History Of US! Social Study Trivia Quiz
What do you know about social studies? Social study is part of a school or college curriculum involved with the study of relationships, the functioning of society. It is generally made up of courses in history, government, sociology, economics, civics, anthropology, and geography. This subject covers all of its bases. Take this quiz and find out about social studies.
- 1.
Colonial courts were used in colonies to control local affairs and protect individual freedoms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
Free enterprise was created in some colonies to pass a law.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Assemblies were organizations created in some colonies to pass lawsRate this question:
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- 3.
Passed in 1689, this legislation, the English Bill of Right, declared the supremacy of Parliament.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
Royal meetings were the center of politics in New England.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Town meetings were the center of politics in New EnglandRate this question:
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- 5.
What was the name of the journey in which Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves?
- A.
Northwest Passage
- B.
Middle Passage
- C.
Southwest Passage
Correct Answer
B. Middle Passage -
- 6.
Raised the ideas about spiritual and political equality among many colonists.
- A.
Protestant Reformation
- B.
Enlightenment
- C.
Great Awakening
Correct Answer
C. Great Awakening -
- 7.
During this period thinkers used reason and logic to form ideas about how government should work.
- A.
Pontiac's Rebellion
- B.
Enlightenment
- C.
Great Awakening
Correct Answer
B. Enlightenment -
- 8.
Native Americans trusted ______________ colonists more.
- A.
Spanish
- B.
English
- C.
French
- D.
Portuguese
Correct Answer
C. FrenchExplanation
They trusted the French colonists more because they were less of a threatRate this question:
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- 9.
As a result of this, Great Britain gained Canada from the French.
Correct Answer
French and Indian War - 10.
This was an attempt by Native Americans to push white settlers out of the Ohio Valley.
- A.
Pontiac's Rebellion
- B.
King George's War
- C.
Cherokee War
- D.
King Philip's War
Correct Answer
A. Pontiac's Rebellion -
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