Full 8th Grade SAGE Practice Test

Front

Which conclusion about the early relationship between colonists and American Indians is best supported by sources 3 and 4?

Back

The American Indians helped the colonists survive.

Front

Based on these sources, which statement best reflects how colonists and American Indians viewed each other? Both groups needed each other to obtain food and shelter. Both groups saw American Indians as peaceful unless provoked. Both groups understood that American Indians lived in a violent culture. Both groups thought that the colonists were better prepared for conflict.

Back

Both groups saw American Indians as peaceful unless provoked.

Front

What could colonists do to avoid conflict with American Indians, as described in sources 3, 4, and 5?

Back

Treat the American Indians with respect and civility.

Front

Which statement best describes why the Middle Colonies were economically successful in the 1700s? The fertile land provided a surplus of food and resources for raw materials.

Back

The fertile land provided a surplus of food and resources for raw materials.

Front

Which idea reflected in the excerpt was included in the United States Constitution?

Back

People are elected to represent the interest of groups from different areas.

Front

Which argument against slavery is best supported by sources 1 and 3? Options: Slavery allows families to be separated. Slavery deprives humans of basic liberties. Slavery forces people to do their master's bidding. Slavery creates unfair competition for wage workers.

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Slavery deprives humans of basic liberties.

Front

Who would most likely have used sources 1 and 2 to support their viewpoint?

Back

an abolitionist, to show the poor treatment of slaves on the Middle Passage

Front

Which statement about captured Africans is best supported by source 2? Options: They would have better lives after they were sold as slaves. They often started rebellions to avoid being sold into slavery. They were often eaten by white people during the passage to America. They were unsure of what their lives would be like among white people.

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They were unsure of what their lives would be like among white people.

Front

Why were timber, shipbuilding, and fisheries important to the economy of the New England colonies?

Back

The rocky soil of the colonies could not support large-scale farming.

Front

Which statement best describes how the South's soil and climate impacted development in the South?

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Large and profitable plantations arose, which led to a reliance on slavery for labor.