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Grade 8 Great Depression
Which stock exchange experienced the crash?
  1. London Stock Exchange
  2. Tokyo Stock Exchange
  3. New York Stock Exchange
  4. Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Grade 8 Great Depression
What is another name for the Wall Street Crash of 1929?
  1. Black Tuesday
  2. Red Friday
  3. Blue Monday
  4. White Wednesday
Grade 8 Early National Era
Forcing American sailors into service on British ships against their will is known as what?
  1. Smuggling
  2. Hindering
  3. Impressment
  4. Drafting
Grade 8 Early National Era
The government of Massachusetts responded to Shays' Rebellion by
  1. using the state militia to arrest leaders of the rebellion.
  2. passing a law prohibiting similar rebellions in the future.
  3. helping the farmers who were affected by the economic depression.
  4. drafting a new state constitution.
Grade 8 Early National Era
Jefferson commissioned the                              to explore and map the lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
  1. Pike Expedition
  2. Red River Expedition
  3. Lewis and Clark Expedition
  4. Willamette Valley Expedition
Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the head of the Department of the Treasury in Washington's Cabinet?
  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. Alexander Hamilton
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. Henry Knox
Grade 8 Civil Rights
What event prompted Medgar Evers to apply for law school at the University of Mississippi?
  1. The Greensboro Sit-ins
  2. The murder of Emmett Till
  3. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
  4. The Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education
Grade 8 The Presidents
Who was arrested and charged with the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
  1. Lee Harvey Oswald
  2. Jack Ruby
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson
  4. John Wilkes Booth
Grade 8 The Presidents
Who was John F. Kennedy's Vice President during his presidency?
  1. Hubert Humphrey
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson
Grade 8 Modern Era
The students are Kent State were protesting an escalation of which war?
  1. Gulf War
  2. Korean War
  3. Vietnam War
  4. War in Afghanistan
Grade 8 Jacksonian Era
What did suffrage mean during the "Jacksonian Democracy"?
  1. the right for ALL white male citizens to vote
  2. the right for ALL Americans to vote
  3. the right for ALL African Americans to vote
  4. the right for ALL women to vote
Grade 8 Colonial Period
In which colony did the "Starving Time" occur?
  1. Vermont
  2. Maine
  3. Plymouth
  4. Jamestown
Grade 8 Early National Era
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party?
  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. James Madison
  3. James Monroe
  4. Alexander Hamilton
Grade 8 Colonial Period
When is Indigenous People's Day celebrated in the United States?
  1. Second Monday in October
  2. Fourth Thursday in November
  3. First Sunday in September
  4. Third Sunday in October
Grade 8 Civil Rights
The Congress on Racial Equality and the                                                          sponsored the first Freedom Ride.
  1. National Association for the Advancement of Color People
  2. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  3. American Equal Rights Association
  4. Anti Defamation League
Grade 8 American Revolution
Which state declared the British laws "null and void" and declared themselves free from tyranny in 1775?
  1. New York
  2. North Carolina
  3. Boston
  4. North Dakota
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