FTCE k-6 Social Science NAVAED Questions
and Answers Graded A+
What ancient civilizations contributed to the world Greeks- democracy
China- porcelain
India- spices
Mesopotamia- irrigation
7 Ancient Wonders of the World Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt
Centuries 15th = 1400-1499
16th= 1500-1599
17th=1600-1699
18th=1700-1799
19th= 1800-1899
20th= 1900-1999
,21st= 2000-2099
Decades every 10 years
Era a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. ex.
Reagan Era
American Colonization European colonization of the Americas was the invasion,
settlement, and establishment of control of the continents of the Americas by various European
powers: Spain, France, and England
St. Augustine The oldest city in the US. Founded in 1565 by the Spanish. Ponce de Leon,
a Spanish conquistador, explored St. Augustine looking for gold and other resources
Plymouth Colony America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by
English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. The Pilgrims left England to seek religious
freedom
Jamestown Settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English
settlement the Americas. It is America's first colony
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was signed on September 17 between the US treaty
commissioners and representatives of the several Native American Tribes. The government
solution was to assign each tribe a defined territory, where they were to remain (reservations)
, Manifest Destiny was the belief in the US that its settlers were destined to expand across
North America and had the right to conquer and settle anywhere from the east to the west coast
Slaves and America First African slaves were brought to North America colony,
Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Were meant to aid the production of crops such as tobacco and
cotton. Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Thus African American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the US. A nationwide
debate over slavery tore the nation apart in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Slaves and the Caribbean brought to work on sugar plantations. Soon the population of
African slaves began to outnumber the Europeans. The proportions of slaves ranged from about
1/3 in Cuba to more than 90% on many islands. Slave rebellions were common. As rebellions
became more frequent, European investors lost money. The cost of maintaining slaves grew
higher, and slavery was eventually abolished.
American Civil War 1861-1865. Between the Confederate South and the Union North.
Was the result of long-standing controversy over slavery and states' rights. Confederacy
collapsed, slavery was abolished, and 4 million slaves were freed.
Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln signed this on January 1, 1863
changing the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas
of the South from slave to free.
and Answers Graded A+
What ancient civilizations contributed to the world Greeks- democracy
China- porcelain
India- spices
Mesopotamia- irrigation
7 Ancient Wonders of the World Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt
Centuries 15th = 1400-1499
16th= 1500-1599
17th=1600-1699
18th=1700-1799
19th= 1800-1899
20th= 1900-1999
,21st= 2000-2099
Decades every 10 years
Era a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. ex.
Reagan Era
American Colonization European colonization of the Americas was the invasion,
settlement, and establishment of control of the continents of the Americas by various European
powers: Spain, France, and England
St. Augustine The oldest city in the US. Founded in 1565 by the Spanish. Ponce de Leon,
a Spanish conquistador, explored St. Augustine looking for gold and other resources
Plymouth Colony America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established by
English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. The Pilgrims left England to seek religious
freedom
Jamestown Settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English
settlement the Americas. It is America's first colony
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 was signed on September 17 between the US treaty
commissioners and representatives of the several Native American Tribes. The government
solution was to assign each tribe a defined territory, where they were to remain (reservations)
, Manifest Destiny was the belief in the US that its settlers were destined to expand across
North America and had the right to conquer and settle anywhere from the east to the west coast
Slaves and America First African slaves were brought to North America colony,
Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Were meant to aid the production of crops such as tobacco and
cotton. Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Thus African American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the US. A nationwide
debate over slavery tore the nation apart in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Slaves and the Caribbean brought to work on sugar plantations. Soon the population of
African slaves began to outnumber the Europeans. The proportions of slaves ranged from about
1/3 in Cuba to more than 90% on many islands. Slave rebellions were common. As rebellions
became more frequent, European investors lost money. The cost of maintaining slaves grew
higher, and slavery was eventually abolished.
American Civil War 1861-1865. Between the Confederate South and the Union North.
Was the result of long-standing controversy over slavery and states' rights. Confederacy
collapsed, slavery was abolished, and 4 million slaves were freed.
Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln signed this on January 1, 1863
changing the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas
of the South from slave to free.
