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This page shows a list of test questions in the 8th Grade Social Studies public release collection at MSDE. 8th Grade Social Studies
Standard "3.0 Geography," Indicator "EPD.6 …"

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Study the political cartoon.

"Dividing the National Map," 1860

This political cartoon shows the four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John Breckinridge.

Select the three events that led to the divisions represented in the cartoon.

  1. A.
    the Compromise of 1850
  2. B.
    the Missouri Compromise
  3. C.
    the Indian Removal Act
  4. D.
    the Louisiana Purchase
  5. E.
    the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. F.
    the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
  7. G.
    the decision in Ex Parte Merryman

This is a test question that allows you to select a spot or region on a graphic.

Study the newspaper headlines.

Select the two newspaper headlines that are the best examples of popular sovereignty.

This is a test question that allows you to select a spot or region on a graphic.

In which two regions did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 address the issue of slavery and lead to violence in Kansas?