8th Grade Second Semester Exam Practice

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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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8th Grade Second Semester Exam Practice

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

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

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

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

What was the main focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

Which branch of government has the power to sign treaties with other nations?

Which branch of government has the power to approve signed treaties with other nations?

Who could declare a law or treaty to be unconstitutional?

Which of the following was a Congressional act to try to settle the slavery issue in the U.S? Check all that apply.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following included popular sovereignty? Check all that apply.

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

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

Which of the following caused sectional conflict in the United States? Check all that apply.

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

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

The Abolitionist movement was effective in the long run.

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

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

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.

Even the Supreme Court can make mistakes.

There was farming in the North, so why weren't there any plantations (except perhaps in the border states)?

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.

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

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

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

Because of the Civil War, the Northern economy

Check all that apply. Check off all of the reasons why off the field conditions killed more people in the Civil War than on the battle fields themselves.

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

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

Check off all that apply. Which of the following were ways that local and state governments tried to interfere with the 15th amendment?

Jim Crow laws

What term best describes the voting patterns in the South after 1877?

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

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

Which branch of government did Andrew Johnson struggle with the most?

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

Poll taxes and the grandfather clause were unfair and undemocratic.

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

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

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

What was supported by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

The 13th amendment protected the citizenship rights of the former slaves.

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

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