HISET: Social Studies Test Questions
and Answers (U.S. History)
abolish - Answer-cancel; put an end to
suffrage - Answer-the legal right to vote in political elections
tariffs - Answer-taxes on imported goods
agriculture - Answer-the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing
of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
Articles of Confederation - Answer-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no
judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Federalist Papers - Answer-a series of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay (using the name
"publius") published in NY newspapers and used to convince readers to ratify (adopt) the new U.S.
Constitution
boycott - Answer-A refusal to buy or use goods and services.
, cash crop - Answer-farm crop raised to be sold for money
Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Answer-A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should
not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western
Hemisphere.
the SALT Agreement - Answer-Strategic Arms Limitations Talks by Nixon and Brezhnev in Moscow in
May, 1972. Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear
warheads and missiles.
The Stamp Act - Answer-1765; law pass by the British that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards,
documents, newspapers, etc.
Townshend Acts (1767) - Answer-passed by Parliament, put a tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea. The acts
caused protest from the colonists, who found ways around the taxes such as buying smuggled tea. Due
to its little profits, the Townshend Acts were repealed in 1770, except for the tax on tea. The tax on tea
was kept to keep alive the principle of Parliamentary taxation.
Treaty of Ghent - Answer-December 24, 1814 - Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For
the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a
commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.
Peace Corps - Answer-an agency established in 1961 by JFK to provide volunteer assistance to
developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Civil Rights Movement - Answer-a social movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, in
which people organized to demand equal rights for African Americans and other minorities. People
worked together to change unfair laws. They gave speeches, marched in the streets, and participated in
boycotts.
and Answers (U.S. History)
abolish - Answer-cancel; put an end to
suffrage - Answer-the legal right to vote in political elections
tariffs - Answer-taxes on imported goods
agriculture - Answer-the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing
of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
Articles of Confederation - Answer-1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no
judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
Federalist Papers - Answer-a series of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay (using the name
"publius") published in NY newspapers and used to convince readers to ratify (adopt) the new U.S.
Constitution
boycott - Answer-A refusal to buy or use goods and services.
, cash crop - Answer-farm crop raised to be sold for money
Monroe Doctrine (1823) - Answer-A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should
not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western
Hemisphere.
the SALT Agreement - Answer-Strategic Arms Limitations Talks by Nixon and Brezhnev in Moscow in
May, 1972. Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear
warheads and missiles.
The Stamp Act - Answer-1765; law pass by the British that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards,
documents, newspapers, etc.
Townshend Acts (1767) - Answer-passed by Parliament, put a tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea. The acts
caused protest from the colonists, who found ways around the taxes such as buying smuggled tea. Due
to its little profits, the Townshend Acts were repealed in 1770, except for the tax on tea. The tax on tea
was kept to keep alive the principle of Parliamentary taxation.
Treaty of Ghent - Answer-December 24, 1814 - Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For
the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a
commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.
Peace Corps - Answer-an agency established in 1961 by JFK to provide volunteer assistance to
developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Civil Rights Movement - Answer-a social movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, in
which people organized to demand equal rights for African Americans and other minorities. People
worked together to change unfair laws. They gave speeches, marched in the streets, and participated in
boycotts.
