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Praxis 5004

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many trips did Christopher Columbus make from Spain?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

2.

What was traded during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Plants and animals

b)

Plants, animals, disease, and technologies

c)

Animals, spices, technologies, and slaves

d)

Tea and Sugar

3.

The Conquistadors hunted for.....

a)

Gold and silver

b)

New Land

c)

Slaves

d)

Fugitives

4.

Who controlled most of the new land (Americas) and natural resources increasing wealth in N. Europe during the Columbian Exchange ?

a)

Asia

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

5.

The Treaty of Tordesillas left whom with the right side of the Americas and whom with the left?

a)

King of Spain got Right and Left

b)

King of Spain got Right/ King of Portugal got Left

c)

King of Spain got Left/ King of Portugal got Right

d)

King of Portugal got Right and left

6.

The Mayan empire lasted from....

a)

400 b.c - around 500

b)

400 b.c - around 800

c)

500 b.c - around 700

d)

500 b.c - around 800

7.

What was the name of the capital of the Aztecs (1300s-1519)

a)

Tikal

b)

Tenochititan

c)

Aztec

d)

Yucatan

8.

Who Conquered the Incas (1430)?

a)

The Conquistadors

b)

John Adams

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Hernando De Soto discovered

a)

The Americas

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Mississippi River

10.

Francisco De Corona discovered...

a)

Colorado River and the Mississippi River

b)

Grand Canyon and the Mississippi River

c)

Colorado River and the Grand Canyon

d)

Mississippi River

11.

The then Dutch colony of New Amsterdam is now known as..

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Deleware

12.

What was Virginia's first profitable transport?

a)

Sugar

b)

Tea

c)

Tobacco

d)

Live Stock

13.

What was the last colony to be settled?

a)

Georgia

b)

Alabama

c)

Virginia

d)

New York

14.

Which president envoked the Indian Removal Act causing the Trail of Tears, killing over 4000 Indians along the Way to Oklahoma?

a)

George Bush

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Andrew Jackson

15.

The French and Indian war was fought between.....

a)

France and England

b)

France and India

c)

Spain and France

d)

England and India

16.

The British won the 7 years war with

a)

The Treaty of Versallies

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

Proclamation of 1763

17.

Who Conquered the Incas (1430)?

a)

The Conquistadors

b)

John Adams

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Christopher Columbus

18.

The Industrial Revolution began with what?

a)

The cotton gin

b)

The cotton mill

c)

Cotton farms

d)

Increased trade of cotton

19.

"No Taxation Without Representation"

a)

The British thought the French should pay for their own protection against the colonists

b)

The French should pay the Indians for protection against the British.

c)

The British thought colonist should pay for their own protection against the French

20.

The first internal tax in 1765 was....

a)

Stamp

b)

Tea

c)

Sugar

d)

Coercive Act

21.

Who led the Boston Tea Party?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Sam Adams

d)

George Washington

22.

Who was our nations first president?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

23.

Which form of government is where a country is ruled by a monarch (typically a king or queen).

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

24.

Form of Government by a single person with unlimited power

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Confederation

25.

Government owns companies. Provides its ppl. healthcare, educations, & welfare.

a)

Communist

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Capitalist

26.

What was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

27.

What was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Seige of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

28.

The Declaration of Independence was written mostly by

a)

King George

b)

Goerge Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

29.

What was the colony's first attempt at creating a government?

a)

The articles of confederation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Federalist papers

d)

The proclamation of 1763

30.

The Declaration of Independence was written mostly by

a)

King George

b)

Goerge Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

31.

What were some weaknesses of the articles of confederation?

a)

Government had no power to tax

b)

Government had to rely on states to enforce laws

c)

Each state only had one vote

d)

All of these

32.

Freedom of Religion and Speech (Amendment)

a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

33.

Abolished Slavery (amendment)

a)

5

b)

10

c)

4

d)

13

34.

What amendment gave women the right to vote

a)

13

b)

8

c)

19

d)

18

35.

The Legislative Branch consist of

a)

The President

b)

The Vice President

c)

Congress

d)

Courts

36.

The Legislative Branch....

a)

Appoints Federal Judges

b)

Enforces laws

c)

Makes and enforces laws

d)

Makes laws

37.

How many terms can a president serve?

a)

1 two year term

b)

2 four year terms

c)

1 four year term

d)

3 four year terms

38.

The Executive Branch consist of

a)

Congress

b)

The President and Vice President

c)

The supreme court

39.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Legislative Executive Justice

b)

Judicial Executive Lucrative

c)

Economic Judicial Legislative

d)

Legislative Judicial Executive

40.

Maurbury vs Madison was the first Supreme Court Case to apply

a)

The Death Penalty

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Jim Crow Laws

41.

The Electoral College Consist of

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

Congress

d)

The President

42.

What is a Pocket Veto?

a)

An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president (when he disagrees with a law) He may refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress by waiting after the amount of time to sign it.

b)

. A series of acts signed by John Adams that restricted activities, freedom of speech by foreign residents living in our country and restricted the rights of the American Press.

43.

How did the Louisiana purchase affect the size of the United States?

a)

Tripled in size

b)

Doubled in size

c)

Quadrupled in size

44.

What was the main cause and effect of the war of 1812

a)

CAUSE: Neutral rights; EFFECT: Freed the slaves.

b)

CAUSE: Neutral rights; EFFECT: Economic independence.

c)

CAUSE: The Stamp Act; EFFECT: Economic independence.

45.

Missouri Compromise of 1820

a)

Admitted Missouri as a slave state, Georgia as a free state, and barring slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36.3 parallel or line of latitude.

b)

Admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and barring slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36.3 parallel or line of latitude.

c)

Admitted Missouri as a slave state, Mississippi as a free state, and barring slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36.3 parallel or line of latitude.

46.

The Dread Scott Decision of 1857

a)

The Supreme Court made the decision that all Mexicans could and never will be free citizens of the U.S. therefore they didn’t have legal rights.

b)

The Supreme Court made the decision that all black could and never will be free citizens of the U.S. therefore they didn’t have the right to own property

c)

The Supreme Court made the decision that all black could and never will be free citizens of the U.S. therefore they didn’t have legal rights.

47.

Who was the president during the American Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

48.

The Emancipation Proclamation Declared

a)

The end of the civil war

b)

All slaves free

c)

The South it's own country

49.

What is an Americans Responsibility as a U.S Citizen

a)

To vote

b)

To receive an education

c)

To volunteer

d)

To serve in the armed forces

50.

__ was the first artificial Satellite launched into space marking the beginning of the space race between___and___

a)

Sputnik; U.S.S.R; America

b)

Apollo; China; America

c)

Starship; U.S.S.R; America

d)

Sputnik; China; America

51.

The Industrial Revolution began with what?

a)

The cotton gin

b)

The cotton mill

c)

Cotton farms

d)

Increased trade of cotton