Worksheets8th grade social studies
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which topics did George Washington NOT talk about in his Farewell Address of 1796?
a)
the need for educated citizens
b)
the need to support France as a sister republic
c)
the need for a strong national union
d)
the need to prevent the formation of political parties
2.
Political parties were first formed…
a)
Because Americans disagreed with the British about how their country should run
b)
As a way for Americans to fight British tyranny and oppression
c)
Because Americans disagreed with each other about how their new country should be run
d)
Because many Americans were unhappy with President Washington
3.
What is true about the DemocraticRepublicans?
a)
They did not think that farmers were important
b)
They wanted closer ties with England
c)
They feared mob rule
d)
They believed in a strict construction of the Constitution
4.
What does “strict construction” mean?
a)
The penalties for disobeying laws are very severe
b)
The Constitution should be interpreted according to the exact wording
c)
Many government powers do not appear in the Constitution, they are merely implied.
d)
No one but Supreme Court judges should interpret the Constitution.
5.
Which was an accomplishment of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1803?
a)
They discovered a northwest passage for the U.S.
b)
They conquered the Indians of the Northwest.
c)
They discovered a mountain pass to California.
d)
They provided detailed knowledge of the area west of the Mississippi River.
6.
At the urging of President Jefferson, Congress passed the Embargo Act in 1807. Which is the best definition of embargo?
a)
refusal to trade
b)
insistence on equal treatment
c)
protective tariff
d)
revenue tariff
7.
Which was a famous battle of the War of 1812?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Carthage
d)
Antietam
8.
Who was president of the U.S. during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
James Monroe
d)
John Quincy Adams
9.
Most of the War Hawks during the War of 1812 came from . . .
a)
New England
b)
the South
c)
the West
d)
Canada
10.
The War of 1812 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT . . .
a)
the growth of nationalism
b)
decline of Indian power
c)
increase in American manufacturing
d)
territorial gains for the United States
11.
In 1823, the United States proclaimed itself as protector of the Western Hemisphere through its declaration of . . .
a)
Washington's Farewell Address
b)
the Rush-Bagot Agreement
c)
the American System
d)
the Monroe Doctrine
12.
In 1824 Henry Clay coined the phrase "American System." Which of the following was an integral part of Clay's "American System"?
a)
federal protection of states' rights
b)
laissez-faire economic policies
c)
protective tariffs and federally sponsored internal improvements
d)
all of the above
13.
Andrew Jackson was popular because…
a)
He represented the rich and the powerful
b)
He represented the common man
c)
He represented factory owners
d)
He represented slave owners
14.
What was a consequence of the election of Andrew Jackson?
a)
It increased opposition to slavery
b)
It changed ideas about voting rights
c)
It made people think differently about women’s rights
d)
It damaged America’s relations with Europe
15.
Which is the most accurate description of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
High rates of the Tariff of 1828 were removed.
b)
The Embargo of 1807 was finally lifted.
c)
Native Americans were to be moved west of the Mississippi River.
d)
Fugitive slaves living in the North were to be shipped back to their owners in the South.
16.
The Trail of Tears is associated with . . .
a)
the relocation of the Cherokee tribe
b)
difficulties on the Oregon Trail
c)
deaths at Donner Pass
d)
the expatriation of pro-British Americans
17.
In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia's attempt to seize Cherokee lands was illegal. Jackson is reported to have remarked, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." This incident would most accurately support the idea that Jackson . . .
a)
believed in states' rights
b)
was a defender of Native Americans
c)
was a loose constructionist
d)
believed that only the president was a national leader
18.
The Northwest Ordinance was…
a)
A treaty with the Indian tribes of the Northwest
b)
A legal case that determined who could own land in the Northwest
c)
A law that set rules about how the Northwest should be organized
d)
An alliance with the British to make sure they stayed out of the Northwest
19.
A territory could apply to become a state…
a)
When it no longer had any Native Americans living in it
b)
When its population reached 60,000
c)
After it had been a territory for 10 years
d)
When there were at least 10 farms per square mile
20.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance an important law?
a)
It established rules for the settlement of the rest of the West
b)
It made sure the settlement of the West was orderly
c)
It established the procedure for territories to become states
d)
All of the above
21.
What was Manifest Destiny?
a)
Americans would establish colonies just like European powers had done
b)
Americans would one day conquer England
c)
It was the American destiny to conquer the whole world
d)
Americans had a right to settle western lands and that western expansion was unstoppable
22.
Manifest Destiny was a cause of what war that America fought in the 19th century?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
c)
War of 1812
d)
Mexican War
23.
Which of the following would most appropriately be called a basic cause of the Mexican War in 1846?
a)
Mexican violations of the Monroe Doctrine
b)
antislavery sentiment in Mexico
c)
evaporation of Spanish power in North America
d)
American desire to own Mexico's northern provinces
24.
How did the U.S. ultimately acquire the territories of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming in 1848?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Rush-Bagot Agreement
25.
What is NOT a consequence of the Mexican War?
a)
It increased sectionalism
b)
It introduced a large population of Mexicans into America
c)
It outlawed slavery in the territories
d)
America acquired most of the Southwest
26.
What is a tariff?
a)
It allows America to trade freely with any country it wants to
b)
It is a fee imposed on imported goods in America
c)
It is a fee landowners pay to the national government
d)
It allows owners of slaves to import slaves directly from Africa
27.
Why would different sections of the country react differently to a tariff?
a)
It hurt northern industry and western farming
b)
It helped the southern economy more than the northern economy
c)
It was an extra tax that everyone had to pay
d)
It helped the economies of some sections more than others.
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