Final Exam Review 8th Grade

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Manifest Destiny is a term most associated with what group of people? Options: Isolationists, Suffragists, Abolitionists, Expansionists

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Expansionists

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In what way was the book Uncle Tom's Cabin so important to the Abolition movement?

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It exposed the evils and cruelty of slavery.

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The use of slavery in the southern cotton industry led to which major event?

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The Civil War

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Why Were Federalists supporters of the Constitution?

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They wanted a strong central government.

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In 1803, the United States Bought the Louisiana Purchase, As a result of the Louisiana Purchase

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the area of the United States doubled.

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Which of the following was an important precedent established in the Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison of 1803?
Options: It stated the Supreme Court as the ruler on the Constitution., It created the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution., It established a two party system in our government, It established a checks and balances system

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It stated the Supreme Court as the ruler on the Constitution.

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What was a major debate topic at the Constitutional Convention? Options: federal income taxes, policy toward the British, representation of large and small states, balancing the budget

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representation of large and small states

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Why was Shay's Rebellion an important event in US History?

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It led to the passage of a new Constitution.

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Which of these is one purpose of the Bill of Rights? to determine the election process, to limit the power of government, to rewrite the Constitution, to outline the responsibilities of Congress

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to limit the power of government