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8th Grade Final Review

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Aaron Burr

2.

According to the rules of the constitution, how was the tie broken?

a)

By a re-vote

b)

By the senate

c)

The house of representatives

d)

The supreme court chooses

3.

What is Judicial Review?

a)

The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional

b)

Judges have a review system for some court cases

c)

The courts have the ability to reverse a decision

4.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established?

a)

The Supreme Court can now “check” the other branches of government with Judicial Review

b)

The Supreme Court can NOT check the other branches by using Judicial Review.

5.
The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
$12 million
b)
$250 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$32 million
6.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
7.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
8.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
9.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
10.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
11.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
12.
What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?
a)
The American Explorers
b)
Journey Men's Club
c)
The Dream Team
d)
Corps of Discovery
13.
Who helped as a guide to Lewis& Clark along their expedition of the new territory? 
a)
Sacagewea
b)
Pochahontas
c)
James Monroe
d)
Jean Baptise
14.
Who were the War Hawks?
a)
Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
b)
Women who fought in the War of 1812
c)
Men from the South and West who want to go to war
d)
Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
15.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
16.
What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?
a)
British capturing American sailors
b)
Showing off to the person next to you
c)
Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
d)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 
17.
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
18.
Who was Tecumseh?
a)
Cherokee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlers
b)
Shawnee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlers
c)
A member of congress who favored war with Britain
d)
A member of Congress who was against the war with Britain
19.
What was written at Fort McHenry?
a)
The Pledge of Allegiance
b)
The Star-Spangled Banner
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Treaty of Paris
20.
What did Dolly Madison save?
a)
A portrait of Thomas Jefferson
b)
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln
c)
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton
d)
A portrait of George Washington
21.
_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as
a)
impressment
b)
embargo
c)
neutrality
d)
violation
22.
Who  became a famous general after the  War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
23.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
24.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

25.

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

a)

The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

c)

Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

d)

The U.S. had always owned the land

26.

Which area of land was added in 1803?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

D

27.

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

28.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

29.

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

31.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
32.
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.
33.
What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Irish Imigrants
34.

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?

a)

treaty with the British in 1846

b)

war with England in 182

c)

purchased from the British in 1783

d)

war with Mexico in 1848

35.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
36.
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity
a)
cede
b)
annexation
c)
treaty
d)
war
37.
49ers
a)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land. 
b)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom
c)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches
d)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold
38.
Which tribe fought a war against the US government to stop their removal?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Creek
d)
Seminole
39.
Who was the President that signed the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
John Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Andrew Johnson
40.
Who said it was America's destiny to own from Coast to Coast?
a)
John O. Sullivan
b)
Phillip Morse
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
41.
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
a)
the rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states'  rights supporters.
42.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
43.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

44.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
45.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

46.
Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
47.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
48.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
49.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
50.
the use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic
a)
industrialization
b)
technology
c)
economy
d)
textile
51.
What was the importance of the Erie Canal?
a)
more water for the settlers to use for their crops
b)
it connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie making transportation of goods easier
c)
it connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River and made transportation of goods easier
52.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
53.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
54.
Who invented the first cotton-spinning mill?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Francis Cabot Lowell
d)
Samuel Slater
55.
Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
John Deere
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Elias Howe
56.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
57.
_______________ are pieces made to fit many machines or tools.
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Fixed parts
c)
Limited parts
d)
New parts
58.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
59.
The use of the ____________________ made it possible to make goods with many pieces faster and more cheaply.
a)
stage coach
b)
reaper
c)
interchangeable parts
d)
cotton gin
60.
What is the definition of Reform:
a)
To re-mold and form something.
b)
To get help from the President.
c)
to make changes in something in order to improve it.
d)
When the president does not follow the orders of the cabinet so he is placed before the Senate. 
61.
What is the definition of the Second Great Awakening?
a)
a religious movement by Protestants in the U.S.
b)
a religious movement of Jewish people in the U.S.
c)
A religious movement headed by African Americans living in the south.
d)
a religious movement that has happened twice.
62.
What is the definition of an abolitionist?
a)
someone who wanted to make slavery illegal.
b)
someone who wanted to abolish all laws.
c)
a woman voter.
d)
a black voter. 
63.
The North Star and The Liberator are examples of:
a)
anti-slavery newspapers.
b)
newspapers that wanted women to have the right to vote. 
c)
Magazines for women who wanted reform.
d)
Names of famous anti-slavery crusaders.
64.
What is the definition of suffrage?
a)
the belief that salves should not suffer any more abuse.
b)
women's right to vote. 
c)
a type of cooking done in early 1800s U.S.
d)
The anti-slavery movement slogan.
65.
_____________ wrote Uncle Tom's cabin.  This novel explores ________________.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe; the injustice of slavery
b)
Henry David Thoreau; the injustice of the Mexican War and taxes
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson; the lack of rights for women
d)
Thomas Gallaudet; the education of the deaf
66.
The most widely known African American abolitionist was __________.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Elijah Lovejoy
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Angelina Grimke
67.
Harriet Tubman is best known for her work with the __________.
a)
education reform movement
b)
women’s rights movement
c)
Temperance movement
d)
Underground Railroad
68.
What role did Dorothea Dix play regarding prison inmates and people with mental illness?
a)
She said that by eliminating their access to alcohol they could be cured.
b)
She advocated for their imprisonment and institutionalization.
c)
She educated the public about the poor conditions for prisoners and the mentally ill.
d)
She did not play a role.
69.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
a)
The first women's rights convention in the United States.
b)
It called for more laws that discriminate against women
c)
It called for men to enter all-female professions.
d)
It called for people to fight against women's suffrage.
70.
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
71.
Dred Scott took his case to _________. 
a)
the state court
b)
the north
c)
the supreme court
d)
the south
72.

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

a)

Southern States

b)

Northern States

c)

Hawaii

d)

Great Britain

73.

The first state to secede from the Union was

a)

Canada

b)

North Carolina

c)

Arkansas

d)

South Carolina

74.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
75.

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

a)

radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

b)

a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence

c)

a pro-slavery Senator

d)

a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

76.

What was John Brown's master plan?

a)

To show the democratic party that he would stop at nothing to end slavery

b)

To make American's all across the country to recognize him as a political threat

c)

To get Abraham Lincoln elected

d)

To attack an arsenal and start a slave rebellion

77.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
78.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
79.
Which one of  the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?
a)
Farming
b)
Slavery
c)
State's Rights
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
80.
The North used what for their economy?
a)
Plantations 
b)
Factories 
c)
Slaves 
d)
Farming
81.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
82.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
83.
This person was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
84.
This person was the president of the Confederacy. 
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
85.
This was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Chickamauga
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
86.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
87.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
88.

Who was the General and leader of the Union Army

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

89.

Which flag represents the UNION?

a)
b)
c)
d)
90.

Which flag represents the CONFEDERACY?

a)
b)
c)
d)
91.

The Emancipation Proclamation was a document issued on September 22, 1862 by Abraham Lincoln that _____________.

a)

Increased the amount of slave states

b)

Ended the Civil War

c)

Helped Abraham Lincoln become president

d)

Freed the slaves in the south

92.

Which President gave the Gettysburg Address, which reminded Americans that EVERYONE born in America must have equal rights.

a)

George Washington

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

93.
Which was the bloodiest ONE day battle of the war?
a)
Chickamauga
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Atlanta
94.
Large population, railroads and industry in the North were all factors that showed
a)
the Confederacy's strengths
b)
the Union's weaknesses
c)
the Union's strengths
d)
the large population of the US
95.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
96.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
97.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
98.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
99.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
100.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
101.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
102.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
103.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

a)

his idea for instituting an income tax.

b)

how to draft more men into the Union Army.

c)

re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

d)

his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

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