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8th Grade TN Social Studies TNReady Review Pt. 2

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man was elected the first governor of Tennessee after it was admitted to statehood.

a)

William Blount

b)

John Sevier

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Richard Henderson

2.
This law forbid colonists from settling on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Magna Carta
3.

What principle of the Constitution primarily means that federal and state governments have separate but equal powers?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Popular Sovereignty

4.

Who did Loyalists, also known as Tories, remain loyal to during the American Revolution?

a)

The French

b)

The Americans

c)

The British

d)

The Hessians

5.

Which of the following did George Washington warn against in his Farewell Address in 1797?

a)

Not being tolerant of religions other than your own

b)

Not trusting the government

c)

Meddling in Europe's affairs/business

d)

All of the Above

6.

What major battles did Andrew Jackson win in the War of 1812 that launched him into the national spotlight?

a)

Toronto and Montreal

b)

Lake Erie and Thames

c)

Fort McHenry and Bladensburg

d)

New Orleans and Horseshoe Bend

7.

The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, basically did what?

a)

Gave Canada to America

b)

Settled very little, and returned things to the way they were before the war

c)

Gave America parts of the British Empire

d)

Gave control of the Great Lakes to Canada

8.

What did America acquire as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Florida

c)

Michigan

d)

California

9.

Which of the following stopped European colonization in the Western Hemisphere, warning Europe to stay out?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Convention of 1818

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Convention of 1870

10.

Known as the "Corrupt Bargain" in 1824, who was cheated out of the presidency? He would come back to win the Election of 1828.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Martin Van Buren

11.

Which of the following did James K. Polk accomplish as a "dark horse" president?

a)

Annexation of Texas

b)

Settlement of the Oregon Territory

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

All of the Above

12.

Which of the following women played a huge role in the fight for women's suffrage, or the right to vote?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Elisabeth Cady Stanton

d)

All of the Above

13.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
14.

Where did the Battle of Shiloh take place?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

15.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
16.
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--
a)
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
b)
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
c)
receive fair treatment after the war
d)
be punished for seceding from the Union
17.

What Northern State did Lee invade prior to the battle of Antietam?

a)

Maryland

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Ohio

18.

True or False: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Battle at Antietam resulted in President Lincoln issuing the _____________ ___________.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

20.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
21.

The Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia was Lee's greatest masterpiece. However, he lost his best general in the aftermath. Who was it?

a)

Braxton Bragg

b)

James Longstreet

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

JEB Stuart

22.

Which battle in Southern Pennsylvania in the July of 1863 was the most epic battle of the entire Civil War? It turned the tide of the war in the Union's favor.

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Stones River

23.

Who led the famous "March to the Sea" and said,"I will make Georgia howl."

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

William Rosecrans

c)

William T. Sherman

d)

Ambrose Burnside

24.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
25.

Who did Abraham Lincoln select for vice president in the Election of 1864, hoping a Southerner on the ticket would help mend the North's relationship with the South.

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

John Sevier

26.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
27.

During the Reconstruction Era, African-Americans known as Exodusters followed Pap Singleton to what state in search of freedom from prejudice and racism?

a)

South Dakota

b)

Nebraska

c)

Kansas

d)

Oklahoma

28.

Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, known as the 10% Plan, called for 1/10th of Southerners to pledge loyalty to the Union. How much did Radical Republicans demand pledge loyalty?

a)

25%

b)

33.3%

c)

40%

d)

50%

29.

The Ku Klux Klan was organized in part by Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general. In what state was the Ku Klux Klan organized?

a)

Alabama

b)

Mississippi

c)

Georgia

d)

Tennessee

30.

What group came to the South from the North following the Civil War to make money from Southern misfortune?

a)

Copperheads

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Scallywags

d)

Exodusters

31.

The Election of which Republican president in 1876 guaranteed the exit of Union troops from the South, and the end of the Reconstruction Era?

a)

Benjamin Harrison

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

32.

Hayes lost the popular vote, but by how many electoral votes did Rutherford B. Hayes win the Election of 1876?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

12

d)

15

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