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What makes the economy grow?
The Tigris, Euphrates and the Nile all...
8th grade Prep 1
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1
The Tigris, Euphrates and the Nile all...
were filled with hippos
were wild and erratic
flooded
went dry
2
What makes the economy grow?
natural disasters
high birth rates
new laws
profits from new business and industries
3
Incans positioned their buildings according to what celestial object?
North Star
The Moon
The Sun
Mars
4
Where do many protests and rallies in Washington DC occur?
National Mall
In front of the White House
Inside the Capital
The steps of the Supreme Court
5
After serving as a General in World War II, President Eisenhower was committed to
the creation of a large nuclear stockpile
passing the Civil Rights Act
the creation of a more peaceful world
the increase in the military industrial complex
6
What year did Washington become the President?
1787
1776
1789
1812
7
What caused Shay's Rebellion?
War of 1812
Native American attacks
Taxes
Opposition to George Washington as president
8
Which is not a cause of England losing control of the American colonies?
Americans were developing their own industries
Americans were too far away to properly govern
Americans were befriending Native Americans
Americans were developing their own ideas about government
9
What are two ways that America protects peoples inventions and creative works?
patent and copyright
production licenses and barcodes
copyrights and lawsuits
censorship and patents
10
What does every candidate who runs for office need?
wisdom
ability
intelligence
money
11
What was the crapptastic government during and after the Revolutionary War?
Articles of Confederation
Magana Carta
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
12
What monument was built to honor a first president 100 years after he was president?
Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Mt. Rushmore
13
Traders went along the __________ road to China to trade goods.
spice
salt
yellow brick
silk
14
After World War 2 many countries in Africa demanded ________ from their colonial masters.
alliances
independence
help
money
15
What right were women fighting for in the early 1900s?
Right to go to college
Right to vote
Right to work
Right to drive
16
Mercator maps distort what?
location
nothing
shape
size
17
What resource did the North have that allowed them to transport goods and troops?
highways
steamboats
railroads
airplains
18
In DC there is a long field of grass surrounded by monuments. This is called
The National's Staduim
The National Monument Center
The National Park
The National Mall
19
"We the People of the United States" is the preamble of
Articles of Confederation, explains how our country will run
the Declaration of Independence, explains why we left
the Constitution, explains our new ideals
Articles of Secession, explains the Civil War
20
Which did ancient China have?
Stores to sell groceries
Dams to create hydroelectric power
Walls around palaces
Factories to mass produce cloth
21
Founding ______________
Fathers
Mothers
Sisters
Brothers
22
Which was not a major advantage held by the North in the Civil War?
Manufacturing
Surplus agriculture
Troop numbers
Railroads
23
Most early civilizations settled near
oceans
deserts
forests
rivers
24
President Eisenhower thought it would be best work with other countries using
goodwill diplomacy
isolationism
free trade
mercantilism
25
Which is a way to increase profits in a company?
Build a new roof to replace the leaky one
Use organic good grown on small farms
Give good employees a raise
Install energy efficient coolers and lighting
26
When you use a credit card you are
putting something on lay away
getting a discounted price
paying directly out of your bank account
borrowing money
27
To win the Revolutionary War, America created a(n) _____________ with France.
trade agreement
alliance
treaty
armistice
28
The Panama Canal, built through a narrow strip of land connecting Panama and Columbia called
an isthmus
a basin
a delta
a strait
29
What do early Chinese, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians have in common?
They all worshipped the same gods
They were all ruled by women
They all built pyramids
They all used picture symbols to write
30
Which area had more factories during the Civil War?
The Confederacy
The North
The Union
The South
31
If the Union is fighting the Confederacy, what war is it?
War of 1812
Korean War
World War I
Civil War