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Worksheets8th Grade Social Studies Whole Course Review
Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Which compromise created a two house legislature with one house based on population and one house with equal representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
Which compromise included the agreement that enslaved people would be counted as 3/5 of a person?
The Great Compromise
Three Fifths Compromise
Slave Trade Compromise
Commerce Compromise
Which compromise included the agreement that Congress is given control over commerce (trade)?
The Great Compromise
Three Fifths Compromise
Slave Trade Compromise
Commerce Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved a problem at the Convention over what? (check all that apply)
How enslaved people would be counted towards representation
Whether Congress would be able to control the slave trade
Whether the Constitution would create the office of President
How enslaved people would count towards taxation
This did not allow colonists to settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of Florida
Proclamation of 1787
The Stamp Act placed a tax on......
Tea
Sugar
Printed Goods
Lumber
Farm Goods
In 1764, the ________ Act required colonies to house and feed British troops in inns and unoccupied buildings.
Stamp
Townshend
Quartering
Coercive
The Sugar Act was a tax on (check all that apply)
Sugar
Coffee
Molasses
Vibranium
What did the Townshend Acts do?
put a restriction on storage for the colonists
give colonists in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston a curfew
taxed all imports into the colonies
taxed products made in the colonies
What acts did King George III pass after the Boston Tea Party?
The Unbearable Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Horrible Acts
The Forgivable Acts
Colonists who wanted freedom from the king were called ________.
Loyalists
Patriots
Officials
supporters
Colonists who supported the king were called _______.
Patriots
supporters
Loyalists
Officials
When was the American Revolution/War of Independence/Revolutionary War?
1775-1783
1861-1865
1914-1918
1066-1080
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
June 26, 1776
July 4, 1776
October 31, 1776
December 25,1776
How do we give our government consent to govern over us?
Protesting
Voting
Rioting
Paying Taxes
What does “deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" mean?
natural rights (the government does not have permission to rule over us)
Social contract (the King has permission to rule over the colonies)
representation (people that don't have power die)
popular sovereignty (the government gets its power from the people)
Which battle resulted in the surrender of the British and the end of the Revolutionary War?
New York
Saratoga
Cowpens
Yorktown
Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?
It showed the British that they could beat the Patriots if they had the right ammunition.
It finally convinced the French that the war could be won and was worth fighting.
It showed the British just how hard the Patriots were willing to fight.
It was the greatest Patriot victory in the entire American Revolution.
Series of Acts designed to punish Colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Townshend Acts
Martial Law
Intolerable Acts
Tyranny
According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?
The King
The People
The Pope
The President
Which of these accurately describes the Declaration of Independence?
An informal commentary that a king has little more to do than make war.
Government proclamation that citizens are not equal to kings or other nobilityF
Public document stating that all people should live under the rule of a fair and just king.
Formal announcement of America’s independence from Great Britain.
The British passed the Proclamation of 1763. Give two details why the British passed the
Proclamation of 1763.
To prevent any further Native American conflicts, British wanted to tax the
colonists
To Cause more conflict between the French and Spanish
To Prevent the Spread of French and Native Americans and Colonist
To Tax the colonist and the French from taken up the fur trade
This person was the general of the Continental Army and would become the first president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Which of the following were British strengths?
50,000 Regulars (trained, professional solidiers)
20,000 German mercenary soldiers
Thousands of Loyalists
Lots of money
A huge amount of land in the colonies to try to control
Which of the following were strengths of the Patriots?
A huge amount of land and ability to control the countryside
Broad support for their cause
The British had powerful enemies (like the French)
Were fighting on their own land
Lots of trained, professional soldiers
Which of the following were weaknesses of the British?
Couldn't control the countryside and protect the Loyalists
Were too stuck-up to take advantage of Loyalist support
Had to ship their men, both redcoats and German mercenaries, across the ocean
Had many powerful enemies (like the French)
Couldn't concentrate all of their forces in the 13 Colonies
What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The British recognized the United States as an independent nation
The British ceded Canada to the United States.
The French agreed to sell the Louisiana territory to the United States.
Enslaved Africans gained their freedom in present-day Haiti.
After a string of losses, this American victory boosted morale and confidence in Washington’s leadership.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
What TWO things did the Americans do battles, especially later in the war that even when they lost made British victories too costly?
The Continental regulars became as professional, experienced, and disciplined and as capable of successfully fighting in European-style warfare as the British
They used guerilla and Native American tactics to allow untrained militia to fight the British
They just sniped at the British from behind rocks and trees and nothing else
They let the French do all the fighting
Which are reasons did the Americans (Patriots) win the Revolutionary War?
They made the war last so long and cost so much that the British finally gave up.
They adapted their military to win battles and make the war very costly.
They won every battle
They got money, supplies, men, and naval power from the French and others
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the
Constitution Day
Senators
Bill of Rights
Which branch of government is also known as Congress?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
President
Which branch of government does the President belong to?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Federalism
Article 1 is the Legislative Branch. What does the Legislative Branch do?
makes the laws
enforce/carries out the laws
interprets the laws
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
The President, Vice President, and Cabinet
The Supreme Court Justices
The House of Representatives and The Senate
Article 2 is the Executive Branch. What does the Executive Branch do?
make laws
enforce/carry out laws
interpret laws
Which of the following makes up the Executive Branch?
The House of Representatives and Senate
The Supreme Court Justices
The President, The Vice President, The Cabinet
Article 3 is the Judicial Branch. What does the Judicial Branch do?
make laws
interpret laws
enforce/carry out laws
True or False: The government does not have to follow the Bill of Rights
True
False
What is an amendment?
a new constitution
a change to the constitution
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
1
5
10
27
WHICH AMENDMENT GIVES STATES POWERS THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION?
10TH
12TH
5TH
2ND
WHICH AMENDMENT GIVES YOU FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND THE RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE?
4TH
6TH
7TH
1ST
* Utah and New Mexico were created and given popular sovereignty
* ended the slave trade in Washington DC
* Forced a stronger Fugitive Slave Law
* Erased the Missouri Compromise Line (36* 30* Parallel)
* New territories had popular sovereignty (vote)
The Election of 1860 was won by Abraham Lincoln. Why did this anger the South?
They wanted 2 presidents
They feared he would end slavery
They weren't angry
They wanted to become their own country and he said no
plantations; dependent on slavery
factories; dependent on slavery
plantations; not dependent on slavery
factories; not dependent on slavery
What does secession mean?
to join
to acquire
to leave
to change
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
How many states seceded in 1860-61?
8
10
11
19
What was the official name of the south during the Civil War?
Confederate States of America
Rebel States of America
Southern States of America
Confederate States of the South
The idea of attacking the Confederacy by squeezing them like a snake from the East and West is known as the...
Snake Plan
Anaconda Plan
Gator Paln
Enduring Freedom
Battle took place in Maryland and was the closest Civil War battle to Washington D.C. The Union won and gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he needed to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the Civil War.
Antientam
Gettysburg
Bullrun
Vicksburg
Led by Ulysses S. Grant. They blockaded the Mississippi River and split the Confederate troops into smaller groups giving them a greater chance of victory.
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race?"
12th
13th
14th
15th
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States?
Civil Rights Act of 1981
14th amendment
15th amendment
hippos
What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)
Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws
Slavery
Westward Expansion
Lincoln winning the election of 1860
All of these
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
The Confederacy
Mexico
Europe
Which of the following phrases BEST describes the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation gave the Civil War in the Union a higher moral purpose by freeing slaves in rebelling states.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in all states to get support from Confederate states
The Emancipation Proclamation gave the Civil War in the Confederacy a higher moral purpose by freeing slaves in rebelling states
Which of the following generals was the Union's most famous and best general?
Ulysses S. Grant
Napoleon Bonaparte
Erwin Rommel
Han Solo
Which of the following generals was the Confederacy's most famous and best general?
Gaius Marius
Robert E. Lee
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Frederick the Great of Prussia
What Civil War battle was the bloodiest in American history (51,000 casualties) and was a turning point in the war?
The Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of the Marne
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Boone's Mill
The Civil War was about slavery
True
False
Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.
North
South
West
Which one of these was Union/Free State?
Louisiana
Nebraska
Maryland
Massachusetts
Which one of these states was a Southern rebel slave state aka. Confederate state?
Vermont
Delaware
West Virginia
North Carolina
Which one of these states was a Southern rebel slave state aka. Confederate state?
Vermont
Rhode Island
Ohio
South Carolina
Which of these was a Border State (a slave state that stayed in the Union)?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
West Virginia
Which one of these states was a Southern rebel slave state aka. Confederate state?
Delaware
Georgia
Michigan
Nevada
Which one of these states was a Southern rebel slave state aka. Confederate state?
Maine
Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?
North
South
Border states
What's important about Fort Sumter?
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
This secret society attempted to keep Freedmen from exercising their rights through threats and violence.
the Freedmen's Bureau
The Anti-Freedmen Group
the Ku Klux Klan
the NAACP
They were given food, clothing, and medicine on credit
They had to share a portion of their harvest with the landowner
They were provided land, a home, and fertilizer by the landowner
slaves
carpetbaggers
scalawags
sharecroppers
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ...
abolished slavery
gave former slaves their citizenship
gave former slaves the right to vote
gave women the right to own property
Some of the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau included
helping former slaves vote
building and running schools
providing food and clothing for former slaves
all of the above
Why did Sharecropping and tenant farming become the dominant form of agriculture after the Civil War?
many former Confederate soldiers were available to work
the government offered farmers incentives to practice sharecropping
there were many former slaves who needed work and plantation owners who needed labor
people flocked to the south after the war for jobs
After the 13th Amendment, many freedmen agreed to provide labor on plantations, in exchange for sharing part of the harvested crop. This agreement was called ________.
labor sharing
shared harvest
land sharing
sharecropping
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?
Keep public facilities cleaner
keep African-Americans as second-class citizens
keep the races pure
keep African-Americans from voting
Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.
Literacy Tests
Voting tests
Government Tests
Poll tests
What areas were racially segregated?
Schools
Housing
Public Transportation
All of these answers
You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.
Grandfather clause
Father Clause
Grandmother Clause
Santa Clause
Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?
Eastern Shore
South
North
