Could You Pass 8th Grade History?

  1. Who was the second president of the United States?
    • James Monroe
    • James Madison
    • John Quincy Adams
    • John Adams
  2. How does the US Constitution maintain a republican government?
    • By specifying the role of the Supreme Court
    • By allowing the public to elect representatives
    • By limiting the terms of the US president
    • By giving the president veto power
  3. Which of these states was not part of the Confederacy?
    • Arkansas
    • Texas
    • Virginia
    • West Virginia
  4. Which of these 19th century presidents was impeached?
    • Andrew Johnson
    • Andrew Jackson
    • John Tyler
    • Zachary Taylor
  5. What was the purpose of the Mayflower compact?
    • To promise to write a constitution within five years
    • To establish freedom of religion
    • To establish a new king
    • To proclaim allegiance to the king
  6. The failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion in the 1960s was an attempt to:
    • End Communism in the USSR
    • Start a pro-democracy uprising in Vietnam
    • Reclaim North Korea
    • Overthrow Castro in Cuba
  7. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • George Washington
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • John Quincy Adams
  8. What did "prohibition" outlaw in the early 1900s?
    • Alcohol
    • Slavery
    • Segregation
    • Prohibiting women from voting

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