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Answer Key
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Table of Contents
To the Teacher. .............................................................................. iv
Answer Key, Unit Review ............................................................ 1
Answer Key, Practice Test 1 ....................................................... 4
Answer Key, Practice Test 2 ....................................................... 6
Answer Key, Practice Test 3 ....................................................... 8
Answer Key, Practice Test 4 ..................................................... 10
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To the Teacher
This booklet contains answers for the Florida US History End-of-Course
Assessment Test Prep Workbook.
These materials have been assembled to help you pinpoint areas in which
students need additional practice in preparation for the US History
End-of-Course Assessment.
To practice for the EOC in simulated testing situations, have students
complete the full-length practice tests. Every item from the EOC Practice
Tests has been aligned to the Florida Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards. Use this standards alignment to identify the standard(s) that
students fail to meet, review these standard(s), and assign extra work
as needed.
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Answer Key
Unit review
Answer Key
Unit Review
Unit 1
Answer
1
B
2
B
3
D
4
A
5
B
6a
They are forming a government to help make life easier and safer for all.
6b
They agreed to create laws that benefited the good of the colony and to be obedient and follow those laws.
6c
The Mayflower Compact is one of the first examples of a representative government. The main goal was to make laws
for the good of the colony and this is the same goal of American democracy.
Unit 2
Answer
1
B
2
C
3
A
4
B
5
D
6a
Social Darwinism used survival of the fittest to explain the situation of the poor. They were lazy, inferior, and less fit to
survive. The Social Gospel believed the opposite and felt that those who were able were responsible for helping the poor.
6b
Andrew Carnegie was able to grow his business based on laissez-faire policies. Without government regulation, he was
able to buy out many of his competitors and suppliers and create a huge company.
Unit 3
Answer
1
D
2
B
3
C
4
A
5
A
6a
World War I U.S. propaganda
6b
People were encouraged to plant Victory Gardens to grow their own food so that food being grown by farmers could be
used for the troops fighting the war.
6c
Rations were how much food was allotted to people because food was more scarce. By planting gardens, people would
have more food to eat, thereby making their rations go further.
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Unit Review (Continued)
Unit 4
Answer
1
C
2
B
3
C
4
C
5
B
6a
Bank failures decrease the number of business failures.
6b
As unemployment rose, spending went down.
6c
The less people earn, the less they spend. As income declined, so did spending.
Unit 5
Answer
1
D
2
A
3
B
4
A
5
D
6a
He thought they were engaging in communist activities.
6b
McCarthyism was the name for attacks on suspected communists. Now it means to accuse someone of disloyalty
without any evidence because Joseph McCarthy accused people without any evidence to support his accusations.
6c
He needed an issue to bring him attention during his effort to be reelected.
Unit 6
Answer
1
C
2
D
3
D
4
B
5
A
6a
the Northeast
6b
The Southeastern United States was most opposed to the ERA. They felt that the role of women in America should remain
traditional and that the ERA threatened traditional American society.
6c
Not enough states ratified it so it never became an amendment.
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Unit Review (Continued)
Unit 7
Answer
1
B
2
B
3
B
4
C
5
C
6a
“It” refers to the Constitution. The Constitution is working because it provided for a way to remove a president from office
through impeachment and the committee had voted to impeach.
6b
The constitutional crisis of Watergate was about which branch of government had the most power. The Senate
demanded the tapes, Nixon refused to release them, and the Supreme Court ordered them released.
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Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Practice Test 1
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
1
B
SS.912.A.2.1
2
B
SS.912.A.2.4
3
D
SS.912.A.2.5
1
A
SS.912.A.5.5
5
A
SS.912.A.4.4
6
C
SS.912.A.3.1
7
C
SS.912.A.3.1
8
B
SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.3.1; LA.1112.1.6.2
9
C
SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.2.7; LA.1112.1.6.2
10
B
SS.912.A.2.6
11
B
SS.912.A.3.4
12
C
SS.912.A.3.7
13
C
SS.912.A.3.10
14
C
SS.912.A.3.12
15
D
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.3.2
16
D
SS.912.A.4.2
17
B
SS.912.A.4.3
18
D
SS.912.A.4.4
19
C
SS.912.A.4.5
20
A
SS.912.A.4.6
21
C
SS.912.A.4.10
22
A
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.4.5; MA.912.A.2.2
23
D
SS.912.A.5.2
24
B
SS.912.A.5.3
25
B
SS.912.A.5.4
26
B
SS.912.A.5.5
27
C
SS.912.A.1.7, SS.912.A.5.6
28
D
SS.912.A.5.9
29
C
SS.912.A.5.11
30
A
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.5.11
31
C
SS.912.A.6.1
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Practice Test 1 (Continued)
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
32
D
SS.912.A.6.1
33
D
SS.912.A.6.2
34
B
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.6.3
35
A
SS.912.A.6.4
36
D
SS.912.A.6.6
37
D
SS.912.A.6.9
38
C
SS.912.A.6.10
39
A
SS.912.A.1.7, SS.912.A.7.1
40
D
SS.912.A.7.1
41
D
SS.912.A.7.3
42
A
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.7.4
43
A
SS.912.A.7.6
44
D
SS.912.A.7.8
45
D
SS.912.A.7.10
46
B
SS.912.A.7.11
47
D
SS.912.A.2.2
48
C
SS.912.A.3.11
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Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Practice Test 2
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
1
B
SS.912.A.1.3
2
A
SS.912.A.1.3
3
C
SS.912.A.2.6; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2
4
A
SS.912.A.2.2
5
B
SS.912.A.1.5, SS.912.A.2.3
6
C
SS.912.A.1.4; LA.1112.2.2.3
7
B
SS.912.A.1.7
8
A
SS.912.A.2.3; LA.1112.2.2.3
9
D
SS.912.A.3.3; LA.1112.2.2.3
10
C
SS.912.A.3.2
11
B
SS.912.A.3.5
12
C
SS.912.A.2.2, SS.912.A.3.9; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2
13
B
SS.912.A.3.8
14
C
SS.912.A.3.11
15
D
SS.912.A.3.12
16
D
SS.912.A.4.1, SS.912.A.2.2; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2
17
D
SS.912.A.4.5
18
B
SS.912.A.4.7
19
A
SS.912.A.4.9
20
D
SS.912.A.4.6
21
B
SS.912.A.4.10
22
C
SS.912.A.4.4
23
B
SS.912.A.4.3
24
C
SS.912.A.5.1
25
D
SS.912.A.5.8
26
C
SS.912.A.5.6
27
D
SS.912.A.2.2, SS.912.A.5.10
28
D
SS.912.A.5.7
29
D
SS.912.A.5.4
30
C
SS.912.A.2.2, SS.912.A.5.2; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2
31
D
SS.912.A.5.11
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Practice Test 2 (Continued)
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
32
B
SS.912.A.6.2
33
A
SS.912.A.6.5
34
A
SS.912.A.6.5
35
B
SS.912.A.6.12
36
C
SS.912.A.6.12
37
A
SS.912.A.6.13
38
C
SS.912.A.6.13
39
A
SS.912.A.2.2, SS.912.A.6.14; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2
40
A
SS.912.A.6.14
41
C
SS.912.A.7.1
42
D
SS.912.A.7.12
43
C
SS.912.A.7.14
44
B
SS.912.A.7.16
45
D
SS.912.A.7.16
46
B
SS.912.A.7.15
47
D
SS.912.A.7.15
48
B
SS.912.A.7.11
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Practice Test 3
Answer Key
Practice Test 3
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
1
B
SS.912.A.2.1
2
D
SS.912.A.2.2
3
C
SS.912.A.2.4
4
A
SS.912.A.2.4
5
D
SS.912.A.2.6
6
A
SS.912.A.2.7
7
B
SS.912.A.2.2
8
D
SS.912.A.3.6
9
D
SS.912.A.3.7
10
D
SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.3.12; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.1.6.3
11
A
SS.912.A.3.13
12
A
SS.912.A.3.13
13
A
SS.912.A.3.8; MA.912.A.2.2
14
C
SS.912.A.3.8; MA.912.A.2.2
15
B
SS.912.A.3.9
16
D
SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.4.1; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.1.6.3
17
C
SS.912.A.4.2
18
A
SS.912.A.4.3
19
B
SS.912.A.4.11
20
D
SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.4.5; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.1.6.3, LA.1112.2.2.3
21
B
SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.1.6.3
22
A
SS.912.A.4.8
23
D
SS.912.A.5.12
24
D
SS.912.A.5.11
25
A
SS.912.A.5.2
26
A
SS.912.A.5.6
27
D
SS.912.A.5.4; MA.912.A.2.2
28
D
SS.912.A.1.6, SS.912.A.5.4; MA.912.A.2.2
29
A
SS.912.A.5.5
30
C
SS.912.A.5.12
31
D
SS.912.A.5.12
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Practice Test 3 (Continued)
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
32
C
SS.912.A.6.1
33
D
SS.912.A.6.3
34
C
SS.912.A.6.15
35
C
SS.912.A.6.15
36
D
SS.912.A.6.11
37
B
SS.912.A.6.10
38
B
SS.912.A.6.10
39
C
SS.912.A.6.7
40
D
SS.912.A.6.6
41
A
SS.912.A.7.5
42
D
SS.912.A.7.3
43
D
SS.912.A.7.4
44
D
SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.7.6; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.1.6.3
45
B
SS.912.A.7.7
46
A
SS.912.A.7.8
47
B
SS.912.A.7.10
48
C
SS.912.A.7.17
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Practice Test 4
Answer Key
Practice Test 4
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
1
D
SS.912.A.2.1
2
A
SS.912.A.2.4
3
B
SS.912.A.2.6
4
C
SS.912.A.2.7
5
A
SS.912.A.2.5; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
6
C
SS.912.A.2.4
7
C
SS.912.A.3.7
8
B
SS.912.A.3.8
9
C
SS.912.A.3.11
10
D
SS.912.A.3.12
11
D
SS.912.A.3.1
12
B
SS.912.A.3.9
13
B
SS.912.A.3.12; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
14
C
SS.912.A.3.13
15
D
SS.912.A.4.1
16
B
SS.912.A.4.2
17
B
SS.912.A.4.3
18
B
SS.912.A.4.4
19
A
SS.912.A.4.6; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
20
C
SS.912.A.4.5
21
D
SS.912.A.1.4, SS.912.A.4.5; MA.912.A.2.2
22
A
SS.912.A.1.3, SS.912.A.4.3; MA.912.A.2.2
23
A
SS.912.A.4.6
24
D
SS.912.A.5.6
25
D
SS.912.A.5.11
26
D
SS.912.A.5.11
27
A
SS.912.A.5.6; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
28
A
SS.912.A.5.9; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
29
B
SS.912.A.5.2; LA.1112.1.6.2, LA.1112.2.2.2, LA.1112.2.2.3
30
D
SS.912.A.5.6
31
D
SS.912.A.5.10
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Practice Test 4
Practice Test 4 (Continued)
Item
Answer
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standard
32
A
SS.912.A.6.1
33
C
SS.912.A.6.1
34
D
SS.912.A.6.4
35
C
SS.912.A.6.9
36
A
SS.912.A.6.14
37
B
SS.912.A.6.14
38
B
SS.912.A.6.3
39
A
SS.912.A.6.14
40
D
SS.912.A.6.12
41
A
SS.912.A.7.2
42
A
SS.912.A.7.9
43
B
SS.912.A.7.13
44
A
SS.912.A.7.17
45
C
SS.912.A.7.4
46
C
SS.912.A.7.1
47
D
SS.912.A.7.8
48
B
SS.912.A.7.6; LA.1112.1.6.2
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