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Worksheets8th Grade SC History Standard 8-3 PASS Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
After the Revolutionary War, the backcountry of South Carolina became known as the…
a)
Upcountry.
b)
Wetlands.
c)
Coastal Plain.
d)
Carolina Basin.
2.
Plantation owners in the lowcountry had become wealthy growing _____ and _____.
a)
cotton - corn
b)
indigo - rice
c)
tobacco - rice
d)
cotton - indigo
3.
Many South Carolina Upcountry people were _____ farmers.
a)
truck
b)
cash crop
c)
tenant
d)
subsistence
4.
There were tensions between the Upcountry and Lowcountry even while South Carolina was still a colony. These tensions were evident in the _____.
a)
Yamassee War
b)
Regulator Movement
c)
Cherokee War
d)
Stono Rebellion
5.
The tensions between the people of the Upcountry and the Lowcountry of South Carolina were exacerbated by the Revolutionary War as Lowcountry _____ fought Backcountry (Upcountry), _____.
a)
Patriots, Loyalists
b)
Loyalists, Patriots
c)
Regulators, Partisans
d)
Partisans, Regulators
6.
Which answer was NOT a reason why South Carolina suffered from a poor economy after the Revolutionary war.
a)
fighting had ravaged the farmland
b)
Many plantation owners owed money to creditors in England
c)
American markets were no longer protected under British mercantilism
d)
A blight destroyed the entire rice crop
7.
In 1786, the South Carolina legislature moved the state capital from _____ to _____.
a)
Charleston, Greenville
b)
Greenville, Charleston
c)
Columbia, Charleston
d)
Charleston, Columbia
8.
Why did the South Carolina general assembly move the state capital from Charleston to Columbia in 1786?
a)
to ease tensions between the lowcountry and the upcountry
b)
Charleston was destroyed by an earthquake
c)
Columbia had better infrastructure
d)
Chaleston was festroyed by the British during the Revolutionary War
9.
What was the impact of the cotton gin in South Carolina?
a)
Cotton seeds were easier to remove so less slaves were needed.
b)
Cotton became a viable cash crop in the Upcountry and more slave labor was needed.
c)
The price of cotton dropped because less was being grown.
d)
Planters refused to grow cotton anymore.
10.
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The national government was weak.
b)
Congress could not tax states.
c)
There was no plan to deal with western territories.
d)
There was no executive or judicial branch.
11.
What was the name of America's first government?
a)
Parliament
b)
The Continental Congress
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Articles of Confederation
12.
____ Rebellion took place in Massachusetts that convinced many people that the United States government under the Articles of Confederation was too _____.
a)
The Stono, strong
b)
The Regulator, weak
c)
Shay’s, weak
d)
Marion’s, strong
13.
The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to:
a)
write a new constitution
b)
revise the Articles of Confederation
c)
create a plan to regulate western lands
d)
negotiate a treaty with Britian to end the Revolutionary War
14.
The Virginia Plan favored:
a)
large states
b)
small states
c)
western states
d)
southern states
15.
The ⅗ Compromise stated that every five_____ would be counted as three people to determine population for representation in the House of Representatives.
a)
women
b)
indentured servants
c)
male children
d)
slaves
16.
A compromise was reached that promised that the federal government would not tax exports or attempt to regulate the international slave trade for at least twenty years. This compromise was the _____ compromise.
a)
Great
b)
Commerce
c)
⅗
d)
Missouri
17.
Created a bicameral legislature for the United States
a)
Great Compromise
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
Commerce Compromise
d)
Missouri Compromise
18.
Which group supported the ratification of the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
19.
Which group did not support the ratification of the Constitution?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
20.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
State Law
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
Federal Law
21.
If a state law conflicts with a federal law, which one has to be followed?
a)
state
b)
federal
22.
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
To add federal laws that were left out
b)
To create a plan for federal trade
c)
To create a national bank
d)
To guarantee individual rights
23.
The Bill of Rights guarantees the _____ will honor individual rights.
a)
the people
b)
the government
c)
the church
d)
the United Nations
24.
Powers of the government are restricted by the Constitution
a)
separation of powers
b)
checks and balances
c)
limited government
d)
socialism
25.
Which concept of government does having an executive, legislative, and judicial branch represent?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
federalism
c)
checks and balances
d)
separation of powers
26.
Voters have sovereign power but elect representatives to exercise power for them
a)
representative democracy
b)
checks and balances
c)
separation of powers
d)
federalism
27.
A basic principle of American government in which unalienable rights are guaranteed to all citizens.
a)
federalism
b)
individual rights
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
separation of powers
28.
The establishment of 3 branches of government each with different powers
a)
separation of powers
b)
checks and balances
c)
limited government
d)
representative democracy
29.
Each branch can limit the power of the other branches
a)
separation of powers
b)
checks and balances
c)
representative democracy
d)
federalism
30.
In a representative democracy...
a)
voters hold sovereign power but elect representatives to exercise power for them.
b)
the powers of the government are restricted by the Constitution.
c)
each legislative branch can limit the powers of another branch.
d)
there are three branches of government and each has separate but equal power.
31.
Alexander Hamilton was the first:
a)
President of the United States.
b)
Secretary of War.
c)
Secretary of the Treasury.
d)
Secretary of State.
32.
Alexander Hamilton's economic program was designed primarily to:
a)
prepare the U.S. for war.
b)
provide a platform for the Federalist Party.
c)
establish financial stability and credit for the new U.S. government.
d)
make him popular so he could run for president.
33.
The political party of Washington, Hamilton, and John Adams
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Federalist
d)
Democratic-Republican
34.
The political party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Federalist
d)
Democratic-Republican
35.
Interpreting the Constitution exactly as it is written
a)
strict construction
b)
loose construction
c)
federalism
d)
plagerism
36.
Interpreting the Constitution with the belief that the government can assume certain rights in doing things not mentioned in the Constitution
a)
strict construction
b)
loose construction
c)
federalism
d)
plagerism
37.
The Federalists believed in _____ construction of the Constitution.
a)
strict
b)
loose
c)
moderate
d)
fragile
38.
The Democratic-Republicans believed in _____ construction of the Constitution.
a)
strict
b)
loose
c)
moderate
d)
fragile
39.
The Democratic-Republicans believed in having a _____ national government.
a)
strong
b)
weak
c)
moderate
d)
fragile
40.
The Federalists believed in having a _____ national government.
a)
strong
b)
weak
c)
moderate
d)
fragile
41.
The Lowcountry elite from South Carolina tended to support the _____ while those from the Upcountry supported the _____.
a)
Federalists/Democratic-Republicans
b)
Democratic Republicans/Federalists
c)
Tories/Patriots
d)
Patriots/Tories
42.
The Democratic-Republicans agrees to Federalist's plan to assume state debts because the Federalists agreed to locate the _____ along the Potomac River in the South.
a)
Navy
b)
National Museum
c)
Capital
d)
Trade Center
43.
The biggest controversy between the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans was over the establishment of a _____.
a)
military
b)
national court system
c)
national bank
d)
uniform foreign policy
44.
Which choice is an example of a power that Congress uses to carry out its responsibilities that is not in the Constitution.
a)
the IRS
b)
taxing
c)
commerce
d)
approving treaties
45.
During the Napoleonic Wars , President George Washington issued the _____ because the United States did not want to get involved.
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Proclamation of Neutrality
c)
Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
46.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed to:
a)
ensure that members of the military did not desert during times of war.
b)
limit the growth of the Democratic-Republican Party and to silence its newspapers.
c)
enforce an embargo on all goods shipped to Great Britain to punish them for impressment.
d)
ensure that the “necessary and proper” clause was constitutional.
47.
The Alien and Sedition Acts introduced the idea of nullification and became the foundation for:
a)
states’ rights.
b)
the military.
c)
religious freedom.
d)
the right to bear arms.
48.
make of no use or value; cancel out
a)
ratify
b)
qualify
c)
sanctify
d)
nullify
49.
Jefferson believed that states had the right to nullify laws of Congress if:
a)
the law was not in the best interest of the state.
b)
if the law conflicted with state law.
c)
if a majority of a state's citizens voted to nullify the law.
d)
the state legislature did not agree with the law.
50.
During the Napoleonic Wars, the British began the practice of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British Navy. What was this practice called?
a)
entanglement
b)
manumission
c)
impressment
d)
ratification
51.
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
a)
import
b)
export
c)
embargo
d)
sanction
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