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Subject: SS, Grade: 08
CST 8th Grade History Social Studies
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Printed: Monday January 13, 2014
CST 8th Grade History Social Studies
SS:08
4 The Indian Removal Act (1830) relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian
Territory for the purpose of
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A making the land available for white miners and
farmers.
Greeley’s quotation is associated with which of
these?
B allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S.
A
B
C
D
C obeying the Supreme Court’s order to move the
Farmers Alliance
Populist Party
Manifest Destiny
control.
Cherokee.
D creating a wilderness area for use by white fur
trappers.
Temperance movement
5 While the American colonies were fighting a rev2 By the mid-1800s, California was being settled
mostly by people in search of
A
B
C
D
olution against England and forming a new nation,
New Spain was establishing new settlements in
California using what type of system?
jobs in industrial cities.
wealth from the discovery of gold.
animal pelts for the fur trade.
trade with American Indians.
A
B
C
D
plantation
factory
mission
capitalist
6 Who was the most important leader of the
Underground Railroad?
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The quotation above describes the nineteenthcentury American belief in
A
B
C
D
the Social Contract.
Manifest Destiny.
isolationism.
the Monroe Doctrine.
A
B
C
D
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Phillis Wheatley
Sarah Grimke
7 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.
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8 After the American Revolution, most Northern
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11 States’ rights played a major role in all of the
state constitutions called for
following except the
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
universal suffrage for citizens.
the gradual elimination of slavery.
the adoption of a state religion.
abolition of state property taxes.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolves.
Missouri Compromise.
Nullification Crisis.
Monroe Doctrine.
12 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
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human rights.
D justify the need for economic change.
13 What was the first major goal of President
Abraham Lincoln’s administration?
Which area on the map above was admitted as a
state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
A
B
C
D
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2
A
B
C
D
to destroy the institution of slavery
to maintain the unity of the country
to expand the power of state governments
to industrialize the economy
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10 What led the newspapers to speak of “Bleeding
Kansas” in 1856?
A fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery
forces
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
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14 Use the excerpt to complete the following
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17 During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau
statement.
A
B
C
D
relocated many former slaves to the North.
created a system for tenant farming.
gave forty acres and a mule to former slaves.
established schools for former slaves.
18 One of the functions of the Freedmen’s Bureau
was to
This ending to Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech
indicates that his vision for the future after the
Civil War was for
A
B
C
D
peacemaking and rebuilding the Union.
A
B
C
D
discourage segregation in the South.
relocate former slaves to urban areas.
provide assistance to former slaves.
reward veterans with land and money.
resolving differences through armed action.
providing pensions to Confederate veterans.
punishing the South for its actions during the
war.
15 What is one reason that the Union strategy for
defeating the South included a naval blockade of
Southern ports?
19 The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the
Constitution of the United States were intended to
solve problems relating to
A
B
C
D
government organization.
civil rights.
checks and balances.
rapid economic change.
A to cut the South off from its supply lines in the
countries of Latin America
B to stop Southern attempts to establish slave
plantations in Cuba and Mexico
C to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in
Europe in exchange for war supplies
D to deprive the South of fishing and whaling as
a primary source of food
16 One goal of post—Civil War Congressional
Reconstruction was to
A
B
C
D
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repay Confederate war debts.
ensure civil rights for former slaves.
preserve the plantation system.
rebuild the Southern naval system.
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22 What did the American Federation of Labor try to
achieve in the late 1800s?
A
B
C
D
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control of decision making in the market
higher wages and better working conditions
employee ownership of factories and mines
elimination of racial discrimination in the
workplace
23 A large percentage of the immigrants who came
to the United States during the late 19th and early
20th centuries settled in large cities because
The above poster suggests that 19th-century
industrialization was often accompanied by
A most of them had lived in cities in their
A
B
C
D
B there were fewer and fewer farms in the United
labor strife.
homelands.
States.
farm protests.
technological progress.
political stability.
C the growing industries were usually located in
cities.
D the government encouraged immigrants to
settle in big cities.
24 Which of these groups most favored immigration
to the United States between 1880 and 1910?
A
B
C
D
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unskilled workers
rural farmers
urban nativists
factory owners
Which of these is the best explanation for the trend
shown in the bar graph above?
A
B
C
D
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availability of industrial jobs in Chicago
Chicago’s location on an important river
Chicago’s nearness to the gold fields
lack of regulation in the banks of Chicago
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