8th Grade Midterm Review

Following the Boston Tea Party, the colonists swept the loose tea off the floor.

John Adams predicted that we would always celebrate July 2, 1776.

Define genocide.

Britain defeated the French in the French and Indian War.

Which of the following was not one of the ways in which Native Americans were impacted by the Europeans?

Who was already living in the "New World"?

Thomas Paine said it made "common sense" to reconcile with Great Britain.

Who made the "Bloody Massacre" engraving?

What is the purpose of government?

The painting of Washington crossing the Delware is historically accurate.

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why explorers left Europe?

What did Richard Henry Lee propose on July 2, 1776?

What were the British looking for when they searched Lexington and Concord?

The members of the Jamestown colony were not diverse.

What likely happened to the members of the Roanoke colony?

How did the French and Indian War pave the way for the Revolutionary War?

Thomas Jefferson designed the Join or Die flag.

Why did the population of the English colonies increase at the fastest rate?

Define sacred space.

Which country granted the most freedom to their colonists?

Which two countries fought each other in the French and Indian War?

Five colonists died as the result of the

Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Which of the following was not one of the three regions into which the 13 colonies were divided?

This act taxed documents and other paper goods.

Which of the following threats faced the Jamestown settlers?

The shots fired at Lexington were not literally heard around the world.

Thomas Paine wanted peace in his day; he didn't care about future generations.

This prevented colonists from moving west after the French and Indian War.

Who defended the British offers afte the Boston Massacre?

Pocahontas married John Smith.

The Constitution was issued on July 4, 1776.

What is the message of the Join or Die flag?

This act stated that the British Parliament had the final say over the colonies.

How do we have any idea what happened in 1621 at the first Thanksgiving?

Who published Common Sense?

During the Revolutionary War, Great Britain wanted to separate New England from the rest of the colonies.

Which of the following is not a country from which most explorerers originated?

Why was the tea dumped into the Boston Harbor?

Which of the following correctly matches the economies of the colonies?

From where does government derive its power?