Worksheets8th Grade Semester 1 Final Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered in sheets of ice was called the _______.
Native Age
Middle Ages
Bronze Age
Ice Age
People who moved from place to place are ____.
farmers
settlers
nomads
inuits
The Mayan's government was a ____, where religious leaders were in charge.
theocracy
monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
___ were people who relied on hunting for and finding their food rather than raising it.
Farmers
Nomads
Hunter-gatherers
Mound Builders
The system of building platforms so that crops could be planted on slopes is called _____.
land terracing
irrigation
grazing
subsistence
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Martin Luther King Jr.
Henry VIII
It is believed that the ____ reached North America approximately 500 years before most explorers.
Africans
Vikings
Indians
Conquistadors
The man who is credited with landing in the New World and committing theft, abduction, human trafficking, grand larceny, fraud, premeditated oppression, genocide, racism, torture, murder, and destruction of an entire race, and is now credited with being a hero who found America, even though it was only Cuba, and getting a holiday named after him when he really should be stripped of all credit and written of any books is unfortunately ______.
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
What happened on the voyage to circumnavigate the world that prevented Magellan from completing the trip?
He found riches in China and decided to stay
He was thrown overboard in a storm and lost at sea
He was killed in the Philippines
He got a new job as a fry cook
What colony is known as the "Lost Colony?"
South Carolina
Plymouth
Jamestown
Roanoke
___ was the first official royal colony in North America?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
New England
The Mason-Dixon Line separated _________ and _______ with concrete markers every 5 miles
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Maryland and New York
Pennsylvania and North Carolina
North Carolina and South Carolina
_____ are Protestants that wanted to reform the Anglican Church.
Lutherans
Separatists
Puritans
Methodists
_____ are Protestants that wanted to leave the Anglican Church.
Puritans
Lutherans
Episcopalians
Separatists
The king declared the Appalachian Mountains as the temporary boundary for the colonies in the ___.
Northwest passage agreement
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
Dawes act
How was the economy different in the South from the rest of the colonies in the mid-1700s?
The South was industrial, the rest was agriculture based
New England and middle colonies were industrial, the south was agriculture based
The south was much more advanced in technology
There was no difference
The worst part of the triangle trade routes from West Africa to the west Indies that carried slaves was called the ___.
Columbian exchange
Triangular trade exchange
Middle passage
Northwest passage
What was the main cause of the French and Indian war?
The British were forcing the Indians off their land
The French and British expanded into each other's territories
The British and French wanted to get rid of the Indians
The French and the Indians expanded into each other's territories
What would columnists have to do if they wanted to trade with countries other than England?
Ask England's permission
Smuggle goods to other countries
Move to another country
Go out of business
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
The ___ put taxes on glass, paper, lead, and tea.
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
What did the King and Parliament do to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Arrest all members of the Sons of Liberty
Attack them at Lexington
Pass the Coercive Acts (aka Intolerable Acts)
Raise the taxes on Tea
The _______ was when citizens of Boston were harassing British soldiers by throwing stones, snowballs, and other objects at them all while daring them to fire in to the crowd, which would eventually happen.
Quebec Battle
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Massachusetts Administration Attack
The _____ closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for ruined tea.
Boston Port Act
Quebec Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
The _____ forced Bostonians to house British soldiers
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Massachusetts Government Act
In the _____, trials of accused royal officials were to take place in Britain or elsewhere in the empire to insure a fair trial.
Townshend Act
Quebec Act
Sugar Act
Administration of Justice Act
The _____ banned town meetings
Boston Port Act
Tea Act
Massachusetts Government Act
Quartering Act
Which were part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution?
The United States territory extended from the Atlantic Ocean west to the Mississippi River and from Canada in the north to Spanish Florida in the south
The United States agreed that British merchants could collect on debts owed by Americans
Great Britain gained Florida from Spain
Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
France kept some of its islands in the West Indies but gave Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain
____ was a group of angry farmers attempting to close the courts of Massachusetts so their land couldn't be taken away.
American Revolution
Shay's Rebellion
Farmer's Strike of 1787
Bacon's Rebellion
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan?
One said the states would have most of the power, the other said the federal government would have the most
One called for a two house legislature based on population, while the other called for a one house legislature and each state had one vote
One called for a strong executive that was only one person, while the other called for a weak executive branch with multiple people
One called for a court system with justices that served a life term, where the other said the justices only served 2 terms
The President leads the _____ Branch.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
The House of Representatives and Senate lead the ____ Branch.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
The Supreme Court leads the ____ Branch.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which of the following was NOT part of the Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise)?
The Slave trade would be banned
House of Representatives would be based on state population
Senate would have 2 members from each state
Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person (as part of the 3/5 Compromise)
The XYZ Affair was...
when 3 U.S. agents were sent to France to ease tension between the U.S. and France but failed due to France demanding a bribe.
when 3 people from the U.S. went to Britain to discuss the Jay Treaty.
when 3 government officials met to setup the President’s cabinet.
when 3 new letters were added to the English language without a vote of congress.
George Washington set the precedent of …
leaving the Presidency after 3 terms
allowing cabinet members to run the government
changing the constitution when he wanted to
leaving the Presidency after 2 terms
The Alien Act targeted _____. The law said _____.
immigrants; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government
Democratic-Republicans; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen
Democratic-Republicans; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government
immigrants; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen
The Sedition Act targeted _____. The law said _____.
immigrants; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government
Democratic-Republicans; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen
Democratic-Republicans; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government
immigrants; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen
The Whiskey Rebellion began when the government taxed whiskey to raise money. How did George Washington put a stop to it?
Increased the tax
Jailed anyone who refused to pay the tax
Sent in troops to stop the rebellion
Stopped the tax
