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Worksheets8th Grade TNReady Review Part 3
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
What was the first English settlement in America, established in 1607?
Plymouth
Roanoke
Jamestown
Boston
Who led the Jamestown expedition in 1607? He would later offer his services to the Pilgrims.
John Rolfe
John Snow
John Smith
John Winthrop
Who was the Indian Princess that, as legend has it, saved John Smith's life?
Squanto
Princess Cornblossom
Pocahontas
Princess Buttercup
Who was the father of Pocahontas, and chief of the Eastern Algonquin Indians?
Squanto
Crazy Horse
Fallen Timbers
Powhatan
What plant saved Jamestown's economy, and gave the colony a purpose?
Rice
Cotton
Corn
Tobacco
Who brought tobacco seeds to Virginia to plant? He would later marry Pocahontas.
John Smith
John Rolfe
William Bradford
John Winthrop
Women arrived in Jamestown in 1620. What was the name of their ship?
The Bride Ship
Godspeed
Mayflower
Susan Constant
What were Pilgrims called in England?
Pilgrims
Separatists
Outlaws
Jacobins
Which of the following were conducted in New England to give people a voice? It demonstrated early democracy in America.
Revivals
Town Meetings
Assemblies
Musters
Who founded Hartford, on the Connecticut River in 1662?
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Winthrop
Thomas Hooker
Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
William Bradford
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
Who preached in Rhode Island after being run out of Massachusetts?
Anne Hutchinson
John Winthrop
William Bradford
John Rolfe
Who is the founder of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
William Bradford
Thomas Hooker
Before the English took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York, what country controlled the area?
Germany
France
Spain
Netherlands
William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, belonged to what religious group?
Baptists
Puritans
Catholics
Quakers
How would you best describe the Quakers' relationship with the Native Americans?
Violent
Friendly
Tumultuous
Distant
How did the Quakers view women?
Beneath Men
Above Men
Equal to Men
Same as an animal
What major city in Pennsylvania was nicknamed the "City of Brotherly Love", and was built by Quakers and Pennsylvania Dutch?
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Hershey
Philadelphia
James Oglethorpe founded which colony specifically for debtors from England?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Which document, signed in 1620, was the first governing document on American soil? It also established a Christian-based government.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Virginia Charter
Massachusetts Bay Charter
The terrible journey endured by slaves across the Atlantic was known as what?
Middle Journey
Middle Passage
Perilous Journey
The Longest Mile
What is the name commonly given to the war fought between the English and French in North America from 1754-1763?
Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
War of French Resistance
Anglo-Franco War
What British law prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Declaratory Act
What British law said British soldiers could live with private citizens in the colonies?
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763
What British law taxed nearly everything on paper in the colonies?
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
The Sugar Act taxed sugar, obviously, and what other key ingredient used to make rum?
Cinnamon
Basil
Molasses
Oats
How many people died in what became known as the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770?
3
5
10
12
What British law taxed glass, paper, lead, and tea in the American colonies?
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
What "Son of Liberty" is often given credit for organizing the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773?
John Hancock
John Adams
Sam Adams
Thomas Gage
Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party was the Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts. Who was king of England at this time?
George I
Edward I
George III
Edward III
Who lived from 1706-1790 and was a scientist, inventor, diplomat, author, and politician?
John Adams
Sam Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense, arguing why America should be independent from England?
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Thomas Paine
Alexander Hamilton
Which two battles on April 19, 1775 essentially began the American Revolution?
Saratoga and Brandywine
Lexington and Concord
Glasgow and Somerset
Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill
Which battle served as a major turning point for America, and caused the French to come to our side?
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
Princeton
At what battle did Washington cross the Delaware River in the middle of the night, to kill Hessians, on Christmas?
Princeton
Trenton
Valley Forge
Saratoga
The French and Indian War was fought from 1754 to 1763 between the French and Indians and what country over control of North America?
Netherlands
Spain
England
Germany
Which region of America were the British and French fighting over?
Louisiana Territory
Ohio Valley
Mississippi River Delta
Cumberland River Valley
What war was fought in America from 1775-1783?
French and Indian War
Mexican War
Civil War
American Revolution
America sought independence from what country?
Prussia
France
England
Netherlands
