Praxis II Elementary Education: Social
Studies 5004
Lewis And Clark Expedition - answer Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, shortly after
the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Supplied a great amount of detail for the map of northwestern U.S (which was sparse
up until that time).
Kept journals of their discoveries which Sacagawea was able to maintain.
Treaty Of Versailles - answer One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the
state war between Germany and Allied Powers. Signed on June 28, 1919. War Guilt.
WWI - answer The use of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. Major reason US declared
war on Germany.
Major Rivers – answer Mississippi: flows from North Western Minnesota to New
Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the US
Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume
Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US
Articles of Confederation - answer1st Constitution of the United States: November 15,
1777 (ratification did not occur until March 1, 1781).
Documents was limited because states held most of the power and congress lacked the
power to tax, regulate, or control coinage.
Signed by 13 Original Colonies.
Socialization - answeris the process through which we learn or are trained to be
members of society to take part in new social situations, or to participate in group
settings.
Resources: Renewable - answerresources that can be replenish (animals and plants)
Resources: Non-Renewable - answerresources that can only be used in one supply
(minerals, oils, gases)
Resources: Flow/Natural - answerresources that must be used when, where, and as
they occur (water, sunlight, wind)
, Cold War - answerA conflict that was between the US and Soviet Union.
Nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went
on for years.
Both afraid of Nuclear Weapons.
Which President was closely associated with the environment? - answerTheodore
Roosevelt
Plessy v. Ferguson - answerHomer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a Jim
Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law.
Tropic of Capricorn - answerimaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator.
Tropic of Cancer - answerimaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator.
What is the name of the first 10 Amendments? - answerBill of Rights
14th Amendment - answerCitizenship for African Americans
19th Amendment - answer1920: Women were given the right to vote
5th Amendment - answerRight to a fair and speedy trial
13th Amendment - answerAbolished slavery
15th Amendment - answerCitizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of race or color
1st Amendment - answerFreedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to appeal to government for relief
10th Amendment - answerDefine the balance of power between the federal government
and the states.
2nd Amendment - answerRight to bear arms
Cultural Diversity - answerthe EXISTENCE of a variety of cultures or ethnic groups
within society
United Nations - answerFacilitates cooperation in international law, security, and
international rights.
Founded after WWII to replace the League of Nations
Studies 5004
Lewis And Clark Expedition - answer Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, shortly after
the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Supplied a great amount of detail for the map of northwestern U.S (which was sparse
up until that time).
Kept journals of their discoveries which Sacagawea was able to maintain.
Treaty Of Versailles - answer One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the
state war between Germany and Allied Powers. Signed on June 28, 1919. War Guilt.
WWI - answer The use of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. Major reason US declared
war on Germany.
Major Rivers – answer Mississippi: flows from North Western Minnesota to New
Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the US
Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume
Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US
Articles of Confederation - answer1st Constitution of the United States: November 15,
1777 (ratification did not occur until March 1, 1781).
Documents was limited because states held most of the power and congress lacked the
power to tax, regulate, or control coinage.
Signed by 13 Original Colonies.
Socialization - answeris the process through which we learn or are trained to be
members of society to take part in new social situations, or to participate in group
settings.
Resources: Renewable - answerresources that can be replenish (animals and plants)
Resources: Non-Renewable - answerresources that can only be used in one supply
(minerals, oils, gases)
Resources: Flow/Natural - answerresources that must be used when, where, and as
they occur (water, sunlight, wind)
, Cold War - answerA conflict that was between the US and Soviet Union.
Nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went
on for years.
Both afraid of Nuclear Weapons.
Which President was closely associated with the environment? - answerTheodore
Roosevelt
Plessy v. Ferguson - answerHomer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a Jim
Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law.
Tropic of Capricorn - answerimaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator.
Tropic of Cancer - answerimaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator.
What is the name of the first 10 Amendments? - answerBill of Rights
14th Amendment - answerCitizenship for African Americans
19th Amendment - answer1920: Women were given the right to vote
5th Amendment - answerRight to a fair and speedy trial
13th Amendment - answerAbolished slavery
15th Amendment - answerCitizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of race or color
1st Amendment - answerFreedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to appeal to government for relief
10th Amendment - answerDefine the balance of power between the federal government
and the states.
2nd Amendment - answerRight to bear arms
Cultural Diversity - answerthe EXISTENCE of a variety of cultures or ethnic groups
within society
United Nations - answerFacilitates cooperation in international law, security, and
international rights.
Founded after WWII to replace the League of Nations
