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Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the president who made the Louisiana Purchase?
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. John Adams
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana territory was purchased from which country?
  1. Italy
  2. Spain
  3. France
  4. England
Grade 8 Civil War
The Republican Party was founded in part due to the failure of which compromise meant to avert a civil war?
  1. Missouri Compromise
  2. Kansas Nebraska Act
  3. Compromise of 1850
  4. Grand Compromise
Grade 8 Early National Era
The Louisiana Purchase took place in what year?
  1. 1800
  2. 1803
  3. 1812
  4. 1835
Grade 8 Early National Era
Which French leader sold the Louisiana territory?
  1. Louis XVI
  2. Charles X
  3. Napoleon I
  4. Louis Napoleon
Grade 8 Great Depression
Who was the president at the beginning of the Great Depression?
  1. Calvin Coolidge
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. Franklin Roosevelt
  4. Woodrow Wilson
Grade 8 US History
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press, among other rights?
  1. First Amendment
  2. Second Amendment
  3. Fourth Amendment
  4. Tenth Amendment
Grade 8 US History
Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for making and passing laws?
  1. Executive branch
  2. Judicial branch
  3. Legislative branch
  4. Administrative branch
Grade 8 Early National Era
What was the name of the rebellion which showed that the Articles of Confederation did not work?
  1. Whiskey Rebellion
  2. Washington's Rebellion
  3. Shays' Rebellion
  4. Constitutional Rebellion
Grade 8 Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after which Union victory?
  1. Gettysburg
  2. Fredricksburg
  3. Antietam
  4. Vicksburg
  5. None of the above
Grade 8 American Revolution
which country was NOT an ally of the colonists?
  1. Spain
  2. France
  3. Mexico
  4. Canada
Grade 8 Great Depression
Which financial reform act was passed in response to the Wall Street Crash and subsequent Great Depression?
  1. Social Security Act
  2. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  3. Federal Reserve Act of 1913
  4. Wagner Act
Grade 8 Civil Rights
In 1952, Medgar Evers joined which organization to advocate for civil rights?
  1. Council of Federated Organizations
  2. Regional Council of Negro Leadership
  3. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  4. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Grade 8 Civil War
Which compromise allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and divided much of the remaining land in the west into two territories?
  1. The Missouri Compromise
  2. The Compromise of 1850
  3. The Great Compromise
  4. The Compromise of 1820
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