NC State Exam (Practice-2), 8th Grade
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- Q1How did immigration of the original 13 colonies differ from immigration during the 19th & 20th centuries?The original immigrants did not speak English; afterward, most immigrants did.The original immigrants came mostly from Great Britain; afterward, immigrants came from all over the world.The original immigrants were Native Americans; afterward, most immigrants were EuropeansThe original immigrants were mostly wealthy; afterward, immigrants were mostly poor.45s
- Q2What was the result of all the new technologies introduced during World War 1?They allowed Germany to take France easilyThey made the war much shorter than earlier warsThey made it easier for the Allies to advance through GermanyThey made it easier to kill and wound more soldiers than ever before45s
- Q3The president who signed the Indian Removal Act, the forced relocation of the Five "Civilized" Native American tribes from land in the Southeast?Martin Van BurenAndrew JohnsonAndrew JacksonMartin Van Buren30s
- Q4How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel about American Indians?That white Americans had a lot to learn from IndiansThat Indians were a key part of American SocietyThat the Indian way of life should be respectful ?That the Indians were standing in the way of progress45s
- Q5What advantage did the Confederates have over the Union early on in the Civil War?Better railway and railroads to ship supplies and troopsBetter generals to lead their armiesMore available men to pull an army together fromMore factories to produce war materials45s
- Q6How could the British government have prevented the American Revolution?By increasing the taxes on the colonistsBy overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures.By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament.By forcing King George III to give up the throne45s
- Q7How was issuing the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point in the Civil War? (see image)It established a Freedmen’s Bureau to help freed slaves.It freed slaves in the Confederate States.It proposed a peace treaty with the Confederate States.It established a Freedmen’s Bureau to help freed slaves.30s
- Q8How did the Fourteenth Amendment affect the American legal system? (see image)It ensured that a state could not take a citizen’s personal propertyIt granted citizenship to all residents of the United StatesIt extended the concept of community standards to state lawsIt required that laws be applied equally to citizens30s
- Q9Based on the quote above, which governmental policies did Chief Joseph oppose? (see image)farming and damming of riversimmigration and communal propertyconservation and preservationdiscrimination and resettlement30s
- Q10In this excerpt, which of the following arguments was President Jackson making to justify removing American Indians from lands they had occupied for centuries? (see image)American Indians were not obeying the United States ConstitutionAmerican Indians were preventing the spread of civilizationAmerican Indians were not respecting the Missouri CompromiseAmerican Indians were destroying the environment30s
- Q11In this speech, Frederick Douglass was speaking on behalf of which group? (see image)deported American Jewsenslaved African Americansexiled American Indiansoppressed Irish Americans30s
- Q12Which principle of government found in the Iroquois Constitution influenced the framing of the U.S. Constitution? (see image)separation of powersunicameralismfederalismpopular sovereignty30s
- Q13According to this excerpt, what condition is sufficient cause for people to form a new government? (see image)Citizens become apathetic to the lawsGovernment becomes oppressive to its citizensCitizens become disappointed with election resultsGovernment becomes the major employer30s
- Q14In 1970 U.S. Congress created this to help enforce laws to clean up the nation’s air, soil, and water.Environmental Protection AgencyClean Air, Soil, and Water ActClean Environment ProgramThe Environment Act30s
- Q15What did Nixon do during Watergate that was illegal?He spied on Democratic candidate George McGovernHe covered up evidence of criminal wrongdoingHe broke into the Democratic Party headquartersHe bribed a jury so that five burglars would be freed30s
