Grade 8- Chapter 1 Section 2
Creating America textbook
QuizChapter 1 Section 2
- 1.
What natural feature impeded westward expansion of the original 13 colonies?
- A.
Atlantic Ocean
- B.
Appalachian Mountains
- C.
Chesapeake Bay
- D.
Gulf of Mexico
- E.
Rocky Mountains
Correct Answer
B. Appalachian MountainsExplanation
The colonists found it very difficult to cross the high, snowy Appalachian Mountains with their wagons and horses, so exploration was initially limited to lands east of the mountains.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Which of the following was an effect of the triangular trade?
- A.
The House of Burgesses was established
- B.
The Puritans left England
- C.
Rum became the most popular drink in England
- D.
Slave trade increased
- E.
Subsistence farming decreased
Correct Answer
D. Slave trade increasedExplanation
The Triangular Trade consisted of goods being traded between Europe, Africa, and America (such as with the Columbian Exchange) or between America, the West Indies, and Africa. The most direct effect of this trade was that Africans were sold into slavery by the kings of warring tribes in exchange for the goods and services of America, especially rum. Those slaves would be sent to the West Indies to work on sugar plantations, and that sugar would be sent to the Americas to make rum (which is made with a lot of sugar). That rum would then be sent to Africa to trade for more slaves, thereby increasing the slave trade.
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- 3.
Which of the following was NOT an influential part of the beginning of representative government in the colonies?
- A.
French and Indian War
- B.
Magna Carta
- C.
House of Burgesses
- D.
Mayflower Compact
- E.
None of the Above
Correct Answer
A. French and Indian WarExplanation
The Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, and Mayflower Compact were all ways through which the colonists began to develop a representative government. The Magna Carta gave Englishmen the rights to elect people to represent them in Parliament (their government). The House of Burgesses was an assembly of people who represented the people of Virginia to the governor who made the laws. The Mayflower Compact was a document that listed the laws and freedoms each colonist should have and set up their government. The French and the Indian war had to do with a fight over land between the French and the British, not with the government of the people.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Which of the following was NOT one of the original colonies?
- A.
Virgina
- B.
Maryland
- C.
Vermont
- D.
New Hampshire
- E.
Georgia
Correct Answer
C. Vermont -
- 5.
Which of the following most closely describes a representative government?
- A.
A king or queen represents you when they make laws
- B.
You and the other people from your area vote for one person to represent you during the law making process
- C.
Everyone gets together to decide on the laws
- D.
The law makers choose a law that best represents the wants and needs of all of the people
- E.
Each state makes their own laws
Correct Answer
B. You and the other people from your area vote for one person to represent you during the law making process -
- 6.
The Pilgrims were a group of people who...
- A.
Sailed to America
- B.
Wrote the Mayflower Compact which helped establish the idea of self-government
- C.
Faced the death of over half their group within a few months
- D.
Were trying to gain religious freedom and separated from the Church of England
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 7.
Which of the following statements about the French and Indian War is TRUE?
- A.
The Iroquois fought with the French
- B.
The French and Indians fought each other
- C.
We gained Louisiana from France by the Louisiana Purchase because of the Treaty of Paris that ended the war
- D.
The English and the French were competing over the rum trade
- E.
The colonists at the time were still loyal to England
Correct Answer
E. The colonists at the time were still loyal to England -
- 8.
In the year 1750, which of these statements would NOT be true?
- A.
The French and Indian War just started
- B.
Georgia has become a colony
- C.
The Glorious Revolution brought about a return of representative government for the colonists
- D.
The Puritans came to America
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. The French and Indian War just started -
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