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803 Social Studies Study Guide

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Battle of San Jacinto

a)

Texas defeats Mexican Army "Surprise Attack"

b)

Texans lose against Mexican Army

2.

Free enterprise:

a)

Government controlled

b)

Entrepreneurship-individually owned

3.

Comparison to the U.S. Constitution and Texas Constitution

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

3 branches of government

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Elect Representatives

e)

All of the Above

4.

Spindletop 1901

a)

Oil and Gas industry

b)

Agriculture/ crops

5.

Assembly Line:

a)

Cut the amount of time and Increased jobs

b)

Increased the amount of time and decreased jobs

6.

Map Legend

a)

Explains colors and symbols, used on the map.

b)

Cardinal directions

7.

Culture Diffusion

a)

Spread of an idea on innovation. EX: Tacos, burrito, and lasagna.

b)

Take on the traits of other cultures.

8.

Culture Exchange

a)

Spread of an idea on innovation

b)

Take on the traits of other cultures

9.

1607 Virginia

a)

1st English Colony

b)

2 English Colony

10.

Mayflower Compact

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Rules to guide life in the community

11.

French and Indian War

a)

Expand their control in America

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Mexican Cession

12.

American Revolution/ War of Independence

a)

Uprising at the colonies in America. Taxed without having legal representation

b)

End of WW2

13.

Boston Massacre

a)

British came to an agreement.

b)

British sent troops to Boston, colonist were killed

14.

Treaty of Paris

a)

Ended the War and gave independence to the nation

b)

Mexican Cession

15.

Articles of Confederation

a)

New form of government. Represented from 13 states with limited power

b)

Declaration of Independence

16.

Monroe Doctrine

a)

U.S would not interfere in European affairs

b)

Would not permit establishment of colonies in the West.

c)

All of the above.

17.

13th amendment

a)

abolish slavery

b)

freedom of speech

c)

search and seizure

18.

14th amendment

a)

abolish slavery

b)

African American citizenship

c)

Prohibit alcohol

19.

15 amendment

a)

voting rights to black men

b)

abolish slavery

c)

women right's

20.

Plessy V Ferguson

a)

"separate but equal"

b)

"tax without representation"

c)

"unconstitutional"

21.

6th amendment

a)

speedy public trial

b)

search and seizure

c)

quartering acts

22.

8th amendment

a)

speedy public trial

b)

cruel and unusual punishment

c)

abolish slavery

23.

Coronado discovery

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Mississippi river

c)

Pacific Ocean

24.

Magna Carta, House of Burgess, and Mayflower Compact have in common?

a)

Individual rights of the people

b)

Moved out of America

25.

Apaches

a)

horses and migrated

b)

walked on foot

26.

North Korea

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

27.

Barter Economy

a)

Money program

b)

Trade exchange system

c)

apart of the New Deal

28.

Pueblo

a)

East Texas

b)

West Texas

c)

South Texas

d)

North Texas

29.

4th Amendment

a)

search and seizure

b)

abolish slavery

c)

cruel and unusual punishment

d)

speedy public trial

30.

3rd Amendment

a)

forbids the government from quartering soldiers

b)

search and seizure

c)

abolish slavery

31.

Marshall Court

a)

Did not allow any new states

b)

Can't have a state law that overrules a federal law. "Unconstitutional"

32.

Sherman Antitrust Act:

a)

Prohibits trust, trade and control.

b)

Easier for sales to be down illegally.

c)

Illegal to trade goods.

d)

All of the above.

33.

State and Federal Government have in common:

a)

Exclusive and concurrent powers.

b)

limited government power.

34.

Market Economy

a)

Supply and Demand of goods and services

b)

Scarcity

35.

Missouri Compromise:

a)

Did not allow any new states North of Missouri.

b)

Allowed states North of Missouri

36.

Himalayas

a)

Highest Mountain (Mount Everest)

b)

Shortest mountain

37.

Native Americans

a)

Buffalos

b)

Chicken

c)

Crops

38.

Latitude lines

a)

runs horizontal and parallel. North and South of the equator. 0 line of latitude

b)

runs East and West through Greenwich

39.

Longitude

a)

runs North and South

b)

runs East and West

40.

Pine woods, 40 inches of rain a year

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

41.

Cultural Exchange

a)

sharing of cultural characteristics

b)

take on culture traits

c)

share foods and traditions

42.

Grid System

a)

map scale

b)

locate points on a map

c)

legend

43.

Socialism

a)

central government controls the production and distribution of goods, services, and labor.

b)

No control.

44.

Inflation

a)

reduces the purchasing power, increase the price

b)

increases the purchasing power, decrease the price

45.

Deflation

a)

lower prices, purchasing power increases

b)

higher prices, purchasing power decreases

46.

Rocky Mountain

a)

Western United States and Canada

b)

Colorado

c)

Texas

47.

Deforestation

a)

increase soil erosion and leads to mudslides

b)

plate tectonics

48.

Deposition

a)

carrying soil from one place to another by water or wind.

b)

creation of beaches, landforms, and glaciers.

c)

all of the above.

49.

Democracy

a)

majority people

b)

king or queen

50.

Monarchy

a)

King or Queen leads the nation

b)

majority people

51.

Totalitarian

a)

One person/ party holds control. (North Korea, Cuba)

b)

Citizens

52.

Republic:

a)

representative democracy is led by someone. (president)

b)

led by citiziens.

53.

18th amendment

a)

prohibit alcohol

b)

abolish slavery

c)

women's rights

54.

Legislative Branch

a)

Make Laws (Congress)

b)

Enforce Laws (President)

c)

Interprets Laws (Supreme Court)

55.

Executive Branch

a)

Make Laws (Congress)

b)

Enforce Laws (President)

c)

Interprets Laws (Supreme Court)

56.

Judicial Branch

a)

Make Laws (Congress)

b)

Enforce Laws (President)

c)

Interprets Laws (Supreme Court)

57.

2 nd amendment

a)

bear arms

b)

freedom of speech

c)

sue people

58.

5th amendment

a)

Due process

b)

Abolish Slavery

c)

Specific Rights

59.

7th Amendment

a)

Sue People

b)

Due process

c)

Specific Rights

60.

9th amendment

a)

specific rights

b)

sue people

61.

10th amendment

a)

rights are reserved to the people

b)

sue people

62.

16th Amendment

a)

levy taxes

b)

sue people

63.

25th amendment

a)

president disability/succession

b)

voting age 18years old

64.

26th amendment

a)

Voting age changed to 18years old

b)

prohibit alcohol

65.

Spaniards brought Catholicism when they first arrived.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

Communism

a)

You don't own anything. The government rules alone. (Mexico)

b)

You own partial.

67.

Capitalist Society

a)

Start a business

b)

Can not start a business

68.

Command Economy

a)

Government controls sales and economy

b)

Government has NO control

69.

Acculturation

a)

Culture disappears on a large scale and are replaced by dominate cultural

b)

Culture stays

70.

French Indian War

a)

Dispute over Ohio River Valley

b)

Dispute over Mississippi River

71.

North was Industrial/steel

a)

True

b)

False

72.

South was agrarian/agricultural/cotton

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Excessive taxation led to famous incident in colonial times after the French Indian War.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

James Otis "taxation without representation"

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Stamp Act

a)

Tax on all printed material.

b)

Tax on wines

76.

Positive Outcome of Civil War

a)

Respect

b)

No respect

77.

Dred Scott Vs Stanford

a)

Blacks could not be citizens. Could not sue

b)

Blacks were freed.

78.

Battle of Gonzalez

a)

Come and take it flag

b)

Surprise attack

79.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Unconstitutional

80.

Health care can be measured by infant mortality rate and average life expectancy of its people

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Stephen F. Austin

a)

Father of Texas

b)

Republic of Texas

82.

Sam Houston

a)

Republic of Texas

b)

Father of Texas

83.

Audie Murphy

a)

most decorated combat soldier of the war. Highest award for bravery

b)

Soldier

84.

Texas Economy is interdependent.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What happen in 1930?

a)

Great Depression

b)

New Deal

c)

Reconstruction

d)

All of the above

86.

George Washington

a)

Father of our county

b)

Republic of Texas

87.

Fannie Lou Hamer

a)

Civil Rights Activists

b)

Antifederalist

88.

Shay's Rebellion

a)

debt crisis and opposition to the state's efforts to collect taxes.

b)

reconstruction

89.

India's Coordinates

a)

21 N 79 E

b)

20 N 75 E

90.

What ended the Great Depression?

a)

New Deal Programs

b)

Treaty of Paris

91.

17th amendment

a)

direct election of senators by the citizens of the state

b)

collect taxes

92.

Comanche

a)

Fierce Warriors

b)

nomadic hunters

c)

All of the above

93.

Caddo

a)

farmers and hunted buffalo

b)

lived in huts

94.

5th amendment

a)

Self-incrimination

b)

speedy and public trial

95.

McCulloh V. Maryland

a)

Congress had implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution to create the Second Bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank.

b)

Judicial Review

96.

Gibbons V Ogden

a)

case establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce.

b)

miranda rights

97.

Mapp V Ohio

a)

Unreasonable search and seizure

b)

Miranda rights

98.

Gideon V Wainwright

a)

provide legal counsel to poor defendant

b)

miranda rights

99.

Roe v Wade

a)

abortion

b)

speedy public trial

100.

US V Nixon

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Abortion

101.

Manifest Destiny

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Northwest Ordinance