GED Social Studies Terms

Why did the Spanish come to the New World?

• Spices

• silk

• gold

• slaves

Name 2 other countries that colonized the New Land other than Spain.

• Germany and Ireland

• England and Poland

• France and Mexico

• France and England

What was a Plantation?

• a field where people worked

• homes where people lived

• land and property owned by white people that owned slaves

• slaves

The 13 colonies declared their independence from who?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Africa

What word do we use for “taking care of natural resources and not wasting them?”

• Reservation

• Conservation

• Observation

• Chlorination

Ayo's family conserves. What is conservation?

• picking up litter

• using up natural resources

• saving resources by using them wisely

What is the practice of managing the use of resources carefully called?

• Conservation

• Condensation

• Environmental Science

• Yield Science

What is the primary purpose of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution?

• To establish the structure of the government

• To outline the powers of the President

• To protect individual liberties and rights

• To define the process of amending the Constitution

Which economic system is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Feudalism

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

• Disputes over immigration policies

• Conflicts over trade tariffs

• Disagreements over slavery

• Tensions with Native American tribes