for which of the following reasons?
A. 
To retain Spain's supremacy on the seas
B. 
To stop English pricateers from raiding ships
C. 
To bring England back into the Catholic church
D. 
21.
The first to seek new sea routes to the Indies and the Orient were the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
With the treaty of Paris in 1763, the war in North America between France and England ended. Who controlled the world's seas at that time?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
After the battle of Salamis of 480 B.C., the great period of peace during which theater, sculpture, writing, and philosophy flourished is known as the
A. 
Age of Alexander the Great
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
National wealth was measured by the amount of treasure in the royal vaults. The total wealth of the world was limited. To become richer and more powerful, a nation had to make some other nation poorer through capture of its trade and colonies. This was
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
In the battle of Lepanto in 1571, Christian forces defeated the
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.