Social Studies Flashcards
Which of the following was a major cause of the american revolutionary war?
Taxation without representation
In the early years of european exploration and settlement of north america the native american population changed in which way?
It decreased largely as a result of the spread of infectious diseases from europeans.
A major difference between the federalist and the anti-federalist during the debate over adopting the constitution was that the federalists
Advocated the creation of a strong national government while the anti federalists feared it would lead to tyranny.
The decision by george washington to leave the presidensy of the united states after two terms is significant for which of the following reasons?
It disproved the criticism of the united states constitution that the president would become a new monarch.
What was the purpose of the expedition thomas jefferson selected meriwether lewis and william clark to lead?
To find a water route to the pacific ocean.
What was a consequencw of including the principle of popular sovereignty in the kansas nebraska act of 1854?
It relpened the issue of slavery in the area closed to slavery north of the 36’ 30’ line of the Missouri Compromise.
What produced revolutionary improvements in transportation and manufacturing productivity in the middle of the nineteenth century?
Steam engines utilizing coal to heat water.
President woodrow wilson argued in 1917 that the united states needed to enter the first world war in order to.
Make the world safe for democracy.
President franklin d roosevelts new deal attempted to combat the economic problems of the great depression primarily by
Providing funding for public works projects.
The truman doctirne sought to do what in response to the perceived threat of communism?
Contain the spread of communism beyond the already existing soviet sphere
What legal doctrine was overturned in the supreme courts brown v. Board of education of topeka decision in 1954?
Seperate but equal laws.
Which civil rights activists is most closely associated with the montgomery bus boycott?
Martin luther king jr.
Which president said- the governement is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.
Ronald Reagan
The framers of the constitution adopted a federal system because it…
Provided for a balance of power between central and state governments.
The first ten amendments to the united states constitution were passed simultaneously in 1791 because
The first congress decided that guarantees of individual liberties needed to be added to the constitution- the bill of rights.
