SLO - 8th Grade Full Year Review

Europeans colonized America for economic reasons. Which of these was NOT a way Europeans profited from America?

• growing cotton

• trapping and trading furs

• growing tobacco

• lumbering, fishing, and shipbuilding

Why has the U.S. Constitution survived for more than 200 years.

• The Constitution gives more power to the states than the federal government.

• The Constitution combines a strong framework for government with flexibility.

• The Constitution contains all the laws of the nation.

• The Constitution has been amended hundreds of times to make it work better.

The Articles of Confederation did all of the following EXCEPT

• serve as the first written plan for government for the U.S.

• divide power among 3 branches of government

• form a loose union of states

• give Congress powers on paper only

Which of the following is NOT an Enlightenment idea written into the Declaration of Independence?

• all people deserve domestic tranquility

• all people are born with natural rights

• if government abuses peoples' rights, they should abolish it

• the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people

What upset colonists MOST about the Stamp Act?

• tax collectors were being attacked

• The price of paper goods became too high

• Newspapers began to go out of business

• The tax was unfair because the colonies had no representation in Parliament

New England is a region with dense forests, a jagged coastline, rocky soil and a short growing season. What were common occupations in the New England colonies?

• shipbuilding, farming, iron mining

• fishing, shipbuilding, whaling, lumbering

• whaling, lumbering, growing tobacco

• fur trapping, fishing, growing tobacco

The Senate ratifies, or approves, treaties and nominations of the Executive branch. Of which of the following is that an example?

• An Enlightenment idea separation of powers

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Representative democracy

Ohio was the first state carved out of the Northwest Territory. Which statement is NOT true of the Northwest Ordinance which governed the early territory?

• the right to vote was extended to all white men

• slavery was forbidden in the entire territory

• the process to become a state was created

• it included a plan for public schools

Which of the following describes the Bill of Rights and its purpose?

• Protects the rights of Americans

• Consists of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• Limits the powers of government

• All of the above

The Great Compromise was primarily related to

• Deciding representation in a two house Congress

• election of the President using the electoral college.

• selection of Supreme Court justices

• Deciding whether the Senate would be voted on directly by the people.