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8th Grade US History

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of government in which citizens choose leaders to represent them is a -

a)

republic

b)

state

c)

dictatorship

d)

monarchy

2.

What were the first and last battles in the the fight for Texas independence?

a)

Battle of Goliad and Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of Gonzales and Battle of the Alamo

c)

Battle of Gonzales and Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Battle of Gonzales and Battle of Goliad

3.

Where did the Treaty of Velasco set the border between Texas and Mexico?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Colorado River

c)

Rio Grande River

4.

Where was the final Battle of the War for Texas Independence?

a)

The Alamo

b)

San Jacinto

c)

Valdez

5.

Who fought along side the Texians at the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

Spanish Revolutionaries

b)

United States Army

c)

Tejanos

6.

Who was the Commanding General of Mexican troops and the newly elected President of Mexico?

a)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

Antonio de San Jacinto

7.

What was the main reason conflicts rose between the Mexicans and the Americans living in Texas?

a)

Mexican Ruffians attacked American settlers

b)

Mexico charged Mexican settlers a lower tax than the American settlers

c)

Americans refused to adopt Mexican Culture

8.

What did the empresario system require all Americans to do when they moved into Texas?

a)

Become a Mexican citizen

b)

Adopt Christianity

c)

Must Pay Mexico Property Taxes

9.

a kind of attack in which a place is surrounded until the people inside surrender?

a)

siege

b)

scouts

c)

congress

d)

republic

10.

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

a)

1819

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1861

11.

Why is The Alamo significant?

a)

It was the last battle of the Revolution

b)

It inspired Texans to fight

c)

It was the first battle of the Revolution

d)

Texas won its independence

12.

What was the Alamo originally built as?

a)

hospital

b)

church

c)

fort

d)

warehouse

13.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.

b)

Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.

c)

An angel flying through the air from East to West.

d)

The progress of the White man

14.

Who campaigned for President by saying he wanted to annex Texas and make it a state?

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Sam Houston

15.

The main issue that prevented the United States from annexing Texas earlier than it did was?

a)

Whether slavery would be allowed in Texas or not?

b)

What language would be spoken?

c)

What to do with the Native Americas?

d)

Not wanting to upset Spain.

16.

Texas was originally part of what country?

a)

Mexico

b)

the United States

c)

it was never a part of another country, it was always independent

17.
Who beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
a)
James Fannin
b)
William B. Travis
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Santa Anna didn't lose
18.

When Americans first wanted to settle in Texas, what were the conditions Mexico gave them?

a)

Speak Spanish

b)

Convert to Catholicism

c)

Obey Mexican laws

d)

All of the above

19.

Who led the first wave of American Settlers into Texas?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Davey Crockett

c)

William Travis

d)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

20.

What is a tejano?

a)

American living in Texas

b)

Mexican living in Texas

c)

African American living in Texas

d)

Captain in the Mexican army

21.

The first land grant in Texas 1821 was given to this man?

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen Austin

c)

Sam Houston

d)

William Travis

22.

An American legend (Frontiersman, folk hero, and Congressman) who fought for Texan Independence and died at the Alamo.

a)

James K Polk

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Willliam Wallace

23.
Who was part of the expedition that shipwrecked in Galveston and was saved by the Karankawas?
a)

Cortez

b)

Pineda

c)
Cabeza de vaca
d)
Cabeza de mesa
24.

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?

a)

Catholic priests

b)

American Indian tribes

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Anglo settlers

25.
Why did the Spanish adopt the process of building missions and presidios?
a)
to help the local Indians maintain their Indian lands and expand the Indian cultures.
b)
to research the local Indians and publish Academic reports on world cultures.
c)
To claim the land for Spain, also convert the local Indians to Christianity, grow settlements and towns
26.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
27.
This is used to house the spanish soliders that were in charge of protecting the missions...
a)
Convent
b)
Mission
c)
Hotel
d)
Presidio
28.

What did Coronado do?

a)

Map the coast of Texas

b)

Live with the Native Americans and explore Texas

c)

Conquer the Aztec empire

d)

Explore the Great Plains looking for cities full of gold

29.

The Oregon Trail was _____ miles long.

a)

20

b)

200

c)

2,000

d)

20,000

30.

Pioneers traveled in covered wagons pulled by

a)

oxen.

b)

mules.

c)

horses.

d)

buffalo.

31.

Which of these was the greatest cause of death on the Oregon Trail?

a)

poisoning

b)

illness and injury

c)

encounters with animals

d)

conflicts with Native Americans

32.

Pioneers used _____ to guide their way on the Oregon Trail.

a)

street signs

b)

paved roads

c)

government-made maps

d)

natural and man-made landmarks

33.

When did England officially give the Oregon Territory to the United States?

a)

1776

b)

1801

c)

1846

d)

1895

34.

What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?

a)

Appalachians

b)

Sierra Nevadas

c)

Green Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

35.

Most people travelled by

a)

wagon

b)

horse

c)

foot

d)

oxen

36.

What is an emigrant?

a)

person who moves from one place to another

b)

person who moves from one country to another

c)

a species of bird often found on the Oregon Trail

d)

a trader with Native Americans

37.

Which was NOT one of the top causes of death along the trail?

a)

disease

b)

accidents

c)

Indian attacks

38.

What time period did people use the Oregon Trail?

a)

1750-60s

b)

1800-10s

c)

1840-50s

d)

1880-90s

39.

How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?

a)

2 years

b)

3 months

c)

1-4 weeks

d)

6-8 months

40.

What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?

a)

smallpox

b)

measles

c)

plague

d)

cholera

41.

Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Idaho

c)

Wyoming

d)

Missouri

42.

Where did the trail end?

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

Oregon

d)

Colorado

43.

Pioneers heading out on the trail had to leave some of their things behind.

a)

true

b)

false

44.
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
a)
Indendence, Michigan
b)
Independence, Missouri
c)
Independence, Montana
d)
Independence, Massachusetts
45.

Which of the following states did the Oregon Trail NOT pass through?

a)

California

b)

Nebraska

c)

Wyoming

d)

Oregon

46.

Who really blazed the Oregon trail?

a)

merchants

b)

trappers

c)

missionaries

d)

trappers

47.
Who was the first black mountain man?
a)
Samuel Woodhouse
b)
Jim Bridger
c)
Jim Beckwourth
d)
Jedediah Smith
48.
Why are the mountain men important and remembered in America?
a)
They made California and Oregon apart of America
b)
Famous because of the California Gold Rush
c)
Made stealing illegal
d)
Made Nevada apart of America
49.

The Mountain men's business, the fur trade, ended because:

a)

the railroads came

b)

fashions changed and few Beaver remained in the area

c)

The government made them stop

d)

The Indians drove them out

50.

American Indians often guided the trappers and traded with them.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Why were beaver pelts such a valuable commodity for North American trappers?

a)

Their waterproof hides made excellent canoes.

b)

Their front teeth were valuable as chisels.

c)

Their pelts were made into fashionable hats in Europe.

d)

Their meat was delicious.

52.

Which of the following animals were NOT trapped and sold for pelts in Wyoming?

a)

Beaver

b)

Horse

c)

Fox

d)

Buffalo

53.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
54.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
55.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation was
a)
John Adams
b)
John Jay
c)
John Bon Jovi
d)
John Marshall
56.
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands in 
a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
Georgia
d)
Kansas
57.
Gold was discovered in the lands that belonged to
a)
Cherokee
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Seminole
d)
Alexander Hamilton
58.
This tribe lived mostly in Florida and were either killed or forced to leave their homes.
a)
Souix
b)
Choctaw
c)
Iroquois
d)
Seminole
59.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
60.
This man was president from 1829-1837.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
George Washington
d)
Henry Clay
61.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
62.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
63.
The land west of the ______________ was thought to be worthless.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Rocky Mountains
64.

Which Cherokee Indian invented the Cherokee alphabet?

a)

The Europeans

b)

Sequoyah

c)

The Creek

d)

The Cherokee

65.

What is a reservation?

a)

A treaty between a Native American tribe and the U.S. government

b)

A designated period of time in which a tribe can continue to live on a plot of land

c)

An area of land established by the U.S. government for a Native American tribe to live on

66.

What does it mean to assimilate?

a)

To change your culture to fit in with the dominant culture

b)

To maintain your cultural independence

c)

To integrate new and old cultural customs

67.

Which of the following was a common reality for many Native American tribes?

a)

They could live on American land as long as they did not farm on it

b)

They could keep their land as long as they signed a treaty

c)

The treaties they signed with the American government were often broken

68.

What caused the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole to be called the 5 “civilized” tribes?

a)

They assimilated to American culture

b)

They fought for their right to their lands

c)

They made treaties with the American government

69.

Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Andrew Jackson

70.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

71.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
72.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
73.

Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Worcester v. Georgia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

74.

Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with?

a)

First Bank of the United States

b)

Second Bank of the United States

c)

Pet Banks

d)

State Banks

75.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
76.

Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

John Douglas

d)

John C. Calhoun

77.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

78.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
79.

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

Battle of Saratoga

80.
Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his political supporters and friends.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Who defeated Andrew Jackson in the election of 1824?
a)
Winfield Scott
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
William Henry Harrison
82.
Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis was most upsetting to
a)
the Rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states' rights supporters.
83.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
84.

"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

85.

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

86.

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

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Taxes

d)

Tariffs

87.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency? 
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Arkansas
c)
Texas
d)
Mississippi
88.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
89.
The right to vote
a)
1st Amendment
b)
Abolitionism
c)
Voters Rights
d)
Suffrage
90.
What is the definition of Nullify? 
a)
To Withdraw or remove
b)
Abstain from buying 
c)
Cruel Government
d)
To cancel or ignore
91.
What was the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
in favor of the Cherokee staying in Georgia
b)
ruled the tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
c)
in favor of Georgia - the Cherokee must go
d)
Indian Removal Act ruled unconstitutional
92.

A document that describes the system of government and founding principles of a state, nation, or organization

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Convention

d)

Congress

93.

This law allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into 3 to 5 separate territories. Also, it established governments for each territory

a)

Democracy

b)

Democratic Ideals

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

Northwest Ordinance

94.

A territory could apply for statehood once 60,000 free people resided in a territory

a)

Statehood

b)

State of OHIO

c)

1803

d)

Constitutional Convention

95.

How many steps are there to statehood?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

12

d)

3

96.

Population of the territory includes at least 5,000 free adult males. Residents elect political leaders.

a)

1st Step to Statehood

b)

2nd Step to Statehood

c)

3rd Step to Statehood

d)

Ohio is the BEST state

97.

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

a)

that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

b)

that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

c)

that we would be dragged into another war.

d)

that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

98.

Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set land aside for in every township?

a)

Police stations

b)

A fort

c)

City Halls

d)

Schools

99.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...

a)

To own slaves

b)

Religious freedom

c)

Right to a trial by a jury

d)

To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)

100.

Which of the following states was NOT part of the Northwest Territory?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Minnesota

c)

Michigan

d)

Pennsylvania

101.

Which of the following present day states were a part of the Northwest Territory (select all that apply)

a)

Ohio

b)

Michigan

c)

Indiana

d)

Illinois

e)

Wisconsin

102.
What was the document that contained the first "rules" for government in the United States?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Confederation
d)
Articles of Independence
103.

Why would the construction of a canal be efficient for production, and commerce?

a)

It would eliminate airplane travel

b)

It allowed more workers to build steamboats instead of wagons.

c)

Water travel was a more efficient way of transport. More cargo could be more easily transporter, faster, and more connections between east and west.

104.

What would be advandtages of a steam boat?

Choose 3 answers

a)

National trade would be more simple

b)

creation of more towns

c)

Ability to go against currents

105.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

106.
What do you call people who made their living exploring, trapping animals and pushing into the wilderness?
a)
Missionaries
b)
Pioneers
c)
Mountain Men
d)
Prospectors
107.

_____________ was a missionary to the Cayuse in Oregon Country.

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Narcissa Whitman

c)

John Jacob Astor

d)

John Quincy Adams

108.

Jefferson selected this expedition team to explore the new western territories.

a)

Clark and Sacajawea

b)

Sacajawea and Charbonneau

c)

Charbonneau and Lewis

d)

Lewis and Clark

109.

This Shawnee chief was killed during the Battle of Thames between the American and British.

a)

Chief Little Turtle

b)

Chief Bluejacket

c)

Chief Paxinos

d)

Tecumseh

110.

Jefferson also sent this person to explore the west; he explored Texas and the southwest.

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Zebulon Z. Pike

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Lewis

111.

Southerners, like Calhoun, disliked this.

a)

Tariffs

b)

Drinking

c)

Vice President Burr

d)

Seminoles

112.

Which of the following were NOT one of the 5 Civilized Tribes?

a)

Creek

b)

Seminoles

c)

Choctaw

d)

Cheyenne

113.

The 5 Civilized Indian Tribes were known as civilized, because.................

a)

they only spoke English.

b)

they adopted many of the colonists’ customs.

c)

they traveled to the settlers' cities.

d)

they only traded with the white settlers.

114.

This occurred when President Jackson withdrew all federal money from the national bank, and prices & wages went down.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Panic of 1837

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

115.

What was the name of the new political party that replaced the Federalists and believed in strong federal government??

a)

Dem Reps

b)

Whig

c)

Republicans

d)

Federalist

116.

What was a result from the death of the National Bank?

a)

More bank branches popped up everywhere.

b)

Jackson redistributed all the money to smaller banks.

c)

The National Bank got bigger and stronger than before.

d)

State banks died.

117.
Trail of Tears?
a)
1835-1834
b)
1835-1836
c)
1837-1838
d)
1838-1839
118.
Texas won its Independence from Mexico and became an independent country in the year?
a)
1836
b)
1835
c)
1837
d)
1838
119.
Lousiana Purchase
a)
1801
b)
1802
c)
1803
d)
1804
120.

Who was elected President and had to deal with the Panic of 1837?

a)

President Van Buren

b)

President James Monroe

c)

President James Madison

d)

President John Quincy Adams

121.

an alleged secret agreement made between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay during the U.S. presidential election of 1824, in which Adams was elected as President after Clay helped him secure the necessary votes in the House of Representatives

a)

Spoils system

b)

Corrupt bargain

c)

Annex

d)

Nullification Act

122.

to attach or add on

a)

Spoils system

b)

Corrupt bargain

c)

Annex

d)

Nullification Act

123.

Why was Andrew Jackson considered the "popular choice" for President of the United States during the Election of 1824?

a)

He was a famous writer

b)

He was very handsome

c)

He represented the "common man"

d)

He had hanged people during the Battle of New Orleans

124.
What is the name of the mountain range located on the west side of the United States?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre
d)
Appalachian
125.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
126.
What is geographic feature letter M?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Delta
c)
Lake Ontario
d)
Atlantic Ocean
127.
What is geographic feature letter D?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Colorado River
128.
What is geographic feature letter L?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
129.
In which state was gold discovered in 1849?
a)
Texas
b)
Nevada
c)
California
d)
Oregon
130.
Which two words would BEST describe the geography of the Great Plains?
a)
dry, hilly
b)
flat, forests
c)
flat, grassy
d)
swampy, treeless

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8th Grade