Accurate Answers.
What strand to social studies do students learn in second grade? correct answers Local
Community
What strand of social studies do students learn in third grade? correct answers How individuals
change their communities and the world
What strand of social studies do students learn in fourth grade? correct answers History of Texas
What strand of social studies do students learn in fifth grade? correct answers United States
history
What strand of social studies do students learn in sixth grade? correct answers People and places
of the contemporary world
The Middle Ages correct answers The Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, civilizations of
the Americas, the Vikings, the feudal system, the Crusades, Genghis Khan and China, the
African kingdoms, and the Hundred Years' War.
(500 AD - 1400 AD)
Age of Discovery correct answers The Renaissance, the development of the Aztec and Inca
civilizations, voyages of discovery from Spain and Portugal, African empires, the Reformation,
and the Ottoman Empire.
(1400 AD - 1700 AD)
Revolution and Industry correct answers The Russian Empire, the Manchu dynasty in China, the
Enlightenment in Europe, the growth of Austria and Prussia, the birth of the United States, the
French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era, the Industrial Revolution, the British Empire, the
American Civil War, and the unification of Italy and Germany
(1700 - 1900)
Enlightenment correct answers A period during the 17th and 18th centuries when people
questioned religious dogmas and emphasized scientific reasoning and knowledge. This resulted
in the development of modern chemistry and biology.
Reference Map correct answers Show the locations of places, and boundaries of countries, states,
counties and towns. Atlas' and road maps are examples.
Thematic Map correct answers Show a particular topic such as population density, distribution of
world religions, or physical, social, economic, political, agricultural, or economic features.
, Texas' Economic Factors correct answers Railroads, the cattle industry, oil and gas production,
cotton, real estate, banking, and computer technology
Spindletop Oil Field correct answers 1901 near Beaumont
Produced close to 100,000 barrels a day, and the "gusher" was more powerful than any
previously seen in the world. It also made Texas the leading producer of oil in the United States.
Cinco De Mayo correct answers Celebrates the date of the Mexican army's 1862 victory over
France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.
World Region correct answers area of the world that shares similar, unifying cultural or physical
characteristics different from those of surrounding areas
Acculturation correct answers The process by which an individual, group, or people takes on
traits or adapt to another culture.
Exclave correct answers An area of land that is separated from the main part of a country by
surrounding territory that belongs to another country.
Ex: Alaska
What group of people did the 14th Amendment exclude? correct answers Native Americans
The Constitution of the United States consists of a preamble, or introduction, followed by three
main articles describing: correct answers The three branches of government
19th Amendment correct answers Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment granted
American women the right to vote.
How is the number of people in the House of Representatives determined? correct answers
Representation is proportional to each state's population in the House of Representatives. The
decennial census determines the number of representatives the citizens of a state can elect to the
House.
How is the number of members in the Senate determined? correct answers Each state has equal
representation in the Senate. Each state elects two representatives to the Senate.
Anti-Federalists correct answers Those who opposed the development of a strong federal
government and the ratification of the Constitution in 1788. They preferred for power to remain
in the hands of state and local governments.
Federalists correct answers Those who wanted a stronger national government and the
ratification of the Constitution to help properly manage the debt and tensions following the
American Revolution.