9.3 TEKS Check
Quiz by Catherine Chesser
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measures 2 skills from
Measures 2 skills from
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
19 questions
Show answers
- Q1The belief in the theory of Manifest Destiny by the United States explains why-- (8.6B)the Missouri Compromise outlaws slavery north of the 36-30' parallelPresident Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the Souththe country initiated wars and approved treaties with countries such as Mexico and Great BritainPresident Jackson refused to sign the bill that would have granted another charter to the National Bank30s113.20.6.B
- Q2The United States' belief in Manifest Destiny directly led to the decision to-- (8.6B)pass the Reconstruction Amendmentssupport the Monroe Doctrineinitiate a war with Mexicopass the Kansas-Nebraska Act30s113.20.6.B
- Q3Which statement best explains how the U.S.-Mexican War contributed to the growth of sectionalism in the United States? (8.6C)The United States gained vast tracts of Mexican land which would eventually be divided into new states, reopening the debate over the role of slavery in the country.Government leaders planned to build factories and increase industry in lands gained from Mexico during the war.The Mexican government had favored slavery, so territories gained by the United States after the war already had large slave populations.Disagreement over the war led to serious divisions between members of the country's political parties.30s113.20.6.C
- Q4In which conflict, fought mostly on foreign soil, did the U.S. gain territory in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico? (8.6C)Louisiana PurchaseSpanish-American WarTrail of TearsMexican-American War30s113.20.6.C
- Q5What was the initial reason for denying the incorporation of Texas into the United States in 1836? (8.6C)Northern political opposition to admitting a new slave stateNew England oil producers in fear of economic competitionAnti-Catholic prejudiceTexas was seen as too large30s113.20.6.C
- Q6The information in the chart below best explains the-- (8.6C)effects of the American RevolutionMexican contributions to the U.S.causes of the U.S.-Mexican Warresults of the Gold Rush30s113.20.6.C
- Q7What information would best complete the box in the diagram? (8.6C)General Santa Anna invades the U.S.Mexico decides to outlaw slaveryU.S. and Mexico dispute the borderGeneral Scott invades Mexico City30s113.20.6.C
- Q8When President Polk and Congress decided to annex Texas, as a continuation of their policy of Manifest Destiny, it resulted in a disagreement between the two countries. This argument was mainly created because-- (8.6C)Mexico claimed the southern border to the Nueces River, while the U.S. felt that it was the Rio Grande RiverGeneral Santa Anna's actions during the Texas Revolution had angered many citizens who thought he was too ruthlessthe Mexican population in the territories was becoming largely outnumbered due to Anglo immigrationPresident Polk sent representative Slidell to Mexico City to offer $50 million dollars to buy Mexican territory30s113.20.6.C
- Q9What would be the best information to complete the diagram below? (8.6C)Effects of the U.S.-Mexican WarReasons for the Plantation SystemResults of the Reform MovementCauses of the California Gold Rush30s113.20.6.C
- Q10What was the impact of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on the United States? (8.6C)Congress passed a bill to build factories and manufacturing centers in the lands gained from the war.It dramatically increased the slave population of the United States because Mexico had slavery.Due to the trade embargo with Mexico during the war, the U.S. began to make its own products.The United States gained the Mexican Cession, continuing the idea of Manifest Destiny.30s113.20.6.C
- Q11The information in the chart below best explains the-- (8.6C)Causes of ReconstructionEffects of the U.S.-Mexican WarMexican contributions to the U.S.Results of the Gold Rush30s113.20.6.C
- Q12In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the United States gained a large tract of land called the Mexican Cession. What was one effect the acquisition of this land had on the United States? (8.6C)California became its own independent republic after its victory over Mexico.The Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case that slaves couldn't be taken to a free state.The Anglo and Mexican settlers in California voted to allow slavery in the territory.The discovery of mineral deposits in the California territory led to the Gold Rush.30s113.20.6.C
- Q13What would be the best information to complete the diagram below? (8.6C)Led to increased sectionalism in the countryInfluenced the writing of Uncle Tom's CabinLed to the invention of interchangeable partsCreated the Second Great Awakening30s113.20.6.C
- Q14What information would best complete the box in the diagram below? (8.6C)Adams-Onis TreatyTreaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoMier Expedition30s113.20.6.C
- Q15American soldiers built Fort Texas near the Rio Grande in 1845, despite demands by Mexico to leave the area. General Zachary Taylor led the soldiers to the Rio Grande because-- (8.6C)Mexican forces forced them to leave northern postsof a meeting between Mexican and American officials to sign a peace treatythe U.S. believed the Rio Grande was the boundary between the U.S. and MexicoNot here30s113.20.6.C
