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U.S. History (Colonization to Civil War)
U.S. History (Colonization to Civil War)
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8th Grade US History
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1
The buying and selling of goods is called...
Negotiating
Commerce
Bartering
Selling
2
Which of the following countries DID NOT have colonies in North America
France
England
Spain
Italy
3
Which of these DOES NOT help define Democracy?
popular sovereignty
justice
minority rights
state of nature
4
Which European thinker did Americans model their government after?
Thomas Paine
King George III
John Locke
Andrew Jackson
5
Which of these is a primary source?
Instructions on how to bake a pie
A soldier's personal journal from the Civil War
A movie reenacting the Gulf War
A news report detailing the amount of death in WWII
6
What is a social contract, according to John Locke?
Agreement to create a government and follow its laws
No laws exist
Some laws exist
An agreement that all people do whatever they want
7
Where did the Emancipation Proclamation attempt to end slavery?
The Confederate States
The west
The United Kingdom
The United States
8
What state did the US gain after the Mexican War?
Arizona
New Mexico
Missouri
Texas
9
Which branch of government reviews the Constitutionality of laws?
House of Representatives
Judicial Branch
Congress
Executive Branch
10
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
To assist Native Americans on the Trail of Tears
To provide rail transportation to Southerners
To help slave owners catch fugitive slaves
To help slaves escape the South
11
How many Constitutional Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
27
5
15
10
12
Which branch of government creates laws
President
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
13
What are the 3 branches of government created by the U.S. Constitution?
President, House, and Senate
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
National, Local, and State
Federal and State
14
This government couldn't settle state disputes, couldn't collect taxes, & had no national money
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Sentiments
15
What is the difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives?
House = equal reps & Senate = proportional reps
House = Geographical reps & Senate = equal reps
House = proportional reps & Senate = equal reps
There is no difference
16
What was the first cash crop on the North American continent?
Corn
Tobacco
Rice
Cotton
17
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Develop positive relationships with Native Americans
Find the best McDonalds
Discover new animal species
Map new territory
18
What are "Natural Rights" according to John Locke?
Death and taxes
Life, Liberty, and Property
Life, Liberty, and pursuit of happiness
Housing, sleep, and food
19
What document was written at the Philadelphia Contention?
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confderation
20
What is a bill?
A piece of paper
Something you pay when you owe money
An idea or proposal for a law
An amendment to the Constitution
21
The dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community or country is known as...
Democracy
Selfishness
Civic Virtue
Popular Sovereignty
22
What were people called who opposed the Constitution because the federal gov. was too powerful?
Federalists
Whigs
Anti-Whigs
Anti-Federalists
23
What was the name of the trade system that included the slave trade?
Feudalism
Triangle Trade
Indentured Servitude
Transcontinental Trade
24
Which of these is a reason people left Europe to settle in North America in the 1600s?
To grow corn
The weather is so nice
The Natives we so welcoming
To escape religious persecution in Europe
25
When someone lies to persuade them to act a certain way, it is called...
Lying
Mass Media
Propaganda
Newspaper
26
In England, and in all the colonies they controlled, what type of government did they have?
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Monarchy
27
What is the electoral college?
A method for selecting Supreme Court judges
A method of electing governors for each state
Congressional electors who officially select Congress
Presidential electors who cast official votes for president
28
What's an example of popular sovereignty?
The President selects someone for the Supreme Court
A general overthrows the government and takes power
The people of Colorado elect their governmor
King Goerge rules over England
29
Who was President during the Civil War?
Barack Obama
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
30
Which branch of government can veto?
Executive
Legislative
Supreme Court
Judicial
31
In the election of 1860 just before the Civil War, which groups of people had suffrage?
White and black men
Only white men
Men and Women
White, Christian men who owned land
32
Which document officially ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The 15th Amendment
33
Which one of these is not a First Amendment right?
Freedom to vote
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to protest/petition
34
What land did the USA buy in the Louisiana Purchase?
Land between the Rio Grande and Pacific Ocean
Land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Land between the Atlantic Ocean and Appalachian Mountains
Land between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains
35
A belief in "divine providence" and American land ownership in the 1840s and 1850s is called...
Westward expansion
Manifest Destiny
The Mexican American War
Nationalism
36
What does the 14th Amendment do for Americans?
It prevented government from passing unfair laws
It provided citizenship to all persons born in the USA
It allowed people of color to vote in all elections
It abolished slavery in the United States
37
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To ask King George to be nicer to colonists
To tell King George not to attack Americans
To tell King George how to improve government
To tell King George why colonists were revolting
