8th Grade Social Studies Review- New Nation- Civil War
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Name one well-known Federalist.
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What is a negative effect of the creation of the cotton gin?
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Why was the industrial revolution the first time people in America needed clocks?
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
A Individual Rights
B State Rights
C Slavery
D The Articles of Confederation
The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
A False
B True
C
D
Which one of the following is NOT a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?
A Right to own a gun
B Right to petition the government
C Right to freedom of Speech
D Right to assemble peacefully
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
A Articles
B Naturalization
C Preamble
D Bill of Rights
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
A Declaration of Independence
B Emancipation Proclamation
C Bill of Rights
D Articles of Confederation
Which branch interprets the laws?
A Executive
B Judicial
C Legislative
D Republicanism
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
A Federalism
B Ratification
C Amendment
D Veto
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
A Federalists
B Democrats
C Anti-federalists
D Northerners
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
A The federal government needed changing.
B The Articles of Confederation were powerful.
C The states powers were too weak.
D George Washington was a great leader.
James Madison was a federalist who wanted a federal constitution.
A True
B False
C
D
What is the meaning of federal system?
A country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader
A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
Dividing the powers of government between the national government and state and local governments
A statement that is made at the beginning of something and gives the reasons for the parts that follow
What is the meaning of preamble?
A change in the words or meaning of a law or document
A country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader
A statement that is made at the beginning of something and gives the reasons for the parts that follow
A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
It let 3 of every 5 slaves vote for Congress
It allowed 3 of every 5 slaves to be freed
It gave Northern states 3 votes for every 5 slaves in a southern state
It counted slaves as "3/5 of a person" for representation
Why would the South want to COUNT slaves as part of their population, for representation purposes?
It would give these states more power in Congress
They could give slaves more rights
They could allow slaves to vote for Congressional races
All of these
Why did the Northerners at the Constitutional Convention want the slave trade to END?
They believed in equal rights for all people, regardless of color
They wanted to abolish slavery in the South
They thought slavery gave an unfair economic advantage to the South with free labor
They didn't want it to end
The Great Compromise set up...
A temporary continuation of the slave trade
A bi-cameral legislature
A way to give small states a voice
A way to give large states a voice
A way to count slaves in representation
Why did New Jersey want all states to be represented equally in Congress?
They were afraid big states would get all of the power
They were afraid of losing their rights
They were afraid of an all-powerful national government
All of the above
None of the above
Why is the U.S. Constitution called a “living document”?
A It has changed with time
B It is rewritten by each president.
C It has remained the same over the years
D It is signed each year by members of Congress
Why did the delegates start the Preamble to the Constitution with the words “We, the people”?
A to record that all the citizens wrote the Constitution
B to state that government power comes from the people
C to declare that the people were separating from Great Britain
D to provide an introduction that would interest readers
The legislative branch is repsonsible for...
Creating the law.
Interpreting the law.
Enforcing the law.
Disliking the law.
When a president or official is removed from office because of wrong-doing it is called _____________________.
Criminal
Impeachment
Enumeration
Civil
The executive branch is repsonsible for...
Creating the law.
Interpreting the law.
Enforcing the law.
Disliking the law.
1. Article 1 refers to the _______________ branch.
2. Article 2 refers to the ________________ branch.
3. Article 3 refers to the _________________ branch.
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial
1. Judicial
2. Legislative
3. Executive
___________________ highlights the process of proposing and passing amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
What were the Federalist Papers?
A There's no such thing as the Federalist Papers.
B Essays written by Founding Fathers talking about the Articles of Confederation
C A couple letters sent between two famous federalists about the Constitution
D A set of anonymous letters/essays trying to get support for the new Constitution
What did the Federalists want?
A The state government holds most of the power, but the federal government has the power to tax
B No federal government
C Strong federal government but power is split between the federal government and the states
D No state governments
Who invented the cotton gin?
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Eli Whitney
Patrick Henry
William Whitney
The telegraph led to the creation of a system of dots and dashes called
Morse Code
Tele-Code
Information Code
Ripley Code
Who started the most famous textile mill that mostly employed young women?
Henry Cabot
Francis Cabot Lowell
Sir William Henry
Rutherford Hayes
In what country did the first Industrial Revolution begin?
The United States
England
France
Germany
What is the making of many items in a short period of time called?
Mass Production
Assembly Line
Hand-Crafting
Artisan
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
Cartel
Factory
Corporation
Retail Store
What factor contributed to the migration of large numbers of people from Europe to the United States in the late 19th century?
Industrialization in the United States attracted laborers from Europe.
Economic prosperity in Europe allowed people to purchase land in the United States.
European social reform movements wanted to spread their beliefs to the United States.
The United States needed people to colonize the overseas territories it had recently acquired
Select the effects of the expansion of the railroad.
Transportation becomes more difficult
Trade becomes more efficient
It is more difficult for citizens to move out west
It created jobs
It helped other industries
It helps Bill Clinton get elected as president
Transportation becomes easier and faster
What source of power replaced steam and water?
Wind
Electric
Solar
Horse Power
One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century was
a decrease in child labor.
a decrease in immigration to the United States
an increase in urbanization.
an increase in demand for handicraft goods.
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
Growth in immigration in the United States
Demand for cheap labor
Decreases in urban population
Reduction in railroad construction
Increase in urban population
Increase in agricultural workers
Growth in factory job opportunities
Which phrase describes an immediate result of the use of new production methods during the Industrial Revolution?
an increase in the cost of goods
an increase in demand for unskilled workers
an increase in the amount workers were paid
an increase in the amount of time to build products
Which statement is true about immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?
Most immigrants settled in rural areas.
Immigrants enjoyed equal opportunity with other Americans.
Immigrants provided labor that allowed the nation to industrialize.
Most immigrants possessed wealth that allowed them to start businesses.
Main immigration processing station on the east coast and located in the New York Harbor.
Washington
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Beaumont Texas
The land won by the U.S. in the Mexican-American War was known as....
Mexican Cession
Mexican land
The Southwest
The Oregon Territory
The main trail used to go West was
Santa Fe Trail
Utah Trail
Conestoga Trail
Oregon Trail
Select ALL that apply to reasons for Westward Expansion.
Discovery of Gold
Free land to settle
Free money
Free home
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended this conflict:
The Alamo
Texas Independence
Mexican-American War
California Gold Rush
"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?