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Smythe 8th Grade History
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1) What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
A
to acquire Florida for the United States
B
to open Canada to American settlers
C
to prevent European expansion in the Americas
D
to end the United States’ alliance with Great Britain
2) Which of the following acquisitions secured control of North America’s longest river and and essentially doubled the size of the United States?
A
Gadsden Purchase
B
purchase of Alaska
C
purchase of Florida
D
Louisiana Purchase
3) Which of these parts of the United States Constitution contains fundamental liberties of American citizens?
A
Preamble
B
Article III — Judicial Branch
C
Amendments 1–10 — Bill of Rights
D
Article I, Section 8 — Enumerated Powers
4) The Mayflower Compact (1620) was significant in the political development of the American colonies because it introduced the principle of
A
self-government
B
separation of powers
C
federalism
D
freedom of expression
5) In designing the legislative branch, the writers of the Constitution mainly based their ideas on the
A
Council of Trent
B
French Estates General
C
English Parliament
D
Congress of Vienna
6) What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do?
A
limit the power of the monarch
B
give commoners the right to vote
C
provide for religious freedom
D
accept the theory of divine right
7) One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to
A
convince the British Parliament to prevent the start of war
B
establish a new monarchy for the independent states
C
outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution
D
explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British rule
8) By the mid-1800s, California was being settled mostly by people in search of
A
animal pelts for the fur trade
B
jobs in industrial cities
C
trade with American Indians
D
wealth from the discovery of gold
9) The main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison was to
A
establish tax-supported schools
B
end slavery immediately
C
stop individuals from drinking alcoholic beverages
D
allow all women the right to vote
10) One goal of post–Civil War Congressional Reconstruction was to
A
preserve the plantation system
B
rebuild the Southern naval system
C
repay Confederate war debts
D
ensure civil rights for former slaves
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