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Worksheets8th Grade Final
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 20hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Great Britain had the strongest Navy in the world prior to the war
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The first battle of the Revolutionary War
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Yorktown
d)
Battle of Berlin
4.
Which of these was an effect of the American victory at Saratoga?
a)
British troops gained confidence.
b)
General Burgoyne resigned his post.
c)
Great Britain withdrew from Canada.
d)
European countries came to the aid of America.
5.
The Patriots often used hit and run tactics known as
a)
Guerrilla Tactics
b)
Gorilla Tactics
c)
Sneaky Tactics
d)
Ninja Tactics
6.
The Prussian who helped train the Continental Army
a)
Baron von Stueben
b)
King George III
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
William Howe
7.
What were Hessians?
a)
German soldiers hired by the British to fight for them.
b)
Mercenaries hired by Loyalists to fight on their behalf.
c)
Guerilla fighters who attacked the British in the South.
d)
Slaves who fought on the British side to gain freedom.
8.
Who was the Swamp Fox
a)
Francis Marion
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
George Richard Clark
d)
John Jay
9.
The last major battle of the war ended when Cornwallis surrendered his force of about 8,000 at _______________.
a)
Boston
b)
Chicago
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
10.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
Colonists couldn't move West
b)
Colonists could move West
c)
Indians would regain lost land
d)
Colonists had to pay more taxes
11.
Who made the American flag?
a)
Martha Washington
b)
Betsy Ross
c)
Molly Pitcher
d)
Abigail Adams
12.
Who else rode with Paul Revere?
a)
William Dawes
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Hercules Mulligan
13.
Washington crossing the ____________ River
a)
Delaware
b)
Hudson
c)
New Jersey
d)
Buffalo
14.
Prussian General who helped train the Continental Army
a)
Otto von Bismark
b)
Otto von Stueben
c)
Baron von Stueben
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
15.
France provided the Patriots with how much of their gunpowder?
a)
15%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
90%
16.
Which founding father helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
17.
Slaves were more likely to join
a)
The British
b)
The Patriots
18.
Washingotn surprised the Hessians on Christmas night at what battle?
a)
White Plains
b)
Princeton
c)
Trenton
d)
New Jeresy
19.
Where was the largest loyalist population?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Chicago
20.
Which was the last colony to join the Revolution
a)
South Carolina
b)
New York
c)
Georgia
d)
Florida
21.
What publication tried to convince colonists to fight the British?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Deceleration of Independence
c)
Poor Richards Almanac
d)
Uncommon Sense
22.
The Sons of Liberty dressed as what during the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Indians
b)
Slaves
c)
Recoats
d)
Giraffes
23.
The Quartering Act forced colonists to
a)
House soldiers
b)
Pay soldiers
c)
Pay taxes on tea
d)
Make more quarters
24.
What group of colonial delegates met after the passage of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Daughters of Liberty
d)
Parliament
25.
Who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Amy Adams
26.
What was the name given to the group of colonists who wanted complete independence from Britain:
a)
The Undecideds
b)
The Conservatives
c)
The Patriots
d)
The Loyalists
27.
What was the name given to the group of colonists who opposed independence from Britain?
a)
The Undecideds
b)
The Loyalists
c)
The Patriots
d)
The Independents
28.
What was the common slogan used in the to protest the fact that colonists didnt have a say in new tax laws ?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
29.
What action did King George take after the French & Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?
a)
Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
b)
Declared the Proclamation of 1763
c)
Passed the Stamp Act
d)
Gave the colonies back to the French
30.
Which of the following was most effective against the Stamp Act and other British laws?
a)
Protests, including riots
b)
Petitions
c)
Boycotts
d)
Hunger strikes
31.
What events prompted the British Parliament to punish the colonists with the Intolerable Acts?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
the Bill of Rights
32.
What British law created new taxes on glass, paint, tea, lead, and paper?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Proclamation Line of 1763
d)
Stamp Act
33.
What was the law passed by Parliament in 1765 that taxed printed materials in the 13 colonies?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Treaty of Paris s
d)
Patriot Act
34.
Which Act required Colonist to house British Soldiers
a)
The Quebec Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Townsend Acts
d)
The Quartering Act
35.
Which region had the largest slave population
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern colonies
36.
The First Continental Congress was attended by all Colonies except
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Virginia
37.
African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Olaudah Equiano
c)
Conor Kenway
d)
Justin Attucks
38.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
39.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
40.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
41.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
42.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
43.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
44.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
45.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Religious group that started the first abolition movement
a)
Puritans
b)
Anglicans
c)
Quakers
d)
Baptists
47.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.
48.
Usually considered to be the first European to discover the Americas
a)
Franz Ferdinand
b)
Lief Erikson
c)
Erik the Red
d)
Christopher Columbus
49.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
50.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
51.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
52.
Who was the proprietor of Pennsylvania and Delaware and wanted all colonists to live in peace and with religious tolerance?
a)
Will Smith
b)
Lord Baltimore
c)
William Penn
d)
John Calvert
53.
Who was Chief Powhatan's daughter. Helped to bring a short time of peace between the Native Americans and colonists in Jamestown?
a)
Ariel
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Aurora
d)
Cinderella
54.
The first permanent European settlement in the Americas
a)
Saint Augustine
b)
Quebec
c)
Jamestown
d)
Charleston
55.
The lost colony of_________
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Compton
d)
Ellis Island
56.
Which tribe lived in the Southeastern Region (ex. Florida)?
a)
Seminole
b)
Inuit
c)
Pawnee
d)
Hopi
57.
Which tribe lived in the Southwest (ex. Arizona)?
a)
Nez Perce
b)
Hopi
c)
Inuit
d)
Pawnee
58.
Which tribe ate fish, squash, turtles and alligators?
a)
Hopi
b)
Pawnee
c)
Seminole
d)
Nez Perce
59.
What NA group lived in what is present day Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Utah, and Colorado?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Plains
60.
Which NA group traveled with buffalo herds?
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Plains
c)
Southwest
d)
Pacific Northwest
61.
Which NA group had totem poles?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Basin
62.
Which NA group had kachina dolls and pueblos?
a)
Plains
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Southwest
63.
Which NA group built their own irrigation system?
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Plains
64.
A nomad is someone who
a)
Lives in one place.
b)
moves around from place to place in search of food.
c)
Are farmers who grow squash, beans, and corn.
d)
Lives in grass huts.
65.
A band is...
a)
small group of people
b)
several different people group together.
c)
A group of bandits.
66.
This region of Native Americans relied mainly on buffalo as a major food source.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains & Basins
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
67.
Tribes that farmed were more likely to move from place to place?
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Matrillineal means
a)
Men are in charge
b)
Women are in charge
c)
Elders are in charge
d)
Everyone is equal
69.
Often considered the first Democracy in the United States
a)
Iroquois Confederacy
b)
Seminole Confederacy
c)
Powhatan Confederacy
d)
The United States Government
70.
The first inhabitants crossed into America using what landform?
a)
Bering Land Bridge
b)
Pangea
c)
Ural Sea Bridge
d)
They rode on turtles
71.
What civilization thrived in Central America from 200-900 AD
a)
Incans
b)
Aztecs
c)
Iroquois
d)
Mayans
72.
Which civilization thrived in Mexico during the 1300's through the 1500's
a)
Aztecs
b)
Seminole
c)
Incan
d)
Olmec
73.
The Sacred Sisters were 3 different crops. Which is not one of the 3?
a)
Wheat
b)
Beans
c)
Corn
d)
Squash
74.
Which tribe was made famous as Code Talkers in WW2?
a)
Blackfoot
b)
Arapaho
c)
Navajo
d)
Mohawk
75.
The Native peoples of Cuba were called...
a)
Comanche
b)
Lucayan
c)
Taino
d)
Cubanos
76.
The tribes least influenced by the Europeans
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Plains
77.
Which is not one of The Five Civilized Tribes?
a)
Seminole
b)
Creek
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Comanche
78.
The Five Civilized tribes were located in which region
a)
Plains
b)
Northwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Southeast
79.
How Plains Tribes would demonstrate bravery
a)
Dabbing
b)
Counting Coup
c)
Counting Kills
d)
Scalping
80.
The predecessors to the Pueblo Tribes
a)
Hogans
b)
Anasazi
c)
Mohavans
d)
Zulu
81.
Contact with Europeans was more positive than negative for Native Americans
a)
True
b)
False
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