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Practice 8th Grade Midterm

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Piedmont Region is located between what 2 regions? List in alphabetical order.​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Coastal Plain
Southeast Region
Mountain Region
Sandhill Region
2.

The Mountain Region is located in the _____________ part of North Carolina.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Central

d)

Northern

3.

The capitol of North Carolina is

a)

Rawley

b)

Rallee

c)

Raliegh

d)

Raleigh

4.

Identify the 3 distinct landforms that characterize North Carolina.

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plain

b)

Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

c)

Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, Coastal Plain

5.

"Rolling hills". Largest regions, largest population. Most urban cities. Soil clay-not good for farming. Economy: industry, banking, business, research. Last region settled by Europeans.

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Mountain

6.

Flat land. Soil is loam (fertile). Economy: Traditional and modern- Farming. 2nd section settled by Europeans

a)

Costal Plain

b)

Pedmont

c)

Mountain

7.

What is NC's largest city?

a)

Charlotte

b)

Raleigh

c)

Chapel Hil

d)

Durham

8.

Which NC region is known for huge sand ridges, islands, swampy lowlands, and sounds?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Mountains

c)

Coastal Plains

9.

Which region is light green?

a)

Mountains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Tidewater

10.

Which region is light purple?

a)

Mountains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Tidewater

11.

Which region is reddish orange?

a)

Mountains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Tidewater

12.

What was the name of the group of men who were financially investing in the colony?

a)

King James Industries

b)

Captain Smith and Sons

c)

The Virginia Company

d)

The Jamestown Company

13.

John Smith is credited with helping Jamestown survive in it's early days. He did so with the motto:

a)

"He that will not work shall not eat"

b)

"All work and no play makes Jamestown a dull colony"

c)

"He that cannot provide food for his family shall never be a man"

d)

"An eye for an eye"

14.

What do we call the Winter of 1609, in which the natives cut-off trade and food supply with the Jamestown settlers, leading to a massive amount of colonist deaths?

a)

The Starving Time

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The American Crisis

d)

Powhatan's War

15.

This native princess was instrumental in helping broker peace between the natives and Jamestown colonists.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Squanto

d)

Tecumseh

16.
What did the marriage between Pocahontas and John Rolfe establish?
a)
peaceful times
b)
a trade war
c)
equal rights for the natives
d)
a new standard of living
17.

Who Established the Roanoke Colony?

a)

Virginia Dare

b)

Queen Elizabeth 1st

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

John White

18.

Who was the leader of the colony of Roanoke?

a)

Queen Elizabeth 1st

b)

John White

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

Virginia Dare

19.

Who was the first child to be born in Roanoke Island?

a)

Sir Walter Raleigh

b)

Queen Elizabeth 1st

c)

Virginia Dare

d)

John White

20.

Where was the word Croatoan found?

a)

on a piece of paper

b)

carved on a fence post

c)

on the side of a house

d)

spelled with pebbles on the ground

21.
Which of these is a problem that developed for the first colonists at Roanoke?
a)
The supplies that were supposed to be sent from England did not arrive.
b)
Their relationship with the Native Americans was no longer friendly.
c)
Food became hard to find.
d)
all of the above
22.

Who were the two Native Americans who helped the British when they arrived? (Choose two)

a)

Manteo

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Wanchese

d)

Chief Sitting Bird

23.

The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

a)

exploration

b)

Marine Silk Road

c)

colonization

d)

circumnavigate

24.

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Easter and Western hemispheres:

a)

expedition

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

slave trade

d)

navigation

25.

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

a)

Glory, Gilt, and God

b)

Glory, God, and Grandeur

c)

Greatness, God, and Gilt

d)

Glory, God, and Gold

26.

Choose all the crops that needed huge amounts of slave labor in the Americas

a)

Sugar

b)

Wool

c)

Tobacco

d)

Cotton

27.

The journey from Africa to America was known as

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Homeward Passage

c)

Outward Passage

d)

none of the above

28.

African chiefs were more cooperative with Europeans to trade slaves for what types of materials? Choose all that apply

a)

guns

b)

textiles

c)

rum

d)

manufactured goods

29.

Why were African slaves given a European name once they were purchased?

a)

because European names are better than african names

b)

because it limits the ability to find family members and communicate

c)

because the Africans wanted a new identity

d)

both B&C

30.

Loss of slave’s life =

a)

loss of sailors jobs

b)

loss of sailor food

c)

loss of sailor money

d)

loss of the sailors own life

31.

Based on the image above, majority of slaves brought to the Americas were from which part of Africa

a)

South Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

East Africa

d)

North Africa

32.

Why didn't Europeans use Native Americans as slave labor? Check all those that apply

a)

They were friends with the Europeans

b)

They were killed by diseases carried from the Europeans

c)

They didn't speak English

d)

Africans were seen as more skilled people in crafts and growing crops

33.

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

b)

The French and British were both trying to claim the Ohio River valley

c)

The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

d)

The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French

34.

Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?

a)

William Pitt

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

King George II

d)

George Washington

35.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
36.

Which country lost the most territory in the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Britian

c)

America

d)

Germany

37.
What the result of the French and Indian War
a)
France lost its territory in North America to the British 
b)
France took over all of Canada 
c)
Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America 
d)
France defeated the British 
38.

Who created the Join or Die political cartoon?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Robert Dinwiddie

39.

Benjamin Franklin proposed an idea for the colonies to unify. What is the name of that proposal?

a)

Treaty of Albany

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Albany Plan of Union

d)

Albany Plan of Division

40.

Is this map from Before or After the French and Indian War?

a)

Before

b)

After

41.

Is this map from Before or After the French and Indian War?

a)

Before

b)

After

42.
A law that states colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Quartering Act
43.
The law that said colonists had to buy stamps for printed documents, thus paying more taxes
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
44.
Angry colonists dressed like Indians and threw tea in the Boston harbor during the...
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Continental Congress
45.
Parliament passed laws to punish the Bostonians for the tea destroyed. These Acts are called...
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
The Battle of Lexington
46.
When colonists taunted British soldiers, a fight broke out and 5 people died. This is the...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
French & Indian War
d)
The Stamp Act
47.
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Hillary Clinton
48.
Colonists were angry at the British government for many reasons, most importantly...
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
They didn't like the fashion
c)
They made them follow their religion
49.

How many supreme court justices are there in the Supreme Court?

4 lines
50.

What are the first ten amendments known as in the U.S. Constitution?

4 lines
51.

Match the following amendments to the proper definition

a)

3rd

1.

no quartering of soldiers

b)

8th

2.

prohibition of excessive bail and fines

c)

7th

3.

right to civil trials

d)

2nd

4.

right to bear arms

e)

6th

5.

right to a lawyer and confront witnesses

52.

Match the following amendments to the proper definition

a)

4th amendment

1.

Protection against search and seizure

b)

9th amendment

2.

Reserved powers to the people

c)

5th amendment

3.

Protection against self-incrimination

d)

10th amendment

4.

Reserved powers to the states

e)

1st amendment

5.

Freedom of religion

53.

Americans didn't want to create a strong central government because it could become too powerful like Great Britain.

a)

False

b)

True

54.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was denied all of the following powers except?

a)

Collecting Taxes

b)

Enforcing Laws

c)

Regulating trade between states

d)

Declaring War

55.
Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Portugal
56.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
57.
What doubled the size of the US?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Purchase
58.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
59.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
60.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
61.

Lewis and Clark were famous because

a)

They bought Louisiana for the USA

b)

The explored the Louisiana Territory

c)

They fought for Napoleon's army

d)

The saved Washington from the British army

62.

Part of the expedition crew exploring the western United States

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

William Clark

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Nathaniel Jacobs

63.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
64.
Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?
a)
Worry about adding Texas as a slave state 
b)
Annexing Texas would lead to a war with Mexico
c)
There would be imbalance of slave states and free states
d)
All of the above
65.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
66.

Which militant Native American leader tried to unite the Native Americans against the ever-expanding U.S.?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Pontiac

c)

The Red Sticks

d)

Tenskwatawa

67.

What were the members of Madison's political party, who were pressing for war, known as?

a)

War Hawks

b)

Warmongers

c)

Patriots

d)

Tea Partiers

68.

What is most often cited as the reason for the War of 1812?

a)

Impressment of American sailors by the British navy.

b)

Conflicts on the western frontier with Native Americans supported by the British.

c)

Jefferson's Embargo of European powers.

d)

The secession of New England over its relationship with the British.

69.

What was the largest American victory of the War of 1812?

a)

The Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Tippecanoe

c)

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

d)

The Siege of Fort McHenry

70.
The Embargo Act of 1807
a)
banned all U.S. imports and exports
b)
increased the amount of exports to France
c)
placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
d)
led to war with England
71.

Impressment is_____________

a)

The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British

b)

Selling US sailors

c)

Capturing US sailors

d)

The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.

72.
Who led operations to stop Seminole raids in Florida and Georgia?
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Rogers Clark
73.
The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a)
Texas
b)
Missouri
c)
Alabama
d)
Florida
74.

What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?

a)

No new European colonies in the Americas

b)

Free trade with Europe

c)

Alliance with Spain

d)

Expansion of U.S. territories

75.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To promote European colonization

b)

To prevent European interference

c)

To establish trade routes

d)

To form military alliances

76.

What did the United States promise in the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To help Spain regain its colonies

b)

To stay out of European business

c)

To colonize South America

d)

To form a European alliance

77.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

78.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the idea that the common people should control their government

b)

the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828

c)

the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

d)

none of the options are correct

79.

What was happening in Latin America during the 19th century that motivated the U.S. president to issue the Monroe Doctrine in 1823?


a)

  1. Spain began trying to end slavery in the western hemisphere.

b)

Mexico started building an empire by invading its neighbors.

c)

  1. Latin American countries began declaring their independence from European colonizers.

d)

  1. Fighting from the War of 1812 spread from the United States and Canada to Latin America.

80.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
81.
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands in 
a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
Georgia
d)
Kansas
82.
Gold was discovered in the lands that belonged to
a)
Cherokee
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Seminole
d)
Alexander Hamilton
83.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
84.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
85.

President Jackson ignored which Supreme Court Case?

a)

Marbury V Madison

b)

Worcester V Georgia

c)

Muccoloch V Maryland

d)

Gibbons V Ogden

86.

The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw people were collectively known as?

a)

The Five Civilized Tribes

b)

Five Warrior Tribes

c)

Native American Nation

d)

Native American People

87.
Whose election pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
John Tyler
c)
James K. Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
88.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

a)

The Adams-Olness Treaty

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The NATO Treaty

89.

How much money did the U.S. pay Mexico for land?

a)

10 million

b)

150 million

c)

15 million

d)

5 million

90.

Which landform is the recognized boundary of Texas after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed?

a)

Nueces River

b)

Sabine River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande River

91.

Why did the New England colonies rely so heavily on trade?

a)

Their natural resources and climate did not support large-scale agriculture.

b)

Their farms were frequently attacked by American Indian tribes.

c)

Their original charter provided land grants only to wealthy colonists.

d)

Puritan religious beliefs prohibited farming for a profit.

92.

During the nineteenth century, in which region of the United States did the plantation system play a key role in the economy and way of life?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Atlantic Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

93.

In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly to the

a)

middle colonies’ role as the chief importers of agricultural products

b)

rapid industrialization of the southern colonies

c)

decline of the New England economy

d)

increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere

94.

What are the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

95.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

96.

What are the southern colonies?

a)

New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

c)

Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

97.

This region was the home of many different religions and people like catholics, jews, lutherans and quakers

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

98.

Why were most of the 13 colonies settled?

a)

Settlers were escaping religious persecution in Britain

b)

The fur trade provided a lucrative business for them

c)

Settlers heard about indigenous people and wanted to convert them to Christianity

d)

Settlers wanted to make money off of indigenous slave labor

99.

Which religious group wanted to "purify the church of England"?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Separatists

d)

Quakers

100.

Which religious group known for their tolerance, acceptance, pacifism and oats settled in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Baptists

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