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8th Grade History Final 2022

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
2.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

The Americas

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

3.
What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French Revolution 
4.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
5.
Which side believed that the colonies should be free from England?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
6.
Which side decided to stay loyal to the King of England?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
7.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
8.
Which was the first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Saratoga
d)
Charleston
9.

Who became allies with the colonists?

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

10.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
11.

One of the reasons that the Americans won the war...

a)

George Washington was a great leader

b)

they had help from the Hessians

c)

the port of Boston was opened

d)

They had help from Germany

12.

The Treaty of Paris (to end the Revolutionary War) was signed in...

a)

1781

b)

1783

13.
The name for the first ten amendments of the Constitution which ensure that the government cannot take away personal freedoms is
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
14.
Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
8th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
15.

You work in a retail store after school and on weekends. Your boss says you have to stop talking so much while you’re working.

a)

Violation of your First Amendment Right

b)

NOT a Violation of your First Amendment Right

16.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
17.

Which branch of government interprets laws?

a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
18.

Which branch of the government enforces the laws? 

a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial 
19.
The President is a part of the_______________
a)
Legislative branch.
b)
Executive branch.
c)
Judicial branch. 
20.
The_________________is a part of the Judicial branch of the government.
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Supreme Court
21.

The Senate and House of Reps are a part of the___________ branch of the government. 

a)
Legislative 
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
22.
Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson to:
a)
invade Mexico
b)
stop British attacks on U.S. ships
c)
explore Louisiana
d)
buy Louisiana
23.
The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:
a)
annexation
b)
the War with Mexico
c)
a treaty with Britain
d)
the Mexican Revolution
24.
Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1718
d)
1824
25.

About how long is the Oregon Trail?

a)

100 miles

b)

500 miles

c)

1,000 miles

d)

2,000 miles

e)

4,000 miles

26.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
27.

Who was the first president of the U.S.?

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

28.
How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help further pioneers? 
a)
They brought back gold, silver, and many spices
b)
They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.
c)
They made maps of Texas and New Mexico. 
d)
 They told many stories of buffalo and Native Americans
29.
Abraham Lincoln became the _____ president.
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
20th
d)
16th
30.
What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?
a)
As a freed slave, she led others to take a stand against slave owners.
b)
As a freed slave, she bought slaves and then gave them their freedom.
c)
As an escaped slave, she guided slaves from the South to freedom.
d)
As an escaped slave, she opened a school for those who traveled to Canada.
31.
Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Edward Covey
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Frederick Douglass
32.
Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?
a)
a series of tunnels used to move slaves to free states
b)
people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
c)
transportation system that moved slaves to freedom at night
d)
people who caught fugitive slaves and returned them to owners
33.

John Brown was an abolitionist who ______ because of his attack on Harpers Ferry.

a)

Died

b)

was celebrated

c)

lived a long life

d)

fled to Canada

34.

___________________ is when the U.S. states LEFT the union.

a)

SECESSION

b)

ABOLITION

c)

SLAVERY

d)

MARTYR

35.

What was the name of the slave trade that was part of Triangular Trade

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Pacific Slave Trade

c)

Rum Trade

d)

African Slave Trade

36.

Select TWO reasons that the Civil War Started

a)

Laws that divided the Slave states vs. Free States

b)

Lincoln Elected as president

c)

People wanted to stop moving west in the U.S.

d)

The Alamo in Texas

37.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
38.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
39.

Which states were apart of "The Union"?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

c)

Eastern states

d)

Western states

40.

Which states were apart of "The Confederacy"?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

c)

Eastern states

d)

Western states

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