8th Grade TN Social Studies TNReady Review Pt. 2

This man was elected the first governor of Tennessee after it was admitted to statehood.

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• Benjamin Franklin

• Richard Henderson

This law forbid colonists from settling on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Proclamation of 1763
• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Magna Carta

What principle of the Constitution primarily means that federal and state governments have separate but equal powers?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Who did Loyalists, also known as Tories, remain loyal to during the American Revolution?

• The French

• The Americans

• The British

• The Hessians

Which of the following did George Washington warn against in his Farewell Address in 1797?

• Not being tolerant of religions other than your own

• Not trusting the government

• Meddling in Europe's affairs/business

• All of the Above

What major battles did Andrew Jackson win in the War of 1812 that launched him into the national spotlight?

• Toronto and Montreal

• Lake Erie and Thames

• Fort McHenry and Bladensburg

• New Orleans and Horseshoe Bend

The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, basically did what?

• Gave Canada to America

• Settled very little, and returned things to the way they were before the war

• Gave America parts of the British Empire

• Gave control of the Great Lakes to Canada

What did America acquire as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819?

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Michigan

• California

Which of the following stopped European colonization in the Western Hemisphere, warning Europe to stay out?

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Convention of 1818

• Monroe Doctrine

• Convention of 1870

Known as the "Corrupt Bargain" in 1824, who was cheated out of the presidency? He would come back to win the Election of 1828.

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• Martin Van Buren