us midterm review 8th

Which significant American political document was signed July 4, 1776?

• The Virginia Bill of Rights
• The Mayflower Compact
• The United States Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence

This colony was the first attempt at a settlement, but failed. The members vanished.

• Jamestown 
• Jacksonville 
• Roanoke
• Washington DC

This colony had a poor life expectancy. Colonists had little to no knowledge of farming and did not plant crops in anticipation of needing food long term. There was tension with Native Americans as well as diseases that decreased the colonists numbers by more than half. 

• Jamestown 
• Jacksonville 
• Roanoke 
• Washington DC

The French and Indian War was was fought between the

• French and the Indians
• Indians and the Spanish
• French and British against the Indians
• The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.

There were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.
• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed. 

He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.

• Columbus
• Balboa
• Cabot
• Hudson

He discovered the Pacific Ocean

• Columbus

• Cabot

• de Soto

• Balboa

What current state did Juan Ponce de Leon first explore?

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Direct sea route through America that Europeans hoped to find

• Panama Canal

• Northwest passage

• St. Lawrence River

• Erie Canal

What is the Strait of Magellan?

• a passage through Africa
• ruler for explorers
• a waterway near the tip of South America
• a way to the South Pole