Praxis II Elementary Education Social Studies 5004 Review Questions and Verified Answers

Praxis II Elementary Education Social Studies 5004 Review Questions and Verified Answers Lewis And Clark Expedition Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The primary objective was to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before Britain and other European powers tried to claim it. Kept journals of their discoveries which Sacagawea was able to maintain. Treaty Of Versailles One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the state war between Germany and Allied Powers. Signed on June 28, 1919. War Guilt. Major Rivers Mississippi:flows from North Western Minnesota to New Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the US Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US Articles of Confederation 1st Constitution of the United States: November 15, 1777 (ratification did not occur until March 1, 1781). Documents was limited because states held most of the power and congress lacked the power to tax, regulate, or control coinage. Signed by 13 Original Colonies. Socialization is the process through which we learn or are trained to be members of society to take part in new social situations, or to participate in group settings. Resources: Renewable resources that can be replenish (animals and plants) Resources: Non-Renewable resources that can only be used in one supply (minerals, oils, gases) Resources: Flow/Natural resources that must be used when, where, and as they occur (water, sunlight, wind) Which President was closely associated with the environment? Theodore Roosevelt Plessy v. Ferguson Homer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a Jim Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law. Tropic of Capricorn imaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator. Tropic of Cancer imaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator. What is the name of the first 10 Amendments? Bill of Rights 14th Amendment Citizenship for African Americans 19th Amendment 1920: Women were given the right to vote 5th Amendment Right to a fair and speedy trial 13th Amendment Abolished slavery 15th Amendment Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of race or color