US History Semester One

US History Semester One

8th Grade

16 Qs

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US History Semester One

US History Semester One

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Dred Scott decision the Supreme Court ruled that

separate but equal was legal
the Supreme Court had the power of judicial review
slaves did not have the rights of citizens
Indian removal was unconstitutional

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What guaranteed birthright citizenship for all Americans and equality under the law?

Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
Pendleton Civil Service Act
14th Amendment

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
--Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
What is the purpose of the document?

Guarantee rights to the people
Establish a new government
Proclaim colonial independence from Britain
Abolish slavery in the United States

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

From what two countries did many immigrants come to America during the period the image was produced?

Scotland & Italy
Germany & Ireland
Poland & Russia
China & Mexico

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
--Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863
What document is is Lincoln referencing in the first lines of the Gettysburg Address?

Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Federalist Papers
Common Sense

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

According to the source what is one reason for extending the vote to African Americans?

Level of education
Military service
Years of oppression
Emancipation Proclamation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

I am in pretty good health I am at work in the factory in the card room No 1 Mr Marshall is my overseer I get 10 Shillings a week besides my board I pay a dollar and a quarter for my board have my washing done I board at No 6 Basin Street right close to the counting room 
--Lydia Bixby, letter, 1852
Which of the following developments was Lydia Bixby a part of during the Antebellum Era?

Westward Expansion
Industrialization
The Revolutionary War
Emancipation

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