8th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Oregon State Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which amendment guarantees a speedy and public trial with a lawyer?
- The Fourth Amendment
- The First Amendment
- The Tenth Amendment
- The Sixth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
Hint: Rights of the accused at trial.
Question 2
About how many Black soldiers served in the Union army and navy?
- About 200,000
- About 20 million
- About 200
- None
About 200,000
Hint: The 54th Massachusetts was famous.
Question 3
A population pyramid has a very wide base and narrows quickly toward the top. What does this suggest?
Share of population by age (%) - A low birth rate and many older people
- A stable population with equal age groups
- No children
- A high birth rate and a large share of young people
A high birth rate and a large share of young people
Hint: A wide base means many children for the number of adults.
Question 4
Which is a secondary source?
- a Renaissance painting
- a Roman coin
- a textbook about the Renaissance
- a letter by Leonardo
a textbook about the Renaissance
Hint: It interprets the past.
Question 5
Anti-Federalists insisted on adding…
- more states
- a king
- a Bill of Rights
a Bill of Rights
Hint: They feared a powerful central government.
Question 6
Which Chief Justice made the Supreme Court a strong branch?
- John Marshall
- Roger Taney
- John Jay
John Marshall
Hint: He served from 1801 to 1835.
Question 7
Californios were…
- Spanish-speaking families of Mexican California
- gold miners from China
- Oregon pioneers
Spanish-speaking families of Mexican California
Hint: Many lost land after 1848.
Question 8
Horace Mann led a movement for…
- westward expansion
- free public schools
- lower tariffs
free public schools
Hint: He believed education was a right.
Question 9
Which of these happened first?
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific
- The Louisiana Purchase
- The Bill of Rights is ratified
The Bill of Rights is ratified
Hint: Put them in order: The Bill of Rights is ratified (1791), The Louisiana Purchase (1803), Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific (1805), The Emancipation Proclamation (1863).
Question 10
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was called the Ten Percent Plan because…
- Taxes were set at 10%
- 10 states joined
- 10% of slaves were freed
- A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union
A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union
Hint: A lenient plan.
Answer key
- 1. The Sixth Amendment (Rights & Amendments)
- 2. About 200,000 (The Civil War)
- 3. A high birth rate and a large share of young people (Maps, Graphs & Data)
- 4. a textbook about the Renaissance (Sources & Evidence)
- 5. a Bill of Rights (Founding Ideas)
- 6. John Marshall (The Early Republic)
- 7. Spanish-speaking families of Mexican California (Westward Expansion)
- 8. free public schools (Industry & Reform)
- 9. The Bill of Rights is ratified (Timeline 1776–1865)
- 10. A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union (Reconstruction)
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