Praxis (5511) Practice: Citizenship and Social Science; Questions & Answers (A+)
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Praxis 5511
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Praxis 5511
Praxis (5511) Practice: Citizenship and Social
Science; Questions & Answers (A+)
In the early years of European exploration and settlement of North America, the Native
American population changed in which of the following ways?
A.It grew, largely as a result of the spread of European crops.
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Praxis (5511) Practice: Citizenship and Social
Science; Questions & Answers (A+)
In the early years of European exploration and settlement of North America, the Native
American population changed in which of the following ways?
A.It grew, largely as a result of the spread of European crops.
B.It decreased, largely as a result of European military attacks.
C.It decreased, largely as a result of changes in the climate.
D.It decreased, largely as a result of the spread of infectious diseases from Europeans.
Answer-Option (D) is correct. This question tests your ability to identify an important
factual connection between two events during the period of European exploration and
colonization. European explorers introduced a host of epidemic diseases to the native
populations they encountered upon their arrival in North America. With no immunity from
these foreign illnesses, indigenous peoples died in tremendous numbers from smallpox,
measles, and other contagious diseases.
Which of the following was a major reason the population of the English colonies in North
America grew more rapidly than the population of the French colonies in North America?
A.Unlike British ships, French ships carrying settlers had to avoid English warships blockading
the coast of France.
B.Land for settlement was scarcer in the French colonies than in the English colonies.
C.Unlike the French Crown, the English Crown allowed religious dissenters to leave the
homeland for North America.
D.The discovery of gold in the English colonies attracted settlers from several western European
nations. Answer-Option (C) is correct. The principal religious dissenters in France were
the Huguenots, French Protestants who had broken away from the Catholic Church. The French
, Praxis (5511) Practice: Citizenship and Social
Science; Questions & Answers (A+)
monarchy did not allow them to migrate to the North American colonies. In contrast, the British
monarchy allowed religious dissenters to leave, and Puritans migrated to the Americas in large
numbers.
Which of the following best describes the Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by President Monroe
in 1823 ?
A.A publication from the first Continental Congress that outlined Federalist principles
B.The first plan for self-government adopted in the English colonies
C.A document intended to end European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
D.One of the first documents to oppose slavery in the United States Answer-Option (C) is
correct. The Monroe Doctrine was written in 1823 by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and
was made American policy by President James Monroe. Monroe declared that the United States
would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas but would oppose the
establishment of any new colonies.
A student has been given an assignment to write a research paper about the United States Civil
War. Which of the following is a secondary source that the student might use for the project?
A.A social studies textbook
B.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
C.The diary of a Confederate soldier
D.A photograph from the Battle of Antietam Answer-Option (A) is correct. A social studies
textbook is a secondary source, while all the other options are primary sources.
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