End of Year 8th US History Test

The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 resulted in a major shift in -

• Foreign Policy - Imperialism

• Domestic Policy - Indian Removal

• Foreign Policy - Manifest Destiny

• Domestic Policy - Immigration

Why did plantations depend on the use of slavery?

• to provide a large labor force for large areas of land

• to produce share-cropping

• because there was less land for farming

• to provide large labor force to build housing and ships

Which of the following DIRECTLY led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Treaty of Paris

• Shays' Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

What characteristic does Boston and Charleston share from colonial times?

• Both were founded as port cities.

• Both cities economies relied heavily on the trade of rice and indigo.

• Both have access to the Mississippi River.

• Both were known for their contributions to shipbuilding.

Which of the following transformed the economy of the South in the early 1800s the MOST?

• the Homestead Act

• the halt of the slave trade

• invention of the cotton gin

• the War of 1812

The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Worcester v. Georgia limited the power of the state regarding their ability to pass certain state laws. President Andrew Jackson defied this Supreme Court decision with what action?

• National Bank

• Indian removal

• Nullification Crisis

• Election of 1832

What did the U.S. gain with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?

• the Northwest Territory

• Florida and Alabama

• Oregon and Washington

• Texas and California

Which law passed under the Articles of Confederation allowed for the creation of new states and the expansion of the U.S.?

• Judiciary Act

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance

• Treaty of Paris

Why did many reformers support the temperance movement in the early 1800s?

• Reformers were concerned that factories and mines were using children as labor.

• Reformers were concerned that slavery was spreading to western territories.

• Reformers were concerned that alcohol was having a negative influence on American society.

• Reformers were concerned that prisoners and the mentally disabled received no treatment.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, The North Star, and The Liberator were all 19th century publications that mainly —

• opposed slavery

• opposed abolition

• supported religious education

• supported utopian communities