8th Grade Social Studies Review March 2022

What invention by Samuel Morse led to instant long distance communication?

• steel plow

• telegraph

• steamboat

• mechanical reaper

What were sectionalism, slavery, and states' rights the causes of?

• European exploration

• French and Indian War

• Civil War

• American Revolution

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the Seneca Falls Convention to fight for the women's right to what.

• hold public office

• work

• vote

• join the military

Why were Federalists for the ratification of the Constitution?

• It would give more power to the States.

• They thought the Articles of Confederation was perfect.

• They felt it was necessary to abolish slavery.

• It increased the power of the federal government.

Why were Anti-Federalists against the ratification of the Constitution?

• It lacked a bill of rights.

• It gave too much power to the states.

• They wanted to end slavery.

• They believed it made the federal government too weak.

What were the French mostly known for doing in colonial America?

• built Catholic missions

• fur trade

• colonize the west coast

• gold rush

When did many farm girls move to the cities for work?

• Colonial Era

• Revolutionary Era

• Industrailization Era

• Civil War Era

What was the social contract signed by Pilgrims in 1620 called?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia House of Burgesses

Which constitutional principle is defined by people voting for representatives in Congress?

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• republicanism

• judicial review

This takes 2/3 of congress or states to propose, and 3/4 of the states to agree to ratify?

• approve a court justice

• disqualify an election

• impeach the president

• amending the constitution