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Praxis 5004 Social Studies
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1
The Sons of Liberty played a major role in protesting which of the following
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Tea Acts
Stamp Act
2
Which of the following describes the 5th amendment?
no self incrimination
speedy trial
no cruel or unusual punishment
right to bear arms
3
Which body of water is usually man-made?
River
Ocean
canal
Lake
4
Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary war?
John Burgoyne
King George
Robert E Lee
Cornwallis
5
Which colony was the last to be settled?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
6
Which of the following world religions is polytheistic?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
7
When was there a cure for tuberculosis (readily available)?
1940s
1960s
1930s
1950s
8
Mr. Johnson is presenting a unit about the polio vaccine. Who is the following is Mr. Johnson most likely to discuss?
Marie Curie
Thomas Jefferson
Jonas Salk
John Adams
9
Which president is associated with the environment because he created national parks?
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John Adams
10
Which of the following best describes the cause of the decline of the Roman Empire?
The prominence of landowners dictating military and economic policy
The growth of christianity led to religious turmoil throughout the empire
Overpopulation of urban centers
The increase of political instability
11
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
to prevent immigration and population increase
to protect from tsunamis
to protect from invaders
privacy
12
Which colony was initially formed as a haven for debtor's?
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Rhode Island
Virginia
13
Who initiated the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
14
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Greensburg
15
Which of the following most significantly disrupted the balance of free states and slaves states prior to the Civil War?
The Texas Revolution
The Missouri Compromise
The Mexican-American War
The Presidency of Andrew Jackson
16
Between 1849-1852, nearly 250,000 people migrated to California. Why was the cause of the large migration to California?
Oil and gas discovery
Transcontinental Railroad
California Gold Rush
Free land grants by the Mexican government
17
Which of the following deserts is the largest in the world?
Eurasia
Sahara
Africa
Antarctica
18
Which of the following is the best insulator of China from Russia?
Plateau of Tibet
South China Sea
Himalayas
Gobi Desert
19
Which war was America's bloodiest conflict?
War of 1812
Vietnam
WWI
Civil War
20
Which of the following is a responsibility of citizenship?
running for office
serving in the military
paying taxes
voting in elections
21
New York was founded by the:
Dutch
English
Swiss
French
22
Where do the strongest monsoons tend to occur?
China
Japan
Bangladesh
Haiti
23
1 euro is how many USD (U.S. dollars)?
$0.82
$1.00
$1.18
$1.52
24
Who started an assembly line in America to decrease cost and labor?
Henry Lauren
Louis Chevrolet
Henry Ford
Charles Ford
25
The Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 resulted in the following:
a bilateral legislative body
the implementation of Judicial Review
the President's term of four year periods
having a Vice President
26
Which colony was known for having many English Catholic residents?
Maryland
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
27
Which of the following aspects of the presidential elections between 1864-1876 would be most susceptible to fluctuation?
the number of candidates possible for election
the number of electoral votes in each election
the likelihood of an incumbent being elected
the number of years between elections
28
Why is Mecca important to the Islamic faith?
It is the headquarters of OPEC.
Is it the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad.
It is the largest city in the Muslim world.
The faithful pray each day facing the Mecca.
29
Which early society used irrigation to water crops with river water?
Irish
Mayans
Aztecs
Mesopotamians
30
Who invented hieroglyphics?
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Mayans
Aztecs
31
The Russian people's interest in acquiring and wearing American blue jeans is an example of
cultural diffusion
adaptation
acculturation
assimilation
32
What is Turkey's largest city?
Antalya
Izmir
Ankara
Istanbul
33
Which of the following types of maps shows various weather features for a given geographic area?
topographic
political
meterological
thematic
34
Which event is remembered as "A day that shall live in infamy"?
Battle of Gettysburg
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
35
The New Deal led to a major increase in what?
Poverty
Protests
Federal Spending
War supporters
36
Which amendment abolished slavery in America?
1st
10th
16th
13th
37
Where did the kingdom of Kush live?
Madagascar
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
38
The edict "No European power should seek colonies in the western Hemisphere" comes from:
The Preamble
Monroe Doctrine
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tordesillas
39
Which of the following most influenced the development of representative government in the United States?
Democracy in America by Alexis Tocqueville
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
40
Sputnik is a satellite from which country?
United States
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Japan
41
Interstates led to:
worsened traffic
more suburban development
more fatal car crashes
more rural development
42
The significance of "Letter to Marsha Washington" was that inside the letter, George Washington explains that he:
is worried about the war with Britain
would be traveling to take part in the Constitutional Convention
accepted the generalship of the continental army
would become the first president of the United States
43
Who signed the Declaration of Independence LAST?
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Mckean
44
Which of the following best describes the concept of Manifest destiny?
God's will for America was to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific
America should expand from coast to coast but in collaboration with others
Taking land from the Native Americans was wrong
America was not destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
45
Which act was first passed by Britain on the 13 colonies?
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
46
What gives the constitution its federalist structure?
9th amendment
14th amendment
10th amendment
The Preamble
47
The legal doctrine known as "separate but equal" was instituted in which of the following cases?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Mapp vs. Ohio
Brown vs. Board of Education
Marbury vs. Madison
48
What percent of seats in the United States Senate is up for re-election every 2 years?
100%
50%
33%
66%
49
Which of the following was the first battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Gettysburg
50
Which natural geographic barrier is a boundary for lands forbidden to colonists in the Proclamation of 1763?
Lake Ontario
Spanish Lands
Appalachian Mountains
Lake Erie
51
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Eli Whitney
Thomas Jefferson
Francis Scott Key
Benjamin Franklin
52
Where did the Civil War end?
Appommatox Courthouse
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Saratoga
53
What luxury item did the Roman Empire get from the Han Dynasty in China?
Cottom
Silk
Tobacco
Spices
54
A letter from George Washington to General Henry Knox in 1786 was about what?
French and Indian War
Shay's Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Revolutionary War
55
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1925
1930
1929
1931
56
Which of the following is the greatest impact of Alexander the Great's military conquests?
the unification of military technologies
the spread of Hellenistic culture across the known world
the intermarrying of Greek soldiers with natives throughout his empire
the establishes contact with eastern civilizations
57
Which country was the first to colonize the United States?
France
England
Spain
Portugal
58
What did women protest for in the 1960s and 1970s?
the right to vote
job equality
better education
maternity leave
59
Who founded Philadelphia as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony?
William Penn
John Rolfe
Christopher Columbus
John Smith
60
Who is believed to have invented terrace farming?
Incas
Aztecs
Mesopotamians
Mayans