GACE MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL SCIENCE
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ The war of Spanish Sucession The War of the League of Augsburg.
Answer: The War of Spanish Succession. The English and Dutch sea
power prevailed over French and Spanish. The Treaty of Utrecht
gave England clear possession of Acadia (New Scotland),
Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, and St. Kitts in the West Indies.The
second war in the struggle between France and England in the
struggle for control in India
◉ The third conflict over India.. Answer: The War of Austrian
Succession. This was a resumption of the hostilities between
England and Spain. It merged into the European War. France and
England were at odds again in North America and in India. The
treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle restored pre-war territorial holdings.
◉ The French and Indian Wars.. Answer: The issue of control of the
Ohio Valley led to...The Spanish tried to help the French but it was
too late.
◉ The War of Austrian Succession and The French and Indian War
came to be incorporated into what is known as.....in Europe.. Answer:
The Seven Years' War.
,◉ the Seven Years' War?. Answer: The Treaty of Paris (1763)
restored peace but the treaty essentially ended France's claim to be
an imperial power.
◉ What was one benifit the fighting of the Seven Years War had on
the militias of the British Colonies of North America ?. Answer: They
gained valuable fighting experience.
◉ the battle at Fort Necessity. Answer: The French and their Indian
Allies had defeated Major George Washington and his militia. The
entire northern frontier of the British colonies was left vulnerable
and open to attack. in 1754 Benjamin Franklin proposed that the
thirteen colonies unite permanently to protect themselves from the
British.
◉ The Albany Plan of Union.. Answer: Delegates from seven of the
thirteen colonies met at Albany, New York, along with
representatives from the Iroquois Confederation and British
Officials. Created by Benjamin Franklin, it called for a crown
appointed President and the establishment of an assembly made up
of representatives of the colonies. The plan was rejected by both the
British and and Colonies but the seed of self governance was
planted.
◉ The Navigation Acts of 1651. Answer: Put restrictions on shipping
and trade within the British Empire by requiring that they could
only be shipped on British vessels. This strengthened the British
,navy and benefited the American colonists because they were
technically British Citizens they could produce and run their own
ships. This led to the rise of a wealthy merchant class in the colonies.
◉ War of 1812. Answer: War between the U.S. and Great Britain
which lasted until 1814, ending with the Treaty of Ghent and a
renewed sense of American nationalism
◉ Orders in Council. Answer: British laws which led to the War of
1812. Passed in 1807 permitted the impressment of sailors and
forbade neutral ships from visiting ports from which Britain was
excluded unless they first went to Britain and traded for British
goods.
◉ Embargo Act. Answer: 1807 act which ended all of America's
importation and exportation. Jefferson hoped the act would pressure
the French and British to recognize U.S. neutrality rights in exchange
for U.S. goods. Really, however, just hurt Americans and our economy
and got repealed in 1809. It was a precurser to the War of 1812 and
was a response to British and French "orders".
◉ Industrial Revolution (in America). Answer: A period of rapid
growth in using machines for manufacture and production.
Machines took over farmers and people who made things by hand.
Roads and trade increased because of a higher demand of goods.
This led to the textile industry and the cotton boom. Began in great
, Britain. The cotton Gin and The Erie Canal where important
innovations made at this time.
◉ Westward Expansion. Answer: A movement westward for jobs,
land, hope, the gold rush, adventure, a new beginning and the
transcontinental railroad. It lasted from 1850-1890. Aided by the
Cotton Gin and the farmers' need for fertile soil. Religious need to
"save" those moving west also a factor. Lastly political factors in
struggle with Britain and Spain for land in Oregon and Texas.
◉ Lewis and Clark Expedition. Answer: Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on
"Voyage of Discovery". Stimulated the "Westward Push"
◉ Manifest Destiny. Answer: This expression was popular in the
1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure
territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
This rationale drove the acquisition of territory.
◉ Sectionalism. Answer: Loyalty to one's own region of the country,
rather than to the nation as a whole. It became stronger over the
years as the issue of slavery came up. After the end of the civil war, it
remained strong for another 100 years but not to the degree and
with the violence as existed before 186.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ The war of Spanish Sucession The War of the League of Augsburg.
Answer: The War of Spanish Succession. The English and Dutch sea
power prevailed over French and Spanish. The Treaty of Utrecht
gave England clear possession of Acadia (New Scotland),
Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, and St. Kitts in the West Indies.The
second war in the struggle between France and England in the
struggle for control in India
◉ The third conflict over India.. Answer: The War of Austrian
Succession. This was a resumption of the hostilities between
England and Spain. It merged into the European War. France and
England were at odds again in North America and in India. The
treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle restored pre-war territorial holdings.
◉ The French and Indian Wars.. Answer: The issue of control of the
Ohio Valley led to...The Spanish tried to help the French but it was
too late.
◉ The War of Austrian Succession and The French and Indian War
came to be incorporated into what is known as.....in Europe.. Answer:
The Seven Years' War.
,◉ the Seven Years' War?. Answer: The Treaty of Paris (1763)
restored peace but the treaty essentially ended France's claim to be
an imperial power.
◉ What was one benifit the fighting of the Seven Years War had on
the militias of the British Colonies of North America ?. Answer: They
gained valuable fighting experience.
◉ the battle at Fort Necessity. Answer: The French and their Indian
Allies had defeated Major George Washington and his militia. The
entire northern frontier of the British colonies was left vulnerable
and open to attack. in 1754 Benjamin Franklin proposed that the
thirteen colonies unite permanently to protect themselves from the
British.
◉ The Albany Plan of Union.. Answer: Delegates from seven of the
thirteen colonies met at Albany, New York, along with
representatives from the Iroquois Confederation and British
Officials. Created by Benjamin Franklin, it called for a crown
appointed President and the establishment of an assembly made up
of representatives of the colonies. The plan was rejected by both the
British and and Colonies but the seed of self governance was
planted.
◉ The Navigation Acts of 1651. Answer: Put restrictions on shipping
and trade within the British Empire by requiring that they could
only be shipped on British vessels. This strengthened the British
,navy and benefited the American colonists because they were
technically British Citizens they could produce and run their own
ships. This led to the rise of a wealthy merchant class in the colonies.
◉ War of 1812. Answer: War between the U.S. and Great Britain
which lasted until 1814, ending with the Treaty of Ghent and a
renewed sense of American nationalism
◉ Orders in Council. Answer: British laws which led to the War of
1812. Passed in 1807 permitted the impressment of sailors and
forbade neutral ships from visiting ports from which Britain was
excluded unless they first went to Britain and traded for British
goods.
◉ Embargo Act. Answer: 1807 act which ended all of America's
importation and exportation. Jefferson hoped the act would pressure
the French and British to recognize U.S. neutrality rights in exchange
for U.S. goods. Really, however, just hurt Americans and our economy
and got repealed in 1809. It was a precurser to the War of 1812 and
was a response to British and French "orders".
◉ Industrial Revolution (in America). Answer: A period of rapid
growth in using machines for manufacture and production.
Machines took over farmers and people who made things by hand.
Roads and trade increased because of a higher demand of goods.
This led to the textile industry and the cotton boom. Began in great
, Britain. The cotton Gin and The Erie Canal where important
innovations made at this time.
◉ Westward Expansion. Answer: A movement westward for jobs,
land, hope, the gold rush, adventure, a new beginning and the
transcontinental railroad. It lasted from 1850-1890. Aided by the
Cotton Gin and the farmers' need for fertile soil. Religious need to
"save" those moving west also a factor. Lastly political factors in
struggle with Britain and Spain for land in Oregon and Texas.
◉ Lewis and Clark Expedition. Answer: Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on
"Voyage of Discovery". Stimulated the "Westward Push"
◉ Manifest Destiny. Answer: This expression was popular in the
1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure
territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
This rationale drove the acquisition of territory.
◉ Sectionalism. Answer: Loyalty to one's own region of the country,
rather than to the nation as a whole. It became stronger over the
years as the issue of slavery came up. After the end of the civil war, it
remained strong for another 100 years but not to the degree and
with the violence as existed before 186.
