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Us History 8b
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8th Grade
04/19/2011

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Term

1.

The belief that the people living in a region should decide key issues is?

Definition

popular sovereignty

 

Term

2.

Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches?

Definition
 separation of powers
Term

3.) People who come to a country to settle are called?

Definition
immigrants
Term
4. What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by making each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike ?
Definition
 interchangable parts
Term

5. What did Seqouya invent for the Cherokee people ?

 

Definition
a written language
Term
6. Which branch of government has the power to pass laws ?
Definition
 legislative branch
Term

7.) What practice became known as the "spoils system"?

Definition
 elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs
Term
8.) The person who put the interests of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation was demonstrating what attitude ?
Definition
 sectionalism
Term
9.) What was the name for the journey made by the Cherokee after they were removed from their lands by force
Definition
 trail of tears
Term
10.) Which document setup the federal court system ?
Definition
 the federal judiciary act of 1789
Term

11.) Citizens vote for their political representatives in government shaped by the political principle of

 

 

 

Definition
 republicanism
Term

12.) Why did Hamilton want to place tariffs (taxes) on foreign goods?

Definition

 to ensure a steady flow of income

 to encourage the growth of american industry

 to encourage americans to buy american goods

 ALL Of Them Abovee

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Term
13.) Which invention did Samuel F.B. Morse create, and what was it effect ?
Definition
telegraph allowed people to communicate over long distances
Term
14.) Which of the following is true about James Madison ?
Definition

 All of the above is true

 he succeeded Jefferson as president

 he was a democratic republican

 he was jeffersons secretary of state

all of the above

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Term
15.) What was one northern strategy for winning the civil war ?
Definition
 to cut off the south's imports and exports with a navel blockade
Term
16.) Who commanded the texas forces at the battle of the alamo ?
Definition
 william travis
Term
17.) What impact did Sacagawea have on american history ?
Definition
she helped a u.s. expedition explore the louisiana territory
Term
18.) The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of
Definition
 jacksonian democracy
Term
19.) For what period of time is a president's is a presidents term of office ?
Definition
4 years
Term
20.) People who went to california during the gold rush were known as
Definition
forty-niners
Term
21.) The person who assassinated president lincoln was
Definition
john wilkes booth
Term
22.) A state's representation in the house of representatives is based on  
Definition
the size of that state's population
Term
23.) How did congress finally agree to address George Washington , the first president
Definition
mr.president
Term
24.) Who operated schools to educate former slaves
Definition
freedmen's bureau
Term
25. What group of americans sought religious freedom in the west ?
Definition
mormons
Term
26.) The fifteenth amendment gave which of the following groups the right to vote ?
Definition
african american men
Term
27.) What were the black codes
Definition
southern laws designed to limit the rights of african americans
Term
28.) What did south carolina threaten to do because ofthe tariff of abominations
Definition
secede from the union
Term
29.) How are members of the supreme court chosen
Definition
appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
Term
30.) Which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the senate approve?
Definition
presidnet
Term
31.) The confederate states of america were
Definition
the slaveholding states that left the union
Term
32. Who is president of the Senate but has no vote unless the Senate is equally divided ?
Definition
vice president
Term
33. Appomattox Court House is important becuase it was
Definition
the site where Robert E. Lee surrounded to Ulysess S. Grant
Term
34. What gave African Americans full citizenship
Definition
Fourteenth Amendment
Term
35. A severe food shortage that results in widespread hunger and death is known as
Definition
a famine
Term
36. Who was the first the first vice president and the second president
Definition
john adams
Term
37. what is the only situation in which the writ of hebeas corpos ( unlawful restraint ) may be suspended ?
Definition
cases of rebellion or invasion
Term
38. which of the following is true about the supreme court's decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison
Definition
it established the supreme courts power of judicial review
Term
39. what did the compromise of 1877 do ?
Definition
it ended reconstruction
Term
40. which two groups make up the congress of the united states ?
Definition
house and senate
Term
41. the author of uncle tom's cabin was
Definition
harriet beecher stowe
Term
42.for what is nat turner best known ?
Definition
leading an armed revolt of some 70 slaves
Term
43. what was the true of the 54th massachusetts regiment
Definition

all of the below are true

they were a group of african american soldierswho fought without pay, rather than accept less pay than white soldiers

they increase popularity and enlistment of african american soldiers in the union army

they won fame for fighting bravely at fort wagner

Term
44.how many members of congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed
Definition
two thirds
Term
45. for what reason is harriet tubman famous ?
Definition
she was a conducter on the underground railroad
Term
46. what event triggered the fighting between the north and the south
Definition
southerners fired on fort sumter
Term
47. what was george washingtons view of political parties
Definition
political parties would split the nation
Term
48. who founded a relief agency that later became the red cross
Definition
clara barton
Term
49. who saved important items before the british burned the white house
Definition
dolley madison
Term
50. which of the following is an example of a radical
Definition
a prson who takes an extreme position on a political issue
Term
51. how did the war of 1812 encourage the growth of us manufacturing ?
Definition
americans had to make their own products because a british blockade kept european products out of the united states
Term
52. which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill
Definition
veto
Term
53. which battle was considered the turning point of the civil war
Definition
gettysburg
Term
54. what did the fifteenth amendment do
Definition
it gave african men the right to vote
Term
55. which battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all of american history , with neither side having gained any ground
Definition
the battle of antietam
Term
56. what did the supreme court rule in the case of gibbons v. ogden
Definition
only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce
Term
57. what is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment repealed it
Definition
the 18th amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment
Term
58. what roles do both houses of congress play in the introduction of a new bill
Definition

all of them below

they may work together to approve a bill

they may vote to pass a vetoed bill

they may rewrite or stop a bill that was passed by the other house

Term
59. what did the adams onis treaty of 1819 accomplish
Definition
gave florida to the united states
Term
60. the purpose of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution was
Definition
to end slavery in the united states
Term
61. what is the name given to the first ten amendments to the constitution , which guarentee certain individual rights
Definition
bill of rights
Term
62. for whom did washington turn for help in solving the challenges facing the new nation
Definition
his cabinet
Term
63. the cotton gin was invented in 1793 by
Definition
eli whitney
Term
64. what was the missouri compromise
Definition
a plan to allow slavery to spread into some areas but not others
Term
65. the power of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of which of the following principles
Definition
checks and balances
Term
66. the songs in which enslaved people of the south expressed their religious beliefs or pass coded mesages were called
Definition
spirituals
Term
67. the author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the united states was
Definition
francis scott key
Term
68. the kansas - nebraska act called for
Definition
the residents of kansas and nebraska vote to decide the issue of slavery
Term
69. the president of the confederacy was
Definition
jefferson davis
Term
70. who has the power to declare war
Definition
congress
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