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8th grade 1st Semester Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Historically, New England's town meetings were good examples of

a)

federalism.

b)

republicanism.

c)

direct democracy.

d)

representative democracy.

2.

Enslaved people were originally brought to British North America for the purpose of

a)

fighting Native Americans

b)

old and silver mining.

c)

tobacco cultivation

d)

working in factories.

3.

Which of these choices BEST represents the continents involved in the system of "Triangular Trade"?

a)

1, 2, & 4

b)

1, 3, & 4

c)

3, 4, & 5

d)

4, 5, & 6

4.

Which of these would have been MOST likely to be a significant part of the Middle colonies' economy in 17th century North America?

a)

sugar

b)

shipbuilding

c)

silver mining

d)

indigo plantations

5.

The cities of New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia began to become wealthy in the late-1600s because of what economic activity?

a)

trading

b)

slavery

c)

rice farming

d)

tobacco farming

6.

Which statement BEST describes the effects of the Stono Rebellion of 1739?

a)

South Carolina banned the importation of slaves.

b)

South Carolina banned the importation of weapons.

c)

Slaves faced tougher laws restricting their movement.

d)

Slaves got greater freedoms to keep them from rebelling.

7.

The Gullah people in South Carolina and Georgia are MOST known for

a)

serving in the Continental Army in the American Revolution.

b)

olunteering to serve in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

c)

their African roots and language that has survived since the 18th century.

d)

their resistance to slavery by starting numerous and successful rebellions.

8.

This picture shows a piece of pottery from Eastern Woodland Indians.

Making pottery was a part of the ___ of Native Americans.

a)

diet

b)

daily lives

c)

shelter

d)

imported goods

9.

The most common type of shelter of the Eastern Woodlands was the _________.

a)

wigwam

b)

teepee

c)

adobe.

d)

longhouse

10.

Some of the first enslaved people used in the colony of South Carolina were brought to Charles Town by sugar planters from which country?

a)

Suriname

b)

Haiti

c)

Brazil

d)

Barbados

11.

Why were colonists in South Carolina MOST interested in growing indigo?

a)

digo provided important nutrients.

b)

It was used to make shirts and fabrics.

c)

People around the world used it to make blue dye.

d)

It had never been used before and was becoming popular.

12.

which of these regions was religion a unifying feature in the colonial era?

a)

Ohio River Valley area

b)

Southern colonies

c)

Middle colonies

d)

New England

13.

What was the purpose of "The Negro Act of 1740"?

a)

It was designed to prevent cruel treatment and excessive punishments of slaves on South Carolina's plantations.

b)

It was designed to protect and preserve the cultural traditions, language, folklore, and religion of the slaves.

c)

It was designed to ensure that all slaves of school age be allowed to go to school one day a week and attend church on Sundays.

d)

It was designed to give slaveowners more control over their slaves by prohibited slaves from gathering without white supervision or learning to read and write.

14.

In which area of South Carolina was the population GREATEST during colonial times?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Coastal Zone

d)

Inner Coastal Zone

15.

The Cherokee lived CLOSEST to which area on the map?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

The Catawba lived CLOSEST to which area on the map?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Enslaved people in early colonial South Carolina were MOST likely to work in which of these?

a)

forests

b)

factories

c)

peach orchards

d)

rice plantations

18.

S31. Any person who shall attempt to teach any free person of color, or slave, to spell, read or write, shall, upon conviction thereof by indictment, be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars. - excerpt from Slave Code of 1833

Using the passage, what is the MOST likely reason reason for this law?

a)

Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could read and write they would not want to work outside.

b)

Slave owners were fearful that if slaves were educated they would have a greater chance of becoming free.

c)

Slave owners were fearful that slaves would demand to go to college.

d)

Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could do math then they would realize they were not being paid enough.

19.

All of the crops except one were major crops of the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee.

Which of these was NOT one of those major crops?

a)

wheat

b)

corn

c)

beans

d)

squash

20.

What crop became the key resource in establishing English colonies in North America?

a)

Corn

b)

cotton

c)

rice

d)

tobacco

21.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

Federalism

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

22.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

Religion

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

23.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

New Diseases

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

24.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

horses

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

25.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

Guns

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

26.

Decide if the term was passed FROM colonists TO Native Americans

OR FROM Native Americans to Colonists

New Crops

a)

From Colonists to Native Americans

b)

From Native Americans to Colonists

27.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

*known for religious tolerance and diversity among its settlers

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

28.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

*Agricultural economy based on slavery and plantations

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

29.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

*Economy based on fishing, lumber, and trade

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

30.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

* Included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

31.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

* Chief exports were rice, indigo, tobacco, and later, cotton

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

32.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

* Included Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

33.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

* Rich fertile soil meant that wheat and corn were major crops

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

34.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

*Pilgrims and Puritans settled there

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

35.

Identify the phrase as either true about the New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, or the Southern Colonies

* Included Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

36.

An economy in which large raw material crops (e.g. cotton and tobacco) are grown and exported usually to Western Europe. The work is very labor intensive and many times involved slaves.

a)

village economy

b)

barter economy

c)

federal economy

d)

plantation economy

37.

 

This is a swamp grass that is widely grown as a food source

a)

pampas

b)

indigo

c)

rice

d)

tobacco

38.

This is the name of the African American people who live along the South Carolina and Georgia coast, and whose culture is a mixture of African and Caribbean heritage.

a)

pilgrims

b)

Haitian

c)

Gullah

d)

Puritans

39.

This was the earliest known rebellion against slavery in the New World. In 1739, a group of South Carolina slaves gathered to march for freedom.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Stono Rebellion

c)

Snow Campaign

d)

French & Indian War

40.

This is the name given to legends, oral histories, or stories that are passed down as tradition in a culture or subculture.

a)

griots

b)

fables

c)

epics

d)

folktales

41.

This is bluish dye that was a major cash crop in colonial South Carolina and Georgia.

a)

cotton

b)

indigo

c)

sugar

d)

tea

42.

This term refers to slaves who performed physical work out of doors, usually involving farming and working on a plantation.

a)

house slave

b)

overseer

c)

field slave

d)

griot

43.

This term term refers to slaves who carried out domestic work, such as preparing meals, making beds, and tending to the children of plantation owners.

a)

griot

b)

field slave

c)

house slave

d)

overseer

44.

The maps seen here show geographic characteristics of the early British colonies in North America.Colonists who came to these colonies to make money by growing cash crops were MOST LIKELY to settle in which region?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Based on the correct answer to the previous question, which of these is a colony that was found in that region?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

South Carolina