8th Grade American History PREtest/POSTtest

Question 1

The 13 colonies belonged to which "mother" country?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 2

The Pilgrims came to America mainly to

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be able to practice their religion

Question 3

The first Europeans to explore and settle the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley were the

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French

Question 4

The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 5

Which event occurred during the 1860s?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Question 6

The Pilgrims agreed to work together to make their colony succeed in the

Accepted Answer

Mayflower Compact

Question 7

Which famous American was NOT a president?

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Benjamin Franklin

Question 8

Which of these events happened FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The French and Indian War

Question 9

Who won the Revolutionary War?

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The Colonists

Question 10

Which of these was NOT one of focuses of the Reform Era?

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Environment

Question 11

The colonists went to war with their mother country because

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They did not want taxation without representation

Question 12

The turning point of the Civil War was

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The Battle of Gettysburg

Question 13

Which territory was added to the United States without the use of military force?

Accepted Answer

Oregon

Question 14

Which of the following came to the Americas mainly for religious freedom?

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Quakers

Question 15

Choose the time period in which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth

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1600-1650

Question 16

The biggest issue that delegates at the Constitutional Convention had to negotiate through was

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Representation in Congress

Question 17

The biggest cultural divide in the United States prior to 1865 was between

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northern and southern states

Question 18

Which branch of government is responsible for levying taxes?

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Legislative

Question 19

The Boston Tea Party was when

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Disguised colonists dumped tea into the harbor

Question 20

Which Constitution Amendment was NOT ratified during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

16th Amendment

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