8th Grade US History Review

Someone who owned slaves during the 1700s probably viewed

The President and Congress are responsible for treaties. States regulate insurance. This is 

A period of decline in economic activity and widespread unemployment is known as a 

The United States Senate is part of which of the following? 

Which first attempt at English settlement in North America disappeared? 

Which of the following is a power reserved for the states

Guerilla warfare is

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact? 

Which of these would be characteristics of the Renaissance? 

Which best explains the increase in the number of African slaves in the colonies in the 1700s?

Lines that show the distance in degrees East and West of the Prime Meridian are known as

Who would have benefited most from the republican form of govt. first established in the US?

Which of the following best describes economic reasons for the American Revolution?

The Great Compromise was a resolution to which of the following? 

What contributed to the economy moving from farming to manufacturing? 

When the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America disappeared, what happened?

Which of the following can be attributed to U.S. industrialization? 

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of culture?

Goods, ideas, and immigrants coming to America would be an example of which theme of geography?

Scarcity of land & resources during the colonial era led to what as white settlers moved west?

Which of the following colonies was most impacted by the Quakers? 

Railroads, the steel plow, canals, and barbed wire each helped

Which of the following most likely contributed to the Indian Removal Policy? 

Which specifically states that people have certain rights by nature? 

Europe relied on their North American colonies for 

Which of the following is a duty American citizens share? 

After the French and Indian War, Britain was left with

Which of the following is not a factor of production? 

What explorer landed in the Caribbean in 1492, opening European colonization of the Americas?

Which best describes why many colonists reacted with anger towards the Stamp Act? 

Which settlement strengthened French presence in America giving it control of key water routes

America's first constitution was

Many Native Americans died after the Spanish invasion because of 

What 1865 constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States? 

Which increased US influence over trade & expanded the number of small farm owners?

The Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, and Intolerable Acts all helped lead to 

Under which form of government would the chief executive have the most power? 

Collecting taxes is a ________________ power

Before the Civil War, the Southern economy relied mainly on

What were colonists loyal to the cause of American independence called?

The first civilization on earth was

How did the Puritan faith affect New England?

Which is the best example of a responsible citizen? 

The invention of the cotton gin is important historically for which reason?

Which of the following played an important role in women's suffrage? 

Which of the following best describes a republic?

The process of people moving away from rural areas to live in cities is known as

The United States government is based on a separation of powers. Separation of powers means 

The government dictating production & distribution is a characteristic of which economic system

The economic theory that a state or nation's power depends on its wealth is known as 

A society ruled by religious leaders is called a 

The Great Wall of China was built to

The Great Awakening contributed to the independent spirit that led to the American Revolution 

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are meant to do what? 

Which Great Empire civilization utilized terrace farming b/c they lived in the Andes Mountains?

The Puritans set up the Massachusetts Bay Colony because they

Which text is a central document of Judaism? 

Which of the following policies would have been most favored by a Massachusetts manufacturer?

Which is not true of the legislative branch? 

The classical civilizations were