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EXAMPLE:
All of the following are true of the map above EXCEPT
(A) I was purchased from Russia.
(B) II was ceded by Mexico following the Mexican War.
(C) III was acquired through the annexation of Texas.
(D) IV was purchased from France.
(E) V was purchased from Spain.
(A) is the correct answer. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1876, but Alaska is not one of the fifty
contiguous states; it is to the north of Area I.
The sample test is followed by complete explanatory answers. These answers are an important part
of your preparation for two reasons. First, in most cases, we have tried to explain why the wrong answers
are wrong as well as why the right answer is right. Read the entire explanation, because the wrong answer
to a question today may be the right answer to a different question tomorrow. Second, where feasible we
have given expanded explanations for the correct answer; that is, we have tried to give sufficient back-
ground to make the event more memorable. Also, the details provided in the expanded explanation could
be tested on your test.

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U.S. HISTORY SUBJECT TEST ANSWER SHEET

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1. The Open Door Note of 1899, addressed to
England, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan,
asked those world powers to
(A) send troops to help the United States put
down the Boxer Rebellion
(B) permit the United States to annex the
Philippine Islands