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WorksheetsExploration to the Colonies: 8th Grade Trivia
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Most white people in the South owned slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Slaves were captured from _____.
a)
England
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
France
3.
Slaves were put on _______ and brought to Carolina.
a)
trains
b)
ships
c)
planes
d)
wagons
4.
Slaves were sold at an ______.
a)
store
b)
auction
5.
Some families were _____.
a)
separated
b)
sent back to Africa
6.
Many slaves worked on large farms called ______.
a)
plantations
b)
villages
7.
What was the economy of the South based on?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Industry
d)
Warfare
8.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
9.
Why was slavery generally supported by southerners?
a)
All southerners owned slaves
b)
They knew someday they would be slaveowners
c)
Slavery was an important part of their economy
d)
They would be executed for disagreeing
10.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
11.
What is the term that refers to the relationship between Europe, Africa, and the Americas in which slaves were traded for raw goods or money?
a)
Mercantalism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Market economics
d)
Feudalism
12.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to…
a)
work on plantations
b)
work on railroads
c)
work on building houses
d)
work building ships
13.
The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade not just affected the slaves but also...
a)
the economies and history of the world
b)
the amount sugar sold
c)
the amount of slaves sold
d)
the amount of slaves killed
14.
Why did Europeans feel it was necessary to have slave labor?
a)
They had been raised around slave labor all of their lives.
b)
They had learned of the practice after visiting Africa.
c)
They were multiple tribal battles that forced Africans into slavery.
d)
They were needed to work on plantations because there was a shortage of natives and servants.
15.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farmin
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
16.
What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?
a)
Harsh winters and mild summers
b)
Warm, humid summers and mild winters.
c)
Cold winters and hot summers
17.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
18.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
19.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
20.
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
21.
As more and more people came to the new world, settlements called colonies were established
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The climate and geography of each colonial region was exactly the same.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Only colonies in the south had access to good harbors that allowed trade centers to grow along the coastline.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
26.
The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:
a)
run plantations and businesses
b)
teach school and prepare lessons
c)
raise children and take care of the home
27.
Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______
a)
quakers
b)
slaves
c)
Puritans
28.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
29.
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.
30.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
31.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
32.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
33.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
34.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
35.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
36.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
37.
Which one of the following is NOT a colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Florida
d)
Maryland
38.
The Triangular Trade involved an exchange of goods between the New England Colonies, Africa, and
a)
The West Indies
b)
West Africa
c)
South America
d)
Mexico
39.
Which of these products did Americans trade away (export) to England?
a)
Manufactured goods
b)
Slaves
c)
Gold
d)
Tobacco
40.
What ocean was used for Triangular Trade?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Pacific
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Indian
41.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
42.
Where did the French and Indian War take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
America
d)
Africa
43.
Why do you suppose the Indians helped the French?
a)
The French forced them to fight because the Indians were enslaved by them.
b)
The British attacked the Indians first, and the French decided to help the Indians.
c)
The French and Indians cooperated with one another often; traded with one another and taught each other many techniques for survival.
d)
The French were fighting the Indians in the war.... The Indians didn't help the French at all.
44.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
45.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
46.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
47.
The French and Indian War, unfair taxes in the colonies, along with many other events all led to what eventually?
a)
World War I
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
48.
The French and Indian War as primarily fought over what piece of land?
a)
Ohio Mountain State
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Canada
d)
Ohio River Valley
49.
After placing a ta on British paper goods. Many of the colonists started buying other paper products to go against the British. What is the term for this?
a)
Levying
b)
Boycott
c)
Opportunity Cost
d)
Protest
50.
This form of peaceful protest was used by the colonists to show their grievances toward taxation.
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Civil Unrest
c)
Peaceful Protest
d)
Peaceful Bargain
51.
Both French & British set up ____________ in the Ohio River Valley that led to conflict.
a)
forts
b)
communities
c)
farms
d)
traps
52.
George Washington was a leader for for which country during the French & Indian War.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
America
d)
Confederate Army
53.
A formal agreement between two countries
a)
Treaty
b)
Rebellion
c)
Ally
d)
Proclamation
54.
What the result of the French and Indian War
a)
France lost its territory in North America to the British
b)
France took over all of Canada
c)
Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America
d)
France defeated the British
55.
What act taxed the tea that was brought into the colonies?
a)
The Quartering Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Stamp Act
56.
The colonists/people were disguised as __________.
a)
British
b)
American Indians
c)
French
d)
None of the above
57.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
58.
Define boycott.
a)
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
b)
import tax
c)
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
d)
to surrender
59.
Who was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Native Americans
c)
British soldiers
d)
King George III
60.
Who lead the 116 men into throwing the tea overboard?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Cena
c)
George Washington
d)
Ben Franklin
61.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
62.
What kind of organization was the Sons of Liberty?
a)
A Verbal Organization
b)
A Proud Organization
c)
A Secret Organization
63.
Why was the Boston Tea Party an important event in History?
a)
It signaled the opening of the British colony of Massachusetts
b)
It was a major event leading up to the American Revolution.
c)
The first shot in the Revolutionary War was fired at the Boston Tea Party
d)
It was a celebration of British Law and the colonies` loyalty to the king
64.
What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?
a)
They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
b)
They wanted the ships to leave
c)
They thought the tea was priced too high
d)
They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government
65.
True or False: Destroying the tea was not a big deal
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The colonists asked that the British take the tea back to England
b)
The Tea Act put a high tax on tea
c)
The British thought that the Mohawk Indians had destroyed the tea
d)
The British only allowed the colonists to buy tea from the East India Trading company
67.
Why were the colonists upset with the British?
a)
They took their jobs.
b)
They were rowdy and rude.
c)
They were living in their towns.
d)
All of the above.
68.
Why were the British soldiers upset?
a)
They were far away from home.
b)
They were upset with the king.
c)
They wanted the colonist's jobs.
d)
They didn't like annoying the citizens.
69.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
70.
Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
The crowd of colonists was peaceful.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
This event made colonists angry with the British.
a)
Civil War
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Jamestown
d)
the Lost Colony
73.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
74.
What was the CAUSE of the Boston Massacre?
a)
To avoid conflict with Native Americans
b)
Colonists were angry that the British soldiers were in the colonies
c)
King George was in debt from the French & Indian War
d)
Boycott
75.
Defended British Soldiers After the Boston Massacre
a)
John Hancock
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
James Otis
d)
John Adams
76.
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act
a)
Deeds
b)
Wills
c)
Marriage License
d)
All of the above
77.
Why as the Stamp Act repealed?
a)
To ease colonial tensions and prevent rebellion in the colonies
b)
To collect for money
c)
Tired of it
d)
Reduced tax
78.
Which was a reason why the newspapers reported the event as the "Boston Massacre?"
a)
Because many people were needlessly slaughtered
b)
Because it would rally more support against the British
c)
Because it was just a catchy title
d)
Because the facts concerning what happened were changed
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