Grade 8:
Objective 1 Practice Quiz
1.
Which of the following can be used to fill in a blank in the graphic organizer?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.1A
a.
trade between the North and the South
b.
quarrels between Federalists and Antifederalists
c.
annexing Texas
d.
tariffs
2.
Place the events listed in the proper chronological order.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.1B
a.
c, a, d, b
b.
a, b, c, d
c.
d, c, b, a
d.
b, c, d, a
3.
According to this Civil War era map, what were the first three Southern states to secede from the Union?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.1C
a.
Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee
b.
South Carolina, Mississippi, and Florida
c.
South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama
d.
Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia
4.
Based upon the list of events, what issue was the most important cause of the Revolutionary War?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.2B
a.
the absence of British troops in America
b.
the selection of delegates to the First Continental Congress
c.
the lack of colonial representation on British tax policies in the colonies
d.
the personality of King George III
5.
This condemnation of King George III is a quotation from ____.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.4A
a.
the Magna Carta
b.
the Declaration of Independence
c.
the United States Constitution
d.
the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
6.
Which of the following men attended the Second Continental Congress?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.4B
a.
Thomas Paine
b.
John Hancock
c.
Nathaniel Greene
d.
King George III
7.
Based on the chart of political parties, the opposing parties in 1825 were ____.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.5C
a.
Republicans and Democrats
b.
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
c.
Whigs and Democrats
d.
National Republicans and Democratic-Republicans
8.
Study the graphic organizer. Then select the answer that completes it.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.5D
a.
Westerners and Southerners have a new spirit of sectionalism
b.
Regional split between merchants and farmers continues
c.
New spirit of nationalism prevails
d.
Pressure by the Hartford Convention brings peace
9.
Study the items listed in the box. Then choose the
best
title.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.5E
a.
National Expansion under Madison
b.
French Foreign Policy in the United States
c.
Acquisition and Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
d.
Manifest Destiny
10.
What phrase is an accurate nickname for Andrew Jackson during his two terms as president?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.5F
a.
the bankers’ president
b.
a states’ rights president
c.
the Native Americans’ president
d.
the common man’s president
11.
By the 1840s and 1850s, the American frontier included which of the following areas?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.6B
a.
Hawaii
b.
Puerto Rico
c.
Utah
d.
Alaska
12.
The diagram shows some of the reasons Americans moved west. What was the principal motive for the Mormons moving west?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.6C
a.
to obtain religious freedom
b.
to own their own farms
c.
to act as trailblazers
d.
to fulfill the concept of manifest destiny
13.
The chart provides some information about an important event leading to the Mexican War. Identify the location that completes the chart.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.6D
a.
Mexico City
b.
San Antonio
c.
between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
d.
southern edge of the present-day states of Arizona and New Mexico
14.
South Carolina and other Southern states protested the tariffs for which of these reasons?
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.7A
a.
The tariffs sheltered agricultural producers.
b.
The tariffs protected Northern industry at the expense of the South.
c.
The tariffs weakened slavery in the South.
d.
The government did not have the right to regulate commerce.
15.
All of these events in the various theaters of battle took place in ____.
Obj 1:
TEKS 8.8B
a.
1861
b.
the spring and summer of 1862
c.
1863
d.
the spring of 1865
