Praxis Social Studies (5081) Practice Test (2023/2024) Already Passed

Praxis Social Studies (5081) Practice Test (2023/2024) Already Passed What resources attracted the French and the British to North America? A. tobacco B. rice C. beaver pelts D. all of the above D. all of the above The British and French leveraged alliances with which of the following tribes in conflicts in colonial North America? A. the Sioux and the Cheyenne B. the Algonquin and the Iroquois C. the Cherokee and the Seminole D. the Apache and the Miami B. the Algonquin and the Iroquois With the Monroe Doctrine, President Monroe attempted to A. keep the United States involved in European conflicts. B. isolate the United States from European intervention in its affairs. C. assert US hegemony in the Western Hemisphere by isolating it from Europe, to prevent European powers from expanding there. D. increase US involvement in international affairs. C. assert US hegemony in the Western Hemisphere by isolating it from Europe, to prevent European powers from expanding there. All of the following contributed to the destruction of Native American populations in North America except: A. intentional transfer of smallpox from Europeans to Native Americans B. unintentional transfer of smallpox from Europeans to Native Americans C. violent conflict over land and resources between Europeans and Native Americans D. geographical displacement by colonists A. intentional transfer of smallpox from Europeans to Native Americans Which of the following is a safeguard against federal overreach built into the US Constitution? A. a system of checks and balances, in which a president can only be elected to two consecutive terms B. a system of checks and balances, in which the House, Senate, and president are able to limit each other C. a system of checks and balances, in which the president—a civilian leader— controls the military D. a system of checks and balances, in which the three branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial—are able to limit each other D. a system of checks and balances, in which the three branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial—are able to limit each other In the first half of the nineteenth century, social change in the US was driven by religious and social organizations that helped to foster political interest in women's rights, abolitionism, and utopianism. This movement was called: A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Second Great Awakening C. the Enlightenment D. the Glorious Revolution B. the Second Great Awakening Tecumseh was able to unite which of the following tribes in his Confederacy? A. Shawnee, Lenape, Miami, Kickapoo, and others B. Algonquin, Shawnee, Iroquois, Miami, and others C. Shawnee, Cherokee, Miami, Apache, and others D. Shawnee, Lenape, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and others A. Shawnee, Lenape, Miami, Kickapoo, and others How did the Fugitive Slave Act empower slave states under federal law? A. Slave states had the right to take escaped slaves to court under the Fugitive Slave Act; even though the former slaves were safe in free states, they were still subject to prosecution and in danger of being legally returned to their former "masters" if they were unable to prove residency in a free state. B. Despite the reluctance of states' rights advocates—many of whom were based in slave states—to adhere to federal law, many of these same advocates approved of the federal Fugitive Slave Act because it allowed them to pursue escaped slaves from slave states to free states and to capture them. C. Slave states were able to send police and military authorities into