8th GRADE TCAP US History

Today, April 15th is most important because of this event

This major religion was spread throughout Africa by Mansa Musa

When a variety of new plants and animals were brought to Europe from the New World

This was the name of the tribe Columbus first encountered upon his arrival in the New World

This viking leader is thought to have first found North America by sea

The first inhabitants of North America crossed the Bering Land Bridge are best known as

What was an effect of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision by the Supreme Court in 1857?

An example of a primary source of information about the American Revolution is a

This group of fierce warriors occupied what is present day Mexico before the Spanish invasion

Europeans first began exploration for this reason

This ship revolutionized travel for early European explorers with triangular sails

When a school asks students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, it is promoting

Johannes Gutenberg invented this machine, which allowed more people to have books and learn

In the 1600s the French exploring Tennessee were most interested in obtaining

This can be described as climates and landscapes that surround living things

to borrow money based on his assets and his ability to repay in the future. This is an example

This was first "highway" leading people into North America

Which political question arose as a direct consequence of the Mexican-American War

This European nation opened a school of navigation led by Prince Henry The Navigator

18th Century Virginia planters who needed workers to produce their crops used what labor

This European nation would have the most impact on settling into the New World in South America

Which activity is a responsibility of American citizens?

Which document is a secondary source about industrialization in the 1800s?

This European group "discovered" North America before Columbus, but didn't settle here

Which law declared that slavery in the west would use popular sovereignty to decide

A major cause of the Civil War was the issue of

Defined as a group's set of common values and traditions, including language and government

Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the expansion of the United States?

Which of following was not a kingdom in West Africa

Europe was impacted by this event starting in 1347 killing an estimated 25 million people

This idea began a separation of the Christian church in Europe led by Martin Luther

Who has the power in democratic governments?

This was known as the voyage across the Atlantic when slaves were brought from Africa

Which of these is a characteristic of the system of federalism?

An Italian born explorer he sailed for Spain on his way to find The New World in Hispaniola