MW Social Studies Grade 8 Review-Quiz 5b

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  1. What does this map of the American Revolution illustrate?
  2. Your answer:
    British strategy to capture New York and divide the colonies
    importance of the French Navy to the colonial cause
    George Washington's plan to evacuate New York City
    colonial attempts to conquer Canada


  3. By which process can the United States Constitution be changed?
  4. Your answer:
    resolution
    amendment
    legislative hearing
    veto


  5. Which part of the federal government is most like the New York State Assembly?
  6. Your answer:
    Supreme Court
    House of Representatives
    cabinet
    Treasury Department


  7. *Congress could not levy and collect taxes. *Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade. *There was no national court system to settle disputes. *The thirteen separate states lacked national unity. Which document is characterized by these statements?
  8. Your answer:
    Northwest Ordinance
    United States Constitution
    Articles of Confederation
    Federalist Papers


  9. Supreme Court decisions based on First Amendment issues usually involve the
  10. Your answer:
    control of big business
    rights of individuals
    corruption in government
    collection of tzxes on income


  11. The case Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
  12. Your answer:
    increased the power of the Federalists in the legislative branch
    resulted in an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices
    established the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
    reinforced the power of the president as commander in chief


  13. Which action toward Native American Indians did the United States government take between 1820 and 1840?
  14. Your answer:
    encouraging Native American Indians to take jobs in factories
    removing Native American Indians from their tribal lands and placing them on reservations
    passinga law giving all Native American Indians United States citizenship
    paying Native American Indians a fair price for their land



  15. Which conclusion is supported by the information on the graph?
  16. Your answer:
    Canals transport goods faster than railroads.
    Building railroads is more expensive than building canals.
    Railroad mileage increased faster than canal mileage.
    Businesses preferred shipping goods by canal.


  17. "Annexation of Texas" "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" "All of Oregon or None!" These slogans from the election of 1844 all support
  18. Your answer:
    women's suffrage
    law and order
    Manifest Destiny
    sectionalism


  19. During the late 1840s, thousands of people were attracted to California to
  20. Your answer:
    help build railroads
    fight in the Mexican War
    search for gold
    obtain good farmland



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