Social Studies 8 - Semester A Review

The graphic organizer describes the reasons for European exploration.

Which characteristics describe the motivations behind European exploration?

Determine which description corresponds to the correct institution or document from the colonial era.

Select the correct answer in each row.

This graphic organizer describes an amendment in the Bill of Rights.

Which detail demonstrates limits placed on the First Amendment?

Choose THREE correct answers.

The U.S. foreign policy depicted above was designed to -

Determine which part of the excerpt explains why the French wanted to develop successful trade relations with Native Americans.

Select the area of text in the excerpt that supports the answer.

• “For depriving Us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.”

• “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among Us..”

• “Transporting Us beyond the seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”

- Declaration of Independence

How did the Founding Fathers address these colonial grievances and protect the rights of American citizens?

The primary reason for the establishment of the colony of Maryland was to -

“I have now Sir to inform you that… your patriotism and your readiness to sacrifice… private enjoyments to preserve the liberty and promote the happiness of your Country [convinced the Congress that you would accept] this important Office to which you are called not only by the unanimous votes of the Electors, but by the voice of America.”

The excerpt above expresses reasons why -

Determine which economy best matches with each of the colony areas.

Select the correct answer in each row.

Which of the following completes the diagram above?

“O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in…The wrath of Almighty God is now undoubtedly hanging over a great part of this congregation…How can you rest one moment in such a condition?”

During which event would this message have been communicated?

The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for -

• How much power should the federal government be given?

• What should be the basis of the U.S. economy?

• Should a national bank exist?

Disagreements over questions like those listed above led to the -

Which statement explains the changes shown in this table?

Determine which description corresponds to the plans for the U.S. Constitution.

Select the correct answer in each row.

Which of the following describes the New England colonies economy?

Select TWO correct answers.

Americans today are guaranteed freedom of religion under the First Amendment. Which of the following events originally paved the way for this freedom?

“It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world…”

Which of the following BEST describes Washington’s stance based on the quote above?

“Does any man suppose that one general national government can exist in so extensive a country as this? I hope that a government may be framed which may suit us…the question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people.”

- George Mason, 1788

Part A

Based on the excerpt above, the author believed -

Part B

Choose evidence from the excerpt below that supports the answer you chose in Part A.

That all Men are... equally free & independent, & have certain... Rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or digest [remove] their Posterity [future generations]; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety.

- Virginia Declaration of Rights, 17786

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider -

What were TWO ways in which the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 affected the future development of the United States?