Download NC HISTORY Chapter SIX TEST

Chapter Six Test
Social Studies 8 CALDWELL
Name ____________________
Date _____________________
I. Key Terms—Directions: Use the definitions below to help you unscramble
these key terms from Chapter Six. Put the correct answer in the blank provided.
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______________ LITDSERAEFS - Those who were in favor of the
Constitution. (195)
______________ MICMPORESO - An agreement where each side gives
something away and gets something it wants in return. (193)
______________ CALIRSET FO FETICNODREANO - America’s first
constitution, adopted during the Revolution. (189)
______________ LIBL FO STRIHG - The first ten amendments to the
Constitution. (196)
______________ TSASTE GHRTIS - Belief that states could assert their
independence when they disagreed with the federal government. (197)
______________ NTEILARN SMNTEIRPMOEV - Part of Murphey’s plan to
improve transportation in North Carolina in the early 1800’s. (210)
______________ MCONMO LCHOSOS - Where many North Carolina
families sent their children for an education. (211)
______________ ITLREYAR DFNU - This allowed money from stocks held by
the state to be used to help build schools. (212)
______________ DUJCILAI VRIEWE - The idea that a court could determine
whether or not a law is constitutional. (190)
______________ NTIADEFRESTLISA - Those who distrusted many of the
ideas of the new constitutional government. (195)
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE—Directions: Choose the correct answer for each of the
following statements. Write the letter of your choice in the blank provided.
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America’s type of government following the Revolution was called
a(n) ________. (A) alliance, (B) confederation, (C) federation,
(D) kingdom. (189)
To raise money after the Revolution, North Carolina sold the
land of ____. (A) Whigs, (B) the King, (C) governors, (D) Tories. (189)
The Bayard v. Singleton case gave life to the idea of (A) lawsuits,
(B) amendments, (C) judicial review, (D) equal rights. (190)
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The state of Franklin existed for a short time in what is today the
state of (A) South Carolina, (B) Tennessee, (C) Virginia, (D) Georgia (191)
______ 5. After the Revolution, the British encouraged whom to attack the
United States? (A) France, (B) Mexico, (C) Canada, (D) Native
Americans. (192)
______ 6. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in ______.
(A) Boston, (B) New Bern, (C) New York, (D) Philadelphia.
______ 7. The “Great Compromise” set up how many houses of Congress?
(A) two, (B) three, (C) one, (D) four. (194)
______ 8. Many North Carolinians distrusted the Constitution. They were
known as _____. (A) Federalists, (B) Anti-federalists, (C) Whigs,
(D) Tories. (195)
______ 9. “Republican simplicity” meant people relied mostly on whom?
(A) government, (B) church, (C) themselves (D) family. (200)
______ 10. North Carolina and Georgia disagreed over borders in what conflict?
(A) Kirk-Holden War, (B) War of 1812, (C) Walton War, (D) Murphey’s
War. (208)
II. TRUE/FALSE—Directions: For the following statements, circle T for true or F
for false.
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The Reed family struck gold along the North Carolina coast. (206-207)
Andrew Johnson gained fame in the War of 1812.(202)
NC’s first university was opened in Fayetteville. (205)
Nathaniel Macon was the only North Carolina person to be Speaker
of the House of Representatives. (200)
Dolley Madison saved a portrait of Washington. (203)
Elizabeth Bayard sued b/c Tories took her property. (190)
The state of Franklin was west of Blue Ridge Mountains. (190)
In 1787, 13 states agreed to ratify the Constitution. (195)
Anti-federalists argued for including a Bill of Rights in the
Constitution. (196)
Most North Carolinians in the War of 1812 guarded the coast. (201)
III. SHORT ANSWER—Directions: Answer the following questions in the space
provided. Be sure to answer in complete sentences.
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Why was North Carolina seen as a “backward” state in the early
1800s? (208-210) ______________________________________________
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In what areas did Archibald Murphey suggest that North Carolina
needed to improve? (210-211) ____________________________________
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What was the outcome of Murphey’s suggestions? (210-212) ___________
_____________________________________________________________
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IV. POWERPOINT/CLASSNOTES PORTION OF THE EXAM—THE ANSWERS TO THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS COME FROM CLASS DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST WEEK
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The Articles Of Confederation did NOT work as a permanent system
Of government for the UNITED STATES because ________________.
(A) Congress couldn’t agree on what to do, (B) There was no
President overseeing the government, (C) Congress couldn’t MAKE
The states pay their taxes, (D) ALL ARE TRUE.
People of the Appalachian Mountain region of NORTH CAROLINA
Created their own STATE and it lasted for five years between 1784
And 1789—it was called ______. (A) Tennessee, (B) Charlotte,
(C) Franklin, (D) Carolina TWO.
Why is Benjamin West’s painting of the negotiations of the Treaty of
Paris INCOMPLETE? (A) Two signers died before they were painted,
(B) the British signers wouldn’t be IN the picture, (C) Thomas
Jefferson was sick that day, (D) Paris ran out of useable paint.
Name the short Virginian (5’4”) who arrived EARLY at the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (1787) and had written the
Plan for the UNITED STATES’ government before anyone else showed
up. (A) James Madison, (B) Thomas Jefferson, (C) George Washington
(D) Minnie Moocher.
The Virginia Plan for the US government solved the problem of
Congress being unable to agree by (A) getting rid of Congress, (B)
giving the President control over Congress, (C) making votes In
Congress optional, (D) splitting Congress into TWO “houses”/groups
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Even though the Virginia Plan wanted our President to serve for 7
years, the Convention decided that a President’s term would be ___
Years. (A) two, (B) three, (C) four, (D) five
The Constitutional Convention decided that the number of votes
(members) each STATE would have in the House of Representatives
of the US Congress would be determined by the ____ of the STATE.
(A) wealth, (B) population, (C) popularity, (D) distance from DC
When George Washington was elected President of the US, the
Capital city of the country was ____. (A) New York, NY,
(B) Boston, MA, (C) Raleigh, NC, (D) Philadelphia, PA
WHY did the people of NORTH CAROLINA NOT approve (ratify) the
US Constitution when it was FIRST presented to the STATES?
(A) it ended slavery in the US, (B) it didn’t let NC have but ONE
representative in the House of Representatives, (C) NC didn’t want
George Washington to be President, (D) it didn’t include a Bill of
Rights of the people of the UNITED STATES in it.
In the compromise that moved the US Capital City to Washington,
DC, what did Alexander Hamilton want that won the deal for
Madison? (A) Revolutionary War veterans PAID, (B) the Bill of Rights
To include “freedom to duel”, (C) the US government to tax people
Unfairly, (D) the war-debts of the STATES taken on by government
What addition to the process of swearing in (inaugurating) a
President did George Washington make that has been used ever
since? (A) he sang for the people there, (B) he wore an American
Flag jacket, (C) he put his left hand on a Bible to take the oath,
(D) he addressed the crowd in two languages instead of one
What two US STATES gave up land to make the District of Columbia,
The home the UNITED STATES’ CAPITAL CITY? (A) NC and VA,
(B) VA and MD, (C) DE and MD, (D) MA and CT
What effect on the slave-population of the southern UNITED STATES
Did the invention of Eli Whitney’s “cotton gin” have? (A) there were
MORE slaves needed to do the work of the cotton farms, (B) there
were LESS slaves needed to do the work of the cotton farms,
(C) there were NO slaves needed because the machine did it all,
(D) it made life easier for the slaves on the cotton farms to bear
Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th, 1826—the 50th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence…what other former president died the
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same day? (A) James Madison, (B) George Washington, (C) John
Adams, (D) James Monroe.
What made “The Louisiana Purchase” of a gigantic portion of US land
From France SUCH a good deal for President Thomas Jefferson?
(A) England left the US alone, (B) France left the US alone, (C) the
Price was SO cheap, (D) the US had new land to share with Natives
How did Vice President Aaron Burr settle his disagreements with
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1804? (A) argued through
Newspaper stories, (B) dueled with pistols, (C) raced on horseback,
(D) ran for the presidency against each other…
What famous song was written (the words, anyway) by Francis Scott
Key as he observed the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of
1812? (A) The Star-Spangled Banner,(B) America The Beautiful,
(C) God Bless America, (D) Party in the USA
The Battle of New Orleans, at the END of the War of 1812, made
what American General SO famous that he became our 7th President?
(A) James Madison, (B) James Monroe, (C) John Quincy Adams,
(D) Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson’s least popular presidential decision was called the
Indian Removal Act of 1830…it is popularly remembered as the ___.
(A) Walk of Shame, (B) March to Madness, (C) Trail of Tears, (D) Path
To Perdition
What discovery did Conrad Reed make in a creek near his home in
1799? (A) oil, (B) gold, (C) diamonds, (D) silver
For what main reason was Raleigh chosen as the permanent capital
City of NORTH CAROLINA instead of Fayetteville? (A) it was close to
The middle of the STATE, (B) it didn’t have an army base (Fort Bragg),
(C) the “Raleigh area” had a casino popular with the Legislators,
(D) BOTH A and C are true
What important NORTH CAROLINA institution is NOT found in
Raleigh? (A) the Capitol Building, (B) the Governor’s Mansion,
(C) the Legislative Building, (D) the University of North Carolina
In what sport has the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill been
The MOST successful? (A) men’s basketball, (B) women’s volleyball,
(C) women’s soccer, (D) men’s badminton
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Which of the following is NOT one of the regions of the STATE of
North Carolina? (A) Mountains, (B) Prairie, (C) Piedmont,
(D) Tidewater
Name the Native American who was friendly and helpful to the
Earliest English explorers to North America. (A) Manteo,
(B) Wanchese, (C) Powhatan, (D) Chippaquik
“Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine” drawn from NORTH CAROLINA pine
Trees, and used for English ship-building are called ___________.
(A) Navy Beans, (B) Nautical Staff, (C) Naighty Stores, (D) Naval Stores
Governor William Tryon of NORTH CAROLINA used the STATE militia
To take on and shut down the protest movement which called
themselves the _______. (A) Remediators, (B) Renumerators,
(C) Regulators, (D) Remonstrators
FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF THE FIFTY UNITED STATES, CIRCLE THE THIRTEEN
THAT WERE THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN BRITISH COLONIES THAT DECLARED,
FOUGHT FOR, AND WON INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND—
Alabama
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New Mexico
South Dakota
Alaska
Idaho
Michigan
New York
Tennessee
Arizona
Illinois
Minnesota
North Carolina
Texas
Arkansas
Indiana
Mississippi
North Dakota
Utah
California
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
Vermont
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
Oklahoma
Virginia
Connecticut
Kentucky
Nebraska
Oregon
Washington
Delaware
Louisiana
Nevada
Pennsylvania
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West Virginia
Florida
Maine
New
Hampshire
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Georgia
Maryland
New Jersey
South Carolina
Wyoming
Chapter Six Test
Social Studies 8 CALDWELL
Name ____________________
Date _____________________
I. Key Terms—Directions: Use the definitions below to help you unscramble
these key terms from Chapter Six. Put the correct answer in the blank provided.
1.
FEDERALISTS LITDSERAEFS - Those who were in favor of the
Constitution. (195)
2.
COMPROMISE MICMPORESO - An agreement where each side
gives
something away and gets something it wants in return. (193)
3.
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION CALIRSET FO FETICNODREANO America’s first constitution, adopted during the Revolution. (189)
4.
BILL OF RIGHTS LIBL FO STRIHG - The first ten amendments to the
Constitution. (196)
5.
STATE’S RIGHTS TSASTE GHRTIS - Belief that states could assert
their
independence when they disagreed with the federal
government. (197)
6.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS NTEILARN SMNTEIRPMOEV - Part of
Murphey’s plan to improve transportation in North Carolina in the early 1800’s.
(210)
7.
COMMON SCHOOLS MCONMO LCHOSOS - Where many North Carolina
families sent their children for an education. (211)
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LITERARY FUND ITLREYAR DFNU - This allowed money from stocks held
by the state to be used to help build schools. (212)
9.
JUDICIAL REVIEW DUJCILAI VRIEWE - The idea that a court could determine
whether or not a law is constitutional. (190)
10. ANTIFEDERALISTS NTIADEFRESTLISA - Those who distrusted many of the
ideas of the new constitutional government. (195)
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE—Directions: Choose the correct answer for each of the
following statements. Write the letter of your choice in the blank provided.
B
1. America’s type of government following the Revolution was
called a(n) ________. (A) alliance, (B) confederation,
(C) federation, (D) kingdom. (189)
D _ 2. To raise money after the Revolution, North Carolina sold the
land of ______. (A) Whigs, (B) the King, (C) governors,
(D) Tories. (189)
C 3. The Bayard v. Singleton case gave life to the idea of
(A) lawsuits, (B) amendments, (C) judicial review,
(D) equal rights. (190)
B 4. The state of Franklin existed for a short time in what is today
the state of ______. (A) South Carolina, (B) Tennessee,
(C) Virginia, (D) Georgia. (191)
D 5. After the Revolution, the British encouraged whom to attack
the United States? (A) France, (B) Mexico, (C) Canada,
(D) Native Americans. (192)
D 6. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in ______.
(A) Boston, (B) New Bern, (C) New York, (D) Philadelphia.
A 7. The “Great Compromise” set up how many houses of
Congress? (A) two, (B) three, (C) one, (D) four. (194)
B 8. Many North Carolinians distrusted the Constitution. They
were known as _____. (A) Federalists, (B) Anti-federalists,
(C) Whigs, (D) Tories. (195)
C 9. “Republican simplicity” meant people relied mostly on
whom? (A) the government, (B) their church, (C) themselves
(D) their family. (200)
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C
10. North Carolina and Georgia disagreed over borders in what
conflict? (A) Kirk-Holden War, (B) War of 1812, (C) Walton
War, (D) Murphey’s War. (208)
II. TRUE/FALSE—Directions: For the following statements, circle T for true or F
for false.
T F 11. The Reed family struck gold along the North Carolina
coast. (206-207)
T F 12.
Andrew Johnson gained fame in the War of 1812.(202)
T F 13.
NC’s first university was opened in Fayetteville. (205)
T F 14. Nathaniel Macon was the only North Carolina person to be
Speaker of the House of Representatives. (200)
T F 15.
Dolley Madison saved a portrait of Washington. (203)
T F 16.
Elizabeth Bayard sued b/c Tories took her property. (190)
T F 17.
The state of Franklin was west of Blue Ridge Mountains. (190)
T F 18.
In 1787, 13 states agreed to ratify the Constitution. (195)
T F 19.
Anti-federalists argued for including a Bill of Rights in the
Constitution. (196)
T F 20.
Most North Carolinians in the War of 1812 guarded the
coast. (201)
III. SHORT ANSWER—Directions: Answer the following questions in the space
provided. Be sure to answer in complete sentences.
21.
Why was North Carolina seen as a “backward” state in the early
1800s? (208-210) ANSWERS SHOULD INCLUDE SOMETHING ABOUT THE
STATE BEING SLOW TO ADOPT MODERNIZATION,
BANKING,
TECHNOLOGY, ETC.
22. In what areas did Archibald Murphey suggest that North Carolina
needed to improve? (210-211) TRANSPORTATION (ROADS) AND
EDUCATION (SCHOOLS/LITERACY)
23. What was the outcome of Murphey’s suggestions? (210-212) NOT
MUCH CHANGED IN NORTH CAROLINA
24. Which suggestion do you think would have helped North Carolina
the
most? Why? STUDENTS’ ANSWERS WILL VARY
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