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8th History Fall Final

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to be killed in the Boston Massacre and was a former slave?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Nat Turner

2.

Which famous colonist was known for propaganda, started Sons of Liberty, and was a signer of the Declaration?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Hancock

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

Who was a member of Sons of Liberty and galloped across the countryside to warn colonists of British?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock

4.

Who is known for his famous quote at the Continental Congress: 'I am not a Virginian, but an American'?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

5.

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

6.

Who was the leader in PA legislature and helped repeal the Stamp Act?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

7.

Who is known most for writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

8.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain and a skilled military planner during the American Revolution?

a)

William Pitt

b)

George Grenville

c)

Lord North

d)

Charles Townshend

e)

Frederick North

9.

What was the failed plan by Ben Franklin that proposed the colonies work together called?

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

Continental Congress Plan

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Federalist Proposal

10.

What was sent to King George III as one more chance to avoid war?

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Boston Tea Party

11.

What document was drafted by the 2nd Continental Congress and made America a new independent nation?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist Papers

12.

What acts are also known as Intolerable Acts?

a)

Coercive Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Sugar Act

13.

Which act gave British East India Co. almost total control of tea market in the colonies?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

14.

Which acts taxed tea, glass, and paper in the colonies?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

15.

Which act lowered tax on molasses in colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

16.

Which act taxed printed materials in the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Sugar Act

17.

Proclamation of 1763: Colonists could not move west of _________

a)

Appalachian mountains

b)

Rocky mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Sierra Nevada

18.

French and Indian War: ________ won; a war between France and Britain.

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

19.

Iroquois Confederacy: Most powerful native American tribe in _________

a)

Eastern North America

b)

Western North America

c)

Central America

d)

South America

20.

First Continental Congress: Meeting of ________ delegates in Philadelphia.

a)

55

b)

45

c)

60

d)

35

21.

Boston Tea Party: Sons of Liberty dressed up as ________ Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Mohawk

b)

Cherokee

c)

Sioux

d)

Apache

22.

Minutemen: People who could be ready to fight at a ________ notice.

a)

minute's

b)

hour's

c)

day's

d)

week's

23.

Militia: Military force made up of ________ citizens.

a)

ordinary

b)

wealthy

c)

foreign

d)

trained

24.

Loyalist: Colonists who wanted to remain loyal to ________.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

The Colonies

25.

Revenue: Money raised from ________ and other sources.

a)

taxes

b)

loans

c)

donations

d)

exports

26.

Boycott: To protest by not ________ an item.

a)

buying

b)

selling

c)

using

d)

making

27.

Lexington and Concord: First two battles of ________ war.

a)

Revolutionary

b)

Civil

c)

World

d)

Vietnam

28.

Archaeology: Study of ________ human life.

a)

past

b)

future

c)

present

d)

imaginary

29.

Artifacts: Tools, weapons, and artwork of ________ peoples.

a)

early

b)

modern

c)

ancient

d)

future

30.

Beringia: Land bridge that connected Asia and the Americas; disappeared as the ________ ended and oceans rose.

a)

ice age

b)

industrial revolution

c)

bronze age

d)

renaissance

31.

Migration: Movement of a large number of people to a new ________.

a)

area

b)

color

c)

animal

d)

season

32.

Nomads: People who move from place to place searching for ________ grounds.

a)

hunting

b)

sleeping

c)

playing

d)

farming

33.

Carbon dating: Allows scientists to estimate the age of an ________.

a)

artifact

b)

planet

c)

element

d)

galaxy

34.

Culture: ________ of life.

a)

way

b)

food

c)

color

d)

sound

35.

Fill in the blank: Examples of highly developed societies include Olmec, Maya, and Inca. These are called ________.

a)

Civilizations

b)

Tribes

c)

Villages

d)

Colonies

36.

Fill in the blank: The Mayan civilization was an example of a ________, a society ruled by religious leaders.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

37.

Fill in the blank: The Aztec city of ________ was built on an island in Lake Texcoco after a group of hunters saw it as a sign from their god.

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Teotihuacan

c)

Chichen Itza

d)

Cuzco

38.

Fill in the blank: ________ was the capital city of the Inca empire.

a)

Cuzco

b)

Lima

c)

Quito

d)

La Paz

39.

Fill in the blank: The ________ were an ancient people group from Peru.

a)

Incas

b)

Mayans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Olmecs

40.

Fill in the blank: The Incas farmed the mountainous land by cutting ________ into the mountain.

a)

terraces

b)

canals

c)

tunnels

d)

roads

41.

Fill in the blank: The Hopewell people were mound builders who built mounds in ________ shapes.

a)

animal

b)

square

c)

circular

d)

rectangular

42.

Fill in the blank: The ________ were northwest Indians who hunted whales, seals, and walruses.

a)

Inuit

b)

Apache

c)

Cherokee

d)

Sioux

43.

Fill in the blank: The ________ were the largest Native American tribe in Eastern North America.

a)

Iroquois

b)

Cherokee

c)

Sioux

d)

Apache

44.

Fill in the blank: ________ was the first to see the Pacific.

a)

Balboa

b)

Magellan

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortez

45.

Fill in the blank: The ________ was a period of renewed interest in culture and learning.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Enlightenment

46.

Fill in the blank: The Mona Lisa was painted by ________.

a)

da Vinci

b)

Picasso

c)

Van Gogh

d)

Rembrandt

47.

Fill in the blank: ________ and Spain were world leaders in navigation.

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

48.

Fill in the blank: The ________ allowed sailors to use the position of stars to chart a course.

a)

astrolabe

b)

compass

c)

sextant

d)

chronometer

49.

Fill in the blank: New Amsterdam was New York City’s name when it was settled by the ________.

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

English

50.

Fill in the blank: ________ was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

a)

Magellan

b)

Columbus

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Cook

51.

Fill in the blank: The valuable mineral from the Sahara desert is ________.

a)

salt

b)

gold

c)

diamond

d)

coal

52.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the belief that a country’s power is dependent on its ability to get gold and silver.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feudalism

53.

Fill in the blank: ________ nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany in 1517.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Ulrich Zwingli

d)

Henry VIII

54.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a map maker.

a)

cartographer

b)

geologist

c)

astronomer

d)

biologist

55.

Most explorers in the 1500s and 1600s were looking for:

a)

new trade routes and riches

b)

ways to spread democracy

c)

modern technology

d)

places to build factories

56.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a piece of land that juts out into a body of water.

a)

Cape

b)

Valley

c)

Plain

d)

Desert

57.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by the home country.

a)

Colony

b)

City

c)

Empire

d)

Village

58.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a small, fast Portuguese ship with 3 triangle sails.

a)

Caravel

b)

Galleon

c)

Frigate

d)

Clipper

59.

Fill in the blank: _____ were Spanish explorers during the 1500s.

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Samurais

c)

Vikings

d)

Pharaohs

60.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a person who refuses to fight in a war.

a)

Pacifist

b)

General

c)

Mercenary

d)

Soldier

61.

Fill in the blank: An _____ is a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson.

a)

Apprentice

b)

Manager

c)

Professor

d)

Investor

62.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a person who owes money to another person.

a)

Debtor

b)

Creditor

c)

Lender

d)

Investor

63.

Fill in the blank: A _____ was a landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land.

a)

Patroon

b)

Viceroy

c)

Czar

d)

Emir

64.

Fill in the blank: An _____ is an illness that affects a large number of people.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Symptom

c)

Antidote

d)

Vaccine

65.

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a written plan on government.

a)

Constitution

b)

Treaty

c)

Amendment

d)

Bill

66.

Fill in the blank: _____ founded Pennsylvania, was a Quaker, and a pacifist (opposes war).

a)

William Penn

b)

John Smith

c)

Roger Williams

d)

James Oglethorpe

67.

Fill in the blank: _____ was the founder of Georgia.

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Smith

c)

William Penn

d)

Roger Williams

68.

Fill in the blank: _____ founded Maryland and allowed Catholics to have freedom.

a)

Lord Baltimore

b)

William Penn

c)

John Smith

d)

James Oglethorpe

69.

Fill in the blank: _____ was a minister who left Massachusetts and helped found Connecticut.

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Roger Williams

d)

William Bradford

70.

Fill in the blank: _____ was the daughter of the Powhatan chief and married John Rolfe.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Squanto

d)

Sitting Bull

71.

Fill in the blank: _____ were friendly Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims.

a)

Samoset and Squanto

b)

Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

c)

Geronimo and Cochise

d)

Tecumseh and Pontiac

72.

Fill in the blank: _____ were members of the Anglican church who wanted to change it or 'purify' it.

a)

Puritans

b)

Jesuits

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

73.

Fill in the blank: _____ sent scouts to find a location and later sent settlers to Roanoke Island.

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

John Smith

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Henry Hudson

74.

Fill in the blank: _____ forced settlers to work in Jamestown and made friends with local Native Americans.

a)

John Smith

b)

William Bradford

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Pocahontas

75.

George Whitefield was an English preacher responsible for much of the _________?

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

English Civil War

d)

Renaissance

76.

Who were the group of Separatists that fled to the Netherlands and later decided to start a colony in North America?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Quakers

d)

Huguenots

77.

Plymouth was the Pilgrims' first settlement in the year ________.

a)

1620

b)

1607

c)

1630

d)

1619

78.

The Mason Dixon line is the border of Maryland and PA that separates the ________ and ________.

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

c)

Cities and Countryside

d)

Mountains and Plains

79.

Which colonies are referred to as the Southern Colonies?

a)

MD, VA, the Carolinas

b)

NY, NJ, PA

c)

MA, CT, RI

d)

NH, VT, ME

80.

Jamestown was the first permanent ________ colony.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Dutch

81.

Name the New England Colonies.

a)

Massachusetts, CT, NH, RI

b)

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi

82.

Roanoke is known as the ________ Colony because settlers disappeared and it still remains an unsolved mystery.

a)

Lost

b)

Hidden

c)

Secret

d)

Vanished

83.

Which colonies are referred to as the Middle Colonies?

a)

NY, NJ, DE, PA

b)

MA, CT, RI, NH

c)

VA, NC, SC, GA

d)

MD, VA, PA, DE

84.

The Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims as a way to ________ themselves.

a)

govern

b)

punish

c)

entertain

d)

separate

85.

The Great Migration in the 1630s involved more than 15,000 Puritans leaving England to settle in ________, hoping to escape persecution.

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

86.

Georgia was a colony created for ________; it was also used as a barrier to protect the rest of the colonies from Spanish controlled Florida.

a)

debtors

b)

farmers

c)

merchants

d)

slaves

87.

Subsistence farming is a type of farming that only produces enough for the ________; due to long winters and rocky soil of the New England colonies.

a)

family

b)

market

c)

community

d)

government

88.

A cash crop is a crop that can be sold easily in the ________.

a)

markets

b)

forest

c)

desert

d)

mountains

89.

Triangular trade is a trade route between 3 destinations, such as ________, ________, and ________.

a)

Britain, Africa, America

b)

Britain, Asia, Australia

c)

America, Europe, Asia

d)

Africa, Australia, Europe

90.

Slave codes are rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of ________.

a)

slaves

b)

landowners

c)

soldiers

d)

merchants

91.

To export means to sell a good to ________.

a)

another country

b)

your neighbor

c)

your own city

d)

your own family

92.

Fill in the blank: To bring a good from a foreign market is called _______.

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Barter

d)

Manufacture

93.

Permanent movement of people into one country from other countries is called _______.

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Colonization

94.

Fill in the blank: The 'shot heard round the world' was fired at Lexington Green, MA, and was the 1st shot of the Revolutionary War. No one knows who fired the first _______.

a)

shot

b)

cannon

c)

arrow

d)

bullet

95.

Fill in the blank: Paul Revere’s lithograph is an example of propaganda about the _______ Massacre.

a)

Boston

b)

Lexington

c)

Concord

d)

Salem

96.

Fill in the blank: The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in _______.

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Charleston

97.

Fill in the blank: The group that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party was called the _______.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Redcoats

c)

Minutemen

d)

Continental Congress