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SS US History 8th Grade Midterm Review

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does independence mean?

a)

Separating from the control of another government or country

b)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who wanted to be free and independent from England and the king (30%)

c)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who was against independence and wanted to stay under the rule of the king of England (30%)

d)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who did not take a side (not Patriot and not Loyalist) (40%)

2.

What does patriot mean?

a)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who was against independence and wanted to stay under the rule of the king of England (30%)

b)

A colonist who was found guilty of going against their country (England)

c)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who wanted to be free and independent from England and the king (30%)

d)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who did not take a side (not Patriot and not Loyalist) (40%)

3.

What does loyalist mean?

a)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who did not take a side (not Patriot and not Loyalist) (40%)

b)

A colonist who was found guilty of going against their country (England)

c)

Separating from the control of another government or country

d)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who was against independence and wanted to stay under the rule of the king of England (30%)

4.

What does traitor mean?

a)

Separating from the control of another government or country

b)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who wanted to be free and independent from England and the king (30%)

c)

A colonist in the 13 colonies who was against independence and wanted to stay under the rule of the king of England (30%)

d)

A colonist who was found guilty of going against their country (England)

5.

What was the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The meeting of delegates from the American colonies that began in Philadelphia in 1775. The Congress approved the Declaration of Independence and acted as the colonies’ government during the American Revolution

b)

Patriot volunteers paid and trained to be ready to fight in one minute

c)

A document explaining why the colonies were separating from Britain

d)

Unpaid part time soldiers who were available for full time paid duty

6.

What were minutemen?

a)

Unpaid part time soldiers who were available for full time paid duty

b)

Patriot volunteers paid and trained to be ready to fight in one minute

c)

Everyone having the same rights

d)

A document explaining why the colonies were separating from Britain

7.

Historians study and write about _________ and events of the past

a)

Artifacts

b)

People

c)

Fossils

8.

___________ sources are documents, photographs, recordings, or works of art written by or created by people who saw or experiences the event.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

First

9.

Example (s) of Secondary sources might be_______

a)

Biographies

b)

History books

c)

encyclopedias

d)

All of the above

10.

These are flat drawings of all or part of the Earth's surface.

a)

Globes

b)

Maps

c)

Landforms

11.

This is the study of the Earth and its people

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Civics

12.

There are how many themes of Geography?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

e)

Five

13.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...
a)
Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.
b)
Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.
c)
Resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion.
d)
Wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations. 
14.
"Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of _____ renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world."
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt? 
a)
Trenton
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Concord
15.
"I challange the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat, not a single advantage is derived..." 
- Thomas Paine, 1776
In this statement, Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
a)
negotiate an end to the conflict with England
b)
Form an alliance with England
c)
Declare Independence from England
d)
Boycott goods from England. 
16.
Which document included the idea first suggested by John Locke that people have a right to overthrow a government that oppresses them?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Proclamation of 1763
17.
The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by...
a)
John Locke's Social Contract Theory
b)
Cotton Mather's sermons of religion
c)
King George's belief in divine right
d)
William Penn's views on religious toleration
18.
Which statement is most consistent with the views of Samuel Adams?
a)
Taxation without representation is tyranny
b)
Colonists should be grateful to be part of the British Empire
c)
Citizens, under British rule, should support King George III
d)
The English King deserves respect and loyalty from his subject.
19.
Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Colonists throwing British Tea into Boston Harbor
b)
Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France
c)
Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors
d)
firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Mass.
20.
"Common Sense" was written so that the common man, or the American Colonists, would support the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
George Washington 
21.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
22.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
23.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
24.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
25.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
26.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
27.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
28.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
29.
Rights of adults as citzens
a)
Get a job
b)
Vote 
c)
Drive a car
d)
Boss everyone around
30.
A map that shows the symbols where countries, states, and counties are.
a)
Political Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Globe
31.

What can maps tell you?

a)

how an area sounds

b)

how an area feels

c)

how an area looks

d)

how an area smells

32.
this device helped fine the latitude by looking at the position of the stars. it is circular and often made of metal.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Cross Staff
33.
a directing finding instrument . uses a magnetic needle to locate magnetic north.
a)
Cross Staff
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Compass
34.
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Compass
c)
Cross staff
35.
Who was Juan Ponce de Leon's Sponsor?
a)
Spanish Noblemen
b)
Merchants from england
c)
King and queen of spain
d)
King Frances
36.
What were Juan Ponce de Leon's motives?
a)
To find the northwest passage
b)
To find the fountain of youth
c)
To find Adventure gold and silver
d)
Quicker Route to Asia
37.
What was Juan Ponce de Leon's impact on the world?
a)
First European to discover florida
b)
Open the doors for colonies
c)
 conquered the Aztecs
d)
First European to the new world
38.
first to circumnavigate globe 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Jacques Cartier 
d)
Ferdinand Magellen 
39.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias 
b)
Vasco Da Gama 
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus 
40.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Pizarro 
b)
Cortez
c)
Moctezuma 
d)
Chris Pratt
41.

What type of people often died of diseases from the europeans

a)

Canadians

b)

French

c)

Spainish

d)

Indians

42.
 The trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the New World became known as TRIANGULAR Trade.  The horrific conditions and time spent on the ships that carried slaves from Africa to the New World became known as the _______________  ________________.
a)
Global Exchange
b)
Colonial Trek
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Overseas Highway
43.
What are the 3 G's of Exploration
a)
God, Guns, Glory
b)
God, Glory, Goods
c)
Golf, God, Glory
d)
Gold, God, Glory
44.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
45.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
46.

What is another name that we call Indians?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Native Americans

c)

English

47.

Who taught the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish, and plant crops?

a)

Massosoit

b)

Samoset

c)

Squanto

48.

Who was the first Indian that became friends with the Pilgrims?

a)

Samoset

b)

Massasoit

c)

Squanto

49.

What was Bacon upset by?

a)

Pioneers

b)

No bacon

c)

Government

d)

He was hangry

50.

Who was Nathaniel Bacon?

a)

Council member

b)

Governor

c)

King

d)

Policeman

51.

What were the two main countries that fought each other during the French and Indian War?

a)

France and Great Britain

b)

Germany and France

52.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
53.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the President vetoes a bill?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
54.
Where did the Revolutionary war begin?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Boston
55.
Why was it called the "Shot heard around the world"
a)
It was really loud
b)
It was just a nickname for the event
c)
The News traveled quickly
56.

Imposed the first direct British tax on the American colonies. It required an expensive tax stamp placed on every piece of printed paper they used. Ships papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and other publications too

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Boston Port Act

57.

Forced all American colonist to buy tea from the British East

India Company.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quebec Act

58.

Colonists were required to provide housing and feed

British soldiers.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Quebec Act

d)

Townshend Act

59.
a widespread refusal to buy goods as a form of protest is called a(n):
a)
smuggling
b)
strike
c)
boycott
60.
England's law-making group is called:
a)
Congress
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Senate
d)
Parliament
61.
People who supported the king and England were called:
a)
Patriots
b)
Minutemen
c)
Loyalists
d)
militias
62.
People who supported the rebellion of the colonies were called:
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
militias
63.
In which event were 5 unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act Riots
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Townshend Act Boycott
64.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
65.

Battle of Saratoga the turning point in the war. America victory led to an alliance with France.

a)

Oct 1777

b)

Jun,5 1670

c)

May,9 1999

d)

Jun,7 1888

66.

Winter at Valley Forge. Washington lost thousands of troops. Army lacked food and clothing.

a)

December,1777

b)

Oct,1777

c)

Jun,4 1774

d)

March,5 1678

67.

Thomas Paine published Common Sense.

a)

January,1776

b)

February,1775

c)

May,1775

d)

December,1894

68.

Who was the author of Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Thomas Paine

69.

What name was given to colonists who chose to side with the British?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Redcoats

d)

Redsleeves

70.

On Christmas night 1776, which river did George Washington and 2,400 soldiers cross?

a)

Delaware

b)

Colorado

c)

Kentucky

d)

Mississippi

71.

Which battle is known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Princeton

72.
December 25, 1776
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
73.
The 2 Patriots that rode on horseback to warn the minutemen... "The British are Coming" were
a)
Jayden and Zamarion
b)
Thomas Gage and Willim Dawes
c)
William Dawes and Paul Revere
d)
Paul Revere and Jayden Johnson
74.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
75.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
76.
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote the amendment process to make certain changing the constitution would not be an easy thing to do. The purpose of the amendment process is to...
a)
make sure the President wouldn't become a dictator.
b)
make sure the constitution wouldn't be changed often and would be favored by the American people.
c)
make sure Congress would have harder jobs.
d)
make sure the people could overthrow the government one day.
77.
What is a proposal?
a)
a change to the constitution
b)
a suggestion to change the constitution
c)
to make something official
d)
a time where one gathers with one's family and drinks hot cocoa
78.
What is an ratification?
a)
a change to the constitution
b)
a suggestion to change the constitution
c)
to make something official
d)
a time where one gathers with one's family and drinks hot cocoa
79.
What are the two steps to amending the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Proposal and Voting
b)
Introduction and Voting
c)
Proposal and Ratification
d)
Introduction and Voting
80.
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
a)
Individual Rights
b)
State Rights
c)
Slavery
d)
The Articles of Confederation
82.
The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
83.

What were an advantage for the British during the Revolutionary War? Select ALL that apply

a)

a stronger, well trained military

b)

larger population

c)

home field advantage

d)

wealthier

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