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midterm review for 8th grade Social Studies KMS

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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show Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Mountains  
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show Coastal Plains  
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show to move from place to place, no permanent location  
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In 1492 what explorer landed in what we know as the Bahamas?   show
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How did the population of Native Americans change due to European contact?   show
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This person wanted to challenge Spain's power in the New World   show
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Which southern colony had the least amount of slaves?   show
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show lumber  
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name the social classes in order from lowest to highest   show
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show The Regulators  
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What proclamation stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?   show
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show to communicate with other colonies  
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show Who was Penelope Barker?  
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What document stated that "British laws and commissions were no longer observed in Mecklenburg County?   show
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What two documents argued that colonies should be independent from Britain?   show
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Why did Gen. Cornwallis call Charlotte called a "hornets nest"?   show
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What document expresses American's distrust in strong central government?   show
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show The three fifths compromise  
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show tobacco  
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What region of North Carolina is the most urban?   show
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The Appalachian Mountains are in what region of North Carolina?   show
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What colonies make up the New England Colonies?   show
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What colonies make up the Middle Colonies?   show
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show Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia  
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What did the southern economy center around?   show
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Shipbuilding , fur treading, and textiles were the backbone of which colonial region?   show
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show shipbuilding, lumber, whaling and fishing  
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show Jamestown  
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show The Mayflower Compact  
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show The House of Burgesses  
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show debtors and thieves  
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What colony became a haven for Catholics?   show
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show The Lords Proprietors  
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Name the three types of colonial government.   show
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What were two main reasons why NC had the smallest population of enslaved Africans?   show
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show Cherokee  
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What is the name of the 700 mile wide wilderness trail that many people from Pennsylvania used to move to NC?   show
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show highland Scots Scots - Irish Pennsylvania Dutch Moravians  
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__________ is a force of volunteer soldiers   show
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The area in NC that is west of the the fall line is called what?   show
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show legislative, executive, judicial  
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What makes up the executive branch of government?   show
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show the senate,the house of representatives  
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What does the Senate and the House of Representatives make up?   show
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show Supreme Court, lower federal courts  
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How many Justices serve on the Supreme Court?   show
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How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?   show
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show system of Checks and Balances  
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show That NC citizens would no longer follow British laws  
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show False - it only states the colonies should be independent of England  
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What is the upper house of Congress?   show
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What is the lower house of Congress?   show
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show bicameral  
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What fears of the colonists did the Articles of Confederation reflect?   show
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show patriots  
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show loyalists  
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show a "hornets nest"  
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show the Treaty of Paris  
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The Regulators were rebelling against Governor Tryon's ____________________.   show
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show The Sugar Act  
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show The Stamp Act  
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The 3/5ths compromise will increase the population of what states?   show
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