OSAT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL
STUDIES. Practice Test
Some countries in the Americas still have large populations of indigenous or partly
indigenous indigenous population peoples . Of the following , which pair of countries
does not have comparatively as large of an as the other countries? - answerArgentina
and Uruguay
Which of the following statements is not true regarding English expansionism in the 16ª
century ? - answerEngland's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 brought a decisive
end to their war with Spain .
Which of the following is not correct regarding the Virginia Companies ? - answerOne of
these companies , the Virginia Company of London , made its base in Massachusetts
Which of the following conquistadores unwittingly gave smallpox to the Indians and
destroyed the Aztec empire in Mexico ? - answerCortes
Which statement best describes the significance of the Peter Zenger trial in colonial
America ? - answerIt established a precedent for freedom of the press .
Which of these factors was not a direct contributor to the beginning of the American
Revolution ? - answerThe attitudes of American colonists toward Great Britain following
the French and Indian War.
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Tea Act of 1773 ? -
answerColonists found that even with added taxes , tea directly shipped by the British
East India Company cost less , and they bought it .
Which of the following is true concerning the formation of new state governments in the
new United States ofAmerica following freedom from British rule ? - answerThe state of
Massachusetts required a special convention for its constitution , setting a good
example .
Which of the following is not a true statement regarding the Louisiana Purchase ? -
answerThe Louisiana Purchase , once it was completed , increased the territory of the
U.S. by 50 % overnight
Which of these was not a factor that contributed to the duel in which Aaron Burr killed
Alexander Hamilton ? - answerAlexander Hamilton challenged Aaron Burr to a duel
because he objected to U.S. expansion into the West , which Burr supported .
, Which of the following did not occur during the War of 1812 ? - answerEarly in in the
war, the U.S. executed a three - pronged invasion of Canada and succeeded on two of
three fronts .
Which of the following was not an immediate effect of rapid urban growth in the 1800s ?
- answerWidespread urban political corruption
Which of the following laws was instrumental in spurring westward migration to the
Great Plains between 1860 and 1880 ? - answerAll of these laws were instrumental in
spurring westward migration to the Great Plains during that period .
What did not contribute to ending America's neutrality in World War I ? -
answerGermany's declaration of a war on Russia after Archduke Ferdinand's
assassination
Of the following international diplomatic conferences , which one made US - Soviet
differences apparent ? - answerThe Potsdam conference
Which statement about relations between the Middle East and the US and Europe in the
1950s not correct ? - answerIn 1956 , Egypt attacked Israel , and England and France
joined in the war .
Of the following , which person or group was not instrumental in postwar advancement
of civil rights and desegregation during the 1940s and 1950s ? - answerThe Congress
.Of the programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration , which was
most closely related to John F. Kennedy's legacy ? - answerThe Civil Rights Act
Which statement regarding US international trade policy the 1990s is not correct ? -
answerThe GATT was between 57 countries who agreed they would remove or reduce
many of their tariffs..
Which statement about factors related to the growth of the US economy between 1945
and 1970 is not correct ? - answerThe reduction in military spending after World War II
contributed to the stronger US economy.
Which of the following statements regarding immigration to America during the 1980s is
not true ? - answerThe 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act reduced illegal
Mexican immigration .
Which is not correct regarding black activism during the 1960s ? - answerThe
Mississippi Freedom Democrats unseated that state's delegation at the convention .
What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia ? - answerSumerian
STUDIES. Practice Test
Some countries in the Americas still have large populations of indigenous or partly
indigenous indigenous population peoples . Of the following , which pair of countries
does not have comparatively as large of an as the other countries? - answerArgentina
and Uruguay
Which of the following statements is not true regarding English expansionism in the 16ª
century ? - answerEngland's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 brought a decisive
end to their war with Spain .
Which of the following is not correct regarding the Virginia Companies ? - answerOne of
these companies , the Virginia Company of London , made its base in Massachusetts
Which of the following conquistadores unwittingly gave smallpox to the Indians and
destroyed the Aztec empire in Mexico ? - answerCortes
Which statement best describes the significance of the Peter Zenger trial in colonial
America ? - answerIt established a precedent for freedom of the press .
Which of these factors was not a direct contributor to the beginning of the American
Revolution ? - answerThe attitudes of American colonists toward Great Britain following
the French and Indian War.
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Tea Act of 1773 ? -
answerColonists found that even with added taxes , tea directly shipped by the British
East India Company cost less , and they bought it .
Which of the following is true concerning the formation of new state governments in the
new United States ofAmerica following freedom from British rule ? - answerThe state of
Massachusetts required a special convention for its constitution , setting a good
example .
Which of the following is not a true statement regarding the Louisiana Purchase ? -
answerThe Louisiana Purchase , once it was completed , increased the territory of the
U.S. by 50 % overnight
Which of these was not a factor that contributed to the duel in which Aaron Burr killed
Alexander Hamilton ? - answerAlexander Hamilton challenged Aaron Burr to a duel
because he objected to U.S. expansion into the West , which Burr supported .
, Which of the following did not occur during the War of 1812 ? - answerEarly in in the
war, the U.S. executed a three - pronged invasion of Canada and succeeded on two of
three fronts .
Which of the following was not an immediate effect of rapid urban growth in the 1800s ?
- answerWidespread urban political corruption
Which of the following laws was instrumental in spurring westward migration to the
Great Plains between 1860 and 1880 ? - answerAll of these laws were instrumental in
spurring westward migration to the Great Plains during that period .
What did not contribute to ending America's neutrality in World War I ? -
answerGermany's declaration of a war on Russia after Archduke Ferdinand's
assassination
Of the following international diplomatic conferences , which one made US - Soviet
differences apparent ? - answerThe Potsdam conference
Which statement about relations between the Middle East and the US and Europe in the
1950s not correct ? - answerIn 1956 , Egypt attacked Israel , and England and France
joined in the war .
Of the following , which person or group was not instrumental in postwar advancement
of civil rights and desegregation during the 1940s and 1950s ? - answerThe Congress
.Of the programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration , which was
most closely related to John F. Kennedy's legacy ? - answerThe Civil Rights Act
Which statement regarding US international trade policy the 1990s is not correct ? -
answerThe GATT was between 57 countries who agreed they would remove or reduce
many of their tariffs..
Which statement about factors related to the growth of the US economy between 1945
and 1970 is not correct ? - answerThe reduction in military spending after World War II
contributed to the stronger US economy.
Which of the following statements regarding immigration to America during the 1980s is
not true ? - answerThe 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act reduced illegal
Mexican immigration .
Which is not correct regarding black activism during the 1960s ? - answerThe
Mississippi Freedom Democrats unseated that state's delegation at the convention .
What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia ? - answerSumerian
