CSET Social Science (Subtest #2 US
HISTORY) Practice Questions and Answers
1.Among the Iroquois tribes, women possessed a position of
ascendancy because...
ANS They were believed to be connected to the earth deity
2.Why were Europeans interested in finding a passage to India?
ANS They wanted to access the Asian commercial market
3.The early growth in the population of the Virginia colony was due to
which of the following?
ANS Immigration of indentured workers
4.The Great Awakening was among the intellectual trends behind the
Ameri- can Revolution because...
ANS It allowed religious plurality and diversity
5.What was the motivation for the writing of the Federalist Papers?
ANS To clarify the meaning of the articles of the Constitution
To argue for more power to be given to the Federal
government To oppose the drawing of a separate Bill of
Rights
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, 6.In 1796, the Democratic-Republicans represented which segment of
the colonial population?
ANS Southern tobacco farmers
7.How did Virginia and Kentucky respond to the Sedition Act?
ANS They declared the Act illegal
8.Which of the following was the primary motivation for the Western
expan- sion of the U.S.?
ANS Jeffersonian expansionism
9.In what way did the railroad most help the American economy in the
19th century?
ANS The cost of shipping agricultural goods was lowered
10.What was the legal debate that prompted the secession of the states
from the Union prior to the Civil War?
ANS The right of the federal government to interfere with state laws
11.What was the decisive battle that started the Civil War?
ANS Battle of Fort Sumter
12.In what way did the Black Codes limit African-American equality?
ANS Prohib- ited the public expression of legal concern
Prohibited testifying against whites
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HISTORY) Practice Questions and Answers
1.Among the Iroquois tribes, women possessed a position of
ascendancy because...
ANS They were believed to be connected to the earth deity
2.Why were Europeans interested in finding a passage to India?
ANS They wanted to access the Asian commercial market
3.The early growth in the population of the Virginia colony was due to
which of the following?
ANS Immigration of indentured workers
4.The Great Awakening was among the intellectual trends behind the
Ameri- can Revolution because...
ANS It allowed religious plurality and diversity
5.What was the motivation for the writing of the Federalist Papers?
ANS To clarify the meaning of the articles of the Constitution
To argue for more power to be given to the Federal
government To oppose the drawing of a separate Bill of
Rights
1/
7
, 6.In 1796, the Democratic-Republicans represented which segment of
the colonial population?
ANS Southern tobacco farmers
7.How did Virginia and Kentucky respond to the Sedition Act?
ANS They declared the Act illegal
8.Which of the following was the primary motivation for the Western
expan- sion of the U.S.?
ANS Jeffersonian expansionism
9.In what way did the railroad most help the American economy in the
19th century?
ANS The cost of shipping agricultural goods was lowered
10.What was the legal debate that prompted the secession of the states
from the Union prior to the Civil War?
ANS The right of the federal government to interfere with state laws
11.What was the decisive battle that started the Civil War?
ANS Battle of Fort Sumter
12.In what way did the Black Codes limit African-American equality?
ANS Prohib- ited the public expression of legal concern
Prohibited testifying against whites
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