Praxis 5901 Combined Subjects
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Air pressure - ANSWER-A force that is the result of the weight of a column of air
pushing down on an area.
Alfred Wegener - ANSWER-Proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANSWER-These consist of four laws passed by the Federalist
Congress and signed by President Adams in 1798: the Naturalization Act, which
increased the waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years;
the Alien Act, which empowered the president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens;
the Alien Enemy Act, which allowed for the arrest and deportation of citizens of
countries at was with the US; and the Sedition Act, which made it illegal to publish
defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials. The first 3 were
enacted in response to the XYZ Affair, and were aimed at French and Irish immigrants,
who were considered subversives. The Sedition Act was an attempt to stifle
Democratic-Republican opposition, although only 25 people were ever arrested, and
only 10 convicted, under the law. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which initiated
the concept of "nullification" of federal laws were written in response to the Acts.
American Revolutionary War - ANSWER-The war in which American
colonists fought for independence from Great Britain.
Articles of Confederation weaknesses - ANSWER-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-
1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate
trade)
ATP - ANSWER-(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of
their work
Battle of Antietam - ANSWER-Civil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting
Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in
25,000 casualties
Battle of Bull Run - ANSWER-July 21, 1861. Va. (outside of D.C.) People watched
battle. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Confederate general, held his ground and stood in
battle like a "stone wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides
needed training and war would be long and bloody
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Turning point of the War that made it clear the North
would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
, Battle of Yorktown - ANSWER-Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis
and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was
sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October
19, 1781.
biological taxonomy - ANSWER-Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
Bolshevik Revolution - ANSWER-1917 uprising in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin which
established a communist government and withdrew Russia from World War I.
Breadbasket of Europe - ANSWER-Ukraine
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka - ANSWER-a 1954 case in which the Supreme
Court ruled that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was
unconstitutional
cellular respiration - ANSWER-Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose
and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
change of state - ANSWER-the change of a substance from one physical state to
another
chemical element - ANSWER-a substance that cannot be broken down to other
substances by ordinary chemical means
Civil War (1861-1865) - ANSWER-total war; Union is perpetual v. liberty before Union;
began w/ bombardment of Fort Sumter; Lee surrendered at Appotomax; 600k
casualties; legacy expanded federal power and destroyed agrarian south
Cold War - ANSWER-the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United
States after World War II
Columbian Exchange - ANSWER-The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's
voyages.
Combustion - ANSWER-the process of burning something
Compromise of 1850 - ANSWER-(1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial
status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) resolution of Texas-New
Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in
DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
Condensation - ANSWER-The change of state from a gas to a liquid
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Air pressure - ANSWER-A force that is the result of the weight of a column of air
pushing down on an area.
Alfred Wegener - ANSWER-Proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s
Alien and Sedition Acts - ANSWER-These consist of four laws passed by the Federalist
Congress and signed by President Adams in 1798: the Naturalization Act, which
increased the waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years;
the Alien Act, which empowered the president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens;
the Alien Enemy Act, which allowed for the arrest and deportation of citizens of
countries at was with the US; and the Sedition Act, which made it illegal to publish
defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials. The first 3 were
enacted in response to the XYZ Affair, and were aimed at French and Irish immigrants,
who were considered subversives. The Sedition Act was an attempt to stifle
Democratic-Republican opposition, although only 25 people were ever arrested, and
only 10 convicted, under the law. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which initiated
the concept of "nullification" of federal laws were written in response to the Acts.
American Revolutionary War - ANSWER-The war in which American
colonists fought for independence from Great Britain.
Articles of Confederation weaknesses - ANSWER-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-
1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate
trade)
ATP - ANSWER-(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of
their work
Battle of Antietam - ANSWER-Civil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting
Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in
25,000 casualties
Battle of Bull Run - ANSWER-July 21, 1861. Va. (outside of D.C.) People watched
battle. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Confederate general, held his ground and stood in
battle like a "stone wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides
needed training and war would be long and bloody
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Turning point of the War that made it clear the North
would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
, Battle of Yorktown - ANSWER-Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis
and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was
sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October
19, 1781.
biological taxonomy - ANSWER-Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
Bolshevik Revolution - ANSWER-1917 uprising in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin which
established a communist government and withdrew Russia from World War I.
Breadbasket of Europe - ANSWER-Ukraine
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka - ANSWER-a 1954 case in which the Supreme
Court ruled that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was
unconstitutional
cellular respiration - ANSWER-Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose
and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
change of state - ANSWER-the change of a substance from one physical state to
another
chemical element - ANSWER-a substance that cannot be broken down to other
substances by ordinary chemical means
Civil War (1861-1865) - ANSWER-total war; Union is perpetual v. liberty before Union;
began w/ bombardment of Fort Sumter; Lee surrendered at Appotomax; 600k
casualties; legacy expanded federal power and destroyed agrarian south
Cold War - ANSWER-the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United
States after World War II
Columbian Exchange - ANSWER-The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and
technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's
voyages.
Combustion - ANSWER-the process of burning something
Compromise of 1850 - ANSWER-(1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial
status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) resolution of Texas-New
Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in
DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
Condensation - ANSWER-The change of state from a gas to a liquid
