FTCE Elementary Education k-6 Social Science Exam Questions And Answers ( Verified And Updated )

FTCE Elementary Education k-6 Social Science Exam Questions And Answers ( Verified And Updated ) Columbus landing in the New World - () - answerBelieved earth was a sphere. 4 voyages in effort to find a route to the east. Discovered Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Central/South America. Opened western hemisphere to economic and political development by Europeans (Spanish, English, French). French and Indian War () - answerAn extension of European 7 years war. Battle over colonial territory and wealth by French and English. Ended French cultural/political influence in N. America. England gained land but weakened rapport with Native Americans. Led to Revolutionary War. The American Revolutionary War () - answerAmerican war of independence. 13 colonies: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. Wanted right of self-governance. Treaty of Paris recognized sovereignty in US. Declaration of Independence (1776) - answerAuthor Thomas Jefferson. Adopted by Second Continental Congress. Starts with necessity for document and why sought freedom. Laid foundation for new government. The Industrial Revolution (1830's) - answerTransition from manual labor to machines. Creation of textiles, iron, and steam The Civil War () - answerConflict between the Union and Confederacy. 11 slave states wanted to secede. It ended slavery. 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and strengthened the fed. Gov. Westward Expansion () - answerLouisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark/pioneer families swept westward. Removal of Native Americans under Andrew Jackson. WWI () - answerInitiated by conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Between Entente (Allied) powers: (Russian Empire, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Italy, Japan, Portugal, US) and Central Powers: German, Austria-Hungarian, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and Bulgaria. Led to WWII. WWII () - answerBetween Allies: Great Britain (Churchhill), USA (Roosevelt/Truman), Russia (Stalin), France (De Gaulle), China (Chiang Kai-shek). Axis Powers: Germany (Hitler), Italy (Mussolini), Japan (Hirohito). U.S. and USSR emerged as world superpower. Led to Cold war for 45 years. United Nations formed to prevent further global conflicts. Korean War () - answer- Division in Korea (communist North and American occupied south) caused by WWII. Peach treaty signed at Panmunjom. Civil Rights Act of 1964 - answerEnded a 100 year quest by African Americans for racial equality. Outlawed racial segregation in US. Voided Jim Crow laws in southern states, prohibited racial discrimination in schools, public places, and places of employment. Vietnam War (U.S. involved ) - answer- Fought between communist North Vietnam and government South Vietnam. U.S supported south until 1973 until Congressed passed Case-Church Amendment for anti-war movement. N. Korea captured S. Korea Saigon (Fall of Saigon). Marked end of war and beginning of reunified Korea under communist rule. Persian Gulf War (Aug. 1990-Feb. 1991) - answerAuthorized by United Nations between Iraq and 34 Nations. Purpose to liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces. Operation Desert Storm was USA name for land and air operations involved in war. Alexander the Great - answerKind of Macedonia in 336 B.C.; Conquered Persian Empire; Founded Alexandria in Egypt; created massive empire; Restored order to Ancient Greece. Nicolaus Copernicus () - answerFirst astronomer to place sun at center of universe. Galileo Galilei ( - answerItalian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher responsible for birth of modern science Isaac Newton - answerdefining gravity and laws of motion. John Locke - answerBritish Enlightenment writer. Ideas influenced Dec. of Independence, state constitutions, US constitution. Believed people born with right of life, liberty, and property. Tomas Jefferson - answer3rd President. A Founding Father. Played role in Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition Florida History - answerInitially inhabited by various tribes like Timicuan Named Florida by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 English, French, and Spanish established settlements during 1500s and 1600s St. Augustine, founded by Spanish came to serve as the capitals British east and Spanish west colonies. Britain tried to develop Florida through importation of immigrants of Labor. Spain regained control after America Revolutionary war.