8th Grade Social Studies Scholar Bowl

Question 1

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists could not settle beyond which geographic feature

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation prevented soldier from getting paid?

Accepted Answer

power to tax

Question 3

According to the map, the original thirteen colonies would be located next to...

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 4

The difference between an indentured servant and a slave in the 1700's was

Accepted Answer

a servant was freed while a slave was not.

Question 5

Why did Puritans and Quakers establish colonies in North America?

Accepted Answer

religious freedom

Question 6

The following list describes which colonial region? Warm Climate, Plantations, Slavery

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Question 7

Why were the colonists angered by the issuance of the Proclamation of 1763?

Accepted Answer

It limited their freedom to move westward

Question 8

Complete the analogy: Mayflower Compact:Massachusetts as House of Burgesses: ______

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 9

New England - Short growing season, economy based on trade. South -better soil, cash crops.

Accepted Answer

Geographic factors influence economic activity

Question 10

The chart has examples of...

Accepted Answer

Causes of exploration

Question 11

Why did William Penn establish settlements in North America?

Accepted Answer

for freedom of worship

Question 12

The desire for political participation + population increases led to which type of government?

Accepted Answer

Representative Democracy

Question 13

Which group would have said, "No taxation without representation."

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty

Question 14

What was the main reason there were so many Africans in the early colonies?

Accepted Answer

They were forced to come to America as slaves

Question 15

What is the main idea of this illustration?

Accepted Answer

The colonists were victims of a British attack in Boston

Question 16

The intolerable acts were a result of ...

Accepted Answer

The Boston Tea Party

Question 17

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 18

Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of protest against taxation?

Accepted Answer

throwing tea into Boston harbour

Question 19

Which statement describes the southern colonies?

Accepted Answer

Settlers farmed and lived on plantations.

Question 20

Which source of information is an example of a primary source?

Accepted Answer

A letter from a New England colonist in the 1770's

Question 21

What was the motive for The Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Explain complaints against the King of England

Question 22

How is the symbolism between Uncle Sam and the White House similar?

Accepted Answer

they both inspire patriotism

Question 23

What event happened after the Battle of Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris

Question 24

What was a major effect of the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

Colonists participated in actions in opposition to the tax.

Question 25

What do the stars on the current U.S. flag represent?

Accepted Answer

states

Question 26

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

The exchange of products, people, animals, ideas, deseases

Question 27

Which of the following has a direct link to the celebration on July 4th?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Question 28

Which area of the map represents the geography of the U.S. at the end of the Amer. Rev. War?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 29

"Oh say can you see by the dawns early light." These words are from...

Accepted Answer

"Star Spangled Banner"

Question 30

What is one export from the British colonies to Great Britian during the 1700's?

Accepted Answer

Whale Oil

Question 31

"We hold these truths to be self evident...." What is the motive for this document?

Accepted Answer

Declare Independence from Great Britian

Question 32

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..." Who wrote this?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 33

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen colonies was...

Accepted Answer

send raw materials Great Britian

Question 34

Which geographic feature provided a natural boundary for the 13 colonies?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 35

Which Revolutionary War Battle was a turning point in the War?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 36

This image means that...

Accepted Answer

The colonists need to join together.to defeat England..

Question 37

This image is important because..

Accepted Answer

Washington is making a surprise attack., It is a turning point in the American Revolution.

Question 38

Which of the following happened first?

Accepted Answer

The Stamp Act

Question 39

Which colony was a colony for Quakers and founded by William Penn?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

8th Grade Social Studies Scholar Bowl

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8th Grade Social Studies Scholar Bowl

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