8th Grade US History PreTest

What is a democracy?

• It’s an anarchy within the government

• It’s a form of government in which people rule themselves.

• A form of government where the people have no private property.

• A form of government where the government rules over all.

Which term refers to the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans were forced to withstand?

• Christopher Columbus’s discovery voyage of the America’s.

• The African Diaspora

• The Middle Passage

• Columbian Exchange

Which settlement was the first permanent settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Charlestown

• New Amsterdam

Who were the Quakers?

• Servants who signed a contract to work for 4-7 years for those paid for their passage to the New World

• They were a separatist religious group located in New Jersey

• Owners of the Quaker Oatmeal company

• A separatist group that left England in the early 1600’s to escape persecution.

What was the Stamp Act of 1765?

• It was an act that required colonists to pay a tax on sugar.

• It was the act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items.

• A requirement that all colonists had to house British soldiers.

• Put taxes on glass, lead, pains, paper, and tea.

Who were the Patriots?

• Colonists who chose to fight for Great Britain.

• Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

• This is what the soldiers of Great Britain were called.

• This is what the Native Americans were called when they fought for the U.S.

Which two countries fought against each other in the American Revolutionary War?

• Spanish vs. the American colonies

• Great Britain vs. the American colonies

• French vs. the American colonies

• Native Americans vs. American colonies

Which battle was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Trenton

What is the definition of the term “ratification”?

• The right to vote.

• It’s a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.

• The right to practice whatever religion a person wants.

• An official approval of a government document.

What were the first two most popular political parties in the early years of the creation of the United States?

• Antifederalists v. Federalists

• Federalists v. Democrats

• Republicans v. Democrats

• Huddleston Party vs. Hadenfeldt Party