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8th Grade Total US History Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war. 
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
2.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest Destiny 
b)
 Monroe Destiny
c)
Moving West
d)
Louisiana Purchase
3.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
4.
Oregon Trail 
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to 13 Colonies for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
5.
What does the picture represent (sad journey to relocate Natives)?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
6.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
7.
Industries ______________ during the 1800's.
a)
decreased
b)
increased
8.
Industrialization is the ...
a)
belief to obtain land to the Pacific Ocean
b)
shift to large-scale production
c)
moving west
d)
settling in the 13 Colonies
9.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws? 
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
10.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
11.
Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
12.
Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive Brnach 
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
 Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch
13.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
14.
Guarantees freedom of religion
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
15.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
10
d)
13
16.
Regardless of where the colony was located, all 13 colonies were by this bed of water.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
17.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
18.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
19.
What years did the Civil War last?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1865-1880
c)
1781-1785
d)
1861-1865
20.
Slaves were brought  from _____ to ___
a)
New World  to Africa 
b)
Africa to New world
c)
asia to africa 
21.
There were three regions in the 13 original colonies. 
a)
East, West and North
b)
Top, middle and bottom
c)
New England, Middle and Southern
22.
Where the 13 original colonies located?
a)
On the East Coast 
b)
On the West Coast
c)
In the middle of  North America 
23.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
24.

Check all that apply.

The Articles of Confederation were weak in that they:

a)

could not collect taxes directly from states

b)

did not include a court system

c)

were not able to regulate trade

d)

lacked support from Congress

25.
The first ______ amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
a)
1
b)
12
c)
10
d)
3
26.
Which branch of the government explains or interprets the laws?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
27.
Slaves would partially count towards population is part of the 
a)
Commerce compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Three-fifths Compromise
d)
Electoral College
28.
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on what?
a)
equal representation for each state
b)
how many senators it has
c)
population of the state
d)
physical size of the state
29.
 Washington wanted America to remain ___________ when dealing with other countries?
a)
Strong
b)
Neutral
c)
Weak
d)
Undecided
30.
1787 meeting at which the U.S. Constitution was created
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights Convention
c)
Confederation Congress
d)
Constitutional Convention
31.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency (money)
d)
All of the these
32.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
33.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
34.

The New Jersey Plan called for every state having one ________.

a)

constitution

b)

vote

c)

Congress

35.
George Washington warned that political parties would...
a)
destroy federal power
b)
destroy state power
c)
divide the nation
d)
unite the nation 
36.

Washington's economic achievement as president includes:

a)

forming a national bank

b)

earning trade agreements with the Spanish

c)

improving trade with Native Americans

d)

Sectionalism

37.

What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

a)

To see how many new towns they could find.

b)

To make war with the Native Americans in the West.

c)

To map out the new territory and study plants/animals in the Louisiana Territory.

d)

To see of they could find New Orleans.

38.

______________ support the constitution.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

39.

Anti-Federalists _____________ the Constitution because it did not limit the power of the federal government.

a)

supported

b)

opposed

40.

Meeting of representatives from most colonies in 1774 to respond to the Intolerable Acts.

a)

Boycott

b)

1st Continental Congress

c)

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

d)

2nd Continental Congress

41.

Refusal to buy an item in order to protest a government action (colonists boycotted the Townshend acts).

a)

Petition

b)

Repeal

c)

Boycott

d)

Tea Act

42.

An official letter of complaint with signatures

a)

Boycott

b)

Repeal

c)

Constitution

d)

Petition

43.

A tax on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

44.

To cancel a law

a)

Repeal

b)

Boycott

c)

Petition

d)

Approve

45.

Required colonial authorities to feed and house British troops

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

46.

Taxed items imported to the colonies from Britain such as paper, glass, and tea.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

47.

Gave the British East India Company exclusive right to sell tea in colonies.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

48.

Law passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

49.

The author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

George III

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

50.

The King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War

a)

King James VI

b)

King George III

c)

King James III

d)

King George I

51.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

52.

Prohibited the colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

53.

What founding document includes the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

the Constitution

54.

What was the biggest issue with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

runaway inflation

b)

no state militia

c)

no strong central government

d)

no taxation without representation

55.

Which of these founding fathers disliked the idea of slavery, but supported including it in the Constitution because he thought America needed a strong central government?

a)

John Ellsworth

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Ben Franklin

56.

What was the system for filling government positions called under Andrew Jackson?

a)

Merits System

b)

Spoils System

c)

Party System

d)

Democratic System

57.

What government institution did Andrew Jackson seek to destroy?

a)

Federal Reserve

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Department of Commerce

d)

Bank of the United States

58.

Which of these was the root cause of the Civil War?

a)

State's Rights

b)

Nullification

c)

Economic Strife

d)

Slavery

59.

The area in YELLOW was colonized by which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

60.

The area in BLUE was colonized by which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

61.

What was the main reason that the French traveled to the New World?

a)

To profit from the fur trade

b)

To conquer land

c)

To escape religious persecution

d)

To convert natives to christianity

62.
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 
a)
Asia
b)
America
c)
Antartica
d)
Australia
63.

Which group's main motivation was the search of GOLD and a NEW TRADE ROUTE in the Far East?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

64.

What were the Pilgrims fleeing in England?

a)

high taxation

b)

religious persecution

c)

famine

d)

a sassy King James I

65.

The French and Indian War was fought primarily between whom?

a)

the British and Iroquois tribe

b)

the French and British

c)

the United States and British

d)

the French and Indians

66.

What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

a)

Discovery

b)

Speedwell

c)

Godspeed

d)

Mayflower

67.

The first permanent English colony in the Americas:

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

68.

Protects Americans from unwarranted search and seizures:

a)

4th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

69.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
70.

The US Constitution was signed

a)

1776

b)

1786

c)

1787

d)

1492

71.

Some U.S. states seceded from the U.S.

a)

1845

b)

1846

c)

1848

d)

1861

72.

The North won the Civil War and the U.S. was reunited.

a)

1848

b)

1861

c)

1865

d)

1965

73.

What famous document officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Northwest Treaty

d)

The Mayflower Compact

74.

What was the goal of Common Sense?

a)

To encourage colonists to think before making decisions

b)

To encourage colonists to forgive the king

c)

To convince colonists they could not repair their relationship with the monarchy

d)

That Great Britain was increasingly better than the colonies

75.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A sign in sheet as colonists arrived from Great Britain

b)

An agreement that entering colonists would follow the will of the majority

c)

An agreement that colonists would help to keep the Mayflower ship in working condition

d)

An agreement that new colonists signed to show their dislike towards the King

76.

What did the Declaration of Independence signify?

a)

That new colonists would be moving to join them.

b)

That the Founding Fathers could write an important document

c)

America's formal break up with Great Britain

d)

The beginning of a new relationship with Great Britain

77.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the 13 colonies?

a)

To establish a new monarchy

b)

To find gold and other resources

c)

To establish a new society based on religious freedom and economic opportunity

d)

To create a military base for England

78.

What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction era after the Civil War?

a)

To punish the Southern states for their rebellion

b)

To rebuild the infrastructure destroyed during the war

c)

To reintegrate the Southern states into the Union and ensure rights for freed slaves

d)

To establish a new government in the South

79.

Which amendment, passed during the Reconstruction, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

a)

The 13th Amendment

b)

The 14th Amendment

c)

The 15th Amendment

d)

The 16th Amendment

80.

What was the 'Black Codes' during the Reconstruction era?

a)

Laws that granted equal rights to African Americans

b)

Laws that restricted the rights and freedoms of African Americans

c)

Codes used by the Union army to communicate secretly

d)

Codes used by African Americans to escape slavery

81.

Who was a prominent abolitionist known for his 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave'?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Booker T. Washington

82.

Which two key principles of government are included in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

majority rule and minority rights

b)

universal suffrage and judicial independence

c)

universal suffrage and judicial independence

d)

consent of the governed and natural rights

83.

Anti Federalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that

a)

a bill of rights would be added to the original document to protect citizens from a tyrannical Federal government

b)

their supporters would receive a fair share of federal government jobs

c)

the president was given increased powers

d)

senators would be elected directly by the people

84.

Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that

a)

divides power between the central government and state governments

b)

includes a system of checks and balances

c)

places the most power in the hands of the legislative branch

d)

all of the above

85.

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthened the power of the judicial branch by

a)

denying states the right to secede from the Union

b)

providing the president the power to declare war

c)

ruling that Congress has the right to create new territories

d)

granting federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional

86.

Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the

a)

ratification of the Constitution of the United States

b)

approval of the Republican Party platform of 1860

c)

issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution

87.

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

a)

stake a claim to Mexican territory

b)

limit European influence in the Americas

c)

force the British out of the Oregon Territory

d)

establish full control over Canada

88.

The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and Native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the West

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

89.

Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North

a)

had superior military leaders

b)

had greater manufacturing capabilities

c)

received support from Great Britain and France

d)

used a strategy for fighting a defensive war

90.

Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”

b)

“The streets are paved with gold.”

c)

“All immigrants strengthen America.”

d)

“America is for Americans.”

91.

• Overcrowding

• High crime rate

• Poor sanitation


In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of

a)

muckrakers’ influence

b)

conservation programs

c)

westward migration

d)

rapid urbanization

92.

In the latter half of the 1800s, a large labor supply, an abundance of natural resources, and the

construction of new railroads contributed most directly to the

a)

growth of American industry

b)

dependence on imported goods

c)

demand for limits on immigration

d)

(4)

93.

During the late 19th century, labor union members generally believed that immigrants would

a)

help workers achieve higher wages

b)

provide necessary skills for the labor force

c)

create a threat to their job security

d)

refuse to become United States citizens

94.

A change to the Constitution is called

(a)  

95.

Our supreme law of the land since 1789

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

US Constitution

96.

The country that controlled the US until 1776

a)

Europe

b)

France

c)

King George III

d)

Great Britain

97.

Which term describes stopping one branch from overpowering another one?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Checks and Balances

98.

Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow Laws?

a)

To assure equal education for all

b)

to encourage Southerners to move to the North

c)

to separate African Americans and Whites in public life

d)

To prevent unqualified African Americans from voting

99.

Which Continent is #3?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Africa

100.

Which continent is #6

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

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