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8th grade US History EOC

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New England
Which region was dependent on the ocean for its way of life?
Self Government
The Mayflower Compact is what type of government?
Jamestown
What was the first English Settlement in North America?
Importation of Slave Labor
1. Native Americans dying of disease
2. West African Kings begin selling prisoners
3. High demand of labor force in the colonies
4. ____________________
1. Colonists did not need to be protected from French Canada
2. Parliament taxed the Colonies to pay off their war debt
3. British Empire in North America is greatly expanded
The effects of the French and Indian War
No Taxation Without Representation
What slogan would be appropriate for this picture?
The colonies must join together to win the war
What is the cartoonist trying to tell the colonies?
Poor Leadership
What was the greatest weakness of the British Army during the American Revolution?
Alter or Abolish their government
According to the Declaration of Independence what right do people have if the government does not protect their life and liberty?
From the people
According to the Declaration of Independence where does the government get its power to rule?
3/5 Compromise
During the Constitutional Convention what compromise established the way slaves would be counted for a state's representation in Congress?
no
Did George Washington think political parties were a good idea?
The election of 1800
Which event led to the passage of the 12th Amendment?
East and West Florida
What were the 14th and 15th British Colonies called after the 1763 Treaty Paris that ended the French and Indian War?
Sons of Liberty
What group would have used this picture to create anti-British feelings in the British Colonies in North America?
Representation in Congress
During the Constitutional Convention what issue did the the Great Compromise settle?
Trail of Tears
This picture is of what event in US History?
Manifest Destiny
This picture depicts what belief of many Americans in the 1800s?
Osceola
"They could not capture me except under a white flag. They cannot hold me except with a chain"

What Seminole Leader said this?
Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark's translator and guide
Louisiana Territory
President Jefferson paid $15,000,000 for this
Continental Expansion by the USA is bound to happen
"And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and ...self-government"
- John O' Sullivan 1845

What will happen according to John O' Sullivan?
Temporarily settled the slavery issue
What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
1. Fugitive Slave Law
2. CA admitted as a Free State
3. Allowed New Mex and Utah to decide if they want slavery
4. No more slave auction in Washington DC
List the four parts of the Compromise of 1850
Led to bloodshed in Kansas Territory
The effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in Kansas
It did not portray slavery accurately (it was a lie)
How did Southerners view "Uncle Toms Cabin"?
Frederick Douglas
Famous fugitive slave that spoke out publicly against the evils of slavery
Sojourner Truth
What women's rights reformer stated "Ain't I a woman"?
Declaration of Independence
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments was based on what famous document?
Slaves only in the states of the Confederacy
Which slaves did the Emancipation Proclamation free?
The South attacked Ft. Sumter in South Carolina
What hostile act started the Civil War?
Canada
Where are most of the major escape routes headed?
Atlantic Ocean
What geographic feature would you travel across if you escaped from Wilmington NC?
To balance Slave and Free States in the US Senate
Why were Florida and Iowa admitted to the Union at the same time in 1845?
California
This picture is from 1849. What state is it most likely being shown?
Forty-Niners
What were these people called?
To pay for the services provided by the government
What is the purpose of taxes?
Impulse Spending
What is the danger of using credit?
Income and Expenses
The two most important parts of any budget
Military Leadership
What was the South's greatest strength at the start of the Civil War?
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