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Final Exam Review #2

Authored by Richard Summers

History

8th Grade

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Final Exam Review #2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why did most Americans think the United States should extend to the Pacific ?

They believed it was their right to possess this land.

They feared invasion by Mexico.

They wanted to make sure Great Britain did not claim the land

They had already settled the lands of the Great Plains and needed more room.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In which of the following ways did the U.S. add territory in the 1800s?

Treaty with Britain

Purchase from France

War with Mexico

All of the Above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why was the Battle of the Alamo significant in Texas’ struggle for independence? 

 It was a decisive victory for the Americans trying to gain independence for Texas.
 When Stephen Austin defeated the Mexican forces, the USA finally gave him support. 
Though a defeat, the bravery of the men who died there served as a rallying cry for later battles.
It was a strategic location in which many people seeking independence were able to block Mexican forces from crossing the Rio Grande River. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which was a reason that people took the Oregon Trail

To find farmland.

To win converts to Christianity.

To take part in the fur trade.

All of the Above.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which invention inadvertently led to an increased demand for slaves?

Steamboat
Cotton Gin
Telegraph
Railroad

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

a conflict between factory owners in cities

a shift from handmade products to machine-made products

a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in slave labor

a change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why was Jefferson uncomfortable with purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

He did not have the Constitutional power to buy it.
He did not trust Monroe & Livingston to make a good deal.
He worried about angering farmers over New Orleans.
He worried the land bought would be poor.

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