Abeka Grade 8 History Test 6 (Semester Exam)

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Signed Oregon Treaty with US

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England

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Supported Christ,other Columbus's expedition to the New World

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Spain

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Threatened the freedoms of Texans

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Mexico

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Experienced potato famine

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Ireland

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Sold the Louisiana Territory

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France

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Defeated Santa Anna's army at the Battle of Buena Vista

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Zachary Taylor

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At the Battle of _______, Texas won its independence from Santa Anna.

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San Jacinto

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Wrote first American dictionary

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Noah Webster

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First state to outlaw liquor

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Maine

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Father of American Missions

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Adoniram Judson

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A Senator fro, Mass., the greatest orator in Congress

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Daniel Webster

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Narcissi Whitman and _________ were the first white women to cross the Rockies.

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Eliza Spaulding

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Rhode Island set a precedent of _______ freedom.

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Religious

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The purpose of government as listed in the US Constitution is to ______.

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Protect

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The ______ branch of government enforces the laws.

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Executive

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Where the first major amphibious landing of American forces were conducted

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Veracruz

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European that discovered Hawaiian islands

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James Cook

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Wrote The Scarlett Letter

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Developed first successful steamboat

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Robert Fulton

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Wrote Poor Richard's Almanac

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Benjamin Franklin

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Applied science or the practical use of scientific knowledge

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Technology

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At whose California ranch was gold discovered?

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John Sutter

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What war resulted in establishing English tradition and liberty in North America?

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French & Indian War

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What city in Missouri did the wagon train leave for the Oregon Trail?

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Independence

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What revived interest in trade in the East?

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Crusades

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What type of interpretation of the Constitution did Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans stand for?

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Strict

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Established townships for the Northwest Territory

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Land Ordinance

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Required all public lands be paid for in silver or gold

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Specie Circular

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=Levied a tax on all legal documents

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Stamp Act

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Prepared England for limited government

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Magna Carta

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Established first town school system

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Old Deluder Satan Act

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Put in order:

Townshend-Harris Treaty

Founding of Jamestown

Missouri Compromise

Oregon Treaty

French & Indian War

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5 - Townshend-Harris Treaty

1 - Founding of Jamestown

3 - Missouri Compromise

4 - Oregon Treaty

2 - French & Indian War

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Put in order:

Adopting Bill Of Rights of Constitution

Defeat Spanish Armada

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Founding of Harvard College

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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3 - Adopting Bill Of Rights of Constitution

1 - Defeat Spanish Armada

4 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty

2 - Founding of Harvard College

5 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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How did missionaries influence the West?

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They brought the gospel and improved the quality of life among the Indians.

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How did the War of 1812 affect the expansion of the US?

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The diminished threat from England encouraged US settlement in the West

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Why did the Constitution provide 3 branches of government?

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They provide a check and balance to guard against one person gaining too much power

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What did Jamestown prove about economics?

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Free enterprise system works best because it promotes personal responsibility.

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Issued the Specie Circular

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Andrew Jackson

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Warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere

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James Monroe

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Ended tribute to the Barbary pirates

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Thomas Jefferson

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"Fifty-four or fight" campaign slogan

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James K Polk

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Discovered a mountain pass through the the Sierra Nevada

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James Beckworth

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First man to go to Oregon Country in response to the Indians' call for the gospel

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Jason Lee

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First president of the republic of Texas

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Sam Houston

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Promoted the idea of public school

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Horace Mann

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Negotiated the purchase that completely settled the southern border of the US

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James Gadsden

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First trained circuit riding preachers during the Second Great Awakening

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Francis Asbury

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Established Christian principles in the factory he owned

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Francis Cabot Lowell

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Year the Tariff of Abominations pass that increased the North's profit at the South's expense

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1833

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This area led the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexico

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California

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Invented the reaper

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Cyrus McCormick

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This battle was the turning point for the War for Independence

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Saratoga

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Where first shots were fired of the War for Independence

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Lexington

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Colony that established the House of Burgesses

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Jamestown

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Type of government established by the US Constitution

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Federal republic

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First permanent French settlement of the New World

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Quebec

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Locate on map:

Baffin Island

Rocky Mountains

Greenland

Andes Mountains

Amazon River

Hudson Bay

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3 - Baffin Island

10 - Rocky Mountains

6 - Greenland

12 - Andes Mountains

2 - Amazon River

7 - Hudson Bay

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Locate on map:

Mount Mitchell

Lake Superior

Florida

Death Valley

Colorado

South Carolina

Kansas

Springfield

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12 - Mount Mitchell

4 - Lake Superior

6 - Florida

14 - Death Valley

3 - Colorado River

1 - South Carolina

9 - Kansas

8 - Springfield