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8 th Grade Review

8 th Grade Review. Part 2. During the 1800s, the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resulted in the rapid growth of. A. Effective public heath programs. B. Ethnic neighborhoods. C. Public parks and recreation areas.

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8 th Grade Review

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  1. 8th Grade Review Part 2

  2. During the 1800s, the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resulted in the rapid growth of A. Effective public heath programs B. Ethnic neighborhoods C. Public parks and recreation areas D. plentiful and affordable public housing

  3. Incorrect Hint: Many immigrants felt more comfortable living closely to each other. Back to question

  4. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  5. What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, had the effect of increasing the number of slaves needed for labor in the Deep South? A. The wheat reaper B. The cotton gin C. The steel plow D. The rice mill

  6. Incorrect Hint: The South’s nickname was “The Cotton Kingdom” Back to question

  7. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  8. The growing importance of cotton to the South created an economy and a society dominated by A. Managers and professional people B. Small independent farmers C. Large landowners D. Industrial leaders

  9. Incorrect Hint: In the South the power and money was held by the few who owned large plantations. Back to question

  10. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  11. The slave-based agricultural system in the South encouraged the development of A. Economic self-reliance B. A rigid social class C. An urban middle class D. Small independent businesses

  12. Incorrect Hint: There was a large gap between the rich and the poor in the South. Back to question

  13. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  14. Prior to the Civil War, which group had the most political power in the South? A. plantation owners B. Cattle ranchers C. Urban merchants D. Religious officials

  15. Incorrect Hint: The South was nicknamed “The Cotton Kingdom”. Back to question

  16. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  17. “Go west young man, and grow up with the country”-Horace Greeley Hints Toward ReformGreeley’s quotations is associated with which of these A. Farmer’s Alliance B. Populist Party C. Manifest Destiny D. Temperance Movement

  18. Incorrect Hint: This quote reflected the belief that America should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Back to question

  19. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  20. By the mid-1800’s, California was being settled mostly by people in search of A. jobs in the industrial cities B. wealth from the discovery of gold C. animal pelts for the fur trade D. trade with American Indians

  21. Incorrect Hint: There was a “rush” on this item. Back to question

  22. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  23. “Texas has been absorbed into the Union in the inevitable fulfillment of the general law which is rolling our population westward”-Democratic Review, 1845The quotation above describes the nineteenth-century American belief in A. the Social Contract B. Manifest Destiny C. isolationism D. The Monroe Doctrine

  24. Incorrect Hint: This quote reflected the belief that America should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Back to question

  25. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  26. The Indian Removal Act (1830) relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of A. making land available for white miners and farmers B. allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S. control C. obeying the Supreme Court’s order to move the Cherokee D. creating a wilderness area for use by white fur trappers

  27. Incorrect Hint: The land was very fertile and contained a lot of natural resources. Back to question

  28. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  29. While the American colonies were fighting a revolution against England and forming a new nation, New Spain was establishing new settlements in California using what type of system? A. plantation B. factory C. mission D. capitalist

  30. Incorrect Hint: They used these to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Back to question

  31. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  32. Who was the most important leader of the Underground Railroad? A. Harriet Tubman B. William Lloyd Garrison C. Phillis Wheatley D. Sarah Grimké

  33. Incorrect Hint: She was called the “Moses” of her people. Back to question

  34. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  35. The main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison was to A. allow all women the right to vote B. establish tax-supported schools C. stop individuals from drinking alcoholic beverages D. end slavery immediately

  36. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  37. Incorrect Hint: Abolitionists wanted to abolish (stop) something. Back to question

  38. After the American Revolution, most Northern state constitutions called for A. universal suffrage for citizens B. the gradual elimination of slavery C. the adoption of a state religion D. abolition of state property taxes

  39. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  40. Incorrect Hint: This issue would eventually cause a division in the country that lead to the Civil War. Back to question

  41. Which area on the map above was admitted as a state as a result of the Compromise of 1850 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

  42. Incorrect Hint: This area should be very familiar to you. Back to question

  43. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  44. What led the newspapers to speak of “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856? A. Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery B. Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants C. Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers D. Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Dred Scott

  45. Incorrect Hint: This issue would be the cause of the Civil War. Back to question

  46. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  47. States’ rights played a major role in all of the following except the A. Kentucky and Virginia Resolves B. Missouri Compromise C. Nullification Crisis D. Monroe Doctrine

  48. Incorrect Hint: This was issued by the fifth President of the US, and it stated that Europe may not colonize any other areas of the Americas. Back to question

  49. You Are Correct!! Go on to next question

  50. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is similar to the Declaration of Independence in that both documents A. Include descriptions of laws which should be passed B. Emphasize the need for effective government C. Support the ideals of self-government and human rights D. Justify the need for economic change

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