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SLO - 8th Grade Full Year Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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