ABCTE United States History Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBContinentalBArmyBwasBnotBdoingBwellBduringBtheBfightingBofB1776.BTheyBsettledBinBtoBa
BwinterBencampmentBinBValleyBForge.BTheyBsufferedBaBwinterBofBstarvationBandBcold.BWhy?B
-BAnswerTheBBritishBheldBPhiladelphia.
TheBBritishBwereB"livingBhigh"BinBPhiladelphiaBandBhadBcommandeeredBmostBofBtheBsupplies
BinBtheBarea.BTheBContinentalBArmyBcampedBinBValleyBForgeBduringBoneBofBtheBcoldest,Bwet
testBwintersBonBrecord.BG.BWashingtonBandBevenBMarthaBW.BwereBstayingBinBaBhouseBnearB
theBcampgrounds.BManyBofBtheBmenBhadBnoBshoes.
TheBEighteenthBAmendmentBinstitutedBaBnationalBpolicyBofBProhibition.BThisBwasBoneBeffortB
ofBtheBearlyBtwentiethBcenturyBtoBreformBAmericanBpoliticsBandBsociety.BFederalBrulesBwereB
establishedBtoBsafeguardBtheBfoodBandBmedicineBindustries.BBankBmonopoliesBwereBended.BT
heBSixteenthBAmendmentBgaveBCongressBtheBrightBto:B-BAnswerImposeBaBfederalBincomeBtax.
ProgressiveBpoliticiansBfeltBthatBwealthierBAmericansBshouldBpayBmoreBinBtaxes.BTheBSixteent
hBAmendmentBgaveBCongressBtheBpowerBtoBestablishBaBfederalBtaxBonBincome.BThoseBwhoB
hadBanBincomeBoverB$4,000BpaidB1%BofBtheirBincome.BThoseBwhoBmadeBoverB$20,000Bpaid
BtwoBpercentBonBincome.BTheBSeventeenthBAmendmentBprovidedBforBtheBdirectBelectionBofB
U.S.BSenators.BPreviously,BtheyBhadBbeenBselectedBbyBstateBlegislatures.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBcomposerBofBtheBUnitedBStatesBnationalBanthem,BTheBStar-
SpangledBBanner?B-
BAnswerJohnBStaffordBSmithBwasBaBBritishBcomposerBwhoBcomposedB"TheBAnacreanticBSong"
BwhichBwasBusedBwithBtheBlyricsBwrittenBbyBFrancisBScottBKeyBwhichBisBnowBknownBasB"The
BStarBSpangledBBanner."BAllBotherBcomposersBlistedBwereBfromBGermany.
WhatBisBdemocracy?B-BAnswerWhereBtheBpeopleBelectBtheBgoverningBleaders.
InBmostBinstances,BtheBpeopleBnominateBandBvoteBonBtheBrepresentativesBforBtheirBstates.BT
heBrepresentativesBcommunicateBandBconnectBtheBdesiresBandBneedsBofBtheBpeopleBandBtak
eBthemBtoBtheBdecisionBmakersBforBconsideration.BInBessence,BtheBrepresentativesBareBtheBv
oiceBforBpeople.
,DespiteBtheirBage,BclassicBGreekBtalesBsuchBasBHomer'sBIliadBandBOdysseyBareBstillBveryBpop
ularBamongBmodernBreadersBbecauseB-
BAnswerTheyBofferBexcitingBstoriesBandBheroicBcharacters.
TheBcommonBthreadBsharedBbyBHomer'sBworksBandBmanyBcurrentBbooksBandBmoviesBisBthe
BtimelessBthemeBofBexcitementBandBadventure.BTheyBincludeBexcitingBstoriesBandBheroicBchar
acters.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBhistoricalBfiguresBwasBtheBleaderBofBNaziBGermany?B-
BAnswerAdolfBHitlerBwasBtheBleaderBofBNaziBGermanyBduringBWorldBWarBII.
WhenBwasBtheBIndianBRemovalBActBsigned?B-
BAnswer1830BTheBpresidentBsignedBtheBIndianBRemovalBActBinB1830.BTheBactBmadeBitBlawful
BtoBremoveBtheBIndiansBfromBlandBthatBtheyBinhabited.BManyBAmericansBwereBagainstBtheB
Act,BviewingBitBasBunlawfulBandBunconstitutional.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBincorrectlyBmatched?
FrederickBDouglasB:B"JusticeBtoBtheBNegroBisBsafetyBtoBtheBnation."
HoraceBGreeleyB:B"GoBwest,ByoungBman,BgoBwest!"
JosephBSmithB:B"TheBgreatestBresponsibilityBinBtheBworldBthatBGodBhasBlaidBuponBusBisBtoBs
eekBafterBourBownBdead."
HenryBClayB:BIBhaveBheardBsomethingBaboutBallegianceBtoBtheBSouth.BIBknowBnoBSouth,BnoB
North,BnoBEast,BnoBWest,BtoBwhichBIBoweBanyBallegiance."B-
BAnswerHoraceBGreeleyB:B"GoBwest,ByoungBman,BgoBwest!"
AlthoughBGreeleyBisBoftenBcreditedBwithBthisBquotation,BitBwasBactuallyBjournalistBJohnBB,BSo
uleBwhoBadvisedByoungBmenBtoBgoBwest.BJosephBSmithBwasBtheBfirstBleaderBofBtheBMormo
ns.BHenryBClayBwasBaBskilledBoratorBwhoBrepresentedBKentuckyBinBtheBCongress.BFrederickBD
ouglasBwasBaBformerBslave,BskilledBoratorBandBabolitionist.
EvenBbeforeBtheBConstitutionBhadBbeenBadoptedBandBGeorgeBWashingtonBwasBelectedBpresid
ent,BtensionsBaroseBamongBpoliticians.BAlexanderBHamiltonBbecameBtheBleaderBofBtheBFedera
listsBandBThomasBJeffersonBledBtheBDemocraticBRepublicans.BTheseBtwoBpartiesBforeshadowed
BourBcurrentBtwo-
partyBsystem.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBincludedBinBtheB"platform"BofBt
heBFederalists?B-
, BAnswerPeopleBwhoBdisagreeBwithBtheBgovernmentBshouldBkeepBtheirBmouthsBshut!BThatBgo
esBforBtheBnewspapersBtoo!
TheBFederalistsBbelievedBinBaBstrongBcentralBgovernmentBwithBaBstrongBcentralBbank.BGovern
mentBshouldBsupportBbusiness.BTheBConstitutionBshouldBbeBlooselyBinterpreted.BTheyBalsoBbe
lievedBthatBrestrictionsBshouldBbeBplacedBonBspeechBandBtheBpressBwhenBtheyBdisagreedBwit
hBtheBgovernment.BTheBDemocratic-RepublicansBfavoredBpowerfulBstatesBandBstate-
charteredBbanks.BTheyBbelievedBinBaBstrictBreadingBofBtheBConstitutionBasBitBwasBwritten.The
BgovernmentBshouldBgiveBnoBspecialBpowersBtoBbusiness.BTheyBalsoBwantedBtoBgiveBmoreBp
eopleBtheBrightBtoBvoteBandBallowingBpeopleBandBnewspapersBmoreBfreedom.
WhoBisBtheBCommander-in-ChiefBofBtheBU.S.BArmy?B-BAnswerAlthoughBtheBVice-
President,BtheBSecretaryBofBState,BandBtheBSecretaryBofBDefenseBallBassistBtheBPresidentBinB
makingBmilitaryBdecisions,BtheBPresidentBisBtheBCommander-in-Chief.
ByB1760,BtheBpopulationBofBtheBAmericanBcoloniesBhadBreachedB1.6Bmillion.BWhatBisBnotBaB
factorBthatBledBtoBthisBgrowth?
TheBunificationBofBtheBcolonies.
ABriseBinBtheBbirthrate.
ImmigrationBfromBEngland,BGermany,BHollandBandBIreland.
MoreBbabiesBlivedBtoBadulthood.B-BAnswerTheBunificationBofBtheBcolonies.
FarmBfamiliesBneedBchildren.BTheBbirthBrateBwasBphenomenal.BWhileBinfantBmortalityBwasBgr
eat,BmoreBwereBlivingBtoBbecomeBadults.BManyBimmigrantsBfromBEuropeBatBthisBtimeBswelle
dBtheBpopulationBasBwellBasBtheBimportationBofBAfricanBslaves.
TheBBritishBandBtheBrebelsBmetBonBLexingtonBgreen.BEightBminutemenBwereBkilledBandBtheB
BritishBmarchedBonBtoBConcord.BButBtheBwordBhadBspreadBandBtheBresistanceBbegan.BWhatB
tacticsBdidBtheBrebelsBemployBagainstBtheBBritishBRedcoats?B-BAnswerGuerrillaBwarfare.
Gen.BGageBplannedBtoBmarchBtoBConcord,BMABwhereBheBhopedBtoBseizeBaBcacheBofBrebelB
gunsBandBammunition.BHeBalsoBhopedBtoBarrestBJohnBHancockBandBSamuelBAdamsBwhoBwer
eBleadersBofBtheBrebels.BSpiesBrelayedBthisBinformationBtoBtheBcolonistsBandBtheBmilitia,Bcall
edBtheBminutemen,BwereBalertedBbyBriders,BincludingBPaulBRevere.BRevereBdidn'tBgetBthroug
h,BbutBtheBmilitiaBwasBalertedBandBmetBtheBBritishBonBLexingtonBGreen.BWhileBthisBwasBhap
pening,BtheBcolonistsBorganizedBandBmetBtheBBritishBalongBtheBroadBhidingBinBtreesBandBbeh
indBstoneBwalls.BMoreBthanB250BBritishBsoldiersBwereBkilled,BwoundedBorBmissing.
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheBContinentalBArmyBwasBnotBdoingBwellBduringBtheBfightingBofB1776.BTheyBsettledBinBtoBa
BwinterBencampmentBinBValleyBForge.BTheyBsufferedBaBwinterBofBstarvationBandBcold.BWhy?B
-BAnswerTheBBritishBheldBPhiladelphia.
TheBBritishBwereB"livingBhigh"BinBPhiladelphiaBandBhadBcommandeeredBmostBofBtheBsupplies
BinBtheBarea.BTheBContinentalBArmyBcampedBinBValleyBForgeBduringBoneBofBtheBcoldest,Bwet
testBwintersBonBrecord.BG.BWashingtonBandBevenBMarthaBW.BwereBstayingBinBaBhouseBnearB
theBcampgrounds.BManyBofBtheBmenBhadBnoBshoes.
TheBEighteenthBAmendmentBinstitutedBaBnationalBpolicyBofBProhibition.BThisBwasBoneBeffortB
ofBtheBearlyBtwentiethBcenturyBtoBreformBAmericanBpoliticsBandBsociety.BFederalBrulesBwereB
establishedBtoBsafeguardBtheBfoodBandBmedicineBindustries.BBankBmonopoliesBwereBended.BT
heBSixteenthBAmendmentBgaveBCongressBtheBrightBto:B-BAnswerImposeBaBfederalBincomeBtax.
ProgressiveBpoliticiansBfeltBthatBwealthierBAmericansBshouldBpayBmoreBinBtaxes.BTheBSixteent
hBAmendmentBgaveBCongressBtheBpowerBtoBestablishBaBfederalBtaxBonBincome.BThoseBwhoB
hadBanBincomeBoverB$4,000BpaidB1%BofBtheirBincome.BThoseBwhoBmadeBoverB$20,000Bpaid
BtwoBpercentBonBincome.BTheBSeventeenthBAmendmentBprovidedBforBtheBdirectBelectionBofB
U.S.BSenators.BPreviously,BtheyBhadBbeenBselectedBbyBstateBlegislatures.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBcomposerBofBtheBUnitedBStatesBnationalBanthem,BTheBStar-
SpangledBBanner?B-
BAnswerJohnBStaffordBSmithBwasBaBBritishBcomposerBwhoBcomposedB"TheBAnacreanticBSong"
BwhichBwasBusedBwithBtheBlyricsBwrittenBbyBFrancisBScottBKeyBwhichBisBnowBknownBasB"The
BStarBSpangledBBanner."BAllBotherBcomposersBlistedBwereBfromBGermany.
WhatBisBdemocracy?B-BAnswerWhereBtheBpeopleBelectBtheBgoverningBleaders.
InBmostBinstances,BtheBpeopleBnominateBandBvoteBonBtheBrepresentativesBforBtheirBstates.BT
heBrepresentativesBcommunicateBandBconnectBtheBdesiresBandBneedsBofBtheBpeopleBandBtak
eBthemBtoBtheBdecisionBmakersBforBconsideration.BInBessence,BtheBrepresentativesBareBtheBv
oiceBforBpeople.
,DespiteBtheirBage,BclassicBGreekBtalesBsuchBasBHomer'sBIliadBandBOdysseyBareBstillBveryBpop
ularBamongBmodernBreadersBbecauseB-
BAnswerTheyBofferBexcitingBstoriesBandBheroicBcharacters.
TheBcommonBthreadBsharedBbyBHomer'sBworksBandBmanyBcurrentBbooksBandBmoviesBisBthe
BtimelessBthemeBofBexcitementBandBadventure.BTheyBincludeBexcitingBstoriesBandBheroicBchar
acters.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBhistoricalBfiguresBwasBtheBleaderBofBNaziBGermany?B-
BAnswerAdolfBHitlerBwasBtheBleaderBofBNaziBGermanyBduringBWorldBWarBII.
WhenBwasBtheBIndianBRemovalBActBsigned?B-
BAnswer1830BTheBpresidentBsignedBtheBIndianBRemovalBActBinB1830.BTheBactBmadeBitBlawful
BtoBremoveBtheBIndiansBfromBlandBthatBtheyBinhabited.BManyBAmericansBwereBagainstBtheB
Act,BviewingBitBasBunlawfulBandBunconstitutional.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBincorrectlyBmatched?
FrederickBDouglasB:B"JusticeBtoBtheBNegroBisBsafetyBtoBtheBnation."
HoraceBGreeleyB:B"GoBwest,ByoungBman,BgoBwest!"
JosephBSmithB:B"TheBgreatestBresponsibilityBinBtheBworldBthatBGodBhasBlaidBuponBusBisBtoBs
eekBafterBourBownBdead."
HenryBClayB:BIBhaveBheardBsomethingBaboutBallegianceBtoBtheBSouth.BIBknowBnoBSouth,BnoB
North,BnoBEast,BnoBWest,BtoBwhichBIBoweBanyBallegiance."B-
BAnswerHoraceBGreeleyB:B"GoBwest,ByoungBman,BgoBwest!"
AlthoughBGreeleyBisBoftenBcreditedBwithBthisBquotation,BitBwasBactuallyBjournalistBJohnBB,BSo
uleBwhoBadvisedByoungBmenBtoBgoBwest.BJosephBSmithBwasBtheBfirstBleaderBofBtheBMormo
ns.BHenryBClayBwasBaBskilledBoratorBwhoBrepresentedBKentuckyBinBtheBCongress.BFrederickBD
ouglasBwasBaBformerBslave,BskilledBoratorBandBabolitionist.
EvenBbeforeBtheBConstitutionBhadBbeenBadoptedBandBGeorgeBWashingtonBwasBelectedBpresid
ent,BtensionsBaroseBamongBpoliticians.BAlexanderBHamiltonBbecameBtheBleaderBofBtheBFedera
listsBandBThomasBJeffersonBledBtheBDemocraticBRepublicans.BTheseBtwoBpartiesBforeshadowed
BourBcurrentBtwo-
partyBsystem.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBincludedBinBtheB"platform"BofBt
heBFederalists?B-
, BAnswerPeopleBwhoBdisagreeBwithBtheBgovernmentBshouldBkeepBtheirBmouthsBshut!BThatBgo
esBforBtheBnewspapersBtoo!
TheBFederalistsBbelievedBinBaBstrongBcentralBgovernmentBwithBaBstrongBcentralBbank.BGovern
mentBshouldBsupportBbusiness.BTheBConstitutionBshouldBbeBlooselyBinterpreted.BTheyBalsoBbe
lievedBthatBrestrictionsBshouldBbeBplacedBonBspeechBandBtheBpressBwhenBtheyBdisagreedBwit
hBtheBgovernment.BTheBDemocratic-RepublicansBfavoredBpowerfulBstatesBandBstate-
charteredBbanks.BTheyBbelievedBinBaBstrictBreadingBofBtheBConstitutionBasBitBwasBwritten.The
BgovernmentBshouldBgiveBnoBspecialBpowersBtoBbusiness.BTheyBalsoBwantedBtoBgiveBmoreBp
eopleBtheBrightBtoBvoteBandBallowingBpeopleBandBnewspapersBmoreBfreedom.
WhoBisBtheBCommander-in-ChiefBofBtheBU.S.BArmy?B-BAnswerAlthoughBtheBVice-
President,BtheBSecretaryBofBState,BandBtheBSecretaryBofBDefenseBallBassistBtheBPresidentBinB
makingBmilitaryBdecisions,BtheBPresidentBisBtheBCommander-in-Chief.
ByB1760,BtheBpopulationBofBtheBAmericanBcoloniesBhadBreachedB1.6Bmillion.BWhatBisBnotBaB
factorBthatBledBtoBthisBgrowth?
TheBunificationBofBtheBcolonies.
ABriseBinBtheBbirthrate.
ImmigrationBfromBEngland,BGermany,BHollandBandBIreland.
MoreBbabiesBlivedBtoBadulthood.B-BAnswerTheBunificationBofBtheBcolonies.
FarmBfamiliesBneedBchildren.BTheBbirthBrateBwasBphenomenal.BWhileBinfantBmortalityBwasBgr
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dBtheBpopulationBasBwellBasBtheBimportationBofBAfricanBslaves.
TheBBritishBandBtheBrebelsBmetBonBLexingtonBgreen.BEightBminutemenBwereBkilledBandBtheB
BritishBmarchedBonBtoBConcord.BButBtheBwordBhadBspreadBandBtheBresistanceBbegan.BWhatB
tacticsBdidBtheBrebelsBemployBagainstBtheBBritishBRedcoats?B-BAnswerGuerrillaBwarfare.
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edBtheBminutemen,BwereBalertedBbyBriders,BincludingBPaulBRevere.BRevereBdidn'tBgetBthroug
h,BbutBtheBmilitiaBwasBalertedBandBmetBtheBBritishBonBLexingtonBGreen.BWhileBthisBwasBhap
pening,BtheBcolonistsBorganizedBandBmetBtheBBritishBalongBtheBroadBhidingBinBtreesBandBbeh
indBstoneBwalls.BMoreBthanB250BBritishBsoldiersBwereBkilled,BwoundedBorBmissing.
