8th grade social studies unit 3 review

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Put the following events in chronological order:

A.The Boston Massacre

B.The stamp Act

C.Battle of Lexington and Concord

D.Boston Tea Party

E.Declaration of Independence

F.Intolerable Acts

G.French and Indian War

Multiple Choice

What was one major effect of the Northwest Ordinance on new western territories?

• Imposed heavy taxes on new western territories
• Encouraged the expansion of slavery in new territories
• Prohibited slavery and established a process for admitting new states to the Union
• Prevented new states from joining the Union

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Jamestown was. . .

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Also, the leader of Jamestown was . . .

Multiple Choice

How did Bicameral Representation balance the interest of larger states and smaller states?

• By giving more power to larger states and less to smaller states
• By allowing only the smaller states to have a say in the legislative process
• By creating two separate chambers in the legislative body, with one chamber representing the population (House of Representatives) and the other providing equal representation for each state (Senate).
• By completely ignoring the interests of smaller states

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Industrial Economy=businesses make money by providing a product or service. Products are made in . . .

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Explain what's the importance of Marbury vs Madison

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What was the difference between a Federalist and Anti-Federalist

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it . . .

• established a monarchy in the new states
• abolished slavery in the new territories
• established a process for admitting new states to the Union and guaranteed civil liberties for citizens in the new territories
• restricted the rights of citizens in the new territories

Multiple Choice

Which law passed in 1798 allowed the government to deport immigrants and made it harder for new immigrants to vote?

• Immigration and Naturalization Act
• Patriot Act
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Alien and Sedition Acts

Multiple Choice

What types of speech did the Sedition Act make illegal

• Criticism of the government, including the President
• Publishing "false, scandalous and malicious writing" against the government

• Public opposition to laws passed by congress

• All of the above

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What do the Alien and Sediton acts violate in the constituiton

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What was the primary cause of mass Irish emigration in the mid- 1800s

• American Revolution
• Spanish Flu
• Industrial Revolution
• Great Famine/Potato Famine