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8th Social Studies Cumulative Review

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the House of Burgesses?

a)

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

b)

The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

c)

The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

2.
A religious group that had strong beliefs in peace and treating all people equally.
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Separatists
d)
Debtors
3.
The law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
Proclamation of 2016
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Indian Lands Proclamation
d)
Proclamation of 1763
4.

In his pamphlet " Common Sense," Thomas Paine presented the argument that

a)

Britain had the right to tax the colonists.

b)

The Intolerable Acts were helpful to the colonists.

c)

It made economic sense to not separate from Great Britain.

d)

It was logical to separate from Great Britain.

5.

The trial of John Peter Zenger led to this right in America. Because he was found "not guilty", this country has what is called...

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

TV Freedom

c)

Freedom of Press

d)

Zenger Rules

6.
The first settlement in New France was founded by Samuel de Champlain.  He is most noted for sailing the St. Lawrence River and establishing Quebec.  Why did he establish Quebec?
a)
To have a place to stop for the French to rest.
b)
To set up a trading post.
c)
To help find beaver pelts to sent back to France  
d)
It was an important entrance to Lake Ontario. 
7.
What is Salutary Neglect?
a)
Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules.
b)
American policy to neglect the rules of Britain.
c)
An economic system that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colony
d)
The process of neglecting salutary.
8.
In what chronological order did the battles occur?
a)
Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of York Town
b)
Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge
9.

What difficulties did the early settlers of the Cumberland Settlement have?

a)

difficult travel conditions

b)

cold weather

c)

disease

d)

ongoing attacks from Chickamauga

e)

all of these

10.

What was meant by Benjamin Franklin's cartoon, "Join, or Die"?

a)

Colonists need to unite to defeat the French

b)

Colonists need to unite to defeat the English

c)

The colonists strength is found in Pennsylvania

d)

Colonists must have the Iroquois as an ally

11.

During the French and Indian War Cherokee attacked the British settlers on their way back to South Carolina killing 25-30 people known as the _______________.

a)

Infinity War

b)

Battle of Alamance

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Fort Loudoun Massacre

12.
The Mayflower Compact--> Self-government.
English Bill of Rights --> ?
Which phrase completes the diagram?
a)
Natural law
b)
Separation of power
c)
Divine Right of Kings
d)
Guarantee of certain individual rights
13.
Created Northwest Territory
a)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b)
Ordinance of 1785
c)
Ordinance of 1783
d)
Ohio River Valley Ordinance 
14.
Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:
a)
The Treaty of Paris
b)
The Affordable Care Act
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
The Declaration of Independence
15.
Which of the following events lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
Shay’s Rebellion
c)
The Revolutionary War
d)
The Civil War
16.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Constitutional Convention
17.

Who wrote the Federalist essays?

a)

James Madison

b)

Bob Marly

c)

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

d)

Ryan Gosling

18.
The document that created the basic principles of the US government is...
a)
Star-spangled Banner
b)
Congress
c)
Constitution
d)
Preamble
19.

What was an effect of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

Farmers were paid more.

b)

The whiskey tax was repealed

c)

It proved our new government could enforce it's laws.

20.
Hamilton believed in ________ construction of the Constitution.
a)
New
b)
Moderate
c)
Loose
d)
Strict
21.
What did the Sedition Act prohibit, or outlaw?
a)
public hearings
b)
public elections
c)
public meetings
d)
public opposition to the government
22.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
23.
What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Make Laws
c)
Supremacy Clause
d)
Execute Laws
24.
Where was the Louisiana Territory located?
a)
Between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
b)
Between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains
c)
Between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean
d)
An Island south of Alaska
25.
Which animal did Sacagawea ask her Shoshone brother for in order to help the Corps of Discovery cross the Rocky Mountains?
a)
elephants
b)
horses
c)
buffalo
d)
donkeys
26.

______ was the leader of the American troops and Indian allies at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

a)

General Pushmataha

b)

General Andrew Jackson

c)

Chief Tuscaloosa

d)

General Sam Dale

27.
Which is a part of Henry Clay's American System, aiming at making the U.S. economy more self sufficient?
a)
Removing tariffs to encourage trade
b)
Building roads and canals to ease transportation and unite different states
c)
Killing the Bank of the United States
d)
Removing Native Americans from valuable farm land
28.

Why was the Great/Irish potato famine important?

a)

Brought over Irish immigrants to america

b)

they did the hard jobs that the americans didn't want to do

c)

They helped build americas infrastructure like the railroads and mining

d)

They fought in the labor unions which helped improve the working conditions in America

e)

Irish helped fight in the civil war

29.
The second President, John Adams, became very unpopular when he signed these laws in response to criticism to his handling of the XYZ Affair. 
a)
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
b)
Embargo Acts
c)
The XYZ Acts
d)
Alien & Sedition Acts
30.
What was the wave of religious interests in the early 19th century called?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The 2nd Great Awakening
c)
The Somewhat Cool Awakening
d)
The Rude Awakening
31.

Which two female leaders were heavily involved in both woman's suffrage and temperance movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul

b)

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul

c)

Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

32.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
33.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce.

b)

Can a state regulate a federal agency.

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law.

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states.

34.
What was one of the consequences of the cotton gin?
a)
Deep South farmers grew more wheat.
b)
Domestic slave trade increased.
c)
Plantations hired more tenant farmers.
d)
Southern factories quickly developed.
35.
One reason for the slow development of industry in the South was that ____.
a)
planters wanted to sell their land for high prices
b)
the market for manufactured goods was growing
c)
agriculture was creating profits
d)
southern rail lines were not linked together
36.

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

a)

President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

b)

Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.

c)

Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.

37.

Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that it could overturn a federal law was?

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

XYZ Affair

38.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
39.
The reader can tell that Sequoyah is best known as
a)
a famous author
b)
a talented silversmith
c)
a treaty negotiator during the War of 1812.
d)
an inventor of the Cherokee written langugae
40.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
41.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
42.
Who was elected Commander-In-Chief of the Texas military?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
George Childress
d)
Santa Anna
43.
U.S. Congressman from Tennessee that fought at the Alamo as a private. Was a frontier legend known for his coonskin cap and legendary tales. Skilled sharpshooter, hunter, and storyteller
a)
David Crockett
b)
James Bowie
c)
James Fannin
d)
William B. Travis
44.

Which statement regarding President James K. Polk is not true?

a)

He was a firm believer in the idea of manifest destiny.

b)

He opposed western expansion into California.

c)

He was the first "dark horse" candidate to win a major party nomination.

d)

He was a protege of Andrew Jackson.

45.

The president of the United States at the time both Oregon and California were officially acquired was

a)

James K. Polk.

b)

William H. Harrison.

c)

John Tyler.

d)

James Buchanan.

46.
What events led the United States and Mexico to war? 
a)
The war began at Brownsville when a small battle breaks out, and American blood is shed.
b)
Mexico claimed the Nueces River as its border, and the United States/Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its border.
c)
Mexico shed Innocent blood at the Rio Grande.
d)
United States shed innocent blood at the Nueces River
47.
______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Forty-niners
c)
Population Boom
d)
Economic BOOM!!!!!!
48.

Why was the Northwest Ordinance created?

a)

To make the United States bigger

b)

To pay off debt from the war

c)

Because Thomas Jefferson wanted to make it

d)

People were tired of living on the East coast

49.

Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.

b)

The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.

c)

The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.

d)

The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.

50.
Wrote The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper. Formed the American Anti-Slavery Society.
a)
"Fredrick Douglass"
b)
"John Brown"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
51.
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about the cruelty of slavery.
a)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
b)
"John Brown"
c)
"Harriet Tubman"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
52.
Was escaped slave that taught himself to read and write. Wrote The North Star, a newspaper
a)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
b)
"Fredrick Douglass"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"John Brown"
53.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
54.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
55.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
56.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
57.
Would not interfere with slavery in the South
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Both Lincoln and Douglas
58.
Which of the following is true about slaves?
a)
slaves were forced or threatened by their owners
b)
slaves were always kept in their family groups; they were never split up
c)
slaves were able to choose which job they were responsible for
59.
The name of the newspaper that William Lloyd Garrison printed was called the _______.
a)
The Liberator
b)
The Reformation
c)
The Slave News
60.
____ are reformers that tried to eliminate slavery with speeches and newspapers.
a)
reform
b)
abolish
c)
temperance
d)
abolitionists
61.
Who presented a declaration of resolutions for women's rights at the Seneca Falls Convention?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Dorothea Dix
62.
Why did slave owners usually not kill their slaves, even when slaves rebelled or tried to escape?
a)
Fear of other slaves seeking revenge.
b)
Replacing slaves was costly.
c)
Killing slaves was illegal (murder).
d)
Killing slaves would lead to less crops being harvested.
63.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedoms
b)
They passed even stricter laws about slaves
c)
They began to understand that slavery was wrong
d)
They refused to take slaves back to their owners when captured
64.
Which of the following was not a reason that people wanted to abolish slavery?
a)
Reform
b)
Moral Reasons
c)
Political Reasons
d)
Fear of losing job
65.
This famous representative from Kentucky came up with the Missouri Compromise as well as the American System.
a)
James Monroe
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Henry Clay
66.

Which document did Lincoln issue that freed the slaves?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Northwest Ordinance

67.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slave except the boarder state slaves. (Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland)

a)

true

b)

false

69.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
70.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
71.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
72.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
73.

Which was a cause of the Civil War? (Check all that apply).

a)

Tariffs (taxes)

b)

States' rights

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Slavery

e)

Economy

74.

What State was first to secede from the Union?

a)

Texas

b)

South Carolina

c)

Alabama

d)

Louisana

75.

Which describes Sam Houston's point of view towards the Civil War?

a)

Against Texas being involved

b)

Wants Texas involved

c)

Slave owner that supported the War

d)

Thought they could win all battles

76.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln's main goal was to -

a)

free all slaves

b)

preserve the Union

c)

destroy the South

d)

take over Canada

77.

What was the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Longest battle of the entire war.

b)

Turning point of the war. Confederates had to fight defense only.

c)

The Union took control of Alabama.

d)

The Confederates were able to take over Washington D.C.

78.

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Union

b)

Confederates

80.

Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

George Washington

80.

Who was the General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

George Washington

81.

From 1863 until the end of the War, who was the Union General in charge of the U.S. army?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

George Washington

c)

"Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

82.

What was the goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

a)

To set snakes loose in the south

b)

To surround the South and stop them from trading with Europe

c)

To attack the south only from the ocean

d)

To spy on the south and send information back north

83.

The main advantage of the Union during the Civil War was...

a)

population and technology

b)

better generals

c)

they were fighting defensively

d)

cotton and cash crops

84.

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River that would split the south in two parts?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

1st Bull Run

85.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
86.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
87.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
88.
Who did the Freedmen's Bureau help? (mostly)
a)
Union Soldiers
b)
Confederate Soldiers
c)
Former slaves
d)
Native Americans
89.
Why did the freedmen lose their lands given by the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
Johnson pardoned Confederates
b)
40 Acres and a Mule was illegal
c)
They did not pay taxes.
d)
Sharecropping was too hard.
90.

Who were 'carpetbaggers'?

a)

Northerners who came South to take advantage after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.

b)

People who worked installing carpets.

c)

Southerners who went North to take advantage of Industry.

d)

People who hated Reconstruction.

91.
Whites Only Water Fountain
.... this sign represents what laws in the South
a)
Racial Rules
b)
Lincoln Laws
c)
Black Codes 
d)
Jim Crow Laws
92.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
93.
laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities. 
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow Laws

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