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Worksheets8th Grade American Republic Mid-Term Study Guide Part 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which one of the following men attended the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
What principle divides the powers of government between the national government and the states?
separation of powers
checks and balances
federal system
written law
The Constitution of the United States is . . .
older than all but a few constitutions of other nations.
older than all constitutions of other nations.
younger than most other national constitutions.
the only constitution in existence.
Impeachment is the . . .
removal of a major federal official from office.
apportionment of congressional seats.
administration of congressional elections.
filing of charges against a major federal official.
A bill automatically becomes a law in all of the following circumstances except when . . .
Congress presents it to the president the day before it adjourns.
the president leaves it on his desk for at least ten days before Congressadjourns.
both houses of Congress pass it with a two-thirds vote after a presidential veto.
the president signs it.
All of the following are enumerated powers of Congress except for the power to . . .
regulate trade with foreign nations.
control the nation’s currency.
declare war.
pass bills of attainder.
All national and state officers must . . .
be at least thirty years old.
hold specific religious beliefs.
affirm to support the Constitution.
be natural-born citizens.
As president, Thomas Jefferson . . .
tried to impeach Federalist judges.
removed all Federalists from government.
eliminated the National Bank.
determined to increase the strength of the nation’s army and navy.
What hero of the Tripolitan War sailed into Tripoli’s harbor and burned the American ship Philadelphia?
Commodore Richard Dale
Stephen Decatur
Edward Moran
John C. Calhoun
Nearly half of America’s trade passed through what city?
Charleston
New Orleans
New York
Mobile
All of the following were victorious American military leaders except
William Henry Harrison.
Andrew Jackson.
Robert Livingston.
Oliver Hazard Perry.
Jefferson was hesitant to accept the Louisiana Purchase because . . .
protecting the large area from foreign attack would be difficult.
of the potential for Indian problems.
the Constitution did not specifically give him such authority.
he feared it would split Americans into eastern and western factions.
The issue of impressment created tension because of an incident involving the US ship . . .
Chesapeake.
Constitution.
Lawrence.
Niagara.
All the following are true about the Monroe Doctrine except . . .
governments in America should remain separate from European governments.
Europeans may set up new colonies in the Americas.
the United States will stay out of European wars that do not affect them.
Europe extending control over the Americas is considered an unfriendly act.
The Battle of New Orleans . . .
was fought after the treaty to end the war had been signed.
gave the British opportunities to extend control in the Louisiana Territory.
brought fame to William Henry Harrison.
was the biggest British victory of the war.
The supposed “corrupt bargain” was between . . .
Adams and Jackson.
Adams and Clay.
Clay and Monroe.
Monroe and Jackson.
The election of 1828 involved all of the following except . . .
the emergence of the Democratic Party.
the use of broadsides, banners, testimonials, barbecues, and parades.
a small turnout of voters.
mudslinging.
Andrew Jackson . . .
encouraged the South to secede because of the tariff.
was determined to enforce federal laws.
was thoroughly opposed to the states’ rights position.
supported the doctrine of nullification.
The administration of which of the following presidents was logically the least significant?
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
The Specie Circular was . . .
Van Buren’s plan to reduce government interference with banks.
Jackson’s attempt to curb rising prices.
a proposal by Clay to allow the South to escape the effect of the Force Bill.
Tyler’s effort to deal with squatters.
All of the following were results of the spoils system except . . .
efficiency
bribes
political machines.
political power.
All of the following are true of Martin Van Buren except that he . . .
advocated government connection with banks.
was not born a British subject.
was of Dutch ancestry.
advocated less government interference in private pursuits.
All of the following were reasons people moved to the West in the early 1800s except the . . .
hope of gaining new riches.
desire for new or more farmland.
desire to work in factories.
desire to spread the gospel to the Indians.
The first American route west of the Missouri River was the . . .
California Trail.
Mormon Trail.
Oregon Trail.
Santa Fe Trail.
During the Texan War for Independence, a group of soldiers commanded by James Fannin were massacred after which battle?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Goliad
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of New Orleans
Who was “the Pathfinder”?
Jedediah Smith
Jim Bowie
Zachary Taylor
John Charles Frémont
Which U.S. Congressman introduced the Spot Resolutions, which questioned whether the Mexicans had shed American blood on American soil?
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
What battle was narrowly won by Zachary Taylor because he burned many supplies?
Battle of Monterrey
Battle of Buena Vista
Battle of Vera Cruz
Battle of San Antonio
The Wilmot Proviso would have banned slavery in . . .
the South.
any territory taken from Mexico.
Missouri.
Maine
Gold was found on which man’s property?
Joseph Smith
John Sutter
John Sloat
John Slidell
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
Italian explorer who proved that Columbus had discovered a “new world”
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
explorer for Spain who may have been the first European to see the land that is now the United States
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
explorer for Spain who discovered the Pueblo Indians and was the first European to see the Grand Canyon
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
claimed the Mississippi River for France
John Cabot
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
found the St. Lawrence River
John Cabot
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England
John Cabot
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
one of the American negotiators at the Treaty of Paris
John Jay
Joseph Brant
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
Mohawk chieftain
John Jay
Joseph Brant
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
American head of the Department of Finance
John Jay
Joseph Brant
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
America’s first spy
John Burgoyne
George Rogers Clark
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
paid Indians bounties for American scalps
John Burgoyne
George Rogers Clark
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
suffered defeat at Saratoga
John Burgoyne
George Rogers Clark
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
victor at Vincennes and Kaskaskia
John Burgoyne
George Rogers Clark
Robert Morris
Nathan Hale
Henry Hamilton
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
A
Bunker Hill
Montreal
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
D
Bunker Hill
Montreal
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
G
Bunker Hill
Montreal
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
B
Camden
Charles Towne
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
E
Camden
Charles Towne
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
C
Camden
Charles Towne
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Match the following places with the correct letters from the map.
F
Camden
Charles Towne
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
