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Unit 5: Division American History Grade 8

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following DOES describe Jackson's upbringing? Click ALL that apply.

a)

Poor

b)

Suffered many hardships

c)

He was the son of a lawyer

d)

Often in trouble

2.

Which was NOT one of the 5 "civilized" tribes of the Southeast?

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Seminole

c)

Choctaw

d)

Creek

3.

Select ALL the ways that Jackson expanded Democracy

a)

Reached out to women

b)

Created Nominating Conventions

c)

Reached out to common citizens

d)

Allowed for Slaves to vote

4.

How many died on the Trail of Tears?

a)

1 out of every 6

b)

1 out of every 2

c)

1 out of every 4

d)

1 out of every 10

5.

The following image shows Jackson's war vs.....

a)

Clay

b)

Second National Bank

c)

South Carolina

d)

Natives

6.

What state threatened to secede over tariff issue

a)

North Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Florida

d)

South Carolina

7.

Who swayed the House in the "corrupt bargain" vote of 1824?

a)

Calhoun

b)

H. Clay

c)

John Q. Adams

d)

N. Biddle

8.

What southern leader became Jackson's enemy during tariff issue?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

N. Biddle

d)

John Q. Adams

9.

What present day state was designated as the new Indian territory?

a)

Georgia

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Kansas

10.

Who led the Seminole in guerrilla warfare?

a)

Shawnee

b)

Osceola

c)

Little Turtle

d)

Chief Ross

11.

Replacing opponents with your supporters was known as the...

a)

Spoils System

b)

Nominating Conventions

c)

Victors System

d)

Hire and Fire

12.

1st President to die in office was

a)

Van Buren

b)

Tyler

c)

W.H. Harrison

d)

Jackson

13.

Click ALL the following the Jackson hated about the Second National Bank.

a)

Run by a wealthy easterner named Nicholas Biddle

b)

Favored the rich and corruption

c)

Held a monopoly on federal funds

d)

Location wasn't centralized

14.

What election introduced "mudslinging"?

a)

1824

b)

1828

c)

1832

d)

1836

15.

Economic Depression defined his presidency

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

James K. Polk

c)

John Q. Adams

d)

Martin Van Buren

16.

Who compromised a bill that would gradually lower tariff, ending the crisis?

a)

Calhoun

b)

Clay

c)

Adams

d)

Van Buren

17.

What two native groups resisted the United States removal?

a)

Seminole and Creek

b)

Seminole and Choctaw

c)

Seminole and Cherokee

d)

Seminole and Chickasaw

18.

Which of the following is true regarding Jackson's military history? Click ALL that apply.

a)

Fought in Creek and Seminole wars

b)

Taken prisoner during the American Revolution

c)

Hero of New Orleans

d)

Hero of Yorktown

19.

Click ALL that are true

a)

Jackson was involved in many duels

b)

Jackson once fired his entire cabinet

c)

Jackson was a military hero

d)

Jackson was a lawyer from Tennessee

20.

The following map depicts the relocation of Native American tribes during the --

a)

Great Migration

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Westward Migration

d)

Manifest Destiny

21.

Americans relocated many Native Americans for the purpose to obtain more --

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Taxes

d)

Tariffs

22.

The act, or law, was created in order to remove Native Americans from their homelands and force them West.

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

No More Natives Act

c)

Citizens Only Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

23.

The rise of the plantation system in America was caused mostly be the successful crop, --

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Corn

d)

Tobacco

24.

"A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress." This ideology led to the --

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Trail of Tears

25.

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Ohio

26.

Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Alabama

27.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
28.
The Missouri Compromise is also known as?
a)
The Compromise of 1820
b)
The Equality Compromise
c)
The Henry Clay Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
29.

Close reading the map, The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned.

a)

permitted

b)

prohibited

c)

sometimes prohibited

d)

cheap

30.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

31.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

32.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

33.

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

a)

Virginia

b)

Canada

c)

California

d)

Pennsylvania

34.

According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?

a)

Utah and New Mexico

b)

California and Oregon

c)

Oklahoma and Texas

d)

Michigan and Ohio

35.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

36.

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

a)

increased sectional tensions in the United States

b)

decreased sectional tensions in the United States

c)

kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

37.

Education in the 19th century changed to provide

a)

private home tutoring

b)

free public schooling

c)

equal educational opportunities for all people groups

d)

specific job skills

38.

Dorothea Dix reported to the Massachusetts legislature that, "A woman in a cage . . . (one man) losing the use of his limbs from want of exercise . . . one man and one woman chained." What was the purpose of her meeting?

a)

She was trying to change the conditions of the prisons and creating hospitals to house the mentally ill.

b)

She was concerned after visiting a hospital for wounded soldiers wanted to try and change the conditions of the army hospital.

c)

She was working to reform the health conditions of the poor who were working long hours in the textile mills.

d)

She was hoping to change the school system so that it was safer and cleaner for all students learning.

39.

Frederick Douglass may have been one of the most important abolitionists prior to the Civil War. Which of the following statements would best explain how he made a difference for the movement?

a)

Douglass gave several speeches around the country to assist women in having the equal right to vote and equal pay for similar jobs held by men.

b)

Douglass ran for government office in the hopes that he could persuade and eventually force legislation to abolish slavery.

c)

Douglass wrote many autobiographies about his personal experience living the life as a slave, which informed whites of the immorality and harsh treatment of slaves.

d)

Douglass was a primary conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped move slaves from the south to the north for their freedom.

40.

Which of the following is a modern day example of social reform?

a)

Research developers announced in 2017 of a brand new 3-D printer that is capable of printing objects in various metals such as stainless steel.

b)

Companies such as Amazon have been awarded patents and begun experimenting with mail deliveries made by drones and other small robots.

c)

Due to recent events, many police departments throughout the U.S. began using more body cameras in order to monitor the safety of both police and civilians.

41.

What was the goal of the Temperance movement?

a)

stopping slavery in America

b)

stopping the consumption of liquor and limiting the amount of beer and wine an individual drank

c)

Improving workers rights

d)

Improving women's rights

42.

What movement sought to change the laws to prevent discrimination against women and to provide them with equal opportunities in all aspects of life?

a)

Worker's Rights

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Abolitionist

d)

Temperance Movement

43.

What word is the right to vote in political elections?

a)

Social Reform

b)

Boycott

c)

Suffrage

d)

Ballot

44.
What was the catalyst for social reform?
a)
Second Great Awakening
b)
Congress passed a Civil Rights law
c)
The Mexican War
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
45.
Who published an antislavery newspaper called the Liberator? 
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Theodore Weld
d)
Elijah Lovejoy
46.
The Declaration of Sentiments was written
a)
for women's rights
b)
to help abolitionists
c)
for education reform
d)
by free blacks 
47.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Horace Mann
d)
Lyman Beecher
48.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
a)
escaped slave and abolitionist
b)
attended the Seneca Falls Convention
c)
published a newspaper called Freedom's Journal
d)
the founder of the Underground Railroad
49.
The most important preacher of this new generation was?
a)
Charles Finney
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Robert Owen
50.
Massachusetts teacher who worked for education reform?
a)
Susan Anthony
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Robert Owen
51.

What was the cause for the Southern states to secede?

a)

Lincoln's election of 1860

b)

They didn't like the clothes the North wore

c)

The North was taking all of the slaves from the South because they needed help farming

52.
Abraham Lincoln ran against and debated this "little giant" for a seat in the Senate. 
a)
Stephen Fuller Austin
b)
Stephen Curry
c)
Stephen Douglas
d)
Frederick Douglass
53.

This guy led a raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His target was a federal arsenal.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Bell

c)

John Breckenridge

d)

John Brown

54.
Abraham Lincoln was a _________.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Libertarian
d)
Socialist
55.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
56.

Anti-slavery activists founded the ______________ Party in the northern states in 1854, largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Libertarian

57.
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
58.

Which one of the Areas that Scott Lived in was Not Anti-Slave?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Illinois

c)

Missouri

59.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling of the Dred Scott decision?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

60.

What Were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?

a)

Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy

b)

All Slaves Were Free

c)

Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated

d)

Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years