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8th Grade Social Studies Review Part II

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which financial institution allows companies to raise money by selling shares of their company to others?

a)

Credit unions

b)

Banks

c)

Stock markets

d)

Charitable organizations

2.

Why did the colony of Jamestown almost fail?

a)

Settlers did not bring seeds to plant

b)

Settlers were looking for gold instead of planting crops

c)

The Native Americans destroyed the colonists food sources

d)

The soil was too poor to grow crops

3.

Name of the trade route that exchanged goods and slaves between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa?

a)

Columbus Crossing

b)

Navigation lanes

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Triangular trade

4.

What was the impact of the California gold rush?

a)

It more than doubled the world’s supply of gold

b)

It increased the amount of gold shipped to Europe

c)

It caused California to enforce new immigration laws

d)

It led to an increase in tariffs in mining towns

5.

What are the two major reasons the colonies were formed (why colonists came to the New World)?

a)

Escape religious persecution and start families

b)

Religious freedom and economic opportunities

c)

Avoid paying taxes and persecution

d)

Promise of land and availability of jobs

6.

Which example best describes credit?

a)

The money earned by working full time

b)

The promise of future payment

c)

The money spent out of a checking account

d)

The goods owned by one party

7.

What describes a company where investors buy stocks in that company in return for a share in future profits?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Joint stock company

c)

English economics

d)

Stock option

8.

Grants full citizenship to all individuals born in the United States.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

9.

Laws requiring blacks and whites to be separated in almost every public place where they might meet each other.

a)

Black codes

b)

Plessy ruling

c)

Amnesty Act

d)

Jim Crow Laws

10.

During the War of 1812, what important city suffered damage at the hands of the British?

a)

Baltimore

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New York City

11.

The only Native American tribe that successfully resisted removal from their land?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Choctaw

c)

Seminoles

d)

Creek

12.

Why was the Freedman’s Bureau established during Southern Reconstruction?

a)

To help former slaves relocate to Northern cities

b)

To help former slaves make the transition to freedom

c)

To help veterans of the Civil War adjust to civilian life

d)

To help Southerners rebuild schools and churches

13.

Gives male citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

14.

Why would losing the Border States damage the Union?

a)

The amount of Southern states would outnumber the amount of Northern states

b)

Slavery would expand into Washington D.C.

c)

They had strategic locations

d)

Northern industry would not be able to transport goods using major waterways

15.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

16.

Non-involvement with the political affairs of other nations.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Isolationism

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

17.

Which of the following was a factor that contributed to the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

a)

concerns over job availability

b)

diseases brought from Asia

c)

political alliances with Europe

d)

Tension with China over trade

18.

Why did Anti-federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution?

a)

They wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation in place

b)

They did not want the country run by political parties

c)

They wanted the government to be divided into branches

d)

They felt it gave the national government too much power

19.

Why were the first two decades of the 20th century known as the Progressive Era?

a)

The period had the greatest number of scientific inventions

b)

The politics of the time was dominated by reformers who wanted improvements

c)

Big businesses increased the wages and benefits for many workers

d)

The government established outreach programs for the poor

20.

After the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln shifted his war aim to this?

a)

Expanding the railroad system in the Western territory

b)

Bringing the seceded states back into the Union

c)

Acting against slavery

d)

Increasing the size of the Union army and Navy

21.

Name of special session of Congress that dealt with problems of the Great Depression?

a)

New Deal

b)

Hundred Days

c)

Roosevelt’s Initiative

d)

Bull Market

22.

Who is likely to end up with bad credit?

a)

Jordan uses his extra money to invest in a prospering computer company

b)

Lindsay has to take out a high-interest loan to buy her new house

c)

Mitch builds a new home when the housing market is suffering

d)

Julie spends more money than she earns and has difficulty repaying loans

23.

What two things did President Washington advise Americans about in his Farewell Address?

a)

Forming alliances with Britain and increasing taxes on imports

b)

Becoming involved in European affairs and the evils of political parties

c)

Making treaties with Native Americans and engaging in foreign trade with European countries

d)

Creating a strong central government and increasing tariffs

24.

What was the name of the trade route used for exchanging goods and slaves between the West Indies, the colonies in America, and West Africa.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Triangular Trade

25.

Impact of Union naval forces capturing New Orleans, Louisiana?

a)

Union blockaded the South’s ironclad preventing it from destroying Union vessels

b)

Reduced slave trade in the area by two-thirds

c)

The Union controlled Mississippi’s largest city

d)

The South could no longer use the Mississippi River to transport its goods to sea

26.

Name given to Northern whites who moved South after the Civil War and supported Reconstruction.

a)

Scalawag

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Scalawag

d)

Rascal

27.

Why did the framers of the U.S. constitution decide to separate the powers of the three branches of government?

a)

They wanted to make sure each branch had enough work to do

b)

They wanted to keep individual states from passing too many laws

c)

They wanted to protect against one branch having too much control

d)

The wanted to protect the rights of individual citizens of each state

28.

Which president was responsible for removing the Native Americans from their land?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

29.

Which colony group was known as the “breadbasket colonies” for farming and producing cash crops like wheat, barley, and oats?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

30.

Wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Robert Frost

d)

Francis Scott Key

31.

After realizing prohibition was a mistake, what repealed prohibition?

a)

Eighteenth Amendment

b)

Nineteenth Amendment

c)

Twenty-First Amendment

d)

a. Twenty-Second Amendment

32.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

a. Fort Albany

b)

a. Fort McHenry

c)

Fort Bunker Hill

d)

Fort Sumter

33.

Legislation admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

a)

Missouri-Kansas Act

b)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

c)

States Negotiation of 1812

d)

The Great Compromise

34.

What event is considered the symbolic end of the Civil War?

a)

the assassination of President Lincoln

b)

Lee’s surrender to Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse

c)

the capture of Richmond, Virginia by Union forces

d)

the capture of Richmond, Virginia by Union forces

35.

What was the nickname for the destroyed railroad tracks scattered across Georgia?

a)

Grant’s gifts

b)

Union’s coils

c)

Stonewall’s bowties

d)

Sherman’s neckties

36.

A struggle over political differences between nations carried on by methods short of war.

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Cold war

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Marshall Plan

37.

Agreement between the U.S., Canada, and 10 Western European nations stating that an armed attack against one or more of the member nations would be considered an attack against all.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

National Security Act

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

European Peace Alliance

38.

How did the Cherokees legally attempt to fight removal from their land?

a)

Established a Cherokee Constitution listing Native Americans rights

b)

Petitioned the state of Georgia for sovereignty

c)

Challenged the removal laws in the Supreme Court

d)

Appealed to Congress to recognize their land ownership

39.

Which was an action taken by members of the Ku Klux Klan?

a)

Punish Confederate soldiers after the Civil War

b)

Prevent former slaves from relocating to industrial areas of the North

c)

Force orphan black children to work on farms without pay

d)

Use violence to prevent blacks from voting

40.

What was it called when large numbers of African American musicians, artists, and writers settled in New York City creating a rebirth of African American culture in the 1920’s?

a)

African-American Awakening

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Cultural Rebirth

d)

Freedom Celebration

41.

Why did President Jackson refuse to admit Texas into the United States?

a)

He feared it would start a war with Mexico

b)

The territory did not have the required number of citizens needed to form a state

c)

Texas refused to recognize the Constitution as the law of the land

d)

Admitting a slave state would upset the balance of free and slave states in the U.S.

42.

What country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

43.

What was the largest single migration in the history of the United States?

a)

Catholics

b)

Irish

c)

Native Americans

d)

Mormons

44.

What land did the U.S. acquire after the Mexican American War?

a)

California, Oregon, and disputed Texas territory

b)

Texas, California, and disputed land in New Mexico

c)

California, Texas, and Arizona

d)

Disputed Texas territory, New Mexico, and California

45.

The major reform women fought for during the Progressive Era?

a)

Assistance for the poor

b)

Abolishing the manufacturing of alcohol

c)

Getting rid of corrupt political bosses

d)

The right to vote

46.

The country responsible for colonizing the thirteen colonies?

a)

North America

b)

United States

c)

England

d)

New England

47.

Document that created our nation’s government along with directions for how the government works.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

U.S. Constitution

48.

What is the name of the powers that the federal and state governments share?

a)

Concurrent powers

b)

Registered powers

c)

Delegated powers

d)

Reserved powers

49.

Which are duties of U.S. citizens?

a)

Pay taxes, obey the law, and serve on juries

b)

Respect authority figures, donate to political parties, and vote

c)

Serve on juries, vote, and support your family

d)

Help the community, hold a public office, and vote

50.

What branch is the President the head of?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Senate

51.

Branch of government that interprets the nation’s laws (decides what the law means)

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Senate

52.

Branch of government that carries out/enforces the nation’s laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Senate

53.

Branch of government that makes the nation’s laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Senate

54.

What was an effect of the uproar caused by Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle?

a)

Industries were required to put labels on all manufactured clothing

b)

Personnel seeking civil service jobs had to take an examination

c)

Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act

d)

Tariffs on imports increased to get more citizens to buy American products

55.

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

Sixteenth Amendment

b)

Seventeenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment