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A mixture of Unit 1 and Unit 3 of 8th US History. #history #middleschool
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1
The transatlantic slave trade began when--
American Indians refused to work on southern plantations
sugar plantations in the West Indies needed labor
indentured servants went on strike in the southern colonies
cotton became a cash crop in the southern colonies
2
This famous work of art was created in response to the--
seige at Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
closing of Boston Harbor
3
William Penn helped to create limited government in the Pennsylvania colony by--
writing a colonial constitution
creating a colonial legislature
granting free blacks colonial citizenship
supporting a colonial union
4
Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?
Loyalists
Sons of Liberty
Patriots
Continental Congress
5
Which was the punishment issued to the colonist after the Boston Tea Party?
Stamp Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
6
This British action led the American Colonists to claim that taxes were imposed without consent
Passage of the Stamp Act
Creation of the Intolerable Acts
Administration of the Quebec Act
Enforcement of the Quartering Act
7
During the French and Indian War, what was the economic business of the French?
mercantilism
Fur trading and trapping
indigo
colonization
8
Which of the following colonial regions had the best soil for large-scale agriculture?
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
New England colonies
West Indian colonies
9
Where did General Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the Winter of 1777?
Gettysburg
Valley Forge
New York City
Delaware
10
Which of the following was a chief economic cause for colonization in the Americas?
Mercantilism
Industrialization
Plantation system
Slavery
11
Who is often considered the founder of the US Navy?
Nathaniel Bacon
Benjamin Franklin
John Paul Jones
George Washington
12
The tax on sugar and molasses was also called
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
13
Which of the British colonies in North America was settled mostly by Puritans?
Middle colonies
Western territories
Southern colonies
New England colonies
14
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized that the newly formed United States would be--
independent from British rule
an ally of the French government
a constitutional monarchy
granted British holdings in Canada
15
Southern colonies best commercial items were tobacco, indigo and _____
rice
ships
textiles
lumber
16
Which of the following are unalienable rights according to the Declaration of Independence?
justice, tranquility, common defense
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
liberty, equality, fraternity
Peace, love, crabs
17
Which of the following battles was a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Trenton
18
Religious leaders contributed to the growth of representative governments in the 13 colonies by
requiring religious training before allowing citizen to vote
advocating for political rights for both men and women
writing constitutions for the colonies in New England
establishing self-governing bodies in the colonies
19
How did physical geography influence the settlement patterns in the American colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains acted as a barrier for the colony
The Chesapeake Bay attracted farmers to the fertile soil
The New England colonies had the most water resources
The Southern colonies had too many forests
20
George Washington led which army?
US Navy
British Army
Army brats
Continental Army
21
Who came to the aid of American colonist versus the British during the Revolution?
Spanish
French
Germans
Native Americans
22
This battle was known as the "shot heard 'round the world"
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Trenton
23
Which of the following was a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Ending religious toleration
Closing of Boston Harbor
Disregarding freedom of speech
Quartering of soldiers
24
The protests and demonstrations following the Stamp Act and Intolerable acts were examples of?
Natural rights
Boycott
civil disobedience
unalienable rights
25
Early colonial Maryland was home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to
Anglicans
Mormons
Quakers
Puritans