8th History Abeka Test 6 Semester Exam

What nation supported Christopher Columbus in his expedition to the New World?

What required all public lands to be paid for in gold or silver?

Led the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexico

Where did Texas win its independence from Santa Anna?

The most important aspect of the War of 1812 was because . . .

The Constitution's three branches of government provide for. . .

What nation experienced a potato famine?

Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans stood for ____ construction of the Constitution.

What levied a tax on all legal documents?

Discovered the Sierra Nevada mountain pass

Who defeated Santa Anna's army at the Battle of Buena Vista?

First president of the Republic of Texas

revived trade in the East

Missionaries influenced the West by . . .

What prepared England for limited government?

writer of Poor Richard's Almanac

What was the purpose of our government according to our Constitution?

He promoted the idea of public school

The type of government the Constitution established

First shots of the War for Independence

What nation threatened the freedoms of Texans?

Who is the Father of American Missions?

The first major amphibious landing of America forces was at . . .

He was the first to train circuit-riding preachers during the Second Great Awakening.

First man to go to Oregon Country with the gospel for the Indians

guy whose Californian ranch where gold was discovered in 1848

Jamestown proved the free enterprise system works best because everyone . . .

reaper inventor

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

The turning point of the War for Independence

Who wrote the first American dictionary?

What created the Northwest Territory's townships?

Education in the 1800s was considered important because . . .

He negotiated the purchase that completed our southern border

He ended tribute to the Barbary pirates.

Who was the first state to outlaw liquor during the Second Great Awakening?

The colony who established a House of Burgesses (e.g. first form of representative gov't here)

What established the first town school system in America?

This European discovered the Hawaiian Island

His campaign slogan was "fifty-four forty or fight!"

What nation signed the Oregon Treaty with the U.S.?

What year did the "Tarriff of Abominations" pass?

He issued the Specie Circular.

Which state set the precedent for religious freedom?

Who went with Narcissa Whitman to be the first white women to cross the Rockies?

term that means "applied science or the practical use of scientific knowledge"

The first permanent French settlement in the New World

war that meant English tradition and liberty was established in North America

The first president

Established Christian principles in the factories he owned

Which senator from Massachusetts was the greatest orator in Congress?

He warned European powers from interfering with the Western Hemisphere

He developed the first successful steamboat

Which nation sold the Louisiana Territory?

City where the wagon train would leave on the Oregon Trail

What did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?