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8th Grade TNReady Review Part 3

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first English settlement in America, established in 1607?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Boston

2.

Who led the Jamestown expedition in 1607? He would later offer his services to the Pilgrims.

a)

John Rolfe

b)

John Snow

c)

John Smith

d)

John Winthrop

3.

Who was the Indian Princess that, as legend has it, saved John Smith's life?

a)

Squanto

b)

Princess Cornblossom

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Princess Buttercup

4.

Who was the father of Pocahontas, and chief of the Eastern Algonquin Indians?

a)

Squanto

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Fallen Timbers

d)

Powhatan

5.

What plant saved Jamestown's economy, and gave the colony a purpose?

a)

Rice

b)

Cotton

c)

Corn

d)

Tobacco

6.

Who brought tobacco seeds to Virginia to plant? He would later marry Pocahontas.

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

William Bradford

d)

John Winthrop

7.

Women arrived in Jamestown in 1620. What was the name of their ship?

a)

The Bride Ship

b)

Godspeed

c)

Mayflower

d)

Susan Constant

8.

What were Pilgrims called in England?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Separatists

c)

Outlaws

d)

Jacobins

9.

Which of the following were conducted in New England to give people a voice? It demonstrated early democracy in America.

a)

Revivals

b)

Town Meetings

c)

Assemblies

d)

Musters

10.

Who founded Hartford, on the Connecticut River in 1662?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Thomas Hooker

11.

Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

William Bradford

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

Roger Williams

d)

John Winthrop

12.

Who preached in Rhode Island after being run out of Massachusetts?

a)

Anne Hutchinson

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

John Rolfe

13.

Who is the founder of Rhode Island?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Thomas Hooker

14.

Before the English took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York, what country controlled the area?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

15.

William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, belonged to what religious group?

a)

Baptists

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Quakers

16.

How would you best describe the Quakers' relationship with the Native Americans?

a)

Violent

b)

Friendly

c)

Tumultuous

d)

Distant

17.

How did the Quakers view women?

a)

Beneath Men

b)

Above Men

c)

Equal to Men

d)

Same as an animal

18.

What major city in Pennsylvania was nicknamed the "City of Brotherly Love", and was built by Quakers and Pennsylvania Dutch?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Harrisburg

c)

Hershey

d)

Philadelphia

19.

James Oglethorpe founded which colony specifically for debtors from England?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

20.

Which document, signed in 1620, was the first governing document on American soil? It also established a Christian-based government.

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Virginia Charter

d)

Massachusetts Bay Charter

21.

The terrible journey endured by slaves across the Atlantic was known as what?

a)

Middle Journey

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Perilous Journey

d)

The Longest Mile

22.

What is the name commonly given to the war fought between the English and French in North America from 1754-1763?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

War of French Resistance

d)

Anglo-Franco War

23.

What British law prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Declaratory Act

24.

What British law said British soldiers could live with private citizens in the colonies?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

25.

What British law taxed nearly everything on paper in the colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

26.

The Sugar Act taxed sugar, obviously, and what other key ingredient used to make rum?

a)

Cinnamon

b)

Basil

c)

Molasses

d)

Oats

27.

How many people died in what became known as the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12

28.

What British law taxed glass, paper, lead, and tea in the American colonies?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

29.

What "Son of Liberty" is often given credit for organizing the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773?

a)

John Hancock

b)

John Adams

c)

Sam Adams

d)

Thomas Gage

30.

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?

a)

George I

b)

Edward I

c)

George III

d)

Edward III

31.

Who lived from 1706-1790 and was a scientist, inventor, diplomat, author, and politician?

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

32.

Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

33.

Who wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense, arguing why America should be independent from England?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Hancock

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Alexander Hamilton

34.

Which two battles on April 19, 1775 essentially began the American Revolution?

a)

Saratoga and Brandywine

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Glasgow and Somerset

d)

Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill

35.

Which battle served as a major turning point for America, and caused the French to come to our side?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Princeton

36.

At what battle did Washington cross the Delaware River in the middle of the night, to kill Hessians, on Christmas?

a)

Princeton

b)

Trenton

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Saratoga

37.

The French and Indian War was fought from 1754 to 1763 between the French and Indians and what country over control of North America?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Germany

38.

Which region of America were the British and French fighting over?

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Ohio Valley

c)

Mississippi River Delta

d)

Cumberland River Valley

39.

What war was fought in America from 1775-1783?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Mexican War

c)

Civil War

d)

American Revolution

40.

America sought independence from what country?

a)

Prussia

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Netherlands