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8th Grade American History - UNIT 3 (Social Studies)

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 5hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The English colonists brought with them the idea that they had ___________. This idea was rooted in English tradition.

a)

divine rights

b)

no rights

c)

political rights

d)

natural rights

2.

In 1215, English nobles forced King John to sign the ______________.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Magnum Opus

c)

Magistrate Order

d)

Magna Corpus

3.

In Latin, "Magna Carta" means...

a)

Good Rights

b)

Holy Declaration

c)

Large Document

d)

Great Charter

4.

The Magna Carta limited an English ruler's power by ________________. It also protected the right to own _______ and guaranteed the right to __________.

a)

limiting the monarch's right to levy taxes without the nobles' consent

b)

private property

c)

land shares

d)

trial by jury

e)

controlling how many deposits a king could make

5.

True or False: The House of Lords were elected, while the House of Commons inherited their titles.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

_______ was a two-house legislature that helped keep the ruling monarch in check.

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Parliament

c)

House of Lords

d)

Magna Magistrate

7.

Who had the right to vote for those in the House of Commons?

a)

common people (farmers)

b)

indentured servants

c)

slaves

d)

rich men and landowners

8.

True or False: A monarch could not raise taxes without Parliament's consent.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which statement correctly describes the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Parliament's removal of King James II from the throne and invitation of Mary and William to rule England.

b)

The colonists' boycott of tea and other goods sold by British merchants in an effort to capsize the government.

c)

A law that protects newspaper editors and journalists from being jailed as long as the information they spread is true.

d)

A period of religious revival in the colonies that brought many new beliefs with it.

10.

What did the Great Council of England later become?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Parliament

c)

House of COmmons

11.

What was Parliament's greatest power?

a)

The power of own private property

b)

The power to guarantee trial by jury

c)

The power to levy taxes/approve new taxes

12.

In 1689, King William ad Queen Mary signed the _____ which restated many of the rights of the Magna Carta and included the right to trial by jury, as well as habeas corpus.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Delaration of Independence

d)

English Bill of Rights

13.

True or False: One effect of the victory in the English fight for legal rights was that colonists expected a voice in government and wanted to take part in governing themselves.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What was the legislature of Virgina called?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

General Court

c)

Parliament

15.

What was the legislature in Massachusetts called?

a)

General Court

b)

Parliament

c)

House of Burgesses

16.

While settlers in the colonies had greater political rights than they would have had in England, the right to vote was still nto available to everyone. Who could NOT vote? (pick 3)

a)

women

b)

men who owned property

c)

slaves

d)

Native Americans

e)

people who lived alone

17.

True or False: The John Peter Zenger case did NOT help establish freedom of the press.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What was the purpose of the colonies? (mercantilism, pick two)

a)

They were a source of religious opportunity and helped build a more complex society.

b)

They were a source of raw materials used to produce more goods.

c)

They were a place to sell goods from the home country.

d)

They were a place for the home country's citizens to go on vacation.

19.

True or False: The colonists loved the Navigation Acts.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Most women were expected to mary chosen by their parents. Colonies families often had many children. Why?

a)

Large families were considered an advantage working on the docks by the bay.

b)

Large families were an advantage because more hands could work the farm.

c)

Large families were an advantage because fewer children would survive infanthood.

d)

Large families were an advantage because there were more mouths to feed and the government would pay more money.

21.

If colonial children survived infancy, they had ___ years to play games before they were expected to work.

a)

9

b)

18

c)

16

d)

7

22.

Which option is NOT a job colonial men (middle class) had to do?

a)

cooper

b)

butcher

c)

lawmaker

d)

wheelwright

e)

tanner

23.

____ was the main measure of wealth in Europe. This was why America was so valuable - it had abundant ____.

a)

Gold

b)

Land

c)

Animal fur

d)

Silver

24.

Choose the correct transition word:

In Europe, a person's prospects were determined by birth. Wealthy children grew up to be wealthy, poor children grew up to be poor. ______ colonial America had more social equality among settlers.

a)

Therefore,

b)

By contrast,

c)

Similarly,

25.

The upper class of colonial society were few in number, yet very powerful. What was this group known as?

a)

The Valuables

b)

The Aryans

c)

The High-Ups

d)

The Gentry

26.

The growth of the middle class was important because it...

a)

gave the gentry something to fear, making them work harder.

b)

gave the poor something to fear, meaning they would work harder to appease those above them.

c)

gave the poor something to hope for, as they could rise up in social class and have better lives if they worked hard.

27.

What did indentured servants receive at the end of their term?

a)

a set of clothes, tools, and 900 acres of land

b)

a set of utensils, tools, and 50 acres of land

c)

a set of utensils, tool, and 10 acres of land

d)

a set of clothes, tools, and 50 acres of land

28.

Free people of African ancestry were never a large portion of the colonial population. Free Americans ____ allowed to own property, even in the South.

a)

were

b)

were not

29.

Some scholars estimate more than 10 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas between the 1500s and the 1800s. The ____ and ____ brought the first Africans to the Americas (Pick two)

a)

Spanish

b)

Dutch

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

30.

The brutal voyage that transported slaves across the Atlantic was the _________.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Atlantic Crossing

31.

The ____ was a three-way trade between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa.

a)

Atlantic Trade

b)

Three-way Transaction

c)

Trans-Continental Trade

d)

Triangular Trade

32.

True or False: The Triangular Trade violated the Navigation Acts.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False: Slavery took root because of the planation system The southern economy came to depend on slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or False: Slavery was never legal in all of the colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What was the purpose of the slave codes?

a)

To prevent the middle class from attacking the slaves working for the gentry.

b)

To prevent the lower class from attacking the gentry, these codes were established.

c)

To prevent the slaves from attacking the lower class.

d)

To prevent the slaves from revolting. The plantation owners feared the slaves.

36.

Under the slave codes, slaves could not... (pick 3)

a)

gather in large numbers

b)

own weapons

c)

participate in contests

d)

leave plantations without permission

e)

use violence against fellow slaves

37.

It was _____ to teach enslaved people how to read and write.

a)

legal

b)

illegal

38.

True or False: The lives of enslaved Africans remained mostly the same from colony to colony.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

On rice plantations in South Carolina, enslaved Africans saw few white colonists. As a result...

a)

these workers kept the customs of Africa.

b)

these workers weren't aware of their captivity.

c)

these workers believed they were alone.

d)

these workers did not care for the outside world.

40.

In Puritan New England, education was highly valued. The Puritans set up a government based on religion and believed that everyone should be able to read the _____.

a)

Qur'an

b)

Two Treatises on Government

c)

Torah

d)

Bible

41.

Puritan towns with at least 100 families had a ____ to help prepare boys for college.

a)

middle school

b)

elementary school

c)

technical school

d)

grammar school

42.

Pick THREE reasons why Puritan schools were different than the public schools of today.

a)

School took place on every day of the week.

b)

Religion was taught as a class.

c)

Schools were run with both private and public money.

d)

Education laws were not completely compulsory.

43.

Colleges were largely founded to educate men for the ______.

a)

culinary world

b)

battlefield

c)

medical field

d)

ministry

44.

In 1638, the first college opened in the English colonies. What was the name of this college?

a)

Princeton

b)

Hartford

c)

Harvard

d)

Brown

e)

Yale

45.

The first college founded in the Southern Colonies was called the College of ____________. (HINT: Think back to the Glorious Revolution.)

a)

Greene

b)

Henry VIII

c)

George XI

d)

William and Mary

46.

The first colonial poet was...

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Anne Bradstreet

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Edgar Allen Poe

47.

What topics did Anne Bradstreet's poems cover?

a)

Social Justice

b)

Slavery

c)

Joys and Hardships of Puritan Life

d)

Her Travels to Europe

48.

_______ was an enslaved African in Boston whose poems became known throughout the colonies. Her works were in a scholarly style that was popular in Europe.

a)

Anne Bradstreet

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

Jemmy

d)

Harriet Tubman

49.

Benjamin Franklin's most popular work was...

a)

Poor Richard's Almanack

b)

Pride and Prejudice

c)

Pennsylvania Gazette

50.

The emotion-packed religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s was known as the _____.

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Great Awakening

c)

1730 Revival

d)

Montesquieu's Meaning

51.

What was the religious revival of the Great Awakening a result of?

a)

A lack of people buying English goods

b)

A lack of care for family members

c)

A lack of voters showing up at the polls

d)

A lack of religious zeal

52.

True or False: The Great Awakening led to a decline in religious tolerance and ended in many churches being destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What was an effect of more churches forming in the colonies?

a)

Increased religious tolerance

b)

Decreased religious tolerance

c)

Many priests and bishops living in the colonies

d)

New missions being established in Boston and Jamestown

54.

True or False: As more churches were formed, people realized they could never form their own government and would rather just let England rule them.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The intellectual movement beginning in the late 1600s was known as the _______.

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Enlightenment

c)

American Revolution

d)

Thought Parade

56.

Who argued that people have certain "natural rights" that are given to them by birth?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

William of Orange

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

57.

John Locke published _________, in which he argued that people have certain natural rights, including life, liberty, and property. These rights were inalienable.

a)

Two Treatises on Government

b)

Poor Richard's Almanack

c)

The Pennsylvania Gazette

d)

The Spirit of Laws

58.

John Locke's work challenged the idea of ______, which is the belief that monarchs get their authority to rule directly from God.

a)

government power

b)

divine right

c)

natural right

d)

royal power

59.

John Locke said that if a person's natural rights are violated, they can ______________________.

a)

destroy government property in an act of petty retaliation

b)

write a letter of complaint to the ruler of the country

c)

run for office and cheat to win

d)

band together and overthrow the monarch

60.

A French thinker, Baron de Montesquieu, also influenced American ideas. In his 1748 book, The Spirit of the Laws, he argued that the power of government should ____________.

a)

be closely monitored by one ruling force, usually a monarch or king

b)

be equally divided, separate, limited, and limited

c)

be respected by those who held office positions, but could be ignored by common folk

d)

not exist

61.

How does separation of powers protect the rights of the people? (Montesquieu)

a)

It keeps multiple individuals from gaining too little power.

b)

It keeps one individual from gaining too much power.

c)

It keeps anyone from gaining power, letting chaos rule.

d)

Separation of powers does not protect the rights of the people; it only endangers it.

62.

Montesquieu suggested that a government be separated into THREE parts. Pick each answer option that lists one of the three parts.

a)

military

b)

judicial

c)

corporate

d)

executive

e)

legislative

63.

BONUS: Why was the Ohio River Valley important to the British and the French?

a)

It was useful for shipping and trade.

b)

It was a useful military point for land-based attacks.

c)

It was a good place to build forts. Swamp mud was a suitable material.

d)

It was not important.

64.

BONUS QUESTION: The British won the French and Indian War due to the leadership of a new prime minister, ____________.

a)

George Washington

b)

William of Orange

c)

William Pitt

d)

George IV

65.

BONUS QUESTION: What were TWO effects of the French and Indian War?

a)

The French were driven out of America.

b)

Britain's North American empire doubled in size.

c)

Native Americans now had more land to live and farm on.

d)

The colonists respected land borders and began trading with Native Americans.