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SS Test 2nd Semester
2nd Semester 8th Grade Social Studies Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was a press gang? | Groups of men that would force unwilling men into military service |
| What did the U.S. government offer Americans to move to the Oregon Country and Texas? | inexpensive but sizable tracts of land |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, who made the final decision to admit a state to the Union? | U.S. Congress |
| Which of the following was an argument that the British used to defend the practice of impressment? | American sailors encouraged British sailors to desert the British navy to work on American merchant ships |
| The British practice of impressing American soldiers helped lead to what war? | War of 1812 |
| What is conscription? | the forcing of men and women to enlist in the military |
| What event was occurring in Europe that made it necessary for the British to ask for help from the Native Americans? | Napoleonic Wars |
| What was the most important reason that Native Americans joined the British in their fight against the Americans? | They wanted to stop the Americans from taking more of their ancestral lands |
| What was one of Tecumseh's most important victories during his time as a leader in the American Indian Confederacy? | during the Battle of Wabash, against General St. Clair |
| What allowed the British to invade and capture Washington D.C.? | previous military failures and a poorly trained militia |
| Why was Francis Scott Key on a British ship in Baltimore Harbor during the attack on Fort McHenty? | He was negotiating the release of a doctor that the British had imprisoned |
| The British capture of what city gave them the ability to move into Baltimore and attempt to do the same there? | Washington D.C. |
| Which one of the following was NOT a positive effect of mechanized production? | increased pollution |
| What did Robert Fulton invent? | the first successful steamboat |
| Why would an inventor want to get a patent for their invention? | A patent protects the design of the invention and prevents others from selling the same item. |
| Andrew Jackson had a group of unofficial advisors known as the _______ _______ because they would hold their meeting in the kitchen of the White House. | kitchen cabinet |
| Which of these was NOT one of the causes of deaths of so many Cherokee on the Trail of Tears? | attack from other tribes along the route |
| President Tyler used the Monroe Doctrine to seize which state in 1842? | Texas |
| How did the Missouri Compromise affect the two states specifically mentioned in it? | Missouri would join the Union as a slave state, and Maine would join as a free state. |
| Which of these was NOT one of the components of the compromise of 1850? | Missouri enters the Union |
| How long were each of the Lincoln-Douglas debates? | 3 hours |
| Which invention resulted in triple the number of slaves on southern plantations? | cotton gin |
| By 1860, wht percentage of southerners owned slaves? | 25% |
| Which of the following statements is accurate regarding John Brown's life? | When Brown was young, he saw an enslaved child beaten, an experience that had a powerful effect on his view of slavery. |
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