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8th Grade Semester 1 Final Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered in sheets of ice was called the _______.

a)

Native Age

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Ice Age

2.

People who moved from place to place are ____.

a)

farmers

b)

settlers

c)

nomads

d)

inuits

3.

The Mayan's government was a ____, where religious leaders were in charge.

a)

theocracy

b)

monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

dictatorship

4.

___ were people who relied on hunting for and finding their food rather than raising it.

a)

Farmers

b)

Nomads

c)

Hunter-gatherers

d)

Mound Builders

5.

The system of building platforms so that crops could be planted on slopes is called _____.

a)

land terracing

b)

irrigation

c)

grazing

d)

subsistence

6.

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Henry VIII

7.

It is believed that the ____ reached North America approximately 500 years before most explorers.

a)

Africans

b)

Vikings

c)

Indians

d)

Conquistadors

8.

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 ______.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Vasco de Gama

9.

What happened on the voyage to circumnavigate the world that prevented Magellan from completing the trip?

a)

He found riches in China and decided to stay

b)

He was thrown overboard in a storm and lost at sea

c)

He was killed in the Philippines

d)

He got a new job as a fry cook

10.

What colony is known as the "Lost Colony?"

a)

South Carolina

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Roanoke

11.

___ was the first official royal colony in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

New England

12.

The Mason-Dixon Line separated _________ and _______ with concrete markers every 5 miles

a)

Pennsylvania and Maryland

b)

Maryland and New York

c)

Pennsylvania and North Carolina

d)

North Carolina and South Carolina

13.

_____ are Protestants that wanted to reform the Anglican Church.

a)

Lutherans

b)

Separatists

c)

Puritans

d)

Methodists

14.

_____ are Protestants that wanted to leave the Anglican Church.

a)

Puritans

b)

Lutherans

c)

Episcopalians

d)

Separatists

15.

The king declared the Appalachian Mountains as the temporary boundary for the colonies in the ___.

a)

Northwest passage agreement

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Dawes act

16.

How was the economy different in the South from the rest of the colonies in the mid-1700s?

a)

The South was industrial, the rest was agriculture based

b)

New England and middle colonies were industrial, the south was agriculture based

c)

The south was much more advanced in technology

d)

There was no difference

17.

The worst part of the triangle trade routes from West Africa to the west Indies that carried slaves was called the ___.

a)

Columbian exchange

b)

Triangular trade exchange

c)

Middle passage

d)

Northwest passage

18.

What was the main cause of the French and Indian war?

a)

The British were forcing the Indians off their land

b)

The French and British expanded into each other's territories

c)

The British and French wanted to get rid of the Indians

d)

The French and the Indians expanded into each other's territories

19.

What would columnists have to do if they wanted to trade with countries other than England?

a)

Ask England's permission

b)

Smuggle goods to other countries

c)

Move to another country

d)

Go out of business

20.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington & Concord

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

21.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

22.

The ___ put taxes on glass, paper, lead, and tea.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Stamp Act

23.

What did the King and Parliament do to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Arrest all members of the Sons of Liberty

b)

Attack them at Lexington

c)

Pass the Coercive Acts (aka Intolerable Acts)

d)

Raise the taxes on Tea

24.

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.

a)

Quebec Battle

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Massachusetts Administration Attack

25.

The _____ closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for ruined tea.

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Quebec Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Stamp Act

26.

The _____ forced Bostonians to house British soldiers

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Massachusetts Government Act

27.

In the _____, trials of accused royal officials were to take place in Britain or elsewhere in the empire to insure a fair trial.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Quebec Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Administration of Justice Act

28.

The _____ banned town meetings

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Massachusetts Government Act

d)

Quartering Act

29.

Which were part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution?

a)

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

b)

The United States agreed that British merchants could collect on debts owed by Americans

c)

Great Britain gained Florida from Spain

d)

Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation

e)

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

30.

____ was a group of angry farmers attempting to close the courts of Massachusetts so their land couldn't be taken away.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Shay's Rebellion

c)

Farmer's Strike of 1787

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

31.

What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan?

a)

One said the states would have most of the power, the other said the federal government would have the most

b)

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

c)

One called for a strong executive that was only one person, while the other called for a weak executive branch with multiple people

d)

One called for a court system with justices that served a life term, where the other said the justices only served 2 terms

32.

The President leads the _____ Branch.

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

33.

The House of Representatives and Senate lead the ____ Branch.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

34.

The Supreme Court leads the ____ Branch.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

35.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise)?

a)

The Slave trade would be banned

b)

House of Representatives would be based on state population

c)

Senate would have 2 members from each state

d)

Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person (as part of the 3/5 Compromise)

36.

The XYZ Affair was...

a)

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.

b)

when 3 people from the U.S. went to Britain to discuss the Jay Treaty.

c)

when 3 government officials met to setup the President’s cabinet.

d)

when 3 new letters were added to the English language without a vote of congress.

37.

George Washington set the precedent of …

a)

leaving the Presidency after 3 terms

b)

allowing cabinet members to run the government

c)

changing the constitution when he wanted to

d)

leaving the Presidency after 2 terms

38.

The Alien Act targeted _____. The law said _____.

a)

immigrants; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government

b)

Democratic-Republicans; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen

c)

Democratic-Republicans; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government

d)

immigrants; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen

39.

The Sedition Act targeted _____. The law said _____.

a)

immigrants; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government

b)

Democratic-Republicans; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen

c)

Democratic-Republicans; you couldn’t say anything bad about the government

d)

immigrants; they had to live in the country for 14 years before becoming a citizen

40.

The Whiskey Rebellion began when the government taxed whiskey to raise money. How did George Washington put a stop to it?

a)

Increased the tax

b)

Jailed anyone who refused to pay the tax

c)

Sent in troops to stop the rebellion

d)

Stopped the tax