8th Grade M-Step Practice

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The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

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Louisiana Purchase

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8.6(B)

8.29(C)

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Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram? Options: Federalism, Popular sovereignty, Republicanism, Separation of powers

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Separation of powers

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8.15(D)

8.29(C)

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Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table? Options: The South had a society that relied on wage labor., The South had an economy that relied on cotton., The South had a variety of natural resources., The South had an abundance of large cities.

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The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

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8.12(C)

8.29(B)

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How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

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By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance

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8.4(A)

8.29(B)

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Which event is MOST associated with the change in American life shown in the sketch titled “Jury of Whites and Blacks” that appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper in 1867?

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The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

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8.26(B)

8.29(C)

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An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?

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Virginia

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8.11(A)

8.29(B)

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Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram? Options: Due Process, Eminent Domain, Free Speech, Federalism

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Due Process

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8.19(B)

8.29(B)

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Which action prompted the newspaper’s claim that John Brown’s raid “advanced the cause of disunion”? Options: Some Northerners were willing to defend the South’s right to continue slavery. Some Southerners were willing to take up arms to protest high tariffs. Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery. Some people in territories needed to defend their right to popular sovereignty.

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Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery.

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8.24(A)

8.29(A)

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Which era involved legislation enacted by the Radical Republicans? Options: Civil War, Reconstruction, Early Republic, Antebellum

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Reconstruction

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8.1(A)

8.29(B)

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What is being described in this excerpt? Options: Spinning jenny and the textile industry, Interchangeable parts and mass production, Cotton gin and the plantation system, Steam engine and railroad commerce

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Interchangeable parts and mass production

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8.27(A)

8.29(B)