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Total questions: 100
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Class
Date
1.
The map shows the boundaries before the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which statement about GA regarding the French & Indian War is correct?
a)
Georgia gained new territory of the Ohio River Valley as a result of the war.
b)
Georgia colonists suffered great losses of lives and property.
c)
Georgia was a buffer zone in the fighting between the French and the Indians.
d)
Georgia was the only colony to support the French against the British in the war.
3.
What effect did the French and Indian War have on Georgia's growth and development?
a)
Once the French and the Indian tribes were defeated and no longer a threat to Georgia, the colony prospered in a stable and peaceful environment.
b)
Georgia’s gained new land, her borders expanded to the St. Mary’s River to the South, the Mississippi River to the West, and land around Augusta to the North.
c)
Georgia gained many new settlers who were living in the lands that were added to Georgia's colonial boundaries.
d)
Georgia took possession of several key French forests, which added to Georgia's defense against the Spanish.
4.
The French and Indian was was fought between the
a)
French against the Indians
b)
Indians against the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
5.
The economic cost of the war led to which two events that created tension between the British and the colonists?
a)
The Quartering Act and thesecond was the Letter Tax.
b)
The Proclamation of 1763, and the second was a series of taxes, including the Stamp Act (1765).
c)
Declaration of Independence and the second was the blocking of the Boston Harbor
d)
The French and Indian War and the Battle of the Bloody Marsh.
6.
Which British policy had the greatest affect on Georgia?
a)
The British increased an existing tax on wine and imported goods.
b)
The British required the colonies to ship their good only on British ships.
c)
The British passed the Stamp Act, adding a tax on newspapers and licenses.
d)
The British passed the Sugar Act to tax sugar and molasses from the West Indians.
7.
George Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Treaty of Paris 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The French and Indian War was caused over trading rights in the Ohio River Valley.
a)
True
b)
Falso
10.
Which tax was imposed first?
a)
Sugar
b)
Tea
c)
Quartering
d)
Townshend
11.
What plan did Ben Franklin promote?
a)
NYC
b)
Albany
c)
Colonial
d)
Indepedence
12.
Which country did B. Franklin want the colonist to organize against in 1754?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
German
d)
French
13.
Which is not accurate about the Sugar Act?
a)
Lowered the duty on foreign-made molasses
b)
Allowed for the writs of assistance
c)
Placed duties on imports
d)
Strengthened enforcement on smuggling cases using vice-admiralty
14.
Which Native American leader fought and captured eight British forts?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Pontiac
d)
Black Kettle
15.
Which battle did both military commanders die?
a)
Snowshoes
b)
William Henry
c)
Quebec
d)
Louisburg
16.
Which is not a contributing factor for the French and Indian War?
a)
Being a superpower
b)
Expansion of land
c)
Wanting to help Native Americans
d)
Natural resources
17.
Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Long Island
18.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
19.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
20.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
21.
What name was given to colonists who opposed the war with Britain?
a)
Patriots
b)
Hessians
c)
Loyalists
d)
Writs
22.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
23.
Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians?
a)
Trenton
b)
Savannah
c)
Princeton
d)
Boston
24.
What event did Paul Revere memorialize in a wood carving?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
25.
Who defended the Boston soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
James Otis
d)
John Adams
26.
The French nobleman who accompanied Washington for most of the war and lobbied for the French King to help the Americans
a)
Montcalm
b)
Lafayette
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Howe
27.
The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Parliament
c)
Continental Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
28.
Which American general was dissatisfied with his lack of credit and became an infamous traitor?
a)
Howe
b)
Gates
c)
Greene
d)
Arnold
29.
What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Lobsterbacks
d)
Patriots
30.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
31.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
32.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
33.
What is the correct order of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Wrongs, Preamble, Natural Rights, Declaration
b)
Preamble, Declaration, Natural Rights, Wrongs
c)
Declaration, Wrongs, Natural Rights, Preamble
d)
Preamble, Natural Rights, Wrongs, Declaration
34.
What group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Sons of Anarchy
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Liberty Ladies
35.
Why did the British choose to move their army to the South?
a)
warmer climate
b)
followed the Continental Army
c)
larger population of Patriots
d)
larger population of Loyalists
36.
Organized a militia group of sharp shooters
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Daniel Morgan
c)
Henry Knox
d)
Lafayette
37.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
38.
Who is the best 8th Grade American History Teacher
a)
Mr. Walls
b)
Mr. Walls
c)
A chipmunk (Alvin)
d)
Mr. Myers
39.
Which skirmishes opened the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Battles of the Great Lakes
d)
Lexington and Concord
40.
What battle tactic involves the blockading and surrounding of an enemy?
a)
guerilla warfare
b)
siege
c)
jousting
d)
surrender
41.
Who led the first victorious assault on a British ship during the American Revolution?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
George Washington
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
The Swamp Fox
42.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
43.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
44.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
45.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
46.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
47.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
48.
Commonly, the Union soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Grey
c)
Brown
d)
Blue
49.
Commonly, the Confederate soldiers uniforms were...
a)
Red
b)
Brown
c)
Grey
d)
Blue
50.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
51.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
52.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
53.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
54.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
a)
long, cold winters and short, rainy summers.
b)
warm, sunny winters and stormy summers.
c)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.
d)
very harsh winters and comfortable summers.
55.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
56.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
57.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
58.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
59.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
60.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
61.
Which of the following conclusions were drawn by both the North and South after the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
The war would last only a few short months
b)
The soldiers needed training and victory would be difficult
c)
Naval warfare would not help this "land" war
62.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
63.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
64.
The South were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
65.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were good military strategists because they each had experience in previous wars.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
67.
Stagecoaches were used to transport all of the following, except:
a)
People
b)
Mail
c)
Animals
d)
Goods
68.
Buffalo poop was used for:
a)
Food
b)
Bedding
c)
Clothing
d)
Fuel
69.
What was one reason Indians would scalp their victims?
a)
To keep them from reaching the afterlife
b)
To use their hair for decorations
c)
To mark them as cowardly
d)
To speed their passage to the afterlife
70.
Why was the Apache short bow invented?
a)
It was better for running through woods and brush
b)
It required less strength to use
c)
It was easier to make from saplings
d)
It shot with more accuracy
71.
All of the following were reasons Native Americans died in concentration camps, except:
a)
Starvation
b)
Lack of water
c)
Dirty, poorly built structures
d)
Heat exhaustion
72.
The Chilkoot Trail in Alaska was also known as:
a)
The Ladder to Riches
b)
The Yellow Brick Road
c)
The Golden Staircase
d)
The Path of Wealth
73.
In addition to treating humans, doctors were responsible for:
a)
Signing treaties
b)
Fixing wagon wheels and axles
c)
Treating livestock
d)
Composing letters for illiterate travellers
74.
Why did news of the Alaskan Gold Rush take so long to reach the East?
a)
People wanted to keep it a secret
b)
The great distance it had to travel
c)
Messengers died before reaching the East
d)
It was coded, and the code was difficult to break
75.
The Mexican-American War was centered around what river?
a)
The Mississippi
b)
The Columbia
c)
The Arkansas
d)
The Rio Grande
76.
Typical lunch for pioneers consisted of what?
a)
Jerky and a roasted potato
b)
Fish and bread
c)
Dried fruit and a wedge of cheese
d)
A light salad and apple cider
77.
The biggest change to guns during Westward Expansion was:
a)
Telescopic sights
b)
Shorter stocks
c)
Rifling in the barrels
d)
Bigger calibers
78.
Buffalo Bill earned his nickname during a contest when he shot:
a)
4 buffalo in 3 hours
b)
16 buffalo in 6 hours
c)
68 buffalo in 8 hours
d)
137 buffalo in 2 days
79.
What method did Buffalo Bill use to win the contest against Comstock?
a)
Shooting with both hands
b)
Rounding the buffalo into a corner
c)
Wounding the buffalo, then returning later
d)
Attacking the buffalo from the side
80.
Why did the U.S. cavalry turn down gatling guns before the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
They were heavy and would slow them down
b)
They used too much ammunition, which was expensive
c)
They were prone to jamming under stress
d)
They had notoriously bad aim
81.
What did Annie Oakley do while not on tour?
a)
Earn a master's degree at college
b)
Teach other women how to shoot
c)
Herd cattle in Montana
d)
Run a retail shop for gold miners
82.
What is a fast economic or population growth called?
a)
bust
b)
treaty
c)
boom
d)
reservation
83.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
84.
A trip made by ranchers to take cattle to the market or railroads.
a)
panhandle
b)
long drive
c)
cattle trail
d)
railroad drive
85.
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
a)
They didn't freeze in winter.
b)
They were faster.
c)
They could go over mountains.
d)
All of the above.
86.
What was George Gist's (Sequoyah) major contribution to the Cherokee culture?
a)
He gained fame as a hunter and trapper
b)
He signed the treaty giving Cherokee lands to the United States
c)
He developed syllabary so the Cherokee could have a written language.
87.
Who was the chief of the Cherokee who petitioned congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?
a)
John Ross
b)
William McIntosh
c)
Chief Menawa
88.
When Andrew Jackson said, "John Marshall has entered his decision, now let him enforce it," he meant that?
a)
The president would see that troops were sent to enforce the decision
b)
The Supreme Court was the law of the land and could do whatever it wanted
c)
The Supreme Court could no enforce the decision without the support of the president.
89.
What nickname was given to the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The U.S Indian Removal Act
c)
The Oklahoma Caravan
90.
Who participated in the Treaty of Indian Springs, which ceded the last creek lands in Georgia?
a)
Governor George Troup and Chief Menawa
b)
Andrew Jackson and Chief McIntosh
c)
Governor George Troup and Chief McIntosh.
91.
Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expedition?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Rocky Mountains
92.
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
a)
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
b)
He led wagon trains out west.
c)
He cleared a path through the Appalachian Mountains.
d)
He traveled around and spoke about the West.
93.
Why did some people want to go west even though travel was difficult?
a)
adventure
b)
new farmland
c)
a new start
d)
all of the above
94.
What was Tecumseh's idea for resisting American settlers?
a)
charging Americans money for the land
b)
uniting Native American tribes against Americans
c)
having each tribe sign independent treaties
d)
asking Great Britain to help fight the Americans
95.
Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expedition?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Rocky Mountains
96.
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
a)
They didn't freeze in winter.
b)
They were faster.
c)
They could go over mountains.
d)
All of the above.
97.
How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
a)
New York got all the other states' business.
b)
Other states also built canals.
c)
It had no effect on other states.
d)
Other states closed their canals.
98.
Why was Oregon Country so important to America?
a)
It's on the Pacific Coast
b)
The animals there had valuable fur
c)
The mountains were beautiful
d)
There was a lot of open space
99.
Why wasn't Texas admitted to the United States right away?
a)
It was too much land
b)
Slavery was allowed there
c)
Sam Houston wanted it to be independent
d)
Texans wanted to be a part of Great Britain
100.
What strategy did the United States and Great Britain use to avoid war over the Oregon Country?
a)
compromise
b)
comprise
c)
comprehend
d)
commission
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