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WorksheetsUnit 5: Division American History Grade 8
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following DOES describe Jackson's upbringing? Click ALL that apply.
Poor
Suffered many hardships
He was the son of a lawyer
Often in trouble
Which was NOT one of the 5 "civilized" tribes of the Southeast?
Cheyenne
Seminole
Choctaw
Creek
Select ALL the ways that Jackson expanded Democracy
Reached out to women
Created Nominating Conventions
Reached out to common citizens
Allowed for Slaves to vote
How many died on the Trail of Tears?
1 out of every 6
1 out of every 2
1 out of every 4
1 out of every 10
The following image shows Jackson's war vs.....
Clay
Second National Bank
South Carolina
Natives
What state threatened to secede over tariff issue
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Who swayed the House in the "corrupt bargain" vote of 1824?
Calhoun
H. Clay
John Q. Adams
N. Biddle
What southern leader became Jackson's enemy during tariff issue?
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
N. Biddle
John Q. Adams
What present day state was designated as the new Indian territory?
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Who led the Seminole in guerrilla warfare?
Shawnee
Osceola
Little Turtle
Chief Ross
Replacing opponents with your supporters was known as the...
Spoils System
Nominating Conventions
Victors System
Hire and Fire
1st President to die in office was
Van Buren
Tyler
W.H. Harrison
Jackson
Click ALL the following the Jackson hated about the Second National Bank.
Run by a wealthy easterner named Nicholas Biddle
Favored the rich and corruption
Held a monopoly on federal funds
Location wasn't centralized
What election introduced "mudslinging"?
1824
1828
1832
1836
Economic Depression defined his presidency
William Henry Harrison
James K. Polk
John Q. Adams
Martin Van Buren
Who compromised a bill that would gradually lower tariff, ending the crisis?
Calhoun
Clay
Adams
Van Buren
What two native groups resisted the United States removal?
Seminole and Creek
Seminole and Choctaw
Seminole and Cherokee
Seminole and Chickasaw
Which of the following is true regarding Jackson's military history? Click ALL that apply.
Fought in Creek and Seminole wars
Taken prisoner during the American Revolution
Hero of New Orleans
Hero of Yorktown
Click ALL that are true
Jackson was involved in many duels
Jackson once fired his entire cabinet
Jackson was a military hero
Jackson was a lawyer from Tennessee
The following map depicts the relocation of Native American tribes during the --
Great Migration
Trail of Tears
Westward Migration
Manifest Destiny
Americans relocated many Native Americans for the purpose to obtain more --
Land
Money
Taxes
Tariffs
The act, or law, was created in order to remove Native Americans from their homelands and force them West.
Alien and Sedition Acts
No More Natives Act
Citizens Only Act
Indian Removal Act
The rise of the plantation system in America was caused mostly be the successful crop, --
Wheat
Cotton
Corn
Tobacco
"A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress." This ideology led to the --
Nullification Crisis
Free Enterprise
Manifest Destiny
Trail of Tears
Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
Missouri
Maine
Kentucky
Ohio
Close reading the map, with the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
Missouri
Maine
Kentucky
Alabama
Close reading the map, The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned.
permitted
prohibited
sometimes prohibited
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Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Maine
Missouri
Texas
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.
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.
cede
secede
repeal
annex
Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?
Virginia
Canada
California
Pennsylvania
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?
Utah and New Mexico
California and Oregon
Oklahoma and Texas
Michigan and Ohio
Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
The Northern free states
The Southern slave states
California
The states in New England
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 ____________________________________.
increased sectional tensions in the United States
decreased sectional tensions in the United States
kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same
Education in the 19th century changed to provide
private home tutoring
free public schooling
equal educational opportunities for all people groups
specific job skills
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?
She was trying to change the conditions of the prisons and creating hospitals to house the mentally ill.
She was concerned after visiting a hospital for wounded soldiers wanted to try and change the conditions of the army hospital.
She was working to reform the health conditions of the poor who were working long hours in the textile mills.
She was hoping to change the school system so that it was safer and cleaner for all students learning.
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?
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.
Douglass ran for government office in the hopes that he could persuade and eventually force legislation to abolish slavery.
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.
Douglass was a primary conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped move slaves from the south to the north for their freedom.
Which of the following is a modern day example of social reform?
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.
Companies such as Amazon have been awarded patents and begun experimenting with mail deliveries made by drones and other small robots.
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.
What was the goal of the Temperance movement?
stopping slavery in America
stopping the consumption of liquor and limiting the amount of beer and wine an individual drank
Improving workers rights
Improving women's rights
What movement sought to change the laws to prevent discrimination against women and to provide them with equal opportunities in all aspects of life?
Worker's Rights
Women's Rights
Abolitionist
Temperance Movement
What word is the right to vote in political elections?
Social Reform
Boycott
Suffrage
Ballot
What was the cause for the Southern states to secede?
Lincoln's election of 1860
They didn't like the clothes the North wore
The North was taking all of the slaves from the South because they needed help farming
This guy led a raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His target was a federal arsenal.
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
John Breckenridge
John Brown
Anti-slavery activists founded the ______________ Party in the northern states in 1854, largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Republican
Democratic
Libertarian
Which one of the Areas that Scott Lived in was Not Anti-Slave?
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling of the Dred Scott decision?
Slavery Could Never Legally End
Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court
Slavery Helped The Economy
Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life
What Were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?
Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy
All Slaves Were Free
Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated
Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years
