8th grade Social Studies Review

*The Whiskey Rebellion
*The Bank of the United States
*The Alien and Sedition Acts
*Marbury v. Madison
This list provides examples of - 

• topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention
• domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic
• weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
• issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy?

• The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain
• The abolition of consumption taxes
• The creation of a trade alliance with France
• The establishment of a national bank

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.
• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over - 

• how the nation should develop economically
• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
• how the nation should admit new states
• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

• the creation of reservations for American Indians
• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
• a compromise over slavery in western territories

• Slaves from the Upper South were moved to the Lower South to work on cotton plantations.
• The Upper South experienced an agricultural labor shortage in the antebellum period.
• Slaves were transferred from the Lower South to the Upper South to work in newly built factories.
• The Lower South lost population as settlers migrated west to establish new plantations.

The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790's largely because of political differences between -

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
• George Washington and James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• Boston Tea Party
• War of 1812
• American Revolution
• Civil War

• prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
• deter Spain from inciting revolution in former U.S. colonies
• encourage European powers to invest in Latin America
• keep the war between France and Spain from spreading to Latin America

Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?

• The immigration of Europeans to the United States must be discouraged.
• International peace can be maintained without complicated alliances.
• The power to nullify federal laws is necessary to preserve sovereignty.
• Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited.