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Questions 76-100 of the top 100 social studies questions for 8th grade

Questions 76-100 of the top 100 social studies questions for 8th grade.

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The battle fought between Texans and Mexicans over land in Texas is called the_________Alamo
__________ was a man from England who brought over plans to create a mill, ultimately starting the Industrial RevolutionSamuel Slater
________ 2 important inventions (interchangeable parts, cotton gin) helped kick-start the Industrical Revolution.Eli Whitney's
Products produced in mass quanily in a short time period is called_______mass production
An______is a person who takes a risk to start a new business.entrepreneur
The__________was the era when factories and machines were used for mass production for the first time in the United States.Industrial Revolution
The era representing the progression of women's rights was called the_________Women's Rights Movement
_______________(3) were women active in the anti-slavery movement who later became involved inthe Women's Rights Movement.Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony
To_________ means to leave or withdraw from a large political body.secede
The war that was fought over "Nation"s Rights vs State's Rights" was the_______Civil War
A________is a large farm on which crops are grown by slaves.plantation
The________abolished slavery.13th Amendment
Various homes that were hiding places to runaway slaves was called the__________Underground Railroad
__________was called the "Moses of her people" because she led so many slaves to freedom by means of the Underground Railroad.Harriet Tubman
Freed slaves and anti-slavery activist,___________, founded the North Star, a newspaper promoting freedom for slaves.Frederick Douglass
____________ published the Liberator, to support the antislavery movement.William Lloyd Garrison
__________ a nurse for the Union, founded the American Red Cross.Clara Barton
The_________was the bloodiest three day battle fought on American soil. Lincoln later dedicated this battleground to the dead Union soliders in the Gettysburg Address.Battle of Gettysburg
The________led to Union control of the Mississippi River, cutting off trade to the South.Battle of Vicksburg
The________ issued by Lincoln, freed all the slaves in "rebel" states, it also allowed blacks to enlist in the military.Emancipation Proclamation
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at___________ Court House, ending the war.Appomattox
_____________ assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre five days after the war ended.Jonh Wilkes Booth
____________an escaped slave who worked to end slavery and increase women's rights, was know for her speech, "Ain't I A Women?"Sojourner Truth
_____________wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, describing the brutal slave system.Harriet Beecher Stowe
The rebuilding period following the Civil War called _________Reconstruction


8th Grade Core Teacher
Sequoia Middle
Redding, CA

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