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WWMS 8 Hist Review
Review for 8th Grade testing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of government divides power between a national and local governments? | A Federal system |
| What is the division of authority between branches of government called? | Separation of power |
| What type of government has the people elect someone to represent them? | Republic |
| One of the main passes through the Appalachian Mountains was? | Cumberland Gap |
| Most explorers were looking for an all-water route through the American continent. What was it called? | Northwest Passage |
| The settlers of the Plymouth Colony were members of what religious group? | Separatists |
| The settlers of Massachusetts Bay were members of what religious group? | Puritans |
| Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn to be a safe place for what religiously tolerant group? | Quakers |
| The first successful British Colony in the Americas was? | Jamestown |
| Which amendments are referred to as the "Civil War Amendments"? | The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. |
| What was the belief called that the United States was garaunteed to eventually stretch to the Pacific Ocean? | Manifest Destiny |
| In a democratic government, who has the final authority? | The people |
| What was the first document to create a national government in the United States? | Articles of Confederation |
| Forcing people to serve in a navy is called? | Impressment |
| A tax on imported goods is known as? | Tariff or duty |
| What conflict was caused by the argument of state powers versus federal powers? | The Civil War |
| What invention helped make cotton one of the most profitable crops in the 1800's South? | Cotton Gin |
| Which Amendment to the Constitution promises the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. | 1st Amendment |
| The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are referred to as what? | The Bill of Rights |
| The right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is garaunteed in what document? | The Declaration of Independence |
| What state was annexed by the United States, which helped lead to the Mexican-American War? | Texas |
| The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison resulted in courts gaining what important power? | Judicial Review (the ability to declare a law unconstitutional) |
| What Supreme Court case in the 1800's declared that African-Americans were not citizens of the United States? | Dred Scott v. Sanford |
| What were those who supported a stronger central government called? | Federalists |
| How long does a Supreme Court Justice hold their appointment? | For life. |
| What economic activity did many early French settlers practice in North America? | Fur trade. |
| The movement of goods, people, and ideas between the eastern and western hemisphere was known as what? | Columbian Exchange |
| What economic theory did European nations follow in their creation of colonies? | Mercantilism |
| What did Europeans bring from Europe that was the most destructive to Native Americans? | Diseases |
| Who had the right to vote in English colonies? | White men. |
| What was the Christian Revival in the mid-1700s called? | Great Awakening |
| How did many American colonists get around the Navigation Acts? | Smuggling |
| What made many African Americans side with the British in the American Revolution? | The promise of freedom. |
| What was the rebellion by the Ottawa nation against the British known as? | Pontiac's War |
| The Proclamation Line of 1763 told forbid American colonists from settling west of what geographic feature? | The Appalachian Mountains |
| What did American's call the laws passed by Parliament to punish America for the Boston Tea Party? | The Intolerable Acts |
| What were the first battles of the American Revolution known as the "Shot heard 'round the world"? | Lexington and Concord |
| What was unique about the American Declaration of Independence compared to other declarations of independence? | It gave a list of grievances. |
| What battle in the Revolutionary War convinced other countries that we had a chance of winning? | Battle of Saratoga |
| Colonists who fought for the British were known as? | Loyalists |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Whose name has come to mean "traitor" in the United States? | Benedict Arnold |
| What were those who opposed ratifying the Constitution called? | Antifederalists |
| What did many opponents to the Constitution want added before they would support it? | A bill of rights |
| How many branches did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation? | One |
| The agreement that decided how representation in Congress would be chosen was known as? | The Great Compromise |
| What is a change or addition to the Constitution called? | Amendment |
| What laws under John Adams prevented many immigrants from gaining citizenship and restricted free speech? | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| What were the first two true political parties in the United States? | Federalists and Democratic-Republicans |
| Which political party supported the French revolution? | Democratic-Republicans |
| What was the American belief that the nation was supposed to stretch across the continent? | Manifest Destiny |
| The Whig party was formed to oppose what political figure? | Andrew Jackson |
| What concept developed during the industrial revolution allowed for quick assembly and easy repair of goods. | Interchangable parts |
| The laws concerning the activities of African Americans in the south in the 1800's were known as? | Slave codes |
| What was the bill by Freesoilers and future Republicans that attempted to prevent slavery in new territories? | Wilmot Proviso |
| President Lincoln waited until the victory at what battle to announce the Emancipation Proclaimation? | Antietam |
| What failed bill would have prevented the spread of slavery into territory gained in the Mexican-American War? | Wilmot Priviso |
| What religious group began settling in Utah in the 1840s? | Mormons |
| This state fought a "mini-Civil War" between pro- and anti-slavery forces. | Kansas |
| The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state? | California |
| In 1836, what state won its independence from Mexico but was not admitted to the United States? | Texas |
| What book is sometimes credited with hastening the coming of the Civil War? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| What was the first convention in support of women's rights? | Seneca Falls Convention |
| Horace Mann is most closely associated with? | Education |
| The workers at the Lowell Massachusettes were mostly? | Women |
| What canal enabled Midwest farmers to ship goods to New York City more quickly? | Erie Canal |
| What change did most states make in voting requirements by the 1830s? | White men did not have to own property to vote. |
| In 1819, the Supreme Court ruled in McCullough v. Maryland that? | States had no power to interfere with federal institutions |
| The forced removal removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma was known as the? | Trail of Tears |
| What Supreme Court decision established the principle of judicial review? | Marbury v. Madison |
| Triangular trade occurred between these three regions: Africa, the islands of the Caribbean, and ____________________? | The colonies |
| What mountain chain is located in the eastern United States and is closest to Mt. Juliet? | Appalachian Mountains |
| This was the movement of people, products, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres? | Columbian Exchange |
| This man explored the islands of the Caribbean Sea, looking for a westward route to Asia, which he thought he had found. | Christopher Columbus |
| What product became the economic backbone of the early English colonies in America, such as Jamestown? | Tobacco |
| The first document creating a government in the New World was? | Mayflower Compact |
| What religious group were some of the first abolitionists in the United States? | Quakers |
| The trial of John Peter Zenger helped establish what important right in the American Colonies? | Freedom of the Press |
| What early English document set limits on the power of the government and king? | Magna Carta |
| What Supreme Court Chief Justice presided over the landmark cases of Marbury v. Madison, Gibbons v. Ogden, and McCulloch v. Maryland? | John Marshall |
| What policy said that the United States would not allow European nations to retake former colonies in the Americas? | Monroe Doctrine |
| What ethnic group made up the most immigrants to the United States in the 1800's? | Irish |
| What is the idea that states can declare a law unconstitutional known as? | Nullification |
| What documents spelled out the idea of Nullification? | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions |
| Who was the first president to veto a bill for political reasons? | Andrew Jackson (vetoed Bank of the United States charter renewal) |
| What president is responsible for much of the growth of the United States during the age of Manifest Destiny? | James K. Polk |
| Where was the last major battle in the Western Theater of the U.S. Civil War? | Battle of Nashville |
| What Amendment ended slavery in the United States? | 13th Amendment |
| What Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision by making African-Americans citizens of the United States? | 14th Amendment |
| What organization was formed during Reconstruction and used violence to intimidate African-Americans? | Ku Klux Klan |
| What English colony was originally started by James Oglethorpe as a colony for debtors to work off their debts? | Georgia |
| What Native American tribe did Tennesseans negotiate treaties with most often for land and peace? | The Cherokee |
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