8th US History - First Semester Review

Which colony was the first successful colony established in North America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Petersburg

New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey are all considered...

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Men and women who signed contracts to pay for their passage to the Americas were called...

• Separatists

• Tenant farmers

• Indentured servants

Which colonies made most of their money from farming because of rich soil?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts were all acts or taxes that helped lead to...

• The Revolutionary War

• The French and Indian War

• The 7 Years War

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary war?

• Medford

• Lexington and Concord

• Cambridge

Loyalists were loyal to which side?

• Britain and the king

• Colonial independence

Which battle was the last big victory for the American colonists that led to the defeat of King George III?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Saratoga

What was the first government of the United States called?

• The Constitution

• The Magna carta

• The Articles of Confederation

True OR False: The Articles of Confederation make the state governments too powerful and the Federal government not powerful enough.

• True

• False