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WorksheetsNC 8th grade Social Studies Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
How did punitive British laws such as the Intolerable Acts 1774 (included Quartering Act) impact the colonists?
The laws enabled the colonists to have more respect for King George III.
The laws usurped the power of the colonists.
The laws helped the colonists get more rights.
How did many colonists react to the tax laws put upon them by the British in the 1760's-1770's?
They agreed to pay the taxes because they felt responsible for the French and Indian War.
They decided to elect representatives to go the England and sit in Parliament.
They became united in opposition to the taxes due to no representation in Parliament.
Which phrase describes popular sovereignty?
the people have the power
the people are controlled by the monarchy
the people do not have the right to vote
How did the central government function under America's first government, the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)?
The central government had more power than the states.
The central government was very strong.
There was a very weak central government.
Each branch of the U.S. government has its own jobs describes which democratic principle?
unalienable rights
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
Central Powers
Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
Mexico
Australia
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers (WWI)
Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
Mexico
Australia
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Luisitania
British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.
American citizens were lending money to the government to pay for the war.
Agreement to stop fighting
Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
Zimmerman Note
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.
British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers, during WWII?
What does ratify mean?
To approve
To decline
To turn into a rat
To evaluate later
This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -
Separation of Powers
The Great Compromise
Limited Government
What was the importance of 1776?
Constitution was ratified
start of the Civil War
American Independence
The fifteenth amendment was ratified in order to:
establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
mandate fair labor contracts between African Americans workers and plantation owners
abolish the institution of slavery
protect the voting rights of African American men
Which of these describes a result of the 13th amendment?
African Americans in the North could vote
State governments were required to protect individual rights
Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office
Guaranteeing permanent freedom for African Americans
What was one of the main clauses in the 14th amendment?
All African Americans, including former slaves, were now U.S. citizens
All slaves were now freed
All African American men gained the right to vote
No states had the right to nullify federal law
The Nineteenth Amendment extended the right to vote to which group?
18-year-olds
African Americans
Native Americans
women
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were all created as a result of:
the American Revolution
the Civil War
World War I
Vietnam
What was the main purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
To celebrate the new tea tax
To protest against the British government's tax on tea
To establish a new tea trading company
To support British tea merchants
