PRAXIS QUESTIONS by Hailey Saville

ROME

maciewarren18 — 2025-02-17 16:18:28 UTC

Ancient Rome had a major impact on art, architecture, language, technology, and science. They opened new doors through inventions that still shape society today.

TRAIL OF TEARS

maciewarren18 — 2025-02-17 16:28:08 UTC

More than 10,000 Native Americans were forced out of their homes to move west because of the American government's American Indian Removal.

19TH CENTURY IMMIGRATION

maciewarren18 — 2025-02-17 16:31:41 UTC

Between the years of 1840-1889, was the first wave of immigrants into the United States where over 14 million immigrants came into the US. Many from Germany, Ireland, Europe and the UK

Westward Expansion

lucyawelch — 2025-02-17 17:53:35 UTC

Westward Expansion was the movement of people from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in the 1800s. Events included the Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Louisiana Purchase, and Homestead Act.

Reconstruction

lucyawelch — 2025-02-17 17:58:12 UTC

Reconstruction happened in America after the Civil War as the U.S reintegrated Confederate states (the South) back into the Union.

Gilded Age

lucyawelch — 2025-02-17 18:04:51 UTC

The Gilded Age was a time of rapid industrialization in the U.S. from the late 1870s to the early 1900s.

INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

hjsaville2003 — 2025-02-17 20:21:21 UTC

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was an act put into place where the president could grant land west of the Mississippi River to the Indian tribes and then gave up the land where they lived.

GREAT DEPRESSION

hjsaville2003 — 2025-02-17 20:36:44 UTC

The Great Depression was a 10 year period from 1929-1939, where the economic state of the world turned upside down after the stock market crash in the U.S.

Jamestown

madalyn2 — 2025-02-18 00:25:28 UTC

Jamestown, Virginia (the first colony) the first stock company was called "The Virginia Company." The goal of this colony was to make money

The French and Indian War

madalyn2 — 2025-02-18 00:37:35 UTC

Conflict that took place in North America from 1754 to 1763 where Britain won the war. The win all the land east of the Mississippi.

Thomas Jefferson

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 21:40:52 UTC

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States. His greatest achievement under his presidency was the Declaration of Independence.

George Washington

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:02:32 UTC

George Washington was the very 1st president of the United States. He took command in the Revolutionary War and victory over the British.

John Adams

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:09:44 UTC

John Adams was the 2nd president of the United States and was the first vice president. He was an important figure who led the U.S to independence from Britain.

Benjamin Franklin

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:18:14 UTC

Benjamin Franklin is best known as the Founding Father of the United States. He also helped in writing the Declaration of Independence and U.S Constitution.

Bill of Rights

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:23:15 UTC

The first 10 amendments of the U.S Constitution. James Madison is the main author and contributor.

The Constitution

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:37:59 UTC

The supreme law that governs over the United States. The Constitution is composed of the Preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments.

19th Amendment

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:42:55 UTC

The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote, which was ratified in 1920. This was a very long and difficult process.

Civil Rights Movement

hjsaville2003 — 2025-03-03 22:48:31 UTC

The Civil Rights Movement took place in the 1950s and 60s. This movement was filled with events and acts to achieve equal rights for African Americans.

World War l

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:33:04 UTC

World War l was also known as the Great War, was a global war that lasted from 1914-1918. It was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.

World War ll

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:35:43 UTC

World War ll was a global war that lasted from 1939-1945. It was involved nearly every country in the world. World War ll was the deadliest war in history with a death toll of 70-85 million people.

Peace Movement

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:40:20 UTC

The peace movement is a social movement that aims to end war, promote nonviolence and establish peaceful institutions. It involves a collaboration between the public and peace organizations.

Salvery

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:43:50 UTC

Slavery is the forcing of people to work and limit their freedom, often for personal or financial gain. In the United States, the domestic slave trade flourished after Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808. By 1860, nearly 4 million people were enslaved in the United States, with more than half living in the cotton-producing states of the South

Declaration of Independence

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:46:57 UTC

The Declaration of Independence is a document that announced the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain. It was established on July 4, 1776.

Articles of Confederation

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:50:19 UTC

The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789. It establishes a weak central government and was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.

Women Suffrage

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 02:55:19 UTC

Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote, which was granted in the United States in 1920.

Greece

madalyn2 — 2025-03-04 17:11:34 UTC

The Ancient Greeks made contributions to Western civilization, philosophy, science, art, and government. Literature and theatre was an important aspect of Greek culture.

China

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:32:27 UTC

China's contribution to classical civilizations include inventions like paper, gunpowder, the compass, printing, silk production, advanced agricultural techniques, the concept of a civil service system, and philosophical ideas like Confucianism and Daoism.

Egypt

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:34:10 UTC

Ancient Egypt significantly contributed to classical civilizations by pioneering advancements in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, engineering, writing systems (hieroglyphics), and architecture, particularly with their monumental structures like pyramids and temples.

13 colonies

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:47:12 UTC

The 13 colonies were characterized by self-governance, religious freedom, and colonial expansion.

King George

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:51:07 UTC

King George was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution. He has become a representation of tyranny for Americans.

John Adams

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:53:19 UTC

John Adams is one of the Founding Fathers. He was also the first Vice President and second President of the U.S.

Harriet Tubman

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:55:49 UTC

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who escaped slavery and led many enslaved people to freedom. She escaped using the Underground Railroad.

Fugitive Slave Act

lucyawelch — 2025-03-06 17:57:27 UTC

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was a federal law that required the return of runaway slaves to their enslavers, even in free states. It was part of the Compromise of 1850, a series of laws passed to ease tensions between the North and South.

settelment

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:12:21 UTC

Louisiana Purchase

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:16:20 UTC

The Louisiana Purchase, was in 1803 when a vast piece of territory was purchased by the US from France.

Acquisition of Florida

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:19:53 UTC

The acquisition of Florida was a result of the Adams-Onis treaty of 1819, signed between the US and Spain

Acquisition of Texas

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:20:53 UTC

Was the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the US in 1845

Cotton Gin

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:23:29 UTC

Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney 1793 and patened in 1794. It separated cotton fibers from seeds.

Steamboat

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:26:30 UTC

Steamboat first started in America in 1787 when John Fitch made a successful trial in a boat!

Jefferson Davis

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:29:18 UTC

Jefferson Davis was the only president of the Confederate States 1861-65. He was also the secretary of War

15th Amendment

maciewarren18 — 2025-03-07 02:32:23 UTC

The 15th Amendment prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race color or previous enslavement.