NAEP US History Grade 8 - Question List

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86. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved-I do not expect the house to fall-but I do expect it will cease to be divided.What war broke out soon after the statement was made?
  1. American Revolution
  2. War of 1812
  3. Mexican-American War
  4. Civil War
87. Susan B. Anthony was a leader who helped
  1. women win the right to vote
  2. immigrants win the right to come to the United States
  3. children win the right to an education
  4. older people win the right to get social security
88. During the 1500's and 1600's, what was the major cause of death among Indians of the Americas?
  1. Warfare among tribes
  2. Warfare between Native Americans and Europeans
  3. Infections and diseases brought by Europeans
  4. Changing climatic conditions
89. Between 1960 and 1990, what invention most changed the way people in the United States worked?
  1. The typewriter
  2. The computer
  3. The superconductor
  4. The radio

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