U.S. History Semester 1 Review
Authored by Lucas Friedrich
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for?
The Silk Road
The Cape of Good Hope
The North Pole
The Northwest Passage
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?
To bring into a country
To ship out of a country
A person who spreads the message of Christianity
An economic policy meant to profit the mother country
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free-enterprise.
To extend democracy.
To expand empires.
To found utopian communities.
Answer explanation
3 G's
Gold: "to increase wealth"
God: "spread Christianity"
Glory: expand empires means gaining more land for more power/fame.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Representative assembly in colonial Virginia; the first form of representative government in the 13 colonies
Colonization
Parliament
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
6.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Match the following
British Colonization
Primarily interested in establishing trading posts for the fur trade.
Spanish Exploration
Focus on establishing settlements for economic gain, such as for trade and to create more markets.
French Colonization
Sought gold in the New World, maintained hold through the Mission System
7.
MATCH QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Maryland
Virginia
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Georgia
Mid-Atlantic
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Southern
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