TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.12.B: Explain Reasons For The Plantation System, The Transatlantic Slave Trade, & The Spread Of Slavery
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- Q1Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?The economic demands of the plantation systemIncreased western migrationThe construction needs of the railroadIncreased textile manufacturing60s8.12.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q2What civic duty requires you to be impartial and not make decisions based on bias?join the militaryjury dutypay taxes60s
- Q3How does this excerpt show the 10th amendment or federalism?It does not show the 10th amendment or federalism13 republics under one federal head shows that powers are shared between the state and federal governmentbecause it is the power to check other branches60s
- Q4What document was drafted in 1776 by Thomas JeffersonArticles of ConfederationConstitutionDeclaration of Independence60s
- Q5The powers not delegated to the U.S. government.... are reserved for the states is an example f which principle of governmentPopular SovereigntyFederalismLimited GovernmentRepublicanism60s
- Q6Due Process guarantees a speedy trial, freedoms from unreasonable searches and seizures, and what elsenot quartering troopsright to bear armsno cruel and unusual punishment60s
- Q7Veto, impeach, or override are trigger words for which principle of the government?federalismpopular sovereigntychecks and balances60s
- Q8The first political parties developed because of disagreements on the extent of the federal power and how the country should develop economicallyGeorge Washington and John AdamsThomas Jefferson an Alexander HamiltonThomas Jefferson and George Washington60s
- Q9What type of climate was in the middle coloniesmoderatecoldwarm60s
- Q10In George Washington's Farewell Address he warns the country totrade with France over Britainmake heavy alliancessteer clear (avoid) political parties and avoid permanent foreign alliance60s
- Q11The Northwest Ordinance set out the processfor admitting new states into the unionhow to amend the Constitutionratification of the Constitution60s