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8th grade

Total questions: 100

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state was admitted as a free state as a result of the Missouri compromise that added Missouri as a slave state?
a)
Louisiana
b)
California
c)
Maine
d)
Florida
2.
What was the main issue in the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854?
a)
The process for a land lottery system in Kansas and Nebraska
b)
The process for voting for or against high tariffs
c)
Whether or not Kansas or Nebraska would become states added to the Union (United States)
d)
The process for voting on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
3.
What does "secede" mean?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
4.
The north was ________ slavery
a)
For
b)
Against
c)
Loving
d)
in favor of
5.
The right of a state to make political decisions for themselves is called _________. 
a)
Popular sovereignty
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Slave State
d)
Free State
6.
Who was the enslaved man who argued for his freedom because he used to live in a free state?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
John Brown
c)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
d)
Harriett Tubman
7.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that _______________ would determine slavery in the West.
a)
popular soverneighty
b)
he House of Reps
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
the Senate
8.
The North was primarily ___________, while the South was primarily ______________.
a)
Agricultural, Industrial
b)
Slave, Free
c)
Poor, Rich
d)
Industrial, Agricultural
9.
The economy of the South depended largely on
a)
slave labor
b)
new inventions
c)
manufactoring
10.
What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Runaway Act
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
Slaveholder Law
11.
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court said that slaves were _________.
a)
people
b)
property
c)
free
d)
children
12.
Abe Lincoln was elected president in ____.
a)
2016
b)
1860
c)
1942
d)
1776
13.
Under this compromise, if a slave state was added to the Union, a free state or territory must also be added
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
14.
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15.
What was the first state to secede from the Union
a)
Georgia
b)
Texas
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
16.
Abraham Lincolns was elected president in 1860. He was
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Independent
17.
Which of the following events was when pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers fought violently?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
War of 1812
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding  Kansas 
d)
Underground Railroad 
18.
Abolitionists ___________________ slavery and convinced other to organize the Underground Railroad. 
a)
enjoyed
b)
wanted 
c)
opposed 
d)
started 
19.
What was responsible for bringing up slavery issues and contributing to the Civil War?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Dred Scott decision
c)
Manifest Destiny
20.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th presidents of the United States?
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Civil War
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The confederate states were located in the...
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
23.
to ABOLISH means to....
a)
make bigger
b)
get rid of/finish
c)
dance
24.

John Wilkes Booth could be accurately called a Southern Sympathizer.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which is NOT True of the actions at Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassination?

a)

He kills both Lincoln and Henry Rathbone (Lincoln's Guest)

b)

Nobody questions Booth entering the President's Box

c)

Booth jumps from the balcony onto the stage

d)

Booth had left a horse at the back door for his escape

26.

An effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that

a)

the Democratic Party was formed

b)

the Missouri Compromise was passed

c)

Senator Stephen Douglas was elected

d)

the Republican Party was formed

27.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written to gain support for

a)

the Dred Scott decision

b)

the abolition of slavery

c)

a transcontinental railroad

d)

the expansion of banking

28.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." -Abraham Lincoln


Which of the following best explains the meaning of Lincoln's statement?

a)

Popular vote, not state legislators, should determine a state's senators

b)

Slavery should be made illegal throughout the United States

c)

The United States would fall apart if it could not agree on slavery

d)

The line separating free states from slave states should be removed

29.
What law inspired Stowe to write the book?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Lincoln-Douglas Act
30.
Although the book is about slavery Stowe never lived in a _________________ state.
a)
free
b)
slave
c)
northern
31.
What was the only book more widely read than Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1861?
a)
The Almanac
b)
The Bible
c)
Huck Finn
d)
Tom Sawyer
32.
The book is one of the least influential events leading up to the Civil War
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
34.
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
35.
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.
36.

Division of government between the national and state governments

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

37.

Division of Power between the 3 branches of government.

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Bicameral Legislature

38.

Prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Allows each branch of government to limit powers of the other two branches.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Natural Rights

39.

To formally approve a plan or an agreement.

a)

Ratify

b)

Sign

c)

Accept

d)

Accomplish

40.

The law-making part of government.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

41.

The part of government that carries out, or enforces, the laws.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

42.

The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

43.

Who is the President of the Senate?

a)

Majority Leader

b)

Minority Leader

c)

Vice President

d)

President

44.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Majority Leader

45.

Congress can override a presidential veto with ______ vote in both chambers.

a)

1/2

b)

2/3

c)

3/4

d)

5/6

46.

Bicameral means

a)

1 house.

b)

2 houses.

c)

3 houses.

d)

4 houses.

47.

The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are constitutional.

a)

Supreme Powers

b)

Court Review

c)

Constitutional Review

d)

Judicial Review

48.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House of Representatives
b)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
The Senate and the Justices
d)
The President and the Vice President
49.

Term length of a Senator

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

Forever

50.

Term length of a Representative

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

Forever

51.

Term length of a Supreme Court Justice

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

Forever

52.

what was the reason he explored the second time

a)

for fun

b)

to get away from spain

c)

to find the fountin of youth

d)

his crew diliked him

53.
What country sponsored Juan Ponce De Leon?
a)
America
b)
Spain
c)
India
d)
Mexico
54.
He founded Canada for England.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Newfoundland
55.

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest for the Americas

a)

conquistador

b)

missionary

c)

representative

d)

privateer

56.

Cartier explored the northern part of the "new world", which was which country?

a)

Bahamas

b)

France

c)

Canada

57.

Which river did Cartier discover?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson River

58.

His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

59.

What was the goal of mercantilism?

a)

To control trade and gain wealth

b)

Make colonies wealthy

c)

Import many goods from other nations

d)

Share wealth with other nations

60.

Early Europeans explored the Americas to find...(choose two)

a)

New land

b)

New religions

c)

Gold

d)

New medicines

61.

The first permanent and lasting English settlement in the Americas was:

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

Rhode Island

62.

Why did Pilgrims migrate to the Americas?

a)

To explore new land for the king

b)

Religious freedom

c)

To find gold

d)

To try to convert Native Americans

63.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

b)

A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

c)

A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

d)

A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

64.

What was the trip that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas known as?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Great Voyage

c)

The Unspeakable Voyage

d)

The Triangular Passage

65.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

The idea that knowledge, science, and reason can improve society

b)

A return to stronger religious faith and a growth spurt of new churches

c)

The time period when the most slaves were brought to the Americas

d)

When colonists began rebelling against Great Britain

66.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

The idea that knowledge, science, and reason can improve society

b)

A return to stronger religious faith and a growth spurt in churches

c)

The time period when the most slaves were brought to the Americas

d)

When colonists began rebelling against Great Britain

67.

Warm climate and very fertile soil.

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

68.

Mild climate; bread basket of America.

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

69.

Harsh winters; rocky soil.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

70.
When and where did the French and Indian War begin?
a)
The war started in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.
71.
The French and Indian War was was fought between the
a)
French and the Indians
b)
Indians and the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
72.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
73.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
74.

Why were the French willing to help the colonists in their fight against Britain?

a)

The French wanted to gain control of the thirteen colonies themselves.

b)

The colonists were willing to pay the French for all of their services.

c)

There were strong hostilities between the French and the British.

d)

The colonists had a lot to teach the French soldiers and generals.

75.

Which person was killed in the Boston Massacre and later became a symbol of the Abolitionist movement?

a)

Peter Salam

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

76.

Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

King George III

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

King Louis IV

77.

Which founding father held the role of lead military general during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Paul Revire

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

78.

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765?

a)

The act was taxation without representation.

b)

The act was passed by the king, not Parliament.

c)

The tax was a large amount of money.

d)

The tax was not imposed on the wealthy.

79.

How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?

a)

Dressed up like Native Americans

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea

d)

Dumped tea into Boston harbor

80.

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.

a)

A patriot

b)

A loyalist

c)

A Yes man

d)

Neutral

81.

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

a)

British

b)

Loyalist

c)

Patriot

d)

Neutral

82.

What does this political poster represent?

a)

The Colonies needed to be united

b)

Colonies need to be independent

c)

Serpents can grow back together

d)

Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this

83.

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Freedom to Live

c)

Will Smiths movie

d)

Unalienable Rights

84.

Why were the Colonist forbidden to go west of the Appalachian mountains

a)

Border Lands

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Proclamation line of 1763

85.

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

86.

What was the name of the Patriot Army?

a)

US Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

British Army

d)

Privateer Army

87.

What was the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown

88.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Continental (Patriot) Army?

a)

had little money

b)

had only a small number of people to serve

c)

had no, little navy

d)

All of the above

89.

What were the strengths of the British Army?

a)

Powerful navy

b)

Well trained army

c)

a lot of money and resources

d)

All of the above

90.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Hancock

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

91.
Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Proclamation of 1763
92.
Goods being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
93.

Which of the following resulted in lower taxes on molasses?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

94.

This official colonial governing body called for a protest on British goods prior to the American Revolution.

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Second Continental Congress

95.

Which act taxed colonists without their consent, on normal items such as licenses?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

96.

What did the COLONISTS call the British laws that banned town meetings in New England?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

97.

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

98.

The first colonial congress that overturned a British law was __________.

a)

the Stamp Act Congress

b)

the First Continental Congress

c)

the Townshend Congress

d)

the New York Congress

99.

Where was the Declaration of Independence written and signed?

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Saratoga, New York

d)

Lexington, Massachusetts

100.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

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