8th Grade Final Exam Prep part 2

Front

What was the significance of the 36'30 parallel in the 1800's?

Back

It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.

Front

Why did the United States want to buy New Orleans and the Louisiana Purchase from France?

Back

To Export crops to Europe and the East Coast of the U.S

Front

What did the Whiskey Rebellion show about the Constitution and the new government in America?

Back

It showed that the US government could put an end to rebellions: something it could not do in the past.

Front

Which of these was a major issue dividing the Federalist and Republican parties?
Options:
How to divide the nation's wealth equally,
How many terms a President should serve in office,
How large and powerful the military should be,
How large and powerful the National Government should be

Back

How large and powerful the National Government should be

Front

Which sentence best describes Andrew Jackson's position on the National Bank?

Back

he was against it; he thought it treated the common people unfairly and that it was run by people who were corrupt.

Front

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American Continent?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Which of these is one reason that U.S immigrants settled in the North? It offered free land, It offered jobs in mills and factories, They were attracted by the good climate, They were attracted by the railroad system

Back

It offered jobs in mills and factories

Front

Who was the leader of education reform in the 1800's?

Back

Horace Mann

Front

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Options: It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas, It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska, It calmed the country's dispute over slavery, It created the Missouri Compromise

Back

It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas

Front

Which of these was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?
Options:
They were not allowed to vote,
They were not allowed to attend school,
They could not voice their opinions,
They could not travel throughout the country

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They were not allowed to vote