Westward Movement and Rising Tensions

Westward Movement and Rising Tensions

8th Grade

21 Qs

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Westward Movement and Rising Tensions

Westward Movement and Rising Tensions

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Neal Norman

Used 20+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This "deal" in 1820 added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, allowing no slavery north of the latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes North.

3/5 Compromise

Missouri Compromise

Connecticut Compromise

Slave Compromise

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the idea that states can determine the constitutionality of a law and reject it if found to be unconstitutional.

Nullification

Rejection

Great Compromise

Ex post facto law

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This trade practice of taxing imports was the root of the Nullification Crisis and the first threat of Southern Secession.

Income Tax

Trade Quota

Tariffs

Isolationism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This famous battle took place during the Texas Revolution, famous men like Davey Crockett fought to the death against the Mexicans in a small mission. The battle cry for independence became, "Remember the _______!"

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of New Orleans

Battle of Trenton

Battle of the Alamo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This man won the Presidency in 1836, and took the blame for the Panic of 1837 - making him a very unpopular president?

Andrew Jackson

Martin Van Buren

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Winning the presidency in 1840, this man became the shortest serving president of all time, dying of pneumonia after only 31 days in office?

Martin Van Buren

James Monroe

William Henry Harrison

Andrew Jackson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This particular type of boat was used on the rivers during the westward expansion of the United States, primarily because they could navigate shallow waters?

Flat Boat

John Boat

Bass Boat

Yacht

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