NYSTCE CST Social Studies Exam
Questions And Answers. Verified and
Updated.
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Civilizations - answer✔✔Maya- 2000 bc- 1697 ad
Aztec-Ethnic groups of central Mexico dominant in large areas of Mesoamerica in the 14th-16th
centuries
Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations - answer✔✔Inca- largest pre-columbian empire in 15th-
16th centuries
Moche- northern Peru between 100-800- Huaca del Sol
Cañaris- Southern Equador- eventually conquered by Inca
Pilgrims - answer✔✔English Separatists who believed there was no fixing Church of England-
embarked on Mayflower in 1620- established Plymouth plantation
William Bradford - answer✔✔A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-
1657. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. He helped the
colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks.
Mayflower Compact - answer✔✔1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It
was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
Conquistadors - answer✔✔Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the
Americas and captured land for Spain- first used natives as slaves until their populations were
decimated by European disease and overwork- replaced by imported African slaves
Encomienda System - answer✔✔A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors
the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and
teaching them skills, a disguised form of slavery
Hacienda System - answer✔✔Rural estates in Spanish colonies in New World; produced
agricultural products for consumers in America; basis of wealth and power for the local
aristocracy. Similar to the feudal system, Natives got money and had to buy their products from
their owners
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, Benedict Arnold - answer✔✔American General who was labeled a traitor when he assisted the
British in a failed attempt to take the American fort at West Point.
Olive Branch Petition - answer✔✔On July 8, 1775, the Second Continental Congress made a
final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their
grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It
was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act
forbidding all further trade with the colonies.
Prohibitory Act - answer✔✔Following the rejection of the Olive Branch Petition- Act of
Parliament (1775) which removed British protection from the colonies.
James Madison - answer✔✔"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President
of the United States.
Virginia Plan - answer✔✔Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which
states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
New Jersey Plan - answer✔✔The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Connecticut Compromise - answer✔✔The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention
that established two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives, in which representation is
based on a state's share of the U.S. population, and the Senate, in which each state has two
representatives.
Navigation Acts - answer✔✔Acts passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to increase
colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that were exported to colonies;
caused great resentment in American colonies.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - answer✔✔(1848) treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico that
officially ended the Mexican-American War; Mexico had to give up much of its northern
territory to the U.S (Mexican Cession); in exchange the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and said
that Mexicans living in the lands of the Mexican Cession would be protected
Battle of Chapultepec - answer✔✔sept 12 1847 victory over Mexican forces holding down
Chapultepec castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican American war. Winfield Scott led
the attack. US victory
Tenure of Office Act - answer✔✔1866 - Enacted by radical Congress, it forbade the president
from removing civil officers without consent of the Senate. It was meant to prevent Johnson
from removing radicals from office. Johnson broke this law when he fired a radical Republican
from his cabinet, and he was impeached for this "crime".
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 24, 2024 1:33:58 PM
Questions And Answers. Verified and
Updated.
Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Civilizations - answer✔✔Maya- 2000 bc- 1697 ad
Aztec-Ethnic groups of central Mexico dominant in large areas of Mesoamerica in the 14th-16th
centuries
Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations - answer✔✔Inca- largest pre-columbian empire in 15th-
16th centuries
Moche- northern Peru between 100-800- Huaca del Sol
Cañaris- Southern Equador- eventually conquered by Inca
Pilgrims - answer✔✔English Separatists who believed there was no fixing Church of England-
embarked on Mayflower in 1620- established Plymouth plantation
William Bradford - answer✔✔A Pilgrim, the second governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-
1657. He developed private land ownership and helped colonists get out of debt. He helped the
colony survive droughts, crop failures, and Indian attacks.
Mayflower Compact - answer✔✔1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It
was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
Conquistadors - answer✔✔Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the
Americas and captured land for Spain- first used natives as slaves until their populations were
decimated by European disease and overwork- replaced by imported African slaves
Encomienda System - answer✔✔A system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors
the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and
teaching them skills, a disguised form of slavery
Hacienda System - answer✔✔Rural estates in Spanish colonies in New World; produced
agricultural products for consumers in America; basis of wealth and power for the local
aristocracy. Similar to the feudal system, Natives got money and had to buy their products from
their owners
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 24, 2024 1:33:58 PM
, Benedict Arnold - answer✔✔American General who was labeled a traitor when he assisted the
British in a failed attempt to take the American fort at West Point.
Olive Branch Petition - answer✔✔On July 8, 1775, the Second Continental Congress made a
final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their
grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It
was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act
forbidding all further trade with the colonies.
Prohibitory Act - answer✔✔Following the rejection of the Olive Branch Petition- Act of
Parliament (1775) which removed British protection from the colonies.
James Madison - answer✔✔"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President
of the United States.
Virginia Plan - answer✔✔Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which
states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
New Jersey Plan - answer✔✔The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Connecticut Compromise - answer✔✔The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention
that established two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives, in which representation is
based on a state's share of the U.S. population, and the Senate, in which each state has two
representatives.
Navigation Acts - answer✔✔Acts passed in 1660 passed by British parliament to increase
colonial dependence on Great Britain for trade; limited goods that were exported to colonies;
caused great resentment in American colonies.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - answer✔✔(1848) treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico that
officially ended the Mexican-American War; Mexico had to give up much of its northern
territory to the U.S (Mexican Cession); in exchange the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million and said
that Mexicans living in the lands of the Mexican Cession would be protected
Battle of Chapultepec - answer✔✔sept 12 1847 victory over Mexican forces holding down
Chapultepec castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican American war. Winfield Scott led
the attack. US victory
Tenure of Office Act - answer✔✔1866 - Enacted by radical Congress, it forbade the president
from removing civil officers without consent of the Senate. It was meant to prevent Johnson
from removing radicals from office. Johnson broke this law when he fired a radical Republican
from his cabinet, and he was impeached for this "crime".
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 24, 2024 1:33:58 PM
