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8th grade social studies (early US history) pretest
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1
The first Europeans to explore and settle the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley were the
English
Spanish
French
Dutch
2
Choose the time period in which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
1500-1550
1600-1650
1650-1700
1550-1600
3
Which of these events happened FIRST?
George Washington becomes the first president
The Declaration of Independence was signed
The French and Indian War
The American Civil War
4
Which branch of government is responsible for levying taxes?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
5
Which of the following came to the Americas mainly for religious freedom?
Quakers
The Southern Colonists
The Spanish
Native Americans
6
The turning point of the Civil War was
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The First Battle of Bull Run
7
Which event occurred during the 1860s?
The Trail of Tears
Columbus arrives in the Americas
The Constitution was written
The Civil War
8
The colonists went to war with their mother country because
They did not believe in slavery
people were starving to death
They were charging too much for furs
They did not want taxation without representation
9
The Boston Tea Party was when
George Washington invited the king to drink tea.
Native Americans and Pilgrims sat down to dinner together.
Disguised colonists dumped tea into the harbor
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity.
10
Which of these was NOT one of focuses of the Reform Era?
Women's Rights
Environment
Education
Slavery
11
Which Constitution Amendment was NOT ratified during Reconstruction?
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
15th Amendment
12
Which famous American was NOT a president?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
13
The Pilgrims agreed to work together to make their colony succeed in the
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Laws of the West Indies
Jamestown Charter
14
Who won the Revolutionary War?
The Colonists
The British
The French
The Indians
15
The Pilgrims came to America mainly to
find silver and gold
be able to practice their religion
get away from the English people
live under democratic rule
16
The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
1520
1812
1909
1776
17
The 13 colonies belonged to which "mother" country?
Spain
Italy
England
France
18
The biggest cultural divide in the United States prior to 1865 was between
federalists and anti-federalist
northern and southern states
eastern and western states
Irish and German immigrants
19
Which territory was added to the United States without the use of military force?
Texas
California
Florida
Oregon
20
The biggest issue that delegates at the Constitutional Convention had to negotiate through was
Representation in Congress
military spending and defense
Slavery
electing the Chief Executive