8th Grade History Test 12 Flashcards
amendment that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol
18th
amendment that repealed prohibition
21st
President known as the Great Humanitarian
Herbert Hoover
the oldest permanent settlement in the United States
St. Augustine
invented the telegraph
Samuel Morse
two American cities that suffered terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
New York city and Washington, D.C.
political party formed out of dislike for President Jackson and his powerful Presidency
Whig
What was a hornbook?
a board with printed Scripture and the alphabet
the code name for America’s atomic bomb project
Manhattan Project
Where the Japanese made their final stand and lost nearly all their remaining ships in World War II
Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was the Holocaust?
the murder of over six million Jews
religious group who wrote the first classical music composed in America
Moravians
the first city to be bombed with an atomic weapon
Hiroshima
the first European known to travel the length of Asia
Marco Polo
Who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”?
Nathan Hale
the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
the name given to the President’s advisers
Cabinet
patriot who declared, “Give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
the purpose of the checks and balances system
to balance the powers of the three branches of government
served as president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
Why was the Ole’ Deluder Satan Act passed in Massachusetts?
to make sure children learned how to read and write
former shoe salesman who became a great evangelist across America
D. L. Moody
entrepreneur made his fortune in the oil industry
J. D. Rockefeller
hymns who wrote “Blessed Assurance” and many other hymns in the late 1800s
Fanny crosby
colony that John Winthrop described as “a city upon a hill”
Massachusetts Bay
the first shot of the Civil War was fired here
Fort Sumter
What agreement eliminated tariffs and other trade restrictions between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
NAFTA
“Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
invented the reaping machine
Cyrus McCormick
best-known missionary to the Indians
David Brainerd
discovered the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
wrote History of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
searched for the fabled fountain of youth
Ponce de Leon
invented the steel plow
John Deere
led the Rough Riders in the battle of San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War
Colin Powell
general who led troops into combat in Operation Desert Storm
Norman Schwarzkopf
Communist leader of Soviet Union who signed the INF treaty with President Reagan in 1987
Mikhail Gorbachev
dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait, sparking the Persian Gulf War
Saddam Hussein
first woman justice appointed to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor
conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Reagan Administration
Margaret Thatcher
leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network during the 9-11 attacks
Osama bin Laden
President known as the Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan
Chief Justice appointed to the Supreme Court in 2005 by George W. Bush
John G. Roberts
President who initiated the “war on terror” after 9-11
George W. Bush
the Indian guide who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition
Sacagawea
posted the Ninety-five Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
the fastest overland communication service before the telegraph
Pony Express
the name for evangelists who rode on horseback and conducted church services on the frontier
circuit-riders
the Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II
Adolf Hitler
the famous poem by Francis Scott Key that became our national anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
The Louisiana Purchase ___ the size of the United States
doubled
the natural pass in the Appalachian Mountains that allowed settlers to travel west
Cumberland Gap
the un-Biblical theory that Charles Darwin promoted
evolution
Armistice Day is now celebrated as
Veterans Day
the first nation largest in the “war on terror”, which was known to have sheltered al Qaeda terrorists
Afghanistan
John Dewey is known as the
Father of Progressive Education
amendment that gave Congress power to tax incomes
16th
developed hundreds of uses for the peanut
George Washington Carver
struck an iceberg and sank in 1912
Titanic
became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces
Chappie James
led a movement to have prayer and Bible-reading banned from the public schools
Madalyn Murray O’Hair
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
cavalry commander who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn
General George A. Custer
state known as the “Lone Star Republic”
Texas
What did President Roosevelt call his massive government welfare program?
New Deal
In what war did the United States lead UN forces to liberate Kuwait in 1991?
Persian Gulf War
What was Charles Lindbergh’s plane named?
The Spirit of St. Louis
founded the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island
Roger Williams
the Soviet Union collapsed during the administration of President
George H. W. Bush
the German soldiers that King George hired to fight the colonists
Hessians
the first Roman Catholic President
President Kennedy
scandal that forced President Nixon to resign from office
Watergate
William Penn founded both Pennsylvania and
Delaware
President George W. Bush created the U. S. Department of ___ to promote the safety of the American people.
Homeland Security
President Reagan’s conservative economic views became known as
Reaganomics
Identify the locations on a map of the Western Hemisphere.
Brazil Mexico Canada United States Greenland West Indies Hudson Bay Caribbean Sea Panama Gulf of Mexico
