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US History 8th Grade Final Review Game
US History 8th Grade Final Review Game
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A comprehensive review of 8th grade US History (through the Civil War)
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1
How many original English Colonies were there?
14
11
8
13
2
Who shot Lincoln?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Andrew Johnson
John Wilkes Booth
Aaron Burr
3
Deadliest Day/Battle in US history, roughly 5,000 were killed in Maryland?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Yorktown
4
What was the oldest colony and what year was it founded?
Connecticut, 1605
Massachusetts, 1588
New York, 1602
Virginia, 1607
5
Laborer who signed a contract to work for 7 years without wages for a passage to America
Indentured Servant
Peasant
Slave
Farm Hand
6
What was the 1st cash crop of the 13 colonies, especially in the South, made England rich?
Cotton
Sugar
Indigo
Tobacco
7
Who is the governor of Pennsylvania?
Josh Shapiro
Bob Casey
Pat Toomey
Ed Rendell
8
During the Wars we learned about, more men died from?
Disease/germs
Bombs
swords
Guns
9
Who saved many slaves on the Underground Railroad, fought in Civil War, might be on $20?
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
Harriet Beecher Stowe
10
The Colonial Army spent a hard winter in Pennsylvania, thousands died, but they trained hard?
Scranton
Chambersburg
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
11
First President of Texas, a large city is named after them
Sam Houston
Dallas Johnson
Miles Austin
Stephen Austin
12
What is the birthdate of our country?
July 1, 1773
April 1, 1775
December 30, 1800
July 4, 1776
13
What was the 1st government of the US called?
United States of the Colonies
Republic of America
Democratic-Republican
Articles of Confederation
14
Name the city where a famous "tea dumping" and massacre took place & Revolution began?
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York City
Baltimore
15
Which 2 men rode with Paul Revere on his famous ride?
William Dawes/Dr. Emmett Brown
Dr. Samuel Prescott/Thomas Gates
William Dawes/Dr. Samuel Prescott
Dr. Emmett Brown/Sam Adams
16
Which party does the current Pennsylvania governor represent?
Green
Whig
Republican
Democratic
17
Spanish mission where US forces put up a brave fight but lost this battle for Texas?
Alamo
Fort Necessity
Fort Austin
San Antonio
18
Known as the "Great Compromiser," he kept US from Civil War more than once
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
19
Who actually discovered America?
Vespucci
Native Americans
Vikings
Columbus
20
Capitol of Pennsylvania
Karns City
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
21
A well known Native American tribe from the Southwest were the?
Moniteau
Cherokee
Seneca
Pueblo
22
He was the Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Penn Smith
John Smith
Smyth Brown
23
South General that Lincoln tried to get to lead the Union, probably best general, but he lost?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Stonewall Jackson
24
Who was lawyer, 2nd President, signer of Declaration, 1st VP?
Tom Jefferson
Alex Hamilton
Sam Adams
John Adams
25
Who was the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizzaro
Chris Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Jack Sparrow
26
Who said "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"?
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
Ben Franklin
27
When did the 1st Thanksgiving occur between colonists and Squanto's tribe?
1607
1598
1632
1621
28
What is
NOT
a branch of Government?
Judicial
Executive
Bill of Rights
Legislative
29
Famous author, scientist, inventor; encouraged France to help win Revolution, $100, writer etc?
Ben Franklin
Sam Adams
Alexander Hamilton
James Monroe
30
On Christmas Washington defeated the Hessians at what battle?
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Valley Forge
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Atlanta
31
Who was the leader of England during the American Revolution?
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
King George III
Queen Elizabeth
32
First President to die in office, first Whig President?
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison
Abe Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
33
Confederate President
Jefferson Davis
John C. Calhoun
Robert E. Lee
Abe Lincoln
34
Who won the Civil War?
Confederacy
It was a tie
Canada
Union
35
What were the years of the Civil War?
1861-1865
1857-1863
1871-1875
1858-1867
36
What famous building burned during the War of 1812, when our capital was captured?
Lincoln Memorial
The Capital Building
White House
Independence Hall
37
What is the written plan of government of our laws and amendments?
Master Plans of the US
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
38
Who wrote
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
?
Washington Irving
Ben Franklin
Edgar Allen Poe
Washington Carver
39
The 1st successful colony in America by England was?
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
St. Augustine
Roanoke Island
40
Americans against England were called?
Anti-King George sympathizers
'Mericans
Dab nation
Patriots or Whigs
41
Florida was originally colonized by which nation?
France
England
Spain
Portugal
42
Who was the conquistador who conquered the Incas?
Hernan Cortez
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernando De Soto
Francisco Pizzaro
43
Who is given credit for discovering America? We get a day off from school in October?
Columbus
Magellan
Leif Erickson
Da Vinci
44
England surrendered at which battle during the Revolutionary war?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Boston
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Britain
45
Who is the Vice President of the US?
Kamala Harris
Al Gore
Mike Pence
Joe Biden
46
What cash crop do some blame for the Civil War, over 1/2 of U.S. $ came from it?
Tobacco
Indigo
Cotton
Sugar
47
Who did we fight in the War of 1812, birth place of the Industrial Revolution & our Mother?
France
Spain
England
Canada
48
Who was a nurse of the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross
Betsy Ross
Dorothea Dix
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
49
Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
William Becknell
John C. Fremont
Lewis and Clark
Daniel Boone
50
Who fought in & Who won the French & Indian War?
England vs. France England
France vs. America France
Spain vs England Spain
Indians vs. France Indians
51
What treaty ended the French & Indian War and the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of London
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo
Treaty of Versailles
52
Tennessee Congressman, Indian Fighter, Bear Hunter, died at the Alamo
Davy Crockett
Jim Bowie
J.E.B. Stuart
Sam Houston
53
What were Columbus's 3 ships called?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Pinta, Verigo, Maya
Nina, Pontius, St. James
Virginia, Nino, Columbus
54
1st unsuccessful colony in America by England, most mysteriously disappeared
Roanoke Island
New Amsterdam
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
55
Leader of the Pilgrims
William Bradford
William Penn
Joseph Tiller
John Smith
56
What kind of a tax protects American products?
Foreign Tax
Free Trade tax
Tariff
Made in America tax
57
Who was the chief of the Seneca Indian tribe?
Sitting Bull
Squanto
Pontiac
Cornplanter
58
The United States is not just a democracy but a what...we elect people who serve us?
Republic
House Majority
Authoritarian
Electoral Democracy
59
What should you do when your 18, but you don't have to, but the Revolution gave you this right?
Drink
Drive
get a job
Vote
60
Religious group that was discriminated against, settled in Salt Lake City, Utah
Muslims
Quakers
Mormons
Protestants
61
Who is America named after?
Chris America Columbus
Americ Thompson
Amerigo Vespucci
Meri Tyler
62
Which party is the current President representing?
Democratic
Libertarian
Whig
Republican
63
Who is
NOT
part of the Big 3 political giants of the Pre-Civil War Era?
Henry Clay
David Webster
James Buchanan
John C. Calhoun
64
A well known Native American tribe from the Far North were the?
Eskimos
Chickasaw
Sioux
Shawnee
65
Caused the French/Indian War, general of Revolution, 1st Pres., Father of our Country, on $1?
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Sam Adams
66
Which is
NOT
one of the 4 new ways of transportation during the Industrial Revolution?
Automobile
Steamboats
Canals
Railroads
67
Black Bart captured 400 ships, but who is the most famous Pirate by name, 19 ships, & beheaded?
William Turner
Henry Morgan
Long John Silvers
Blackbeard
68
He won the Battle of New Orleans, later became 7th president, found Democratic party, on $20?
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
69
What was the famous slogan that was also a cause of the American Revolution?
Remember the Alamo
No Taxation without Representation
Don't give up the ship
Don't tread on me
70
The 1st Capital of U.S., financial center, famous draft riots of Civil War
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
New York City
71
Nicknamed the Keystone State, Declaration & Constitution signed here, 2nd Capital, Gettysburg ?
Virginia
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
72
Pennsylvania is one of four...they are not states?
Territory
Providence
Commonwealth
Country
73
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Paul McCartney
Betsy Ross
Francis Scott Key
Alexander Hamilton
74
Americans who supported England were called?
Loyalists or Tories
Britainites
Anti-Americans
Colonists
75
Which foreign country helped the US during the Revolution, they lost the French & Indian War?
England
France
Spain
Mexico
76
Who was the first Democratic party President?
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
77
Which is
NOT
an Eastern Woodland/Northeastern Native American tribe?
Iroquois
Seneca
Sioux
Mohawk
78
Who wrote
Common Sense
?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
George Washington
79
Who are the 2 senators of Pennsylvania?
Ed Rendell/Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan/Pat Toomey
Bob Casey/John Fetterman
Bob Casey/Tom Wolf
80
What was the turning point battle of Civil War & deadliest, in PA?
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
81
What was the leg from Africa to America called on the Slave trade?
Middle Passage
2nd leg
Slave road
Trail of Tears
82
Fought in Revolution, 1st Secretary of the Treasury, died in gun duel with Aaron Burr, on $10?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
83
How old is our Country?
248 years
14 years
153 years
526 years
84
Who wrote the Declaration, double the size of the US as the 3rd President, on $2 bill?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Madison
85
Who invented interchangeable parts for rifles and the Cotton Gin?
Alexander Hamilton
Eli Whitney
Cyrus McCormick
Ben Franklin
86
Which general did Lincoln select to finally end the Civil War?
John Pope
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
87
Put in Chronological order?
Natives, Explorers, Colonists, Revolution, Civil War
Vikings, Presidents, Natives, Columbus
Mr. Bishop, George Washington, Lincoln, Blackbeard
Civil War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Colonization
88
Name of people who came to America looking for better opportunities...they still come?
Emigrants
Immigrants
Adventurers
Explorers
89
What year was Gold discovered in California?
1849
1832
1848
1847
90
The first 10 Amendments of The Constitution are called?
Emancipation of Proclamation
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
91
The United States buys Florida from who?
England
Portugal
France
Spain
92
Who helped Lewis and Clark?
Crazy Horse
Thomas Jefferson
Sacajawea
Jedediah Smith
93
Who memorized English plans for cotton-spinning and brought them to the US?
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
94
Who wrote the novel about the French & Indian War era, "The Last of the Mohicans?"
Francis Scott Key
Thomas Paine
James Fenimore Cooper
Daniel Defoe
95
In 1838 hundreds of Cherokee Indians made this harsh march west in which many died
Trail of the Indians
Trail of Tears
March of the weary Indians
March of the Cherokee
96
Spain dominated the Age of Exploration, What country beat Spain & France in Wars for North Am?
Great Britain/England
Ireland
France
Mexico
97
At first the Union was fighting to save the Union, then they were fighting for what?
keep their northern territory
to end slavery
to end the Confederacy
to punish the South
98
People who were against slavery were called?
Pro-Slavers
Freedom Fighters
Anti-Abolitionists
Abolitionists
99
Which High School is
NOT
named after a Native American tribe?
Butler
Moniteau
Kittanning
Senece Valley
100
What rebellion occurred in Western PA that forced Washington to come here?
French rebellion
Sepoy rebellion
Whiskey rebellion
Pittsburgh rebellion
