8th Grade Social Studies Review- New Nation- Civil War

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50 questions
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Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

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The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.

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Which one of the following is NOT a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?

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The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.

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The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.

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Which branch interprets the laws?

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What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

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Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

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Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?

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James Madison was a federalist who wanted a federal constitution.

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What is the meaning of federal system?

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What is the meaning of preamble?

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What was the 3/5 Compromise?

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Why would the South want to COUNT slaves as part of their population, for representation purposes?

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Why did the Northerners at the Constitutional Convention want the slave trade to END?

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The Great Compromise set up...

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Why did New Jersey want all states to be represented equally in Congress?

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Why is the U.S. Constitution called a “living document”?

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Why did the delegates start the Preamble to the Constitution with the words “We, the people”?

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The legislative branch is repsonsible for...

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When a president or official is removed from office because of wrong-doing it is called _____________________.

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The executive branch is repsonsible for...

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1. Article 1 refers to the _______________ branch.
2. Article 2 refers to the ________________ branch.
3. Article 3 refers to the _________________ branch.

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___________________ highlights the process of proposing and passing amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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What were the Federalist Papers?

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What did the Federalists want?

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Name one well-known Federalist.

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Name one well-known Anti-Federalist.

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What is a negative effect of the creation of the cotton gin?

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Who invented the cotton gin?

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The telegraph led to the creation of a system of dots and dashes called

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Why was the industrial revolution the first time people in America needed clocks?

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Who started the most famous textile mill that mostly employed young women?

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In what country did the first Industrial Revolution begin?

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What is the making of many items in a short period of time called?

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A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

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What factor contributed to the migration of large numbers of people from Europe to the United States in the late 19th century?

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Select the effects of the expansion of the railroad.

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What source of power replaced steam and water?

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One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century was

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You have been assigned to write a paper related to the increase in industrial production in the United States in the 1800's. Click on 4 topics that would be appropriate to include in the paper

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Which phrase describes an immediate result of the use of new production methods during the Industrial Revolution?

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Which statement is true about immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?

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Main immigration processing station on the east coast and located in the New York Harbor.

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The land won by the U.S. in the Mexican-American War was known as....

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The main trail used to go West was

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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Select ALL that apply to reasons for Westward Expansion.

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended this conflict:

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"Go west, young man, and grow up with the country." - Horace Greely, author of Hints of Reform
This quote would most likely be associated with which idea?