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Worksheets8th Grade Unit 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the main cause of European Colonization?
A large earthquake forced people to move.
They were on a mission from the Pope.
God, Gold and Glory - and jobs for the expanding population of Europe
What are the 3 regions of the 13 Colonies?
French, British and Italian
New England, Middle, Southern
Northern, Eastern and Western
Canadian, English and French
Which place is not one of the original 13 Colonies?
South Carolina
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Describe Natural Rights
rights that you have when you're outside in nature
rights that only the aristocracy has
rights that belong to every human being from birth
Explain Separation of Powers
The division of the power of government into separate branches
The distance between people in the colonies and people in Great Britain
The difference between Parliament and colonial governments
How did the Great Awakening help reinforce democratic ideas?
Colonists could wake up early to vote before gathering their crops.
Only the religious leaders got to vote in the colonies.
If the colonists could decide how to worship they could also decide how to govern themselves
Democracy became available in church governments.
The Stamp Act
required extra stamps to be put on every letter sent back to England.
required Parliament to rubber stamp every tax levied on the colonists.
required the colonists to pay a tax on most printed materials, such as newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, and playing cards.
True or false? Most colonists believed that the British soldiers were completely at fault for the Boston Massacre.
True
False
What did Thomas Paine mean when he wrote that Great Britain's motive was "self-interest"?
Great Britain wanted the colonists to rule themselves.
The banks were going to charge more interest on loans.
He meant that Britain did not care about the colonists. and were only interested in Britain.
Why did Thomas Paine write that the colonists should create their own government?
Thomas Paine wanted the colonists to elect him President.
Thomas Paine was a spy for France secretly working against the British.
Thomas Paine believed the British government was not serving the needs of the colonists
Why did the colonists say "No Taxation without Representation"?
Samuel Adams paid them to say it.
The colonists did not want to pay taxes when they had no representation in Parliament
Thomas Paine wrote it down in "Common Sense."
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
Gettysburg
Bull Run
San Juan Hill
What are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence?
Table of Contents, Foreward, Text, and Index
Legislative, Executive, Judicial, and Ratification
Preamble, Natural Rights, Grievances, The Conclusion
The Grievances part of the Declaration of Independence was
an expression of sadness after the death of the King
a formal list of complaints against Britain's King George III
a statement that the colonists were going on strike
