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Paraguay and Mexico - Answers -Compared to other Latin American countries, they have a small population of indigenous people.
Which is not true regarding English expansionism in the 16th century? - Answers -It ...
TEXES Social Studies 4-8 118 Exam
Questions Correct Answers New
Update (100% Pass)
Paraguay and Mexico - Answers -Compared to other Latin American countries, they
have a small population of indigenous people.
Which is not true regarding English expansionism in the 16th century? - Answers -It is
not true that England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ended their war with
Spain.
What is not correct about the Virginia Companies? - Answers -The Virginia Company of
London was not based in Massachusetts.
Hernando Cortes - Answers -In 1519 he conquered the Aztecs and unwittingly gave the
Indians smallpox.
Peter zinger trial - Answers -American Freedom of the Press. He was acquitted in 1735
for articles published about governor William Cosby.
Factors that contributed to the American Revolution include all but... - Answers -A The
attitudes of colonists following the French and Indian War
b The attitudes of leaders in G.B. toward the American colonies and imperialism.
c James Otis' court argument against G.B.'s Writs of Assistance as breaking natural
law.
d Lord Grenville's Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Currency Act, and specially Stamp
Act.
True statements regarding the Tea Act of 1773 - Answers -Colonists bought higher
priced tea from the Dutch to avoid British tea. The British East India Company was
suffering financially because Americans were buying the smuggled tea. Parliament
granted concessions to the British East India Company to ship tea straight to America
bypassing England. Taxation caused Americans to refuse to buy tea from this company.
Formation of state governments in the new United States following freedom from British
rule - Answers -The state of Massachusetts required a special convention for its
constitution, setting a good example. 10 of the states had constitutions by 1777.
Connecticut and Rhode Island preserved their colonial charters. They removed any
parts about British rule. Massachusetts did not adopt new constitution until 1780.
Louisiana Purchase - Answers -1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France.
Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US overnite. America only had authority
to buy N.O. The delegation accepted the Napoleon's offer of all of LA.
,The duel of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton - Answers -Hamilton did not object to
Western expansion, and Burr did not support it. There were others that attempted to
organize a secede movement and they offered Burr help to run for Governor of New
York. Hamilton lead opposition against his campaign.
The war of 1812 - Answers -A war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by
American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British
seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the
western frontier. Also, a war against Britain gave the U.S. an excuse to seize the British
northwest posts and to annex Florida from Britain's ally Spain, and possibly even to
seize Canada from Britain. The War Hawks (young westerners led by Henry Clay and
John C. Calhoun) argued for war in Congress. The war involved several sea battles and
frontier skirmishes. U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson seized Florida and at one point
the British managed to invade and burn Washington, D.C. The Treaty of Ghent
(December 1814) restored the status quo and required the U.S. to give back Florida.
Two weeks later, Andrew Jackson's troops defeated the British at the Battle of New
Orleans, not knowing that a peace treaty had already been signed. The war
strengthened American nationalism and encouraged the growth of industry.
Immediate effect of rapid growth in the 1800's - Answers -There was poor sanitation
conditions in the cities. Epidemics in the cities. Inadequate police and fire protection.
Western Migration 1860-1880 - Answers -The Homestead Act 1862: gave settlers 160
acres at no monetary cost only a commitment to cultivate for 5 years, The Timber
Culture Act 1873: 160 more acres for planting trees on 1/4 of the acreage, and The
Desert Land Act 1877: buyers irrigate the land and buy 640 acres to pay .25 cents per
acre.
America's neutrality WW1 ended - Answers -When Germany sank the British passenger
vessel Lusitania with 128 Americans on board, Woodrow Wilson's promise to hold
Germany responsible for American lives lost. Germany then declared unrestricted
warfare on ANY ship in the war zone.
Potsdam Conference - Answers -The final wartime meeting of the leaders of the United
States, Britain, and the Soviet Union was held at Potsdamn, outside Berlin, in July,
1945. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin discussed the future of Europe but their failure to
reach meaningful agreements soon led to the onset of the Cold War. Illustrated major
differences.
1950's relations between Middle East and US and Europe - Answers -In 1956 Israel
attacked Egypt, and England and France joined in within two days. Gamal Abdul Nasser
(Egyptian President) refused to take America's side in the Cold War. Eisenhower
stopped the Aswan Dam project in Egypt and Nasser nationalized the British-owned
Suez Canal.
, Post war advancement of civil rights and desegregation significant groups - Answers -
The President, The Supreme Court, and the NAACP. 1946 Truman Civil Rights
committee published a report that recommended that segregation and lynching be
outlawed. Congress ignored. Truman enforced desegregation of the military and
policies of "fair employment" in federal civil service jobs. NAACP brought lawsuits
against racist and discriminatory practices, and the Supreme Court further eroded
segregation. They ruled that primaries only allowing whites illegal. Congress did not
pass a law until the 1960's.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answers -outlawed discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin. LBJ program enacted that was closest to JFK's legacy.
He was strongly committed to the cause.
The Economic Opportunity Act - Answers -Gave almost $1 billion to wage Johnson's
War on Poverty.
The Great Society - Answers -LBJ's comprehensive reform program
US trade policy 1990's - Answers -117 countries agreed to abolish or decrease many of
their tariffs. GATT was approved by congress in 1994. They also set up the World Trade
Organization (WTO) settling any disagreements among nations related to trade. Senate
ratified NAFTA, after it was signed in 1992 by the Bush Admin.
US Economy 1945-1970 - Answers -Military spending increased even though the
manufacturing of war supplies and the size of the military decreased. 1947 $10 billion
spent, 1953 $50 billion spent. It actually increased the economy. 1946-1957 baby boom
contributed to the increased economy as well, building and automotive industries grew.
GI Bill and National Defense Education Act encouraged college enrollments which
increased X4. Larger families and veteran low interest loans led to suburban growth and
development.
What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia? - Answers -Sumerian
What period were no pyramids built in Egypt? - Answers -The New Kingdom
Crusades - Answers -A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by
European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. They did not reclaim the
"holy land" from Muslims. They did succeed in exacerbating the decline of the Byzantine
Empire which lost territory to the Ottoman Turks. They resulted in Egypt's rise once
again to become a major power of the Middle East as it had been in the past.
Italian Renaissance - Answers -A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said
to be a 'rebirth' of Greco-Roman culture. From roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-
fifteenth century followed by this movement spreading into the Northern Europe during
1400-1600. The Black Death,
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