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WorksheetsNCFE 8th Grade Social Studies SET-7
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which factor most influenced the economic development of the colonial South?
a)
plentiful forests
b)
warm and wet growing seasons
c)
rich deposits of iron ore and coal
d)
abundant water power for manufacturing
2.
Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would
a)
increase the power of state banks
b)
raise revenue to reduce the need for tariffs
c)
help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
d)
provide low-cost loans to farmers
3.
President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it
a)
showed the ability of the new government to
enforce federal law
b)
helped assure his reelection to a third term
c)
forced frontier farmers to limit grain
production
d)
halted British fort construction in the
Northwest
4.
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because
a)
he sought complete control of Texas by the
United States
b)
Native American Indians were attacking
southern cities
c)
he wanted to punish Native American Indians
for their political opposition
d)
white settlers desired the land on which
Native American Indians lived
5.
Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?
a)
encouragement of industrial development
b)
praise for Manifest Destiny
c)
opposition to the end of slavery
d)
opposition to the purchase of Alaska
6.
Black Codes were established in the South immediately after the Civil War in an effort to
a)
integrate freedmen into American society
b)
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
expand educational opportunities
d)
limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
7.
A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after1880 was the belief that they
a)
were better educated than native-born Americans
b)
had a higher standard of living than most Americans
c)
adapted easily to American culture
d)
competed with Americans for jobs asunskilled laborers
8.
One major goal of the Progressive movementwas to
a)
provide unemployment insurance to workers
b)
limit direct citizen control over government
c)
pass laws to help solve economic and social problems
d)
balance the federal budget by decreasing spending
9.
One foreign policy goal of President Theodore Roosevelt was to
a)
create future states by annexing Pacific island territories
b)
restrict European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
c)
limit United States investment in Latin America
d)
encourage independence movements in Africa
10.
The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of
a)
factory workers from the Northeast to the Sun Belt
b)
communists deported to Russia as undesirable aliens
c)
African Americans to northern cities to find work
d)
refugees fleeing from eastern Europe to the United States
11.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual self-reliance
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
) thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
12.
Which federal agency, created during the NewDeal, was intended to prevent serious problemsin the stock market?
a)
Social Security Administration
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
13.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 primarily to
a)
provide for the mutual defense of the member nations
b)
promote social and cultural exchanges between members
c)
promote free trade between the United States and Asia
d)
rebuild Western Europe’s war-ravaged economy
14.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Cesar Chavez worked to unionize migrant farm workers by
a)
seizing the land of the lettuce and grape
growers
b)
securing passage of federal legislation to limit
immigration
c)
using nonviolent tactics such as boycotts and
hunger strikes
d)
urging growers to reduce the workforce
through mechanization
15.
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
a)
Developments in Colonial Self-Government
b)
Developments in Colonial Self-Government Colonial Efforts to Abandon British Rule
c)
Attempts by Colonial Leaders to Form a
National Government
d)
Colonial Organizations Established by the
British Parliament
16.
One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by
a)
promoting free trade between its colonies
and Europe
b)
prohibiting the transatlantic trade in enslaved
Africans
c)
encouraging the development of colonial
manufacturing and trade
d)
requiring that most colonial trade occur within
the British Empire
17.
Thomas Jefferson incorporated John Locke’s idea of the social contract theory in the Declaration of Independence because this idea
a)
justified the overthrow of a government that
denied individual liberties
b)
considered economic rights more important
than inalienable rights
c)
supported the divine right of kings
d)
called for a gradual change of government
18.
The framework of government described in the Constitution of the United States (1787) most clearly shows the dissatisfaction of the founders with the
a)
Albany Plan of Union
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
19.
The term federalism is best defined as
a)
the process of amending a constitution
b)
the power of the courts to determine the
constitutionality of laws
c)
a republican form of government with no
hereditary ruler
d)
the division of power between the states and
the national government
20.
Which political feature of the United States developed during the colonial period?
a)
two-party system
b)
federalism
c)
representative government
d)
universal suffrage
21.
In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged American colonists to
a)
establish their own nation
b)
pay their colonial taxes
c)
obey the laws of Parliament
d)
form an alliance with France
22.
What was the main reason the Federalists wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The president did not have the power to veto
legislation.
b)
The legislative branch enacted an unfair tax
program.
c)
The Supreme Court refused to pay
Revolutionary War debts.
d)
The national government was too weak to
solve the nation’s problems.
23.
Antifederalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that
a)
a bill of rights would be added to the original
document
b)
their supporters would receive a fair share of
federal government jobs
c)
the president would be given increased powers
d)
senators would be elected directly by the
people
24.
One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the
a)
removal of the tax on exports
b)
creation of a national bank
c)
adoption of free trade
d)
establishment of an income tax
25.
What is the subject of this 1872 painting?
a)
invention of the railroad
b)
evolution of westward migration
c)
religious influence of the Puritans
d)
protection of national parks
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