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Practice Praxis 5081 Questions

US History

1. **What was the primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?**
- A) To find gold
- B) To explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory
- C) To establish trade routes with Native Americans
- D) To map the Atlantic coastline

2. **Which event directly led to the American Revolution?**


- A) The signing of the Treaty of Paris
- B) The Boston Tea Party
- C) The First Continental Congress
- D) The Proclamation of 1763

3. **What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?**


- A) It ended slavery in the United States.
- B) It freed enslaved people only in Confederate states.
- C) It granted citizenship to former slaves.
- D) It abolished the 13th Amendment.

4. **Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?**


- A) George Washington
- B) Benjamin Franklin
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) John Adams

5. **Which of the following amendments abolished slavery in the United States?**


- A) 12th Amendment
- B) 13th Amendment
- C) 14th Amendment
- D) 15th Amendment

6. **What was the primary focus of the Progressive Movement?**


- A) Expanding the military
- B) Addressing social and political issues caused by industrialization
- C) Promoting isolationism
- D) Strengthening state rights
7. **Which U.S. Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine?**
- A) Brown v. Board of Education
- B) Plessy v. Ferguson
- C) Marbury v. Madison
- D) Dred Scott v. Sandford

8. **What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan after World War II?**
- A) To establish military alliances in Europe
- B) To provide economic aid to rebuild European economies
- C) To support the establishment of the United Nations
- D) To expand U.S. territories

9. **Which President is associated with the New Deal?**


- A) Herbert Hoover
- B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C) Harry S. Truman
- D) John F. Kennedy

10. **What event triggered the United States' entry into World War I?**
- A) The bombing of Pearl Harbor
- B) The sinking of the Lusitania
- C) The Zimmerman Telegram
- D) The attack on Fort Sumter

11. **Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?**


- A) The Dust Bowl
- B) The Stock Market Crash of 1929
- C) The banking crisis of 1933
- D) The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. **What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?**
- A) It was the first women's rights convention in the U.S.
- B) It marked the beginning of the abolitionist movement.
- C) It resulted in the first public school system.
- D) It was a gathering of Native American tribes.
13. **Which of the following was a major cause of the Civil War?**
- A) The War of 1812
- B) Disagreements over states' rights and slavery
- C) The Industrial Revolution
- D) Westward expansion

14. **What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?**
- A) To regulate railroad companies
- B) To provide land to settlers
- C) To establish national parks
- D) To promote Native American reservations

15. **Which document officially ended the American Revolutionary War?**


- A) The Articles of Confederation
- B) The Treaty of Paris (1783)
- C) The Bill of Rights
- D) The Declaration of Independence

16. **What was the primary objective of the suffragette movement?**


- A) To end slavery
- B) To gain voting rights for women
- C) To promote civil rights for African Americans
- D) To support prohibition

17. **Which war was primarily fought over the issue of slavery?**
- A) The War of 1812
- B) The Mexican-American War
- C) The Civil War
- D) The Spanish-American War

18. **What was a significant result of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?**


- A) It doubled the size of the United States.
- B) It ended the War of 1812.
- C) It established the first national bank.
- D) It led to the Civil War.
19. **Which legislation aimed to regulate the stock market following the Great Depression?**
- A) The Glass-Steagall Act
- B) The Sherman Antitrust Act
- C) The Federal Reserve Act
- D) The Social Security Act

20. **Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate?**
- A) Hiram Revels
- B) Frederick Douglass
- C) Booker T. Washington
- D) W.E.B. Du Bois

21. **Which event led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan in 1941?**
- A) The invasion of Poland
- B) The sinking of the Lusitania
- C) The bombing of Pearl Harbor
- D) The fall of France

22. **Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in significant territorial gains
for the United States?**
- A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- B) Treaty of Paris
- C) Treaty of Versailles
- D) Treaty of Tordesillas

23. **The concept of "Manifest Destiny" was primarily used to justify which of the following?**
- A) The abolition of slavery
- B) The annexation of Texas and westward expansion
- C) The establishment of American foreign policy
- D) The founding of the United Nations
24. **Which Supreme Court case determined that the federal government had the authority to
regulate interstate commerce?**
- A) Gibbons v. Ogden
- B) Marbury v. Madison
- C) McCulloch v. Maryland
- D) Dred Scott v. Sandford

25. **What was the main purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?**
- A) To promote Native American sovereignty
- B) To assimilate Native Americans into American society
- C) To establish reservations for Native Americans
- D) To create a national park system

26. **Which legislation was enacted in response to the increasing public demand for
government regulation of the food industry?**
- A) The Pure Food and Drug Act
- B) The Sherman Antitrust Act
- C) The Federal Meat Inspection Act
- D) The Meat Inspection Act

27. **What was the significance of the Scopes Trial of 1925?**


- A) It established the right to free speech.
- B) It highlighted the conflict between science and religion.
- C) It addressed civil rights for African Americans.
- D) It led to the prohibition of alcohol.

28. **Which of the following was a major outcome of the Watergate scandal?**
- A) The expansion of presidential powers
- B) The resignation of a sitting president
- C) The end of the Vietnam War
- D) The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency

29. **Which political faction was primarily responsible for the passage of the Alien and Sedition
Acts in 1798?**
- A) The Federalists
- B) The Democratic-Republicans
- C) The Whigs
- D) The Progressives
30. **The term "iron curtain" is associated with which historical period?**
- A) The Civil War
- B) The Cold War
- C) The Gilded Age
- D) The Progressive Era

31. **Which U.S. policy aimed to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War?**
- A) The Truman Doctrine
- B) The Marshall Plan
- C) The Eisenhower Doctrine
- D) The Monroe Doctrine

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