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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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ______________ 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. ______ 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. 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) 1 ______ 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) ______ 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. T T T T F F F F 11. 12. 13. 14. T T T T T F F F F F 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. T F 20. 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. 2 21. 22. 23. Why was North Carolina seen as a “backward” state in the early 1800s? (208-210) ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ In what areas did Archibald Murphey suggest that North Carolina needed to improve? (210-211) ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ What was the outcome of Murphey’s suggestions? (210-212) ___________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ IV. POWERPOINT/CLASSNOTES PORTION OF THE EXAM—THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS COME FROM CLASS DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST WEEK _____ 24. _____ 25. _____ 26. _____ 27. _____ 28. 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 3 _____ 29. _____ 30. _____ 31. _____ 32. _____ 33. _____ 34. _____ 35. _____ 36. _____ 37. 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 4 _____ 38. _____ 39. _____ 40. _____ 41. _____ 42. _____ 43. _____ 44. _____ 45. _____ 46. 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 5 _____ 47. _____ 48. _____ 49. _____ 50. 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 6 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) 7 8. 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) 8 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 9 10