Test: 8th Grade Social Studies Exam - 20 Questions

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5 Matching Questions

  1. Illinois, Pennsylvania
  2. Townshend Acts
  3. Florida
  4. Name Calling
  5. Samuel Adams
  1. a attaching negative labels to your opponent
  2. b state with the fourth most electoral votes at 27
  3. c placed duties on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
  4. d states with fifth most electoral votes at 21 (name in alphabetical order)
  5. e believed that Parliament could not tax the colonists without their consent and said that agreeing to the tax would be dangerous

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. main author of Declaration of Independence
  2. agreement that stated each slave would be counted as three fifths of a person when determining representation
  3. amendment that changed the legal voting age from 21 to 18
  4. army created to protect colonies
  5. people who owe money

5 True/False Question

  1. New Jersey Plan → plan that proposed keeping Congress's structure the same, called for unicameral legislature, each state would have an equal amount of votes

          

  2. Thomas Paine → author of Common Sense

          

  3. direct mail → election where members of a political party choose candidates to run for office

          

  4. depression → state with sixth most electoral votes with 20

          

  5. tariffs → a meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or choose candidates

          

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