8th Grade Social Studies Review Part II

Which financial institution allows companies to raise money by selling shares of their company to others?

• Credit unions

• Banks

• Stock markets

• Charitable organizations

Why did the colony of Jamestown almost fail?

• Settlers did not bring seeds to plant

• Settlers were looking for gold instead of planting crops

• The Native Americans destroyed the colonists food sources

• The soil was too poor to grow crops

Name of the trade route that exchanged goods and slaves between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa?

• Columbus Crossing

• Navigation lanes

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangular trade

What was the impact of the California gold rush?

• It more than doubled the world’s supply of gold

• It increased the amount of gold shipped to Europe

• It caused California to enforce new immigration laws

• It led to an increase in tariffs in mining towns

What are the two major reasons the colonies were formed (why colonists came to the New World)?

• Escape religious persecution and start families

• Religious freedom and economic opportunities

• Avoid paying taxes and persecution

• Promise of land and availability of jobs

Which example best describes credit?

• The money earned by working full time

• The promise of future payment

• The money spent out of a checking account

• The goods owned by one party

What describes a company where investors buy stocks in that company in return for a share in future profits?

• Mercantilism

• Joint stock company

• English economics

• Stock option

Grants full citizenship to all individuals born in the United States.

• 13^th Amendment

• 14^th Amendment

• 15^th Amendment

• 16^th Amendment

Laws requiring blacks and whites to be separated in almost every public place where they might meet each other.

• Black codes

• Plessy ruling

• Amnesty Act

• Jim Crow Laws

During the War of 1812, what important city suffered damage at the hands of the British?

• Baltimore

• Washington, D.C.

• Philadelphia

• New York City