Topic Review: Early American Culture
Quiz by Quizalize - Grade 8 Social Studies
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
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- Q1In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the US seeking to escape-violent conflicts between the British and Irish governmentsa smallpox epidemica civil wara crop failure that was causing disease and starvation30s113.20.23.A
- Q2What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West coast in the mid to late 1800s to find work in mines and on railroads?the Chinesethe Britishthe Greekthe French30s113.20.23.A
- Q3Why did most people immigrate to the US in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?all the reasonsa better lifereligious persecutionescape difficult conditions30s113.20.23.A
- Q4All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except-taking jobs of native born citizensliving in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicitymaintaining a strong support grouptheir children adapted to the new environment30s113.20.23.C
- Q5What MOST attracted Chinese immigrants to the US in the 19th century?religious freedompolitical freedomcoal mining & building canalsgold mining & railroad jobs30s113.20.23.D
- Q6Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas in the late 1800s?houses in cities were less expensivenot enough families took advantage of the Homestead Actbetter jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to citiesNative Americans left reservations to buy farmland30s113.20.23.B
- Q7Which of the following was a major problem immigrants experienced once arriving to the United States?unsanitary and unsafe living conditionsdiscrimination based on nationalitypolitical corruptionall answers are correct30s113.20.23.C
- Q8All of the following were motivating factors for settlers to come to the colonies except-religious tension in Europesearching for the Northwest Passage to AsiaGod, glory, goldbetter soil for planting corn30s113.20.23.A
- Q9Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to the American colonies?they wanted to looking for a Northwestern Passage to Indiaall answers are correctthey wanted to get richthey were seeking religious freedom30s113.20.23.A
- Q10Which two immigrant groups played a major role in the transportation revolution during the American Industrial Revolution?African & ChineseIndian & IrishChinese & IrishIrish & British30s113.20.23.D
- Q11Why did thousands of women migrate from farms to Lowell, Massachusetts during the early 19th century?to find a husbandto work in textile millsto be closer to the marketto attend college30s113.20.23.E
- Q12Maryland was founded as a place for which religious group to practice their religion freely and escape religious persecution in Europe?PuritansBaptistPilgrimsCatholics30s113.20.23.A
- Q13Clara Barton was a Civil War nurse who implemented new sterilization practices that saved lives and founded-the American Red CrossCooks Children's Hospitalthe Salvation Armythe Seneca Falls Convention30s113.20.23.E
- Q14She was born into slavery & became nationally known for working for equal rights & justice?Susan B. AnthonySojourner TruthElizabeth Cady StantonLucretia Mott30s113.20.23.E
- Q15She was a runaway slave who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom.Abigail AdamsAngelina GrimkeHarriet TubmanSojourner Truth30s113.20.23.E