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Grade 8 Colonial Period
William Penn named the Capital of his colony Philadelphia, which meant?
  1. "Town of Protestant Equality"
  2. "City of Elder Knowledge"
  3. "Place of Pilgrim Inspiration"
  4. "City of Brotherly Love"
Grade 8 Colonial Period
The Boston Massacre
  1. These acts were passed by Parliament in order to punish the colonists of Boston after the Boston Tea Party.
  2. The event where colonists dresses as Indians and dumped over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
  3. The event where British soldiers shot several colonists, killing three and wounding several others.
  4. To protect the colonists from Indian attacks
Grade 8 Colonial Period
What country did the first settlers, like John Smith, come from?
  1. Germany
  2. England
  3. France
  4. Spain
Grade 8 Colonial Period
The Quartering Act
  1. This act placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
  2. This required colonists to house British soldiers.
  3. This act set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonists.
  4. This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
Grade 8 Colonial Period
To persecute someone is to
  1. Challenge someone's religious belifs
  2. Accept someone's religious beliefs.
  3. Mistreat someone for their religious beliefs.
  4. Change someone's religious beliefs.
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Which statement correctly identifies the relationship between the Native Americans and French?
  1. The French and Indians typically did not get along and often fought one another.
  2. The French and Indians typically did not trade with one another.
  3. Th French treated the Indians well because they relied on them for important items.
  4. The English and the Indians often fought each other.
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Which of the following are possible reasons first Jamestown colonists had trouble surviving in the New World?
  1. Attacks by Native Americans
  2. Too many "gentlemen"
  3. Most people were searching for gold
  4. Ran out of food/supplies
  5. all are correct
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Who won the French and Indian War?
  1. The French
  2. The British
  3. The Indians
  4. The Spanish
Grade 8 Colonial Period
The Sons of Liberty
  1. The event where British soldiers shot several colonists, killing three and wounding several others.
  2. A secret society formed by colonists to fight the new British laws
  3. This act placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
  4. This act stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Who was the founder of the Georgia colony?
  1. William Penn
  2. Anne Hutchinson
  3. Roger Williams
  4. John Ogelthorpe
Grade 8 Colonial Period
The Sugar Act
  1. This act stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever
  2. This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
  3. This act set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonists.
  4. This act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists
Grade 8 Colonial Period
In which colonial region was life expectancy the lowest?
  1. Europe
  2. Middle Colonies
  3. New England
  4. Southern Colonies
Grade 8 Colonial Period
Which three people are responsible for writing the Federalist Papers?
  1. James Madison, John Jay, and Thomas Paine
  2. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson
  3. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  4. James Madison, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin
Grade 8 Colonial Period
What man put himself in charge of the colony and created a forced work program?
  1. John Rolfe
  2. King James I
  3. John Smith
  4. King Philip I
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