Social Studies

Question 1

What was the industrial revolution

Answer 1

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production

Question 2

What was produced in most factories in New England

Answer 2

Textiles

Question 3

Who built the first steel plow

Answer 3

John Deere

Question 4

What caused the Cotton Boom in the south

Answer 4

Eli Whitney’s cotton gin

Question 5

Why did most Irish immigrants come to America

Answer 5

They were fleeing economic problems and to avoid starvation and the potato blight

Question 6

What is the term for complete end to slavery

Answer 6

Abolition

Question 7

What was the Underground Railroad

Answer 7

Network of people who helped thousands of slaves escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places

Question 8

What battle gave Texas their independence from Mexico

Answer 8

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 9

What were the U.S. and Mexico fighting over in the Mexican war

Answer 9

Texas

Question 10

Where did the first Americans come from

Answer 10

They came from Asia from the land bridge

Question 11

Why did Europeans begin exploring other lands

Answer 11

Trying to find a sea route for spices

Question 12

Who was the first explorer to land on the shores of the Americas

Answer 12

Christopher Columbus

Question 13

Who were the conquistadors? What were they in search of?

Answer 13

Spanish soldiers led military expeditions in the Americas and in search for gold and take over the lands

Question 14

What was the first English settlement in America

Answer 14

Jamestown

Question 15

What was the reason why many groups came to settle colonies in America

Answer 15

Religious freedom

Question 16

Describe the economy of the following areas

Answer 16

Southern — cash crop
Middle colonies — staple crops
New England colonies — trade, ship making and craft workers

Question 17

What was the English bill of rights

Answer 17

Shifted political power from the British monarchy to parliament

Question 18

What territory were the French and British fighting over that caused the French and Indian war

Answer 18

Ohio river valley and Great Lakes

Question 19

What lands did the British gain in the French and Indian war

Answer 19

All French lands east of the Mississippi River expect the city of New Orleans, Florida, and Canada

Question 20

What was the colonists main problem with the taxes the British had imposed on them

Answer 20

No taxation without representation

Question 21

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired

Answer 21

Lexington and Concord

Question 22

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 22

Thomas Jefferson

Question 23

What was the significance of the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolution

Answer 23

It boosted their confidence

Question 24

What was the first government put into place in the United States

Answer 24

Articles of Confederation

Question 25

What was the final battle of the Revolutionary war

Answer 25

Battle of Yorktown

Question 26

What treaty ended the American Revolution

Answer 26

Treaty of Paris

Question 27

What are the three branches of government created in the U.S. constitution

Answer 27

Judicial Executive Legislative

Question 28

What was the name of the group that campaigned for the ratification of the constitution What was the name of the group against ratifying the constitution

Answer 28

The first 10 amendments to the constitution | It convinced that rights would be protected

Question 29

Who was the first president of the United States

Answer 29

George Washington

Question 30

What were some of the changes Thomas Jefferson put into place when he became president

Answer 30

Reduced size of military Lowered military spending Tried to get rid of domestic taxes

Question 31

What is judicial review

Answer 31

The supreme courts power to declare acts of congress that created them unconstitutional

Question 32

Who explored the Louisiana purchase for the American government

Answer 32

Lewis and Clark

Question 33

Which U.S war was fought over trade issuers with the British

Answer 33

War of 1812

Question 34

Which treaty ended the war

Answer 34

Treaty of Ghent

Question 35

Which state did the U.S. gain in the Adams onis treaty

Answer 35

Florida

Question 36

What did the Monroe doctrine say

Answer 36

U.S. would protect all countries in the Western Hemisphere from invasions

Question 37

What was the Missouri compromise

Answer 37

Agreement proposed by Henry clay that allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and slavery would be banned from north from the 36, 30 parallel

Question 38

What is the bill of rights and why was it important to ratifying the constitution

Answer 38

It was the first 10 amendments to the constitution | It convinced that tights would be protected