8th Grade TCAP 2021

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

What led to war between the natives and Jamestown settlers?

• Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
• Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
• Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
• Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.

What is the primary reason for the founding of the Plymouth colony? [8.02]

• to set up a religious colony separate from the Church of England

• to make money off of gold discovered there

• to establish a debtor colony

• to expand Jamestown and grow more cash crops

Who founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630? [8.03]

• Separatists for religious purposes

• Puritans for religious purposes

• Entrepreneurs for economic purposes

• Gentlemen for political gain

What is a theocracy? [8.03]

• a daughter of a native american chief

• a market where Africans were sold into slavery

• government directed by religious principles

• a government that exists to serve another country

What do Connecticut and Rhode Island have in common? [8.04]

• both were founded by people that disagreed with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay

• both were founded in the same year

• both were founded by the same person

• both colonies are in the South and relied on growing cotton

The British colony functioned as a "buffer colony" to protect southern colonies from Spanish attacks: [8.07]

• Ohio

• Georgia

• Florida

• Tennessee

Which of the following best summarizes the goals of settling in North America for the British? [8.09]

• Power, Glory, God.

• Power, Glory, Mercantilism, Opportunity, Religious Freedom.

• Mercantilism and Religious Freedom.

• God, Glory, Gold.

What was the name of the Evangelical/Christian revival that swept Britain and the 13 colonies between 1730's and 1740's? [8.11]

• The First Great Awakening

• The American Revolution

• The Albany Plan of Union

• The Age of Enlightenment

Select the best TWO reasons for why this political cartoon was created in 1754? [8.14]

• to persuade the colonists to unite in order to fight against the French

• to convince England to support a unified colonial government

• to scare Native Americans into becoming allies with the French

• to convince women to join their husbands in supporting the Declaration of Independence