8th Grade History - Pre/Post Test

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

This list provides information about religious changes in the United States in the early 1800s.

Which conclusion can be made about why these groups were created?

• Local governments gave people the right to freely practice their beliefs.

• The Northwest Ordinance provided an outline to expand the number of churches.

• The federal government provided money to encourage the growth of churches.

• Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.

Which examples list unalienable rights?

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Public trial by a fair and impartial jury

• Freedom of religion, speech, and the press

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

This map shows the U.S. states and territories in 1830. Which region experienced the MOST immediate economic impacts as a result of construction of the Erie Canal?

Shade the ONE correct circle that represents the location.

This time line describes advancements in communication.

Which event happened first in the timeline?

• Samuel Morse publicly demonstrates his telegraph in Washington, D.C.

• Congress appropriates $30,000 to test the practicality of creating a telegraph system.

• The first official telegraph signal is sent.

• Alexander Graham Bell begins work on the harmonic telegraph.

Based on the time line, which claim is supported by these advancements?

• Developing new technologies requires replacement of existing innovations.

• New innovations build on previous technologies to improve daily life.

• New technologies are widely accepted by the public.

• Development of new technologies is rarely aided by government action.

Which statement describes a reason for the development of the transatlantic slave trade?

• Colonial governments wanted to use enslaved labor to build needed canals.

• Plantation owners in southern colonial states were increasing profits by using enslaved labor.

• Many colonists relied on enslaved labor to do the difficult work on their ranches.

• Textile production in northern colonial factories was increasingly dependent on enslaved labor.

This map shows the United States following the Compromise of 1850.

Based on the map and your knowledge of U.S. history, which outcomes resulted from this compromise?

Select TWO correct answers.

• California was admitted into the union as a free state.

• A parallel was designated as the boundary between free and slave states.

• Southern state legislators failed to get a new fugitive-slave law passed.

• New territories were given the power to decide the issue of slavery.

• The Florida territory was purchased from Spain and admitted as a free state.

Which reason explains a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To create a process to admit new states to the country

• To settle territorial disputes with Great Britain

• To establish the western boundary of the country

• To fund the exploration of the Louisiana Territory

Which effect did the technological innovation of interchangeable parts

have on the U.S. economy?

• It increased the efficiency of mass-producing goods.

•  It increased the labor costs for manufacturing goods

•  It increased the time required to manufacture goods

• It increased the prices of finished goods.