Social Studies Flashcards
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The concept of 'manifest destiny' in 19th-century America reflected the belief that:
Answer: American expansion across the continent was divinely ordained and inevitable
Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century doctrine that U.S. expansion westward across the continent was both justified and inevitable.
Which type of government distributes power between a central authority and regional governments?
Answer: Federal system
A federal system divides governmental power between a central (national) government and regional (state or provincial) governments.
The Industrial Revolution most significantly transformed society by:
Answer: Shifting production from home-based crafts to factory-based manufacturing
The Industrial Revolution transformed economies by shifting production from cottage industries to centralized factory systems powered by machinery.
In a market economy, prices are primarily determined by:
Answer: The interaction of supply and demand
In a market economy, prices are determined by the forces of supply and demand without central planning or government price-setting.
The primary purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) was to:
Answer: Declare enslaved people in Confederate states to be free
The Emancipation Proclamation declared enslaved people in Confederate (rebel) states free, but did not apply to border states or Union-controlled areas.
Which geographic concept describes the way people, ideas, and goods spread from one place to another?
Answer: Diffusion
Diffusion in geography refers to the process by which ideas, practices, technologies, and goods spread from one location to others.
The Reconstruction era (1865–1877) following the Civil War primarily aimed to:
Answer: Restore Southern states to the Union and integrate formerly enslaved people as citizens
Reconstruction sought to reintegrate Confederate states into the Union and extend civil rights and citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans.