Worksheets8th Grade Fall Final 2024
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a
a)
monarchy.
b)
republic.
c)
theocracy.
d)
sovereignty.
2.
What did King James I grant to groups of merchants to organize settlements in an area in America?
a)
stocks
b)
compacts
c)
pledges
d)
charters
3.
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
a)
Tikal
b)
Cuzco
c)
Tenochtitlán
d)
Chichén Itzá
4.
According to the map, at what location did most early people arrive in the Americas?
a)
the Pacific Ocean
b)
the Bering Strait
c)
the Atlantic Ocean
d)
the South American border
5.
Which civilizations organized their societies around their religion?
a)
Inca and Olmec
b)
Maya and Inca
c)
Olmec and Aztec
d)
Maya and Aztec
6.
What discovery turned nomads into farmers?
a)
beans
b)
cotton
c)
maize
d)
tomatoes
7.
Early Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia to present-day
a)
Oregon.
b)
Alaska
c)
South America
d)
Mexico
8.
early form of corn
a)
Mound Builders
b)
maize
c)
quipus
d)
archaeology
e)
adobe
9.
sun-dried mud brick
a)
Mound Builders
b)
maize
c)
quipus
d)
archaeology
e)
adobe
10.
Which explorer founded Quebec?
a)
Champlain
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
d)
Joliet
11.
According to the map, which of the items listed below did not travel in both directions in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
disease
b)
enslaved people
c)
foodstuffs
d)
none of the above
12.
According to the map, along what geographic feature were these missions established?
a)
coasts
b)
deserts
c)
rivers
d)
mountain ranges
13.
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Niña, Pinta, and
a)
Cortéz.
b)
Isabella.
c)
Santa María.
d)
Tordesillas.
14.
What did the French want to establish in the Americas?
a)
gold and silver mines
b)
new communities
c)
a fishing and fur trade
d)
a slave trade
15.
Aztec emperor
a)
Askiya Muhammad
b)
Montezuma
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Half Moon
e)
Jacques Cartier
16.
conquered the Aztec Empire
a)
Hernán Cortés
b)
mestizos
c)
Mansa Mûsâ
d)
strait
e)
caravel
17.
Who wrote Pennsylvania's first constitution?
a)
William Penn
b)
Sir George Carteret
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
18.
What law granted the right to worship freely in Maryland?
a)
Charter of Privileges
b)
Act of Toleration
c)
the Fundamental Orders
d)
Maryland constitution
19.
“city of brotherly love”
a)
Plymouth
b)
San Antonio
c)
Sir William Berkeley
d)
House of Burgesses
e)
Philadelphia
20.
The Seven Years' War was a war between
a)
Britain and Germany
b)
Britain and France
c)
France and Spain
d)
Britain and Native Americans
21.
What plan called for one general government for all of the American colonies?
a)
U.S. Declaration of Government
b)
New York Plan of Government
c)
Albany Plan of Union
d)
Washington Plan of Union
22.
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies is
a)
a militia
b)
an army
c)
a confederacy
d)
a commando
23.
In the Southern Colonies, the region of small farms was called the
a)
Tidewater
b)
backcountry
c)
mountainous region
d)
coastal area
24.
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of power in North America for
a)
Britain
b)
Canada
c)
France
d)
Spain
25.
George Washington was chosen commander of the Continental Army upon the recommendation of
a)
Sam Adams.
b)
Thomas Gage.
c)
John Adams.
d)
Ben Franklin.
26.
"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at
a)
Bunker Hill.
b)
Breed's Hill.
c)
Lexington and Concord.
d)
Boston
27.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Paine
28.
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Iron Act
d)
Hat Act
29.
Who led the Green Mountain Boys?
a)
Ethan Allen
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Samual Adams
30.
The colonists expressed their desire for peace in the
a)
Boston Massacre.
b)
Continental Colors.
c)
Olive Branch Petition.
d)
Navigation Acts.
31.
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was
a)
Thomas Jefferson.
b)
Patrick Henry.
c)
Benjamin Franklin.
d)
John Adams.
32.
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalist
c)
Separatist
d)
Nationalist
33.
preamble
a)
East India Company
b)
Samual Adams
c)
Stamp Act
d)
William Prescott
e)
introduction
34.
Who said, “I only regret that I only have one life to lose for my county.”?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Nathan Hale
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Lemuel Hayes
35.
Which man did not represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
John Jay
36.
In 1780 where did the Patriots suffer their worst defeat of the war?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Charles Town
c)
Kings Mountain
d)
Trenton
37.
The French nobleman who became Washington's trusted aide was
a)
Francis Marion.
b)
Thomas Paine.
c)
Marquis de Lafayette.
d)
Benjamin Franklin.
38.
Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Yorktown
39.
Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
John Jay
40.
Under the federal system, the final authority is the
a)
States
b)
President
c)
Court System
d)
Constitution
41.
The division of powers between the national government and the states is a
a)
Local System
b)
Federal System
c)
National System
d)
State System
42.
What were supporters of the new Constitution called?
a)
Federalist
b)
Antifederalist
c)
Jeffersonians
d)
Nationalist
43.
What was America’s first constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Articles of Constitution
44.
What type of legislatures did most states establish?
a)
monarch
b)
unicameral
c)
tricameral
d)
bicameral
45.
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
a)
inflation
b)
depression.
c)
a slowdown.
d)
a deficit.
46.
The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called
a)
The Federalist Papers.
b)
The Antifederalist.
c)
the Bill of Rights.
d)
The Spirit of Laws.
47.
What two plans were put together to help make the Great Compromise?
a)
New Jersey & Georgia Plans
b)
Virginia & New York Plans
c)
New York and Georgia Plans
d)
New Jersey & Virginia Plans
48.
branch that has the court systems
a)
judicial branch
b)
Electoral College
c)
bicameral
d)
constitution
e)
executive branch
49.
branch that enforces the laws
a)
executive branch
b)
Electoral College
c)
bicameral
d)
constitution
e)
legislative branch
50.
branch that makes the laws
a)
legislative branch
b)
Electoral College
c)
bicameral
d)
constitution
e)
executive branch
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