Praxis Test: Social Studies

Praxis Test: Social Studies (5581)

Exam |140 Answered Questions Which of the following best describes the lifestyles of Native American groups in northeastern North America before European contact?

• The formation of earthen mounds for ceremonial, burial, and residential

purposes

• The cultivation of corn, beans, and squash, known as Three Sisters

farming

• The construction of extensive canal systems used to irrigate crops in arid

conditions

• The construction of multistory adobe pueblos and cliff dwellings - -B.
• Which of the following was a major reason for the establishment of the

Georgia colony in 1732?A.Improving cooperation with Native American groups in the Southeast

• Preventing the expansion of Spanish colonial power in the Southeast
• Providing Catholics a haven from religious intolerance and persecution
• Establishing a large plantation system for raw material production - -
• Which of the following correctly describes a geographic effect on colonial

economies in North America?

• Abundant timber and deep harbors in New England supported

shipbuilding, fishing, and maritime trade.

• Fast-moving rivers in southern colonies facilitated urban industrial and

manufacturing growth.

• Short growing seasons in New England prevented colonists from practicing

subsistence agriculture.

• Yearlong warm weather supported a largely agrarian economy in the

Middle Colonies. - -A.

• Which of the following most contributed to violent conflicts between the

Powhatan people and the colonists of Jamestown, Virginia?

• Colonists restricted Powhatan people from accessing major sources of

drinking water.

• Colonists inadvertently spread diseases such as smallpox and measles to

the Powhatan people.

• Colonists began to cultivate tobacco on land occupied by the Powhatan

people.

• Colonists attempted to enslave Powhatan people for agricultural labor. - - 1 / 4

• Which of the following best describes an effect that the plantation

aristocracy of the southern colonies had in North America before the American Revolution?

• Indentured servitude became the primary method for acquiring skills in

craftwork and business.

• Southern colonies began to transform into urban centers, favoring trade

and manufacturing over agricultural production.

• Large plantations were portioned out to sharecroppers to plant and

harvest crops as payment to landowners.

• Significant economic, political, and social power authority remained

limited to wealthy slave-holding landowners. - -D.

• Which of the following best describes the role of France in the American

Revolution?

• The French provided military and financial support to the American

colonies, playing a crucial role in the American victory over Britain.

• The French became involved only at the end of the war, helping to

negotiate the Treaty of Paris between the United States and Britain.

• The French sided with the British during the war, providing their European

neighbor with troops, resources, and logistical support.

• The French provided aid to both sides in the war, hoping to benefit

economically as a neutral supplier of goods throughout the conflict. - -A.

• Which of the following best describes how the French and Indian War (1754

to 1763) led to the American Revolution?

• The war led the British to pass harsher laws, such as the Intolerable Acts,

on colonists as punishment for the war.

• The war led the British and French to cease fighting over North America,

leaving the colonists without any protection from European armies.

• The cost of the war and the continuing need to maintain an army in North

America led Parliament to raise taxes on the American colonies.

• The war led to the British army occupying all of the larger cities, such as

Boston, New York, Williamsburg, and Charleston. - -C.

• How did most Patriot women in 1765 participate in protests against the

Stamp Act?

• They tarred and feathered tax collectors at public rallies.
• They organized rally marches to help recruit Sons of Liberty members.
• They led boycotts of English goods in marketplaces across the colonies.
• They wrote essays against taxation that were published in colonial papers.

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• The Federalists and Anti-Federalists most differed on their views

concerning what issue?

• The extension of slavery to the territories
• The process for admitting new states
• The ratification of the Constitution
• The policy for reconstructing the Union - -C.
• Which of the following describes a way in which the United States

Constitution was shaped by a debate over slavery?

• The Constitution included the Three-Fifths Compromise in recognition that

enslaved people were citizens even if they were not allowed to vote.

• The Constitution stated in the preamble that all men were created equal

to indicate that everyone, free and enslaved, deserved basic human rights.

• The Constitution created a federal governmental structure to allow

Congress greater authority in making decisions about slavery.

• The Constitution prohibited the legislative branch from banning the

importation of enslaved people until 1808. - -

• Alexander Hamilton's proposal for the creation of a national bank required

which one of the following?

• A charter from the state of New York
• A broad interpretation of the Constitution
• The relocation of the nation's capital to the South
• Congressional passage of a protective tariff - -
• The Second Great Awakening generated which of the following changes in

North America?

• The establishment of the first higher education institutions in North

America

• The reduction of the role of women in religion and society
• The rise of abolitionism as a moral opposition to slavery
• The end of the temperance movement - -C.
• Which TWO of the following factors contributed to the increase in cotton

production in the United States between 1820 and 1850?

• The rising demand for cotton in response to the rapid industrialization of

textile production in Southern cities

• The development of new varieties of cotton that were more productive

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• The flood of cheap, fertile land for sale following the forced removal of

Native Americans in the South

• The expansion and intensification of the transatlantic trade in enslaved

Africans

• The extension of cotton production into the Mid-Atlantic and Upper

Midwest regions - -

• During the antebellum period, which of the following best explains the

correlation between westward expansion and immigration patterns?

• Westward expansion resulted in new economic opportunities that drew

immigrant laborers to the United States.

• Westward expansion led to a surge in transatlantic communication

technology, which expedited immigration.

• Westward expansion led to calls to Americanize and forcibly assimilate

diverse populations to create a homogeneous American identity.

• Westward expansion caused conflict between settlers and Native

Americans, leading the government to discourage immigration to Western regions to preserve peace. - -A.

• Which TWO of the following were contributing causes to the outbreak of

the Texas Revolution in 1835 ?

• Texas slaveholders' fear that Mexico would enforce the abolition of slavery

in Texas

• Mexican Catholic missionaries' attempts to convert Protestant settlers in

Texas

• The United States' imposition of high tariffs on goods imported from

Mexico, including Texas

• A Mexican official's assassination of a key political leader among American

settlers in Texas

• The Mexican president's increasing authoritarianism, including his

repealing the Mexican constitution - -

• Which of the following best explains how the Mexican-American War

contributed to growing sectional tensions within the United States?

• The war fueled competition over land for migrating populations.
• The war intensified religious conflicts between Catholic and Protestant

populations.

• The war heightened tariff debates between the North and the South.
• The war sparked disputes over slavery in newly acquired territories. - -D.
• South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff Act of 1828 reflected which of the

following social issues in the antebellum South?

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