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WorksheetsNCFE 8th Grade Social Studies SET-3
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
2.
To separate one group from another is ___________________.
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
sectionalism
d)
isolationism
3.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
4.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation (example: NC Students in Greensboro at a Woolworth store)
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
5.
This banned the use of literacy tests.
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Voting Rights Act
d)
Jim Crow Laws
6.
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to establish a framework for government
b)
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
c)
to express reasons for limiting immigration
d)
to list arguments for women’s suffrage
7.
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States commitment to...
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Racial Equality
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Conservation of Natural Resources
8.
After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because...
a)
the amendments were not intended to solve their problems
b)
many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
c)
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
d)
poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights
9.
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by...
a)
the Federal Government to improve the status of African Americans and Native American Indians
b)
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
c)
states to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
d)
the Radical Republicans in Congress to carry out Reconstruction plans
10.
"Buffalo hunters have done more in the last two years, and will do more in the next year, to settle the...Indian question, than the entire regular army has done in the last thirty years... For the sake of peace let them kill, skin, and sell until the buffalo are destroyed." - Sheridan What was the result of the process described in the quotation?
a)
Native American Indians were granted farmland under the Homestead Act
b)
The disappearance of their economic base helped drive Native Americans onto reservations
c)
Many Native Americans moved to Eastern cities to work in factories
d)
Most Native Americans migrated to Canada to find new ways to earn a living
11.
What event directly led to secession of the southern states?
a)
election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the USA
b)
attack on Fort Sumter
c)
election of Jefferson Davis as president of the CSA
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
12.
The North relied on manufacturing. The South relied on agriculture. They both had their own economic interests, and wanted the national government to be on their side. Which word names an effect of this?
a)
abolitionism
b)
nullification
c)
sectionalism
d)
intemperance
13.
How did labor unions affect the lives of many workers during the late nineteenth century?
a)
They won shorter hours and better pay for workers.
b)
They helped workers take over ownership of factories and mines.
c)
They worked with lawmakers to pass pro-business legislation.
d)
They welcomed workers of any race or gender to join in their strikes.
14.
Why did the Homestead Act attract farmers to the frontier?
a)
It guaranteed farmers access to the railroad.
b)
It provided farmers with subsidies for their crops.
c)
It offered tax incentives to farmers who settled in the West.
d)
It offered free land to farmers who would improve it within five years.
15.
What amendment guaranteed that all citizens, regardless of race have equal protection under the law?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
16.
What amendment ended slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
17.
What amendment gave voting rights to African American males?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
18.
Laws that restricted African Americans from carrying weapons, serving on juries, testifying against whites in court, marrying whites, and traveling without permits were called?
a)
Black Rights
b)
White Rights
c)
Black Codes
d)
White Codes
19.
Prior to 1820, what were the voting requirements in the United States?
a)
all men who owned land were allowed to vote
b)
all white men and women who owned land were allowed to vote
c)
all white men who owned land were allowed to vote
d)
all white women who owned land were allowed to vote
20.
What was the primary objective of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Learn only about Native American tribes and traditions
b)
Learn about unknown plants, animals, and Native American tribes
c)
learn about the best way to get to the Pacific Ocean
d)
learn about the best way to get to the Atlantic Ocean
21.
Which is an example of the concept of Manifest Destiny in action?
a)
the Compromise of 1850
b)
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
c)
the annexation of Mexican territory
d)
the Missouri Compromise
22.
What idea was developed by Tecumseh and "The Prophet"?
a)
Only way to protect their land was to form united Native American nation
b)
Only way to protect their land was to sign the United States treaties
c)
Only way to protect their land was to form a united American nation
d)
only way to protect their land was to form an alliance with African Americans
23.
What was the result of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
a)
Increase the abolition movement
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Religious Freedom
24.
What was the immediate cause of South Carolina's secession?
a)
election of Andrew Johnson
b)
election of Andrew Jackson
c)
election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
election of George Washington
25.
How was "Bleeding Kansas" an example of the growth of sectionalism?
a)
the issue of the gold rush caused the revolt
b)
the issue of slavery caused the revolt
c)
the issue of abolition caused the revolt
d)
the issue of women's rights caused the revolt
26.
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States commitment to...
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Racial Equality
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Conservation of Natural Resources
27.
In this plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population
a)
Maryland Plan
b)
New York Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
28.
This plan called for a Bi-cameral Congress with population
based representation in the House, and two representatives per state in
the Senate.
based representation in the House, and two representatives per state in
the Senate.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
29.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of King Jackson Because it suggests that ---
a)
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
30.
Created just before the Battle of Yorktown, this was the first attempt at a national government by the American Colonies; its weaknesses was the lack of a strong central government, no president, and lack of power to raise revenue by taking the people.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
U.S. Constitution
31.
African Americans were helped to make the transition to freedom after the Civil War by the
a)
Wade-Davis Plan
b)
Ten Percent Plan
c)
Reconstruction Act
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
32.
Born into slavery, this great writer and speaker escaped to the North, where he worked to achieve freedom of slaves through nonviolent means.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Nat Turner
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Frederick Douglass
33.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting
34.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
35.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
a)
upset the balance between free and slave states.
b)
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
c)
gone against the wishes of Congress.
d)
started a war with Spain
36.
This escaped slave remained in the South because he felt that he was called by God to organize his fellow slaves in a fight for freedom. He was captured, tried, convicted, and hanged for his role in a rebellion.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Nat Turner
37.
According to the ____, Congress could not forbid slavery in any territory because it would interfere with a slaveholder's right to own property.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
13th Amendment
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson Case
38.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
39.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a)
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
b)
It turned many more people against slavery.
c)
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
d)
The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.
40.
1791 Series of essays written to help support and ratify the Constitution, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
a)
Thomas Paine Pamphlets
b)
John Locke's Manuscripts
c)
Thomas Jefferson's Essays
d)
Federalist Papers
41.
The most important advantage Europeans had over natives was which of the following?
a)
better guns
b)
better horses
c)
better knives
d)
resistance to diseases like smallpox
42.
Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Frederick Douglas
43.
Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain began to collect taxes from the colonies to -
a)
prevent colonists from boycotting British goods
b)
generate revenue to pay its war debt
c)
build colonial unity
d)
create a system of government in the colonies
44.
Signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was important to the United States because -
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
b)
Spain lost most of its empire in America
c)
France agreed not to interfere in American affairs
d)
Americans declared their independence from Great Britain
45.
Colonists in the Middle Colonies were able to produce larger harvests than colonists in New England because -
a)
wheat was the major cash crop
b)
the slave trade was banned in the colonies
c)
indentured servants helped promote industry in the South
d)
fertile soils and a milder climate benefited farmers in the Middle Colonies
46.
The rich soil and long growing season in the South made the area well suited to produce cash crops such as -
a)
tobacco and rice
b)
corn and potatoes
c)
grains and produce
d)
apples, oranges, and other fruits
47.
Base your answer on the following passage....“We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will and we will still love you. . . . Bomb our homes and threaten our homes and threaten our children, and, as difficult as it is, we will still love you. . . .”
Which person’s views are most similar to those expressed in the quotation?
Which person’s views are most similar to those expressed in the quotation?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Senator Joseph McCarthy
48.
What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?
a)
Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.
b)
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.
c)
European farming techniques were quickly adopted
d)
Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe
49.
Many colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it
a)
took too much land from Canada
b)
limited their freedom to move west
c)
gave Florida to the French
d)
encouraged raids by Native American Indians
50.
How did the end of the U.S. Civil War affect American politics?
a)
Legislation passed that provided citizenship and legal protections for freed slaves.
b)
Legislation passed that enhanced individual states’ rights.
c)
Legislation passed that established voting rights for American Indians.
d)
Legislation passed that supported property rights and due process for women.
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