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8th U.S. History Exam Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Hancock
d)
Benjamin Franklin
2.
What are our Unalienable Rights according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Speech, Assembly, and Bearing Arms
b)
Expression, Petition, Religion
c)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Voting, Citizenship, and Serving on a Jury
3.
The Aztec believed that the gods required ______________________.
a)
Silver
b)
Animal Sacrifice
c)
Gold
d)
Human Sacrifice
4.
When people traveled from place to place to find food, they were called _________________.
a)
Nomads
b)
Inuit
c)
Mayans
d)
Communities
5.
The Jamestown settlers found a way to make a profit for their investors by ________________.
a)
candle making
b)
planting cotton
c)
planting tobacco
d)
smuggling
6.
The original 13 colonies were divided into 3 regions, which were the ____________________.
a)
Northern, Middle, and Southern
b)
Northern, Midwest, and Central
c)
New England, Central, and Southern
d)
New England, Middle, and Southern
7.
What was the name given to Americans who supported the fight with England for our independence?
a)
Patriots
b)
Tories
c)
Separatists
d)
Loyalists
8.
I was King of England during the American Revolution.
a)
George II
b)
John II
c)
George III
d)
John III
9.
As a French officer, I helped Americans fight against Great Britain.  I was a good friend to George Washington and became an honorary US citizen.
a)
Jean LaFitte
b)
Charles de Montesquieu
c)
Frere Jacques
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
10.
What European country settled the original 13 colonies in North America?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Russia
11.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over on?
a)
Mayflower
b)
Santa Maria
c)
Black Pearl
d)
Pinta
12.
Which of the following were part of the 13 colonies?
a)
Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
b)
Virgina, Texas, Louisiana, Florida
c)
Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Maryland
d)
New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky
13.
Who was the general of the American Army during the American Revolution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S Grant
14.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
a)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
b)
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
c)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
d)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
15.

What Native American woman helped the people of Jamestown survive?

a)

Chief Powatan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Miko

d)

John Smith

16.

What American holiday is inspired by the pilgrims and Wampanoags?

a)

Halloween

b)

Christmas

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

Easter

17.

What products did Europeans want from Asia that sent them searching for the Northwest Passage?

a)

Cotton

b)

Iron and cotton

c)

Silk and spices

d)

tobassco and Sugar

18.

Name the first colony in the New World that was not successful, also known as the lost colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Maryland

c)

Jamestown

d)

Roanoke

19.

What was the name of the Native American man who helped the pilgrims?

a)

Giranimo

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Squanto

d)

King James

20.

What European explorer was looking for the fountain of youth? He claimed Florida

a)

Ponce De Leon

b)

Columbus

c)

Cortez

d)

The British

21.

What was the name of the agreement the pilgrims signed before leaving the Mayflower?

a)

The Berlin treaty

b)

The treaty of Versailles

c)

the Mayflower Compact

d)

The flower contract

22.

Which European explorer conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?

a)

La Salle

b)

Columbus

c)

Cortez

d)

Ponce De Leon

23.

What was carved on the tree at the colony of Roanoke?

a)

CROATIA

b)

CANCAN

c)

CROATOAN

d)

ROANOKE

24.

name the first successful English colony in the New World

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Maryland

d)

Wyoming

25.

Name the english colony in New England started for religious freedom.

a)

James Town

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Plymouth

d)

Roankoke

26.

The name of the first form of government in the New World was

a)

The boujee house

b)

The dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

The house of Burgesses

27.

What is a crop that you sell for money?

a)

Cash crop

b)

Money bag

c)

Dollar bills yo

d)

Crops for Sale

28.

King James I issued a charter to the ____________ that gave permission to establish a colony in the New World.

a)

Plymouth Company

b)

Virginia Company

c)

Mayflower Company

d)

New England Company

29.

The first legislative assembly in the colonies was ___________________________..

a)

House of Virginia

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

House of Plymouth

d)

House of Powhatan

30.

The American Indian group who lived on land where Jamestown was the ____________.

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Patuxet

c)

Powhatan

d)

Cherokee

31.

A group of separatists called _____________ were persecuted.because they disagreed with their beliefs and practices.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Strangers

c)

Burgesses

d)

Powhatans

32.

Why did the Pilgrims want to leave the Church of England?

a)

They wanted to wanted to join the kings church.

b)

They believed people should worship many Gods.

c)

They no longer believed in God or religion.

d)

They disagreed with their beliefs and practices.

33.

The Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower and landed farther North than originally planned because

a)

The Strangers took the ship over and changed the course.

b)

Rough sea conditions put them off course.

c)

They got lost.

d)

The map they had was inaccurate and they got off course.

34.
This banned settlement west of the Appalachians.
a)
writs of assistance
b)
treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Navigation acts
35.
Who wrote "Common Sense"?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
36.
This means to refuse to buy goods.
a)
Boycott
b)
writs of assistance
c)
propaganda
37.
The British victory here was their greatest victory.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Charles town
c)
Philadelphia
38.
This means you show only your side of the story, usually in an exaggerated manner.
a)
propaganda
b)
intolerable acts
c)
writs of assistance
39.
The American victory at Saratoga allowed him to convince France to give more support.
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Ben Franklin
40.
This was hired German soldiers
a)
Propaganda
b)
Hessians
c)
inflation
41.
This was Washington's biggest problem at Valley Forge
a)
constant attacks
b)
the heat
c)
deserters 
42.
1781- where did Cornwallis surrender?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Charles Town
c)
Yorktown
43.
He taught military skills to the troops at Valley Forge
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
John Adams
c)
Von Steuben
44.
Which of the following became one of the South's main cash crop?
a)
Cotton
b)
Corn
c)
Apples
d)
Slaves
45.

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

46.

Catholics immigrated to Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to -

a)

profit from natural resources

b)

avoid crop failures and famine

c)

produce cash crops to pay off debts

d)

escape persecution

47.

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

a)

Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion

b)

Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

c)

Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

d)

Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

48.
mercantalism
a)
economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country
b)
the uses of scientific knowledge and new ideas to create tools to improve lives 
c)
a system of ruling people
d)
a unit of soldiers
49.
cash crops
a)
A body of water having docks or port facilities
b)
Large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale
c)
Economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country
d)
crops that are farmed in large quantities in order to be sold for profit.
50.
 indentured servant
a)
•A person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America
b)
works for a set wage for a set number of years
c)
is forced into hard manual labor against his will
d)
mostly came from Africa
51.
Puritans
a)
tolerant in their religious faith and completely accept viewpoints
different from their own.
b)
people thought they were witches
c)
•A group that wanted to reform the Church of England. Very strict about rules
d)
people is spreading the word of  God to others in different lands
52.
pilgrims
a)
Group (separatists) which left England to escape discrimination (persecution) by the king for their religious practices 
b)
A group who wanted to purify the Church of England
c)
Europeans who agreed to work without pay in return for a trip to America, food, housing and clothes
d)
They were trying to convert others to their religion
53.

Conquistadors were...

a)

an early American tribe found in present day Mexico.

b)

savage Spanish & Portuguese conquerors of the Americas.

c)

humanitarians who brought enlightenment to America's indigenous populations.

d)

French fur traders.

54.

The American encomienda system instituted by the Spanish ...

a)

...provided Spanish colonists with indigenous labor in return for protection and education.

b)

...saw an increase in native populations through benevolent treatment by their Spanish benefactors.

c)

...was thinly-veiled slavery which lead to severe abuses and atrocities against indigenous peoples by the Spanish overlords.

d)

...was a well-run and positive economic system that benefited the natives who joined the workforce.

55.

A presidio was...

a)

...a Spanish church.

b)

...a Spanish house.

c)

...a Spanish fort.

d)

...a Spanish market.

56.

The Columbian Exchange was...

a)

...a trading system between North & South America.

b)

...the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.

c)

...the earliest market or store to set up shop in the Americas.

d)

...later changed to Armani Exchange.

57.
  • Proclamation Line of 1763
  • Intolerable Acts
  • Stamp Act
  • Mercantilism


These terms are all...

a)

Causes of the Revolutionary War.

b)

Causes of WWII

c)

Reconstruction Amendments

d)

Important Books

58.
The British colonies extended west as far as the 
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Mississippi River
59.
Which region was more diverse, called the "Breadbasket", with large trade ports and a moderate climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
60.
Which region along the Appalachian Mountains had homemade goods and independent-minded settlers?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
61.
Which region had slavery, cash crop plantations, and a warm, fertile climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
62.
Which Puritan-founded region had fishing, shipbuilding, town meetings, and poor farming conditions?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
63.
Which Revolutionary writer wrote "Common Sense" to convince colonists to support independence?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Samuel Adams
64.
Support from the French army and navy played an important part in which major Revolution battle?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Trenton
d)
Saratoga
65.
Lexington, MA was the site where
a)
the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired
b)
the Declaration of Independence was written
c)
Washington camped his army during the winter
d)
General Burgoyne surrendered his army

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