Praxis 5154: Social Studies Questions and Answers Already Passed

Praxis 5154: Social Studies Questions and Answers Already Passed What were reasons for settlement within the 13 colonies? become rich religious freedom voting rights land fresh start escape unwanted situations What were the causes and results of the American Revolution? Cause: British made colonies pay the harsh French & Indian War debt. (Sugar & stamp tax) Results: Treaty of Paris: Ended the war, recognized the colonies' independence, and drew lines between British Canada and American territory. Jacksonian Era When sectional differences disrupted America's spirit of unity Gilded Age lifestyles of the wealthy hid social problems (high poverty, high crime rate, and government corruption) Progressive Era regulating businesses and the economy New Deal A series of reforms with the goal of ending the Great Depression. McCarthyism the search for communists Civil Rights Movements effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens Watergate A failed attempt to bug headquarters exposed the scandal. Nixon was impeached and stepped down. Japanese internment WW2: relocation OR sent to camps called "War relocation centers" Woman Suffrage movement to get people (regardless of sex) the right to vote Feminist Movement equality for women Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1. Helped organize the first convention on women's rights in Seneca Falls 2. Issued the Declaration of Sentiments Martin Luther King Jr. 1. minister/civil rights leader 2. opposed discrimination against blacks with peaceful protests 3. assassinated in Tennessee Brown vs. Board of education 1954 - ordered all public schools desegregated. Dred Scott Case 1857: stated that slaves were not citizens and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional Marbury vs. Madison This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review Miranda vs. Arizona 1966: Set guidelines for police questioning to protect against self-incrimination and their right to counsel William Penn A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution. Ben Franklin American public official, writer, scientist, and printer. After the success of his Poor Richard's Almanac (), he entered politics and played a major part in the American Revolution. Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (). His numerous scientific and practical innovations include the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove. Philadelphia A city in southeastern Pennsylvania, Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776. Gettysburg General Lee lead the Confederate troops into Pennsylvania. He surprised the units in and the battle was the most crucial and bloodiest of