TX PACT History 7/12 - Test 1 questions with
correct answers, 122 Q&A, 2024.
When was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
The period of time in which heretics were found out through the church, was known as what?
Inquisition
Which did not contribute to the fall of the Persian Empire?
The army was weakened by the rise of the "Immortals."
What was the name of the first English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
What religion was created by Henry VIII?
Anglican.
Between 1870 and 1920, the influx of thousands of immigrants from Europe and Asia helped
transform the religious structure of the United States. The religious make-up of the United States
became:
A mix of Protestants, Catholics and Jews
What was the name of the first Soviet satellite sent into space?
Sputnik I.
What established religious tolerance in France?
Edict of Nantes.
History teachers teach problem solving to help their students do what?
Take learning and examining problems into their own hands.
What city do Muslims pilgrimage to?
Mecca.
The Eighteenth Amendment instituted a national policy of Prohibition. This was one effort of the early
twentieth century to reform American politics and society. Federal rules were established to safeguard
the food and medicine industries. Bank monopolies were ended. The Sixteenth Amendment gave
Congress the right to:
Impose a federal income tax
, One factor that enabled the transition from feudalism to market economies in Europe was:
The three-field system of farming.
The primary food of the Iroquois tribes was referred to as the "Three Sisters." What were these main
foods?
Beans, corn, and squash.
Buddhism and Christianity share which of the following characteristics?
I: Both religions profess a path to salvation that is open to anyone regardless of class or cultural
background; II: Both religions have sects which have elevated the original exponents of their respective
spiritual principles to a godlike status; III: Both religions profess peace, yet do not always practice it.
Which book had a great influence on the women's liberation movement after WWII?
The Second Sex
What amendment in the original Bill of Rights is seen as being the most ambiguous?
9th
What amendment gives people the right to own guns?
2nd.
In 1850, California was admitted into the Union as a state in exchange for which of the following?
Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
During the 16th century, the Spanish acquired much gold in the New World. They needed to get it back
to Spain. This presented some challenges. Which of the following was a challenge they faced?
Privateers and pirates lurked in the Caribbean Sea.
Disputes involving all of the following contributed to the tensions that led to the War of 1812, EXCEPT:
Abolition of slavery.
he best-selling book by which of the following American authors was banned in the South?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
President Woodrow Wilson won reelection campaigning on the slogan that he "kept us out of war."
Wilson was reluctant for America to become involved in the European war. However, a series of events
propelled America into entering the war. These included all but which of the following?
A glut of workers in American industries
Who led the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre.
What was the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
correct answers, 122 Q&A, 2024.
When was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
The period of time in which heretics were found out through the church, was known as what?
Inquisition
Which did not contribute to the fall of the Persian Empire?
The army was weakened by the rise of the "Immortals."
What was the name of the first English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
What religion was created by Henry VIII?
Anglican.
Between 1870 and 1920, the influx of thousands of immigrants from Europe and Asia helped
transform the religious structure of the United States. The religious make-up of the United States
became:
A mix of Protestants, Catholics and Jews
What was the name of the first Soviet satellite sent into space?
Sputnik I.
What established religious tolerance in France?
Edict of Nantes.
History teachers teach problem solving to help their students do what?
Take learning and examining problems into their own hands.
What city do Muslims pilgrimage to?
Mecca.
The Eighteenth Amendment instituted a national policy of Prohibition. This was one effort of the early
twentieth century to reform American politics and society. Federal rules were established to safeguard
the food and medicine industries. Bank monopolies were ended. The Sixteenth Amendment gave
Congress the right to:
Impose a federal income tax
, One factor that enabled the transition from feudalism to market economies in Europe was:
The three-field system of farming.
The primary food of the Iroquois tribes was referred to as the "Three Sisters." What were these main
foods?
Beans, corn, and squash.
Buddhism and Christianity share which of the following characteristics?
I: Both religions profess a path to salvation that is open to anyone regardless of class or cultural
background; II: Both religions have sects which have elevated the original exponents of their respective
spiritual principles to a godlike status; III: Both religions profess peace, yet do not always practice it.
Which book had a great influence on the women's liberation movement after WWII?
The Second Sex
What amendment in the original Bill of Rights is seen as being the most ambiguous?
9th
What amendment gives people the right to own guns?
2nd.
In 1850, California was admitted into the Union as a state in exchange for which of the following?
Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
During the 16th century, the Spanish acquired much gold in the New World. They needed to get it back
to Spain. This presented some challenges. Which of the following was a challenge they faced?
Privateers and pirates lurked in the Caribbean Sea.
Disputes involving all of the following contributed to the tensions that led to the War of 1812, EXCEPT:
Abolition of slavery.
he best-selling book by which of the following American authors was banned in the South?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
President Woodrow Wilson won reelection campaigning on the slogan that he "kept us out of war."
Wilson was reluctant for America to become involved in the European war. However, a series of events
propelled America into entering the war. These included all but which of the following?
A glut of workers in American industries
Who led the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre.
What was the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
