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