8th Grade Second Semester Exam Practice

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    Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that showed the horrors of slavery?

    • Susan B. Anthony
    • Mary Boykin Chesnut
    • Harriet Beecher Stowe
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There is a lot of we can learn about the land by looking at its history. Over the history class, we got to understand much about the United States of America. With the second semester coming to a close, it is important that you get to revise all that we have learned. Take up the quiz below and see how good you will do.

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  • 2. 

    The Seneca Falls Convention was a meeting to help which group of Americans?

    • Alcoholics

    • Slaves

    • Women

    Correct Answer
    A. Women
  • 3. 

    Which job held by former slaves, was the most similar to their conditions as slaves?

    • U.S. Senator

    • Sharecroppers

    • U.S. Representatives

    Correct Answer
    A. Sharecroppers
    Explanation
    Due to the economic controls placed on by those in power, it was very hard to make a profit while renting materials, equipment and land. It was a legalized cycle of poverty.

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  • 4. 

    The Civil Rights movement (think Martin Luther King) was effective in the long run.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 5. 

    Which group used terrorizing tactics to slow down the effects of civil rights laws passed during the Reconstruction era?

    • Carpet baggers

    • Ku Klux Klan

    • Scalawags

    Correct Answer
    A. Ku Klux Klan
  • 6. 

    A democracy works best when informed citizens share their opinions, even if those opinions are not the same as the government in place.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Even the Supreme Court can make mistakes. 

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Dred Scott went too far to the pro-slavery position, and Plessy v. Ferguson was flawed.

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  • 8. 

    The U.S. signed treaties to acquire some of their western territory.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 9. 

    The Women's suffrage movement was effective in the long run.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 10. 

    What laws were passed during the Reconstruction era that were designed to limit the rights of former slaves?

    • Black codes

    • Morse code

    • Slave codes

    Correct Answer
    A. Black codes
  • 11. 

    To Lincoln, what was THE singlemost important thing to protect?

    • Full equality for slaves

    • The states

    • The Union

    Correct Answer
    A. The Union
  • 12. 

    Many places in the South had a hard time accepting the terms of the 14th amendment.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    This was a federal law, but applied the idea of expanded citizenship to state laws as well. It could not be ignored or altered.

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  • 13. 

    Which word means to withdraw from the Union?

    • Secede

    • Succeed

    • Recede

    Correct Answer
    A. Secede
    Explanation
    a receding hairline is one that is balding.

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  • 14. 

    The U.S. purchased land to acquire some of their western territory.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 15. 

    From the question above, which issue led to the most heated debates?

    • Slavery

    • Native American rights

    • Rights for women

    Correct Answer
    A. Slavery
  • 16. 

    Poll taxes and the grandfather clause were unfair and undemocratic.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    discrimination, plain and simple

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  • 17. 

    Who was a key organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention? 

    • Frederick Douglass

    • Elizabeth Cady Stanton

    • Clara Barton

    Correct Answer
    A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • 18. 

    The U.S. fought wars to acquire some of their western territory.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 19. 

    Which court case denied slaves freedom when living on free soil? 

    • Brown vs. Board of Ed.

    • Dred Scott vs. Sanford

    • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Correct Answer
    A. Dred Scott vs. Sanford
  • 20. 

    What is the best bumper sticker that captures the essense of the concept of popular sovereignty?

    • If you can read this, you're too close

    • I heart my dictator

    • Voters rock!

    • I am the proud parent of an honor roll student from Upton Middle School

    Correct Answer
    A. Voters rock!
  • 21. 

    What was the main focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

    • Ending slavery

    • Segregating people

    • Voting

    Correct Answer
    A. Segregating people
  • 22. 

    Because of the Civil War, the Northern economy

    • Grew

    • Shrunk

    • Switched to labor-intensive crops such as cotton

    Correct Answer
    A. Grew
  • 23. 

    Jim Crow laws

    • Limit freedom

    • Promote freedom

    • Support the ideas of the Declaration of Independence

    Correct Answer
    A. Limit freedom
  • 24. 

    Which is the term for an official pardon, which Lincoln offered to former Confederates willing to rejoin the Union?

    • Amnesty

    • Habeas corpus

    • Parole

    Correct Answer
    A. Amnesty
    Explanation
    This was offered even before the war ended, and all that was required was a sworn oath of loyalty to the Union. The sincerity of such a statement would clearly be in question.

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  • 25. 

    Young women took many of the new jobs created during the Industrial Revolution.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The machines provided power; they had the know how.

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  • 26. 

    Based on Lincoln's "House Divided Speech", Lincoln felt as if slavery was dividing the United States into two groups: those who tolerated slavery and those worked for its removal.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Although Lincoln thought slavery was wrong, he would have been content to work on the problem gradually.

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  • 27. 

    Considering the last question, what is the Core Democratic Value that says that power is shared between the three branches of the federal government?

    • Federalism

    • Rule of law

    • Separation of powers

    Correct Answer
    A. Separation of powers
  • 28. 

    What was supported by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

    • Educational opportunites for former slaves

    • Job training for former slaves

    • Segregation

    Correct Answer
    A. Segregation
    Explanation
    Separate but equal only works if the object offered, like a school, is truly of equal quality. If they are identical facilities, then why does it matter what color your skin is?

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  • 29. 

    The Constitutional Union Party entered a presidential candidate in the Election of 1860.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    John Bell was their candidate, and they wanted to keep the country together, rather than let it be torn apart by slavery. They wanted to take votes away from Lincoln, but ended up taking votes away from the two Democratic candidates instead.

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  • 30. 

    Which of the following is the hardest to pass, but also the hardest to remove?

    • A bill

    • A law

    • An amendment

    Correct Answer
    A. An amendment
    Explanation
    Bills can die in committee or be vetoed. Laws can by challenged in the Supreme Court. Amendments require 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of the state voters in state conventions. They can be overturned, but only if another amendment is passed (such as the case of Prohibition and its subsequent repeal)

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  • 31. 

    Since the start of this country, people continued to push westward in search of farmland they could call their own. 

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 32. 

    The temperance movement wanted to slow the spread of slavery.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Its target was limiting alcohol abuse; abolition tried to end slavery completely.

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  • 33. 

    In the election of 1860, the Democratic Party had two different candidates run for President.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Divided over the issue of Slavery, Stephen Douglas ran as a Northern Democrat, and John Breckinridge was a Southern Democrat.

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  • 34. 

    Whose factories became much more active as a result of the Civil War?

    • North

    • South

    • West

    Correct Answer
    A. North
  • 35. 

    The Abolitionist movement was effective in the long run.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 36. 

    The economies and interests in the three main regions of the United States (North, South, and West) were virtually identical prior to the Civil War.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Each region varied economically, and therefore their voting habits reflected their substantial differences

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  • 37. 

    What happened to the federal government as a result of the Civil War?

    • It was stronger

    • It took a backseat to states' rights

    • It was abolished

    Correct Answer
    A. It was stronger
  • 38. 

    What was the biggest set back to the period known as Reconstruction?

    • 14th amendment

    • 15th amendment

    • Jim Crow laws

    Correct Answer
    A. Jim Crow laws
  • 39. 

    How did Robert Fulton help the economy of the U.S?

    • Development of cotton gin

    • Development of railroads

    • Development of steamboats

    Correct Answer
    A. Development of steamboats
  • 40. 

    Which of Lincoln's documents contains the phrase "of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this Earth."

    • First Inaugural Address

    • Gettysburg Address

    • Second Inaugural Address

    Correct Answer
    A. Gettysburg Address
  • 41. 

    Jim Crow laws legalized segregation.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 42. 

    Which was NOT a Supreme court case that strengthened the federal government under John Marshall? (1801-1835)

    • Dred Scott v. Sanford

    • Marbury v. Madison

    • McCulloch v. Maryland

    Correct Answer
    A. Dred Scott v. Sanford
  • 43. 

    In the early 1800's, where did a lot of immigrants find employment?

    • Northern Factories

    • Southern Plantations

    • Public Schools in the West

    Correct Answer
    A. Northern Factories
  • 44. 

    Which amendment was used to agrue for and against the Jim Crow laws during the Reconstruction era?

    • 5th

    • 10th

    • 14th

    Correct Answer
    A. 14th
  • 45. 

    Based on Lincoln's "House Divided Speech", he would be best described as a strict abolitionist. 

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Although Lincoln thought slavery was wrong, he would have been content to work on the problem gradually. He wanted to stop the spread of slavery, not end it where it already existed.

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  • 46. 

    Who could declare a law or treaty to be unconstitutional? 

    • Executive

    • Judicial

    • Legislative

    Correct Answer
    A. Judicial
  • 47. 

    What term best describes the changes in the Southern economy during Reconstruction?

    • New South

    • Solid South

    • Reconstructed South

    Correct Answer
    A. New South
    Explanation
    The push was to have more industry to support the profitable cotton industry.

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  • 48. 

     Which was the earliest bill to pass into law? Check only one.

    • Compromise of 1850

    • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    • Missouri Compromise

    Correct Answer
    A. Missouri Compromise
  • 49. 

    Which of the following plans would have made Southern reentry into the Union the hardest?

    • Lincoln's Ten % Plan

    • Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction

    • Wade-Davis Bill

    Correct Answer
    A. Wade-Davis Bill

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