Social Studies TCAP Review

1. Social Studies TCAP Review Study Guide

2. Pollution Air, water, or soil can become less healthy from:

3. How does trade help a region? • Trade increases the variety of goods its consumers can buy

4. What is conservation? • It protects natural resources by not using so much of the natural resources

5. For jobs and enjoyable activities How do people choose where they live?

6. What are some examples of capital resources? • Tractors and computers

7. What is the difference between physical maps and political maps? • Physical maps show landforms and political maps show states, cities, and capitals.

8. What is the largest mountain range in the eastern United States? • Appalachian Mountains

9. How are the powers of each branch of the national government limited? • by checks and balances

10. What amendment gave African American men the right to vote? • Fifteenth Amendment

11. Name the three branches of government and tell what each branch does. • legislature branch: makes laws • executive branch: the president can veto or reject the law • judicial branch: the supreme court decides if the law is constitutional or unconstitutional

12. What did the American colonists want? • Freedom from Great Britain's control, taxes, and soldiers

13. Thomas Jefferson and other early American leaders wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare the colonists free from British rule, today it is a symbol of American freedom and personal rights for all What is the Declaration of Independence?

14. They wanted more enslaved people to help produce cotton They wanted the slaves to help take care of their plantations and farms Why was slavery so important to many people in the South?

15. People who are against slavery What did some abolitionists do to try to end slavery? They printed antislavery newspapers and spoke against slavery What are abolitionists?

16. How did Abraham Lincoln feel about slavery? • Slavery was morally and socially wrong

17. What was the war fought over slavery against the North and South of the U.S.? • Civil War

18. What laws segregated African Americans from other Americans and made it difficult for them to vote? • Jim Crow Laws

19. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? • It made the war a war to end slavery in the South

20. What amendment allowed African Americans to have full citizenship? • the Fourteenth Amendment

21. Where did most battles take place in the Civil War? • In the South

22. What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source? • A primary source includes words from the original document from the person who said it, a secondary source gives second handinformation about an event or document

23. Settlers destroyed their habitat, their cattle brought deadly diseases, and hunters killed them Why did the Great Plains buffalo almost become extinct?

24. Who were the progressives? • People who wanted to improve the lives of citizens and protect workers

25. How did Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle help society? • It led to new laws that made food safer

26. In the late 1800’s what invention made communication easier? • The telephone which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876

27. What was the purpose of the League of Nations? • To give nations a way to solve problems peacefully without war

28. What caused the U.S. to enter World War I? • Germany began attacking American ships

29. What did many American’s experience during the Great Depression? • they lost their jobs and became homeless

30. What did Americans buy on credit in the 1920’s? • vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, radios

31. Why did the U.S. join the conflict of World War II? • the U.S. was attacked by Japan on Pearl Harbor, so the U.S. wanted to fight back

32. What was V-J day? • The day Japan surrendered in World War II.

33. What did the Navajo code talkers do in World War II? • They created a secret code that the Japanese could not understand.

34. What is bias? • It expresses someone’s strong opinion about an issue

35. What was the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s? • The Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal, gave more rights to African Americans

36. How did U.S. immigration change after 1965? • The laws allowed immigrants from more countries

37. Which holiday honors all of the U.S. soldiers who died in wars? • Memorial Day

38. What are some things that describes TN’s culture? • blues, blue grass, country, and rock music • walking horses, festivals

39. What would be needs that people need? • food, shelter, clothing

40. What would be wants that people want? • Phones, cars, computers, games

41. What does the 19th Amendment allow? • Women can vote

42. What does the First Amendment state? • freedom of religion, press, assembly, and speech

43. Why did people immigrate to the U.S.? • Greater freedoms, religious freedoms, more jobs, a better life

44. What is the U.S. Constitution? • It outlines the country’s government, the laws

45. Who was Clara Barton? • During the Civil War she nursed the sick and wounded

46. What was the Dust Bowl? • The Great Plains people suffered from droughts, some moved, and crops died

47. In what ways did immigrants from other countries help the U.S.? • they built railroads, dug mines, and worked in factories

48. Who was Austin Peay? • Governor of TN who worked to build better roads for TN and improve education

49. In WWI, he commanded the ships that carried American soldiers to war. Who was Admiral Albert Gleaves?

50. Who was Anne Dudley? • She fought for women’s rights