American History: Colonial Period and Independence

American History: Colonial Period and Independence

8th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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8th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is NOT a reason colonists came to America

Religious people wanted to escape persecution

Poor people came to search for wealth

Everyone came for better retirement benefits

Rich people came to gain more wealth from natural resources

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

The Mexicans

Native Americans/American Indians

The French

The British

The Canadians

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Africans

British

French

Mexicans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not a reason the colonists fought the British?

Taxation without representation

The quartering of British soldiers

The Boston Massacre

Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Alexander Hamilton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1942

July 4, 1748

July 4, 1776

July 4, 1780

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the original 13 states

Massachusetts

Virginia

New York

Arkansas

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