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Which of the following best describes the impact European colonization had on the Western Hemisphere’s native population?

• The native population was highly respected in terms of territorial possessions and religious beliefs.

• The Europeans for the most part did not interact with the native population.

• Spain was the only European country to successfully create an alliance with the native population.

• Native populations were often killed off or driven away by the Europeans.

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because:

• little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers.

• the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains.

• the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick.

• the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases.

One significant consequence of the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, was that Great Britain:

• ceded Quebec to the Americans

• declared war on France once the war with the Americans was concluded

• paid the new United States millions of dollars in war damages

• formally recognized American Independence

In the compromise that was reached by the Republicans and Democrats over the impasse in the presidential election between Hays and Tilden:

• Tilden was given the presidency in return for selecting Republicans for every cabinet position in his administration.

• the radical Republicans agreed to disband if Hayes was given the presidency.

• Southerners generally voted for a third-party candidate.

• Hayes was given the presidency in return for the removal of federal troops from the South.

Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.

• Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.

• Mixed economy

• Customs, family, and historical basis

• Command economy

• Centrally owned by the government

• Free Market

• Public and private sectors

• Traditional economy

Match the following

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• 15th Amendment

• abolished slavery

• 13th Amendment

• Ended segregation in public schools

• 14th Amendment

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• Brown v. Board of Education

Which of the following did Winthrop offer as a final way to settle the Oregon Question?

• The two countries should submit their claims to arbitration.

• The United States should annex the land and settle it.

• The United States should purchase the land from Great Britain.

• The two countries should negotiate until they reached a compromise.

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained:

• a significant new source of staple food crops.

• advanced medical techniques that extended the life span of Native Americans.

• an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers.

• new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden.

What is the primary focus of Social Studies as a subject?

• The study of human society and social relationships

• The study of physical sciences and mathematics

• The study of ancient languages and literature

• The study of computer programming and technology

Which of the following is a key component of Social Studies?

• Biology

• Chemistry

• History

• Physics