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8th
Grade
Guided
Notes
–
Prologue
Answers
the
questions
below
can
be
found
in
Modern
Times,
Prologue
Section
The
following
will
be
counted
as
a
quiz.
1. In
1778
_____________________
agreed
to
help
the
____________________.
2. In
1781,
the
Battle
of
_____________________
was
an
American
victory
that
resulted
in
the
surrender
of
British
forces.
3. The
Treaty
of
_______________
was
signed
in
1783,
ending
the
Revolutionary
War.
4. The
_______________________
________
__________________________
was
Americans
first
major
attempt
to
form
a
central
and
state
level
government.
5. At
first,
the
United
States
was
a
_________________________,
or
a
loose
union
of
independent
states.
6. Those
who
support
the
Constitution
were
called
_____________________________.
Those
opposed
to
the
Constitution
were
called
_______________________________.
7. The
first
10
Amendments
are
called
the
____________
_______
____________,
which
protects
individual’s
freedom.
8. Elections
held
in
______________
made
George
Washington
the
first
president
of
the
US.
9. Washington’s
group
of
advisors
became
know
as
____________________.
10. Secretary
of
Treasury
____________________
________________________
called
for
new
_______________________
________________________.
11. ________________________________
wanted
a
strong
central
government.
12. ______________________
_______________________
wanted
to
leave
as
much
power
to
the
state
government
as
possible.
13. Congress
passed
the
_______________
_________
________________
act
that
punished
those
who
spoke
out
against
the
government.
14. American
forces
fought
the
________________________
in
the
war
of
1812.
Battles
took
place
in
the
_____________________________,
along
the
______________
____________
and
along
the
_____________
____________
and
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
15. What
was
the
Monroe
Doctrine?
_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
16. After
the
Louisiana
Purchase,
the
US
gained
______________________
from
Spain
and
_______________
_____________
from
Britain.
17. What
does
Manifest
Destiny
mean?
_____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
18. Texas
became
a
state
in
________________.
19. What
was
the
Indian
Removal
Act?
______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
20. In
the
1820’s,
more
than
__________
percent
of
Americans
were
farmers.