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Prax 0014 US history
Praxis II test 0014 social studies - US history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Major battles of the American Revolution (The American War of Independence) | Battle of ... Lexington and Concord (1775), Bunker Hill (1775), Princeton (1776), Brandywine (1777), Yorktown (1781) |
| Stamp Act, 1765 | First direct tax placed on the colonies; all printed media were required to have stamps |
| Townshend Act, 1767 | Placed a tax on essential goods (paper, glass, tea) |
| Tea Act, 1773 | Tax break to East India Company |
| Boston Tea Party, 1773 | A protest of the Tea Act by the American colonists |
| Intolerable Acts, 1774 | Massachusetts Government Act; Administration of Justice Act, Boston Port Act, Quartering Act. |
| Declaration of Independence, 1776 | Adopted by a 13 colony vote led to an alliance w/ France, followed by alliances w/ Spain&Dutch; the principles set forth in this doc justified the seperation of 13 colonies from G.Britain& provided responsibilities to individuals w/ a gov ruled by the ppl |
| The Magna Carta, 1215 | The clauses of this document (63 total) explained and restricted the rights of the monarch |
| The Mayflower Compact, 1620 | this compact, signed en route on the Mayflower, established a temporary majority-rule government for the Pilgrims |
| Articles of confederation, 1781 | The first constitution of the 13 American States, later replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States |
| The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) | This group of 85 articles was published in the New York newspapers to influence the decision to ratify the Constitution and even today help to explain the intent of the Constitution |
| US Constitution 1787 | Document that established the basic principles of the American government |
| Emancipation Proclamation, 1865 | issued during the Civil War, President Lincoln ended slavery in the confederate states |
| the pledge of allegiance, 1892 | An oath of confirmation, written by Francis Bellamy, to support the nation |
| American-Indian Wars (1587-1890) | The struggles in which European settlers and the colonies defeated Native Americans and tribes to expand their ownership of land in the placement and confinement of Native Americans on reservations |
| American Revolution (1775-1783) | The struggle of how the United States won independence from Great Britain |
| War of 1812 (1812-1814) | Congress declared war upon Britain which resulted in increased national patriotism, united the states into one nation, build confidence in US military strength and brought forth the Star Spangled Banner |
| Civil War (1861-1865) | The two factions of the new nation, the North (union) and the slave-owning states of the south (Confederacy) fought until the succession of the south was squelched, slavery was abolished, the federal government gained great power and united the country |
| WW1 (1914-1945) | Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, U.S. and other allied defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and the Bulgaria overthrew four empires (German, Hapsburg, Turkish, Russian) which resulted in the birth of 7 new nations |
| WW2 (1939-1945) | G.B., France, S.U., U.S., China and other allies defeated Germ, It and Japan. 2 atomic bombs ended war (Hiroshima and Nagasaki). Divided Germany into 4 parts controlled by allied powers, geopolitical power shifted to Russia and US, new techs&global orgs |
| Korean war (1950-1953) | Struggle between N. Korea (communist) aided by China and USSR and S. Korea (non-communists) aided by US, Britain and the UN, resulted in the same boundaries between the N and S |
| Vietnam War (1956-1975) | long conflict in which N Vietnam (communist) was supported by China&SU tried to take over S. Vietnam (non-communist), supported by the US which resulted in the take over of S. Vietnam implementing a socialist republic were the communist party now governs |
| Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) | The United States led a coalition of forces and destroyed much of Iraq's military forces, resulting in driving out the Iraqi army from Kuwait |
| The Iraq War (2003-present) | The struggle in which the US and G.B led a coalition of forces against Iraq to expel Saddam Hussein |
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