8Th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

8th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

Due on A Day Monday12/11 or B Day Tuesday 12/12 No LATE review guides will be accepted!

Completion of the study guide is required. Questions must be answered on a separate piece of paper. Review guide will be graded for completion.

This guide should be used to help you prepare for the exam. The exam has: multiple choice, using primary / secondary sources, reading a map or chart to answer questions, and constructed responses. Know the definition of the terms given on the study guide.

All information to answer these questions can be found in your Interactive Notebook. Louisiana’s French Colonial Era: Chapter 6 – pages 38-55 of IN 1. What policy drove the need for colonies? Know details about this policy. 2. Know routes taken by Vasco da Gama. Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan 3. What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange? What are some of the important goods exchanged? 4. What did Robert de la Salle claim for France? 5. Who was sent to set up a French colony in LA? 6. What problems did the early LA colony suffer from? 7. proprietorship 8. Superior Council 9. Know about triangular trade routes – items traded, stops on routes, body of water crossed 10. Why was there a need for slave labor in the Americas? 11. Code Noir 12. What happened as a result of the Mississippi Bubble? 13. Be familiar with the different types of settlers who moved to LA during the French colonial era

Louisiana’s Spanish Colonial Era: Chapter 7 – pages 56-67 of IN 1. Know details about the French and Indian War 2. Be familiar with maps of North America before and after French and Indian War 3. Terms of the Treaty of Paris 1763 4. Why did Spain want the LA colony? 5. What did Ulloa and O’Reilly do as governor? 6. Cabildo 7. Who are the Islenos? Where did they come from? Why were they sent to LA? 8. How did Galvez help the American during the American Revolution? 9. Terms of Pickney’s Treaty – What is right of deposit and why is it important to US? 9. Be familiar with life in LA after the American Revolution

There will be a compare / contrast question about French and Spanish Colonial Eras.

The Acadian Odyssey – pages 68–69 of IN 1. Where are the Acadians from? 2. Why were the Acadians forced to leave Canada? 3. How did the Acadians make a living? Louisiana’s Early American Era: Chapter 8 – pages 70- 83 of IN 1. Terms of the Treaty of San Ildefonso 2. Why did France decide to sell LA? 3. Why did Jefferson believe ownership of the LA Territory was important for US? 4. Be familiar with the map of associated with the LA Purchase 5. Why did the War of 1812 begin? 6. What famous song was written during the War of 1812? Who wrote the song? 7. What treaty ended the War of 1812? What are the terms of the treaty? 8. Who was the American general at the Battle of New Orleans? 9. What was a direct result of the Battle of New Orleans fought?

There will be a question where you place events in LA history in the correct chronological order. General Information about Exam

1. Students will be required to read informational passages to determine the main idea, extract important information, and analyze/compare/infer plus their knowledge of what was covered in class this semester to answer higher level questions and extended response items 2. Students will need to read and interpret information on maps plus their knowledge of what was covered in class this semester to answer questions 3. Students will be required to read, interpret and extract information from graphs/tables plus their knowledge of what was covered in class this semester to answer questions 4. Students will need to be able to identify which characteristics best fits each of the Spanish Governors 5. Other General Information, Students Need to be able to answer the following essential questions in order to have proper background knowledge to support their answers for the artifact based questions. a. Geographically, how were the settlements of Native Americans useful to the French and Spanish explorers? b. What geographical features attracted the French and the Spanish to Louisiana settlements? c. How did similarities and differences between ethnic groups cause cooperation or conflict between Native Americans and the French and Spanish colonies? d. How did events during the colonial period influence the economic growth and development of Louisiana? Justify your answer. e. Why was America motivated to purchase Louisiana from France? f. Was America’s decision to purchase Louisiana wise? Was the decision constitutional? How did the Port of New Orleans affect the international economy as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?