Midterm Review

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8th Grade

22 Qs

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Midterm Review

Midterm Review

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Krista ODonnell

Used 14+ times

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which factor was most responsible for the Northern victory in the Civil War?

Southern slaves fought for the Union Army

Most of the nation’s railroads were in the North

The Confederate generals were poor military leaders

Civilian support of the war was greater in the North

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800s led to

an increased dependence on products made in homes.

an increase in urbanization.

a decrease in levels of water and air pollution.

a reduction in immigration from Europe.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Mass production is a term that can best be defined as

number of hours employees are required to work

manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

profit made by a large business or corporation

formation of a business monopoly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?

eliminating overseas trade with Europe

expanding interstate commerce nationwide

decreasing the influence of big business

rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Base your answer to this question on the poem below and on your knowledge of social studies. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" — Emma Lazarus The main message of this poem was to

encourage a back-to-Africa movement among freed slaves

call for the imprisonment of illegal immigrants

welcome new immigrants to the United States

support the quota system placed on immigrants

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants

came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of Americans

tried to replace American democracy with their own forms of government

formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages

had job skills superior to those of most American workers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to

regulate the power of big business

limit low-priced imported goods

encourage more immigration

provide safer consumer products

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