Social Studies PRAXIS
5154(147 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWER)
Articles of Confederation (1777) - answer
America's first government document.
Problems with the Articles of Confederation -
answer 1. National government was weak
2. States operated like independent countries
3. Did not provide enough power to a centralized
government
4. The continental congress had borrowed money
to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay
their debts
United States Constitution (1787) - answer
Drafted by the Philadelphia convention in response
to the Articles of Confederation. It delineates the
national frame of government, established laws,
and guarantees basic rights for its citizens.
Declaration of Independence (1776) - answer
Drafted by the Continental Congress, including
,members Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and
Benjamin Franklin. States that all men are created
equal; have inalienable rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness; and the government
comes from the consent of the people.
Events leading to the American Revolutionary War
- answer 1. Harsh taxes imposed by the British
government
2. The Boston Tea Party
3. The Intolerable Acts
4. The first Continental Congress
5. The Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
The Battle of Saratoga (1777) - answer Turning
point in the American Revolutionary War. This was
the first American victory over a major British force
and secured monetary and military support from
France.
13 Colonies - answer 1. Rhode Island
2. Delaware
3. Pennsylvania
4. New Jersey
5. New York
6. Georgia
, 7. North Carolina
8. Connecticut
9. Massachusetts
10. Maryland
11. South Carolina
12. New Hampshire
13. Virginia
Jamestown, VA - answer English colony settled for
profit.
Plymouth, MA - answer Pilgrims on the Mayflower,
seeking religious freedom.
Northeastern Woodland Indians - answer Lived in
the forest, wigwams and longhouses, Iroquois,
Squanto, Pocahontas.
Plains Indians - answer Midwest region, Nomadic,
followed buffalo migration, buffalo main source of
food, lived in tepees, Cheyenne.
Southwestern Indians - answer Cliff dwellings,
Arizona and New Mexico region, Hot, rocky, little
rainfall, permanent dwellers, farmers required
5154(147 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWER)
Articles of Confederation (1777) - answer
America's first government document.
Problems with the Articles of Confederation -
answer 1. National government was weak
2. States operated like independent countries
3. Did not provide enough power to a centralized
government
4. The continental congress had borrowed money
to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay
their debts
United States Constitution (1787) - answer
Drafted by the Philadelphia convention in response
to the Articles of Confederation. It delineates the
national frame of government, established laws,
and guarantees basic rights for its citizens.
Declaration of Independence (1776) - answer
Drafted by the Continental Congress, including
,members Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and
Benjamin Franklin. States that all men are created
equal; have inalienable rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness; and the government
comes from the consent of the people.
Events leading to the American Revolutionary War
- answer 1. Harsh taxes imposed by the British
government
2. The Boston Tea Party
3. The Intolerable Acts
4. The first Continental Congress
5. The Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
The Battle of Saratoga (1777) - answer Turning
point in the American Revolutionary War. This was
the first American victory over a major British force
and secured monetary and military support from
France.
13 Colonies - answer 1. Rhode Island
2. Delaware
3. Pennsylvania
4. New Jersey
5. New York
6. Georgia
, 7. North Carolina
8. Connecticut
9. Massachusetts
10. Maryland
11. South Carolina
12. New Hampshire
13. Virginia
Jamestown, VA - answer English colony settled for
profit.
Plymouth, MA - answer Pilgrims on the Mayflower,
seeking religious freedom.
Northeastern Woodland Indians - answer Lived in
the forest, wigwams and longhouses, Iroquois,
Squanto, Pocahontas.
Plains Indians - answer Midwest region, Nomadic,
followed buffalo migration, buffalo main source of
food, lived in tepees, Cheyenne.
Southwestern Indians - answer Cliff dwellings,
Arizona and New Mexico region, Hot, rocky, little
rainfall, permanent dwellers, farmers required
