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Part 1: Answer test questions using resources Below are questions taken from various practice teacher tests throughout the country that were released to the public.Your task is to find the answers to the questions using Wikipedia [http://www.wikipedia.org/], textbooks, or other resources. Type your answers below each question. After you have determined the correct answer, provide evidence by copying and pasting the exact words in the document where the answer is found, and put it into the box after the question. You should not paraphrase the answers. Cite the source (either by copying the URL address or identifying the resource and page number). You are not limited to the space of the box in this document. If you put the cursor on the edge of the box, click and drag the line, it can be expanded to the space you need to complete the task. The reason we are asking you to find a site where the answer can be found is simple. We hope that in your exploration of/for that site, you will be exposed to additional content of the curriculum that may aid you in becoming more familiar with elementary curriculum and possibly help you with MTELs. Don’t think of this as a scavenger hunt where you are exclusively looking to find the answer to the specific question. The specific question is unlikely to ever show up on the MTEL you take. However, becoming familiar with the information associated with the question topic might better prepare you for the questions you might find on the MTEL. IMPORTANT
: In module 0, be sure to check out the section “NOTES FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR”. When providing citations for proving your answer is correct, you MUST check the list of sites that are NOT ACCEPTABLE. It will provide you with the type of sites and a list of sites that you can not use. If you do use any unacceptable sites, it will be considered that you left the answer blank and your assignment incomplete. Any incomplete assignment is not eligible to earn points. Question one has been completed for you already. Use this format to complete the other questions. Please note that these questions represent sample questions from the content areas. They are not all-inclusive nor are they likely to be on your MTEL test. This assignment is designed to expose you to more of the content area and help you learn more as you search for the answers. Task –
Part 2: Create two additional questions on the topic of US History using the same multiple-choice format. You may find something on this topic that might have caught your eye. Try to come up with questions that you think you might find on the MTEL. After you create the question and answer choices, you then need to do what you did with the other questions. Provide the answer and the citation of how it answered it. The last two questions on this sheet are for you to use for these additional questions. UPLINK: When you have completed this task, SAVE your document as “
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your name,” (i.e., US History content preview-Steve Greenberg) and then use the link provided on the module to uplink your document.
Also be sure to include in your upload, your two additional questions, answers and citation of where you found the answers. Questions: 1. Which of the following best describes the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution? A.
A number of the critical events that led to demands for independence took place in Massachusetts. B.
Battles fought in Massachusetts determined the military outcome of the Revolution. C.
Boston was the main seat of government for American leaders throughout the Revolution. D. Massachusetts's factories produced most of the armaments used by patriot forces in the Revolution.. Sample of how to answer each question: Answer: A Citation: http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2009_winter_spring/revolution-in-
massachusetts.html When the Americans started their revolt, their resistance was symbolized by certain events which had taken place during the revolutionary era such as The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and The Lexington- Concord revolutionary outbreak. All these events hold the common belief that the bulk of the American Revolution started and occurred in the colony of Massachusetts 2. The civil rights movement of the 1960’s sought to address unresolved issues that had been major topics of national debate during the A. Reconstruction era following the Civil War B. Guilded Age of the late nineteenth century. C. Progressive Era of the early twentieth century. D. Great Depression of the 1930’s
Answer: A. Citation: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/immediate-impact.html With the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the federal government offered its immense power to the struggle to realize a more just and inclusive American society that had begun a century earlier with Reconstruction. But passage of the act was not the end of the story. The act did not fulfill all of the goals of civil rights activists. It would take further grassroots mobilization, judicial precedent, and legislative action to guarantee civil rights for African Americans. 3. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in response to which of the following actions by the southern states? A. the surrender of the combined military forces of the Confederacy B. the refusal of the Confederacy to lay down arms and rejoin the Union C. the attack on confederate forces on Fort Sumter at the start of the war D. the refusal of the Confederacy to grant the rights of citizenship to slaves Answer: D. Citation: https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-glass-negatives/articles-and-essays/time-
line-of-the-civil-war/1861/ In 1861, Congress had passed an act stating that all slaves employed against the Union were to be considered free. In 1862, another act stated that all slaves of men who supported the Confederacy were to be considered free. Lincoln, aware of the public's growing support of abolition, issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring that all slaves in areas still in rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal government, free. 4. From 1848 to 1850, the non-indigenous population of San Francisco rose from fewer than 1,000 to more than 25,000 people. Which of the following was most directly responsible for this population increase? A.
Railroad reconstruction B.
The Mexican War C.
The gold rush D.
Chinese immigration Answer: C. Citation: https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2018/january_2018.html Between 1849 and 1855, thousands of aspiring miners, entrepreneurs, and their families made the arduous land and sea journey to California. As a result of its rapidly growing population and the Compromise of 1850, California became a state without first being a territory. The vast majority of people arriving in California never "struck it rich." Many followed rumors to other gold and silver strikes, opened businesses supplying mines and miners, and helped open the western United States to settlement. Today, Americans and immigrants continue to dream
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of a new life in California making the "Golden State" the most populous in the United States. In the 165 years between 1850 and 2015, the state grew from 92,597 to more than 39 million. 5. The government established by the Articles of Confederation was designed primarily to: A. create a uniform legal system for the new nation B. mobilize the nation’s resources for war
C. promote economic development in the new nation D. protect the sovereignty of the states Answer: D. Citation: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/articles-
confederation-1777 The Articles of Confederation represented an attempt to balance the sovereignty of the states with an effective national government. Under the Articles, the states, not Congress, had the power to tax. Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, and selling western lands. In addition, Congress could not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts or a chief executive. 6. Which of the following best describes the primary reason that major political figures of the early national period decided to replace the Articles of Confederation with the US Constitution? A.
To resolve growing tensions between the northern and southern states B.
To ensure that state governments were based on the principle of popular sovereignty C.
To broaden the powers of the national government D.
To remove political obstacles to the creation of territorial governments in the west Answer: C. Citation: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution/how-did-it-happen America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn’t regulate commerce, or print money. The states’ disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. Alexander Hamilton helped convince Congress to organize a Grand Convention of state delegates to work on revising the Articles of Confederation. 7. Which of the following events immediately led the US Congress to declare war in 1941? A.
Interception of the Zimmerman Telegram B.
Sinking of American merchant ships by German U-boats C.
Hitler’s systemic persecution and murder of Jews in Europe
D.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Answer: D. Citation: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/joint-address-to-congress-
declaration-of-war-against-japan
On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered this "Day of Infamy Speech." Immediately afterward, Congress declared war, and the United States entered World War II. 8. Which of the following was the Confederate Army’s biggest advantage at the outset of the Civil War? A.
The South controlled 70% of the country’s railway system
B.
The confederate Army generals were much better trained than their Union Counterparts C.
The Confederate Army was on the defensive side and the Union troops were largely unfamiliar with Southern territory D.
The Union possessed fewer troops than the Confederate force Answer: C. Citation: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-war-in-america/april-1861-april-1862.html During the summer of 1861, both Union and Confederate forces continued to mobilize. Fairfax County, Virginia, located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., was home to growing Confederate forces and sympathizers. Union troops who were charged with defending unfamiliar territory, in this case a volunteer regiment from New York, relied on local inhabitants in Fairfax County for information and supplies. As seen on this manuscript map by F. F. Mead, the names of landowners in Fairfax County are followed by either an “S” or “U,” likely referring to the “Secessionist” or “Unionist” sympathies of the landowner.
9. Following the Civil War in which of the following ways did life change for many freed slaves? A.
Freed slaves were granted the right to vote B.
Freed slaves labored within a sharecropping system C.
Freed slaves faced intimidation from white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan D.
All of the above Answer: D. Citation: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african-american-odyssey/reconstruction.html After the Civil War, with the protection of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, African Americans enjoyed a period when they were allowed to vote, actively participate in the political process, acquire the land of former owners, seek their own employment, and use public accommodations. 10. In the last half of the nineteenth century, U.S. agricultural business in the Midwest began to change from a market system of small family farms to one dominated by large commercialized farms. This change in the character of midwestern farming was primarily related to:
A. the technological innovations in railroad transportation. B. the decreasing population density in the region. C. the escalating rebuilding efforts of the post
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Civil War era. D. the growth in exports of agricultural goods overseas. Answer: A. Citation: https://www.americanyawp.com/text/08-the-market-revolution/ Between the Revolution and the Civil War, an old subsistence world died and a new more-
commercial nation was born. Americans integrated the technologies of the Industrial Revolution into a new commercial economy. Steam power, the technology that moved steamboats and railroads, fueled the rise of American industry by powering mills and sparking new national transportation networks. A “market revolution” remade the nation.
11. In which of the following ways did the late twentieth-century women's movement in the United States differ most from the women's movement of the nineteenth century? A.
by challenging the traditional assumption that women must choose between motherhood and a professional career B.
by seeking to expand the range of educational opportunities open to women C.
by seeking to enlist women's organizations in the fight for expanded rights. D.
by championing the belief that women were capable of exercising the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship Answer: A. Citation: https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-
timeline/progressive-era-to-new-era-1900-1929/womens-suffrage-in-progressive-era/ During the late 1800s and early 1900s, women and women's organizations not only worked to gain the right to vote, but they also worked for broad-based economic and political equality and for social reforms. Between 1880 and 1910, the number of women employed in the United States increased from 2.6 million to 7.8 million. Although women began to be employed in business and industry, the majority of better paying positions continued to go to men. At the turn of the century, 60 percent of all working women were employed as domestic servants. In the area of politics, women gained the right to control their earnings, own property, and, in the case of divorce, take custody of their children. By 1896, women had gained the right to vote in four states (Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah). Women and women's organizations also worked on behalf of many social and reform issues. 12. How did the Boston Tea Party influence the American Revolution? A. The first sit down with British enemies to form alliances.
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B. the Boston Tea Party took place to provide a time where important American officials would sit and discuss America
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s current issues with its economy. C. First major act of defiance towards British rule over the colonists that showed Great Britian that Americans would no longer tolerate taxation and tyranny. D. First major act of defiance towards the French rule over the colonists. Answer: C. Citation: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans would not tolerate taxation and tyranny sitting down and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence. 13. Which early American political figure was not only involved with the creation and writings of the “
Federalists Papers
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published between the years of 1787 and 1788, but wrote and published the most numerically? A. Thomas Jefferson; 57 Essays B. Alexander Hamilton; 51 Essays C. John Jay; 43 Essays D. James Madison; 29 Essays Answer: B. Citation: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED313315.pdf Hamilton, major author of The Federalist, wrote fifty-one of the eighty-five papers (Nos. 1, 8-
9, 11-13, 15-17, 21-36, 59-61, and 65-85). Madison wrote twenty-nine essays (Nos. 10, 14, 18-20, 37-58, and 62-63). Illness forced John Jay to withdraw from the project, and he wrote only five essays. (Nos. 2-5 and 64). Each paper was signed with the pseudonym, Publius, after Publius Valenus Publicola, a great defender of the Roman Republic of ancient dines.