Free Printable Praxis SS quiz #4

1.

1. The United States gained control over which country after the Spanish American war?

a)

The philippines

b)

France

c)

peru

d)

paraguay

2.

1. An increase in GDP causes a …….. in the price of exported goods?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

3.

1. The battle of Saratoga in 1777 led to which country becoming a military alliance to the United States?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

4.

Why did the United States declare war on Spain in the Spanish-American war?

a)

They sunk the USS Maine ship protecting american citizens in cube.

b)

NO

5.

1. What are TWO things that contribute to an entrepreneur’s success?

(a)

6.

1. The Amazon Basin’s physical characteristics are influenced by the tributaries of what river?

(a)

7.

1. Which amendment justified segregation since it serves powers not specifically assigned to the federal government to the states?

(a)

8.

1. Which TWO of the following explain how Hoover Dam and Mount Rushmore are related?

a)

They both used hydropower and they both provided jobs and boosted economy

b)

They are both structures for people to use to adventure.

9.

1. …….. spending stimulates weak economies.

a)

Deficit

b)

Increase

c)

free

d)

fast

10.

1. Why has China had to develop agricultural techniques?

(a)

11.

1. What luxury item did the Roman empire get from the Han Dynasty in China?

(a)

12.

1. Which of the following is conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority?

(a)

13.

1. Which of the following does NOT describe the Alien and Sedition acts?

(a)

14.

1. Which of the following Civil War battles resulted in confederates being driven out of Maryland?

(a)

15.

1. Which country was the first to colonize the United States?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

China

16.

1. What is shared (concurrent) power between the federal government and state governments?

(a)

17.

1. Maryland was established as a haven for the ……..?

a)

English Catholics

b)

French catholics

c)

Spanish catholics

18.

1. Who started an assembly line in America to decrease cost and labor?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Thomas edison

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Widrowilson

19.

1. Which of the following was Woodrow Wilson’s main justification for entering WWI?

a)

The world needed to be safe for a democracy

b)

Inflation

c)

Need for money

20.

1. Which TWO presidents used deficit spending to help stimulate the weak economy?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Abraham Lincoln

21.

1. The edict “No European power should seek colonies in the western Hemisphere” comes from…..?

Monroe Doctrine

(a)

22.

1. “Go west young man” was part of …..?

a)

Election

b)

Peace treaty

c)

Soviet union

d)

Manifest destiny

23.

1. Which battle marked the start of the revolutionary with Great Britain?

a)

Battle of yorktown

b)

Battle of Lexington and concord

c)

Battle of saratoga

d)

Civil war

24.

1. Indentured servants under contract to work for another person for free and then when their contract runs up, they are…..?

(a)

25.

1. Who discovered and founded Rhode Island and also believed in the idea of separation of church and state?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

King Henry

c)

France

d)

Spain

26.

Which event forced the United States to enter WWII?

(a)

27.

1. Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

(a)

28.

Which of the following was an agreement between northern and southern states about which western territories could be admitted into the Union as slave states?

(a)

29.

1. Which country led the invasion of Poland that started WWII?

(a)

30.

1. When did the Great Depression begin?

a)

1929

b)

1915

c)

1959

d)

1956

31.

1. What event ended the Great Depression?

a)

WW2

b)

The civil war

c)

End of Slavery

d)

War world 1

32.

1. Who wrote the New Deal?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

King george

33.

1. Which country won the space race with Sputnik, to which John F. Kennedy wrote a letter in response?

(a)

34.

1. Which event is remembered as "A day that shall live in Infamy"?

(a)

35.

1. Who signed the Declaration of Independence LAST?

(a)

36.

1. Whose inauguration was in 1961 during the Cold War?

(a)

37.

1. Which president is associated with the environment because he created national parks?

(a)

38.

1. Which treaty ended the War of 1812 and returned all conquered lands to America?

(a)

39.

1. Who initiated the Lewis and Clark expedition?

(a)

40.

1. The land explored during the Lewis and Clark expedition ended up becoming…?

(a)

41.

1. The ………. Settled in Jamestown for defense and silver and gold?

a)

Virginia company

b)

Electric company

c)

spaniards

d)

Germans

42.

1. Which canal was built for navigation from New York and the Atlantic?

(a)

43.

1. Which of the following was adopted to create a strong central government and a weak national government?

The articles of confederation

(a)

44.

1. Which was the last battle of the revolutionary war?

a)

Battle of saratoga

b)

battle of lexington

c)

battle of yorktown

45.

1. Who was a federalist that supported rule of law?

(a)

46.

1. Between the Louisiana purchase, Lincoln’s inauguration, and the gold rush, what came first?

a)

Lincoln's inauguration

b)

gold rush

c)

Louisiana purchase

47.

1. Was the cold war before or after WWII?

a)

After WW2

b)

Before WW2

48.

1. The ……… had more military experience over the ……. In the civil war.

a)

South and north

b)

West and east

49.

1. The reconstruction era…….?

a)

Brought the south back into the union

b)

Created missiles

c)

Brought back the 13 colonies

d)

Brought back the constitution

50.

1. What was the first internal tax imposed by Britain on the colonists in 1765?

a)

Stamp act

b)

property tax

c)

sales tax

d)

Freedom act

51.

1. The proclamation of 1763 prohibited settlement where?

(a)

52.

1. The trial of tears forced Indians to move from east of the Mississippi River to…..?

(a)

53.

1. Which battle in the Civil War was the big turning point?

(a)

54.

1. Which war was America's bloodiest conflict?

(a)

55.

1. Which of the following provided aid to other countries to fight communism?

Truman Doctrine

(a)

56.

1. Who wrote the federalist papers about checks and balances?

James Madison

(a)

57.

1. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

(a)

58.

1. Which event happened right before the Star Spangled Banner was written?

Maryland fort bombardment

(a)

59.

1. The colonies were upset with England's ________________ of them in parliament.

a)

Representation

b)

purchase

c)

lying

d)

trust

60.

1. Who made the cotton gin so cotton could process faster?

a)

Eli whitney

b)

Frank Roosevelt

c)

Einstein

d)

slaves

61.

1. Which president abolished slavery?

(a)

Praxis SS quiz #4

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 48mins

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