Social Studies Subtest I Flashcards
Name 3 well known mountain ranges.
The Himalayas, The Andes, and The Rockies.
What was the deadliest war in American history?
The Civil War
How did the U.S. Civil War end?
Gen. Robert Lee surrendered the army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse.
Louisiana purchase
$15 million by Thomas Jefferson’s. His greatest achievement? Gained vital port of new Orleans, removed French threat
The earliest known American civilization, that of the _____, emerged in the tropical forests along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from about 1500 BCE to 400 BCE.
Olmecs
Martin Luther and John Calvin were leaders of what?
The Protestant Reformation.
What are some powers shared between the national and state government?
Collect taxes, build roads, borrow money, and make and enforce laws.
How are eras identified?
By important events, decade, or prominent person of the time.
What is the system of checks and balances?
A system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches.
What is chronological thinking?
A clear sense of historical time line.
Era 7
Colonization and settlement (1585-1763)
Major Events: Samuel de Champlain, French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Henry Hudson, English navigator who discovered the Hudson River
Seven Years War between major European Players
What is the War of 1812 also known as?
Second War for American Independence
Era 1
The beginnings of human society
Major Events:
What did scientists study to figure out human migration?
Tools, art. and burial sites left behind.
America’s first national government was based on the _____ _____ _____.
Articles of Confederation
What happens in indirect democracies?
The people choose a small group to act as their representatives to carry out government policies.
In what year was Pearl Harbor attacked?
1941
Era 2
Early civilizations and the emergence of pastoral peoples (4000-1000 BCE)
Major Events: Wheel Invented 3500 BC
Writing in Mesopotamia in 3200BC
Modern Alphabet invented in 1600BC
1600BC Greek Civilization Emerges
What does the 7th Amendment guarantee?
Right to jury trial in civil cases.
What was the immediate reason why the US entered WW2?
The attack on Pearl Harbor navy base.
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
American expansion is good and bound to happen.
What are the two major branches of geography?
Physical and human (cultural).
What are authoritarian governments?
The responsibility for exercising the governmental powers is held by a single person or small group.
Era 3
Classical traditions, major religions, and giant empires (1000 BCE-300 CE
Major Events: Rome Founded 753BC
670BC Ironworking
551 Birth of Confucius