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NAEP US History Grade 8 - Question List

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31. One important contribution that people from Mexico made to the development of the American West was that they introduced
  1. many of the techniques used in ranching
  2. many of the methods used to preserve food for shipment to market
  3. barbed-wire fences and railroad cattle cars
  4. a system for cultivating winter wheat
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32. I . . . got off [the bus] a block from the school. I saw a large crowd of people standing across the street from the soldiers guarding Central [High School]. . . . I stood looking at the school-it looked so big! Just then the guards let some White students go through. . . . When I was able to steady my knees, I walked up to the guard who had let the White students in. He too didn't move. When I tried to squeeze past him, he raised his bayonet and then the other guards closed in and they raised their bayonets.The incident described happened in
  1. New York, New York, in 1900
  2. Dayton, Ohio, in 1914
  3. Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957
  4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1990
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33. Which of the following people had beliefs that greatly influenced those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
  1. Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. John Winthrop
  3. Mohandas Gandhi
  4. Jane Addams
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34. Which of the following people were most likely to become indentured servants in the English colonies?
  1. Convicted criminals sent to the colonies to work off their sentences
  2. Puritans seeking religious freedom and a job working for a religious family
  3. Poor workers willing to trade their labor for passage to America
  4. Freed slaves who could not yet afford to buy their own farms or start businesses
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35. For centuries, a young man who wanted to learn a craft was apprenticed to a master craftsman who taught him the necessary skills. Why did the apprenticeship system begin to decline in the first half of the 1800’s?
  1. The apprenticeship system was considered unsuitable for the increased number of women working outside the home.
  2. The growth of the factory system led to a decreased need for skilled labor.
  3. Many young men chose to become farmers instead of craftsmen.
  4. Craftsmen began to use unskilled immigrant labor in their shops.
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