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Social Studies Unit 7 and 8 Review
Social Studies Unit 7 and 8 Review
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A Social Studies Review covering #westwardexpansion and #thecivilwar
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1
Who was known as Black Moses for leading 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Fredrick Douglas
Robert E. Lee
2
What effect did the building of railroads have on the environment?
depleted coal mines
It polluted water nearby
stripping the land of topsoil needed for farming.
almost completely eliminated bison.
3
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
4
What did Abraham Lincoln consider his most important contribution to America?
Marrying Mary Todd
The Gettysburg Address
Being shot at the theater
The Emancipation Proclamation
5
What was the major cause of the Civil War?
The Trail of Tears
Westward Expansion
Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat
Slavery
6
What does this picture represent?
Manifest Destiny
Transcontinental Railroad
Industrial Revolution
Westward Expansion
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How did cities along the Transcontinental Railroad benefit?
They felt earthquakes.
They became state capitals.
They profited economically.
They lost people to bigger cities.
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What necessary resource would a windmill like this help settlers get?
wind
water
oil
electricity
9
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the US should...
give land back to native americans
spread democracy overseas
give settlers land for free
stretch from coast to coast
10
What was the major benefit of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Bison were killed off.
It helped with the location of fossil fuels.
It was expensive.
Goods and people were moved faster and cheaper.
11
What officially started the Civil War?
Confederate soldiers fired at Fort Sumter.
Abraham Lincoln was sworn into the office of president.
South Carolina seceded from the Union
Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin.
12
Many immigrants came to the US in the 1800s to...
serve in the government.
work in factories
serve in the Civil War
go to American Universities
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What encouraged people to move west?
Access to Education
Free Land
Jobs in factories
Riding the Rails
14
Following the civil war, what steps were taken to ensure the freedom of former slaves?
Nothing
The emancipation proclamation was issued
Amendments were added to the constitution
Former confederate states were added back into the union
15
Cities like Denver and Kansas City became major economic centers because...
The climate is mild.
They were along the Transcontinental Railroad route.
They are seaports.
They had many factories.
16
What speech was Abraham Lincoln's most famous?
His second inauguration speech
His Inauguration speech
The Gettysburg Address
His debates before he was voted president
17
How did Abraham Lincoln die?
He was shot while seeing a play at the Ford Theater.
He had pneumonia.
He was hit by a train on the Transcontinental Railroad.
He fell of a horse.
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Native American Leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse responded to westward expansion by...
Leading their tribes to battle against US troops
willingly moving to reservations
Peacefully protesting
helping to build the transcontinental railroad
