For class today, you will be completing a Chapter 8 quiz. It is open-note and open-book. You'll be working on this today and tomorrow. And no worries - I know no one has studied, of course. Just use your textbook and the class notes you have to answer the questions. Since I'm not there to copy this and hand it out to you, I'll be posting it here.
This will absolutely be collected tomorrow. Please keep it somewhere safe when you leave class today. Make sure your name is on your paper. You should record your answers like so:
A. Matching
1) A
2) B
3) C ...
B. Multiple Choice
1) A
2) B
3) C
etc.
Here's the quiz:
8th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 8 Quiz
A.
Match each term or person in Column II
with the correct definition from column I. (1 pt.)
Column I Column
II
_____ 1. An I.O.U. for funds the government has a. Thomas Jefferson
agreed to pay back b.
Alexander Hamilton
_____ 2. Secretary of the Treasury c. Henry
Knox
_____ 3. Secretary of State d. sedition e. bond
_____ 4. Secretary of War f. precedent
g. impressment
_____ 5. Seizing and forcing sailors to fight for a
navy h. nullify
_____ 6. To deprive of legal force
_____ 7. Activity designed to overthrow a
government
_____ 8. An example to be followed by others in the
future
B.
Multiple Choice – Circle the correct
answer (1 pt.)
1.
George Washington’s first job as president was to
a. ratify the Constitution
b. set up the Federal government
according to the Constitution
c. send Federal troops to stop
Bacon’s rebellion
2.
The U.S. financial crisis at the start of Washington’s presidency was a result
of
a. war debt to Canada
b. war debt in the form of bonds
c. high taxes
3.
Why did the South oppose the first part of Hamilton’s financial plan?
a.
They had already paid their war debt
b. They wanted the nation’s capital
to be in the North
c. They believed in high tariffs
instead of the Federal government paying off bonds
4.
The second part of Hamilton’s financial plan
a. proposed a Federal payoff of the
nation’s war bonds
b.
proposed a national bank
c. proposed high tariffs
5.
The third part of Hamilton’s financial plan
a. proposed a Federal payoff of the
nation’s war bonds
b. proposed a national bank
c. proposed high tariffs
6.
In 1791, Congress imposed a tax on
a. corn
b. exports
c. whiskey
7.
The conflict over tax that sparked a rebellion in 1791
a. was a violent situation known as
the “reign of terror”
b. tested the strength and authority
of the Federal government
c. involved Native Americans and
British soldiers
8.
A strict interpretation of the constitution
a. viewed the laws of the
Constitution as null and void
b. claimed that if the constitution
didn’t specifically state that the Federal government
had a certain power, that power
was reserved for the states
c. saw “wiggle room” in the
Constitution for Federal power
9.
A loose interpretation of the constitution
a. viewed the laws of the
Constitution as null and void
b. claimed that if the constitution
didn’t specifically state that the Federal government
had a certain power, that power
was reserved for the states
c.
saw “wiggle room” in the Constitution for Federal power
10.
The “necessary and proper” clause was also known as the
a. elastic clause
b. state’s rights clause
c. Republican clause
11.
In the election of 1796, _______________________ became the second U.S.
president
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. John Adams
12.
The conflict between Native Americans and American frontier settlers in the
1790s
a. was a struggle over the fur trade
in the North
b. was a fight over land in the
Northwest Territory
c. ended with the Native Americans
taking control over the Northwest Territory
13.
The French Revolution was called the Reign of Terror because
a. it was extremely violent
b. Napoleon Bonaparte was
anti-American
c. X,Y, and Z – French ambassadors –
threatened to attack the U.S. coast
14.
During the war between France and Britain, the U.S.
a. sided with the British
b. remained neutral
c. sided with the French
15.
Why did the U.S. take this position? (See question 14)
a. America wanted to make amends for
what had happened during the Revolution
b. America wanted the opportunity to
trade with both countries
c. America was strongly supportive
of the French Revolution
16.
John Jay was sent to Britain to smooth things out between Britain and the U.S.
during the
British war with
France. On your paper, write all the things that were accomplished with Jay’s
treaty (choose from the following options):
___
The U.S. agreed to give Britain a portion of its tax revenue
___
The U.S. agreed to pay back debts owed to British merchants
___
Britain agreed to stop the impressment of sailors
___
Britain agreed to reimburse the U.S. for the ships it had seized
___
Britain refused to withdraw its forts from the Northwest Territory
___
Britain refused to acknowledge America’s right to trade with France
17.
The XYZ affair was
a. a conflict with three British
diplomats over the coining of original U.S. money
b. a civil rights movement in the
North
c. a scandalous attempt by the
French government to obtain a bribe from the U.S.
18.
The nation had war fever as a result of the XYZ affair. As President, John
Adams
a. managed to avoid war
b. responded to the will of the
people by declaring war on France
c. retired from the political scene
for fear of being responsible for a war
19.
Why did the Alien and Sedition Acts target immigrants?
a. The Federalist Party felt that
immigrants were of lower class and had little rights
b. The Republican Party wanted to
ensure that the principles of the Constitution were put
into practice
c. Some American citizens feared
that French immigrants who had taken part in such a
violent revolution would influence Americans to rebel against their own
government
20.
Madison and Jefferson believed strongly in state’s rights. What was the basis
for this belief?
a. The Federal government should be
as weak as possible.
b. America was a union of states;
therefore, the states should be able to overrule Federal
when necessary.
c. Having a Federal government is
unconstitutional.
C.
Essay
Use at least two paragraphs to
compare and contrast the Federalist and Republican parties. You will want to
discuss the National Bank, tariffs, the French Revolution, and other policies.
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