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Social Studies TAKS
Ms. Arrell's Social Studies TAKS Review
| Social Studies TAKS Review | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1607 | Jamestown was established making it the first colony in North America. Was esablished by the British |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence was signed |
| 1787 | United States Constitution was adopted by our national government |
| 1803 | United States buys the Louisiana Purchase from France. (Doubled the size of the US) |
| 1861 - 1865 | American Civil War is fought to end slavery |
| 1898 | Spanish American War is fought. Result of American Imperialsim. |
| 1914 - 1918 | World War I is fought in Europe |
| 1929 | Stack market crash in the United States. Begining of the Great Depression. |
| 1941 - 1945 | World War II is fought |
| 1957 | Sputnik is launched by the Russians. Beginning of the Space Race |
| 1066 | Noramn invasion of England. Battle of Hastings |
| 1215 | Magna Carta signed. Limited the power of the king. Established the idea of limited government |
| 1492 | Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the New World |
| 1st - 10th Amendment are commonly called the | Bill of Rights |
| The first 10 Amendments secure | Basic rights...the right to free speech, relegion, press, assembly, right to bear arms, illegal searches & seizures, right to trial by jury, no self incremination, and no cruel or unusual punishment |
| 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are commonly called | The Civil War Amendments |
| 13th Amendment | Abolishes Slavery in the US |
| 14th Amendment | Guarantees citizenship for former slaves and others |
| 15th Amendment | Guarantees voting rights for former slaves and others |
| 16th Amendment | Created the Income Tax |
| 17th Amendment | Created the direct election of Senators in the US. Increased power of of the people in government |
| 18th Amendment | Outlawed the use or sale of alcohol in the US. Also known as prohibition |
| 19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote |
| The 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Amendments are known as | the progressive amendments |
| 21st Amendment | Repealed the 18th Amendment |
| 22nd Amendment | Limited the number of terms a president could serve to two terms |
| 25th Amendment | Set up presidential succession |
| 24th Amendment | Outlawed the poll taxin the US. People no longer had to pay a fee in order to vote. Primary purpose was to help the African American voters |
| 26th Amendment | Changed the voting age from 21 to 18. This happened as a result of the Vietnam War, people felt that if they could die in war they should get to vote |
| What idea began with the signing of the Magna Carta | limited government |
| 1689 | English Bill of Rights signed |
| Why is the English Bll of Rights important in US history | it further established limited governmets |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| What is the Declaration of Independence | Listed our grievances against England, (unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| What does the Bill of Rights protect | Basic human rights |
| What is a checks and balance system | Allows each branch of government to check the power of the others. |
| Describe the Articles of Confederation | Americas first national government (constitution) |
| What was the major problem with the Articles of Confederation | It was weak, too much power was given to the states |
| What is federalism | Key principle to the US Constitution, Divides the power between national and state governments. |
| Leader of the civil rights movement for African Americans, became a leader after his involvement with the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Promoted nonviolent means to gain equality | Martin Luther King |
| Sparked the civil rights movement by refusing to give up a bus seat | Rosa Parks |
| US Supreme Court case that states segregation of public schools and public places was unconstitutional | Brown v. Board of Education Topeka |
| 1955, signified the start of the US civil rights movement | Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| 1957, President Eisenhower sends in the military to enforce the desegregation of public schools. What school is famous for this action. | Little Rock Central High Schol |
| Civil Rights activist that promoted equality by any means to to obtain it | Malcolm X |
| Civil Rights Leader for Hispanic migrant workers in the United States | Ceasar Chavez |
| What was the main cause of the US entering WWI | unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany attacked a ship with US citizens on board |
| What is trench warfare | Type of warfare in World War I, soldiers dug ditches to hide in and shoot from |
| Why were the 14points created and by Who | The 14 points were Woodrow Wilson's agreements to bring WWI to and end and maintain world peace afterwards |
| Italian dictator of Italy following WWI. Developed the political ideas of facism | Benito Mussolini |
| Dictator of Germany during WWII | Adolf Hitler |
| Started the Nazi Party in Germany, that focused on a hatred of Jewish people | Adolf Hitler |
| Japan attack on US soil | Pearl Harbor |
| December 7, 1941 | Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan |
| What was the result of Pearl Harbor | US declared war on Japan |
| June 6, 1944 | D- Day |
| US and allied forces invade Normandy, France. This effectively opens up a second fromt against Germany in WWII. What was the date? | June 6, 1944 |
| Why wad the Battle of Midway important | Turning point for the US in the war against Japan |
| What is island hopping | Strategy used by the US to defeat Japan during WWII |
| Who invented the telephone | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Who invented electricity | Thomas Edison |
| What is NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance formed in 1949 by the US and other European countries to fight in WWII |
| Also called the European Recovery Program, it was the US plan to give economic aid to European countries to rebuild their economies after WWII | Marshall Plan |
| Why is the year 1845 important to Texans | Texas was annexed by the US |
| The federalist party supported a ___________ construction of the constituion | loose |
| Who was the author of Common Sense | Thomas Paine |
| What treaty ended the Revolutionary War | Treaty of Paris |
| Judicial Review was established by what US Supreme Court Case | Marbury v. Madison |
| What were 3 reasons for the establishment of the English colonies | The Three "G's" God, Glory, Gold |
| Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| What did the 3/5 compromise settle | It settled the debate between the Northern and Southern States about whether or not to count slaves as part of the population for purposes of representation. It stated that 3 out of every 5 slaves would count. |
| Who was James Madison? | He was known as the author of the Virginia Plan, known as the Father of the U.S. Constitution, and 4th President of the United States |
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