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Praxis 5004 Social Studies
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1
What luxury item did the Roman Empire get from the Han Dynasty in China?
Spices
Tobacco
Silk
Cottom
2
Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary war?
John Burgoyne
Cornwallis
Robert E Lee
King George
3
Which of the following is a responsibility of citizenship?
voting in elections
paying taxes
running for office
serving in the military
4
Which act was first passed by Britain on the 13 colonies?
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
5
Which colony was initially formed as a haven for debtor's?
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Rhode Island
Virginia
6
The Sons of Liberty played a major role in protesting which of the following
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Acts
7
Which of the following world religions is polytheistic?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
8
What did women protest for in the 1960s and 1970s?
better education
the right to vote
job equality
maternity leave
9
Which war was America's bloodiest conflict?
Civil War
WWI
Vietnam
War of 1812
10
Which of the following best describes the concept of Manifest destiny?
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
God's will for America was to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific
11
What percent of seats in the United States Senate is up for re-election every 2 years?
100%
33%
66%
50%
12
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1930
1929
1931
1925
13
The edict "No European power should seek colonies in the western Hemisphere" comes from:
Monroe Doctrine
Treaty of Paris
The Preamble
Treaty of Tordesillas
14
The Russian people's interest in acquiring and wearing American blue jeans is an example of
adaptation
assimilation
cultural diffusion
acculturation
15
Sputnik is a satellite from which country?
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
Switzerland
16
What is Turkey's largest city?
Ankara
Istanbul
Izmir
Antalya
17
The New Deal led to a major increase in what?
Poverty
War supporters
Federal Spending
Protests
18
Why is Mecca important to the Islamic faith?
It is the largest city in the Muslim world.
The faithful pray each day facing the Mecca.
It is the headquarters of OPEC.
Is it the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad.
19
Which natural geographic barrier is a boundary for lands forbidden to colonists in the Proclamation of 1763?
Lake Erie
Appalachian Mountains
Lake Ontario
Spanish Lands
20
Which early society used irrigation to water crops with river water?
Aztecs
Mesopotamians
Irish
Mayans
21
Who initiated the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
22
Which of the following is the best insulator of China from Russia?
Plateau of Tibet
South China Sea
Gobi Desert
Himalayas
23
Which event is remembered as "A day that shall live in infamy"?
D-Day
Battle of Gettysburg
Pearl Harbor
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
24
Which of the following best describes the cause of the decline of the Roman Empire?
The increase of political instability
The growth of christianity led to religious turmoil throughout the empire
Overpopulation of urban centers
The prominence of landowners dictating military and economic policy
25
Which of the following describes the 5th amendment?
no cruel or unusual punishment
speedy trial
no self incrimination
right to bear arms
26
Where do the strongest monsoons tend to occur?
Bangladesh
Japan
China
Haiti
27
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Greensburg
28
Which country was the first to colonize the United States?
Portugal
France
England
Spain
29
The Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 resulted in the following:
having a Vice President
the implementation of Judicial Review
a bilateral legislative body
the President's term of four year periods
30
Which of the following deserts is the largest in the world?
Africa
Sahara
Eurasia
Antarctica
31
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
to prevent immigration and population increase
to protect from tsunamis
to protect from invaders
privacy
32
Who started an assembly line in America to decrease cost and labor?
Charles Ford
Louis Chevrolet
Henry Lauren
Henry Ford
33
Which of the following aspects of the presidential elections between 1864-1876 would be most susceptible to fluctuation?
the number of years between elections
the likelihood of an incumbent being elected
the number of candidates possible for election
the number of electoral votes in each election
34
Who founded Philadelphia as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony?
Christopher Columbus
John Rolfe
William Penn
John Smith
35
Which president is associated with the environment because he created national parks?
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John Adams
John F. Kennedy
36
New York was founded by the:
Swiss
Dutch
French
English
37
The significance of "Letter to Marsha Washington" was that inside the letter, George Washington explains that he:
accepted the generalship of the continental army
would be traveling to take part in the Constitutional Convention
would become the first president of the United States
is worried about the war with Britain
38
1 euro is how many USD (U.S. dollars)?
$1.00
$1.52
$0.82
$1.18
39
Which colony was the last to be settled?
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
40
A letter from George Washington to General Henry Knox in 1786 was about what?
Constitutional Convention
Shay's Rebellion
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
41
Which amendment abolished slavery in America?
13th
1st
10th
16th
42
Interstates led to:
more suburban development
more fatal car crashes
worsened traffic
more rural development
43
Who invented hieroglyphics?
Mesopotamians
Mayans
Aztecs
Egyptians
44
Which of the following types of maps shows various weather features for a given geographic area?
topographic
thematic
meterological
political
45
Which body of water is usually man-made?
River
canal
Lake
Ocean
46
Who is believed to have invented terrace farming?
Mesopotamians
Incas
Mayans
Aztecs
47
Which of the following most significantly disrupted the balance of free states and slaves states prior to the Civil War?
The Texas Revolution
The Mexican-American War
The Presidency of Andrew Jackson
The Missouri Compromise
48
Which of the following was the first battle in the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Shiloh
49
When was there a cure for tuberculosis (readily available)?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1930s
50
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Eli Whitney
51
Mr. Johnson is presenting a unit about the polio vaccine. Who is the following is Mr. Johnson most likely to discuss?
John Adams
Marie Curie
Jonas Salk
Thomas Jefferson
52
Which colony was known for having many English Catholic residents?
Maryland
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
53
What gives the constitution its federalist structure?
The Preamble
9th amendment
14th amendment
10th amendment
54
Between 1849-1852, nearly 250,000 people migrated to California. Why was the cause of the large migration to California?
California Gold Rush
Oil and gas discovery
Transcontinental Railroad
Free land grants by the Mexican government
55
Which of the following most influenced the development of representative government in the United States?
Democracy in America by Alexis Tocqueville
The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
56
Where did the kingdom of Kush live?
Egypt
Madagascar
Mesopotamia
India
57
The legal doctrine known as "separate but equal" was instituted in which of the following cases?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Marbury vs. Madison
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Mapp vs. Ohio
58
Who signed the Declaration of Independence LAST?
Thomas Mckean
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
59
Which of the following is the greatest impact of Alexander the Great's military conquests?
the establishes contact with eastern civilizations
the spread of Hellenistic culture across the known world
the unification of military technologies
the intermarrying of Greek soldiers with natives throughout his empire
60
Where did the Civil War end?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation
Appommatox Courthouse
The Battle of Saratoga
