8th Grade American History Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Recent American History Quizzes

This quizÂ tests your knowledgeÂ ofÂ Iowa African American History.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 125 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025

Sample Question
What was the first name of the slave in the 1839 Iowa Territorial Supreme Court case that declared no one could be reduced to slavery?

Jupiter

Ralph

Frederick

Denmark

What do you know about the American Revolution? Would you like to try this quiz? The ideological and political revolution occurred in North America between 1765 and 1783. The thirteen colonies crushed the British in the...

Questions: 45 | Attempts: 279 | Last updated: Aug 22, 2025

Sample Question
By the 1750s, leading up to the French and Indian War, the colonies had: Choose all that apply

Disdain for British Constitutional monarchy

Many religious denominations

A formally instituted tariff system

A growing number of non-English settlers

Accepted slavery as a labor system

Chapter 4 American Revolution

This quiz covers key events and concepts of the American Revolution, including the Writs of Assistance, the Boston Tea Party, and the roles of Patriots. It assesses understanding of legislative acts and strategic advantages...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 130 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025

Sample Question
1. What did the Writs of Assistance state?

Brittish officers had the right to kill anyone they wanted

Brittish officers had the right to take and live in any house they wanted to

Only loyalists could become govenors

Customs officers could enter any locationto look for evidence of smuggilng

None of the above

The American Vision Chapter 5.1 & 5.2 Quiz!

This quiz includes information covered in Chapter 5.1 & 5.2 from The American Vision Textbook. It includes 20 multiple choice questions that will be automatically graded and reported to you. If you get above 80%, you will be...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 289 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2025

Sample Question
The Articles of the Confederation gave the Confederation Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT the power to:

Declare war.

Impose taxes.

Raise armies.

Sign treaties.

Ben Franklin's Autobiography, Poor Richard's Almanac

Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States, an author; a music instrument designer and even created the phonetic alphabet. These are some of the interesting things that one gathers from Ben...

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 1976 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025

Sample Question
Which virtue is most difficult for Franklin to master?

Industry

Order

Sincerity

Temperance

Chapter-15- The Old South

Explore the unique aspects of the antebellum South in 'Chapter-15- The Old South'. This quiz assesses understanding of the South's distinctiveness, the cotton boom, economic challenges, demographics of planters, slave ownership,...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 774 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025

Sample Question
The most important factor in making the South distinctive was

Slavery

Warmer weather suitable for growing cotton

The lack of immigrants

A belief that the South was distinctive

The American Revolution, 1775-1783

This is the 20 questions from Hippocampus in a nice, easy to use, interface.

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 226 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025

Sample Question
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to:

Consider ways of redressing colonial grievances

Become a legislative body

Write the Declaration of Independence

Decide which of Parliament's taxes the colonies would and would not pay

Eliminate pro-revolutionary activity

Facts About American Revolution: Quiz

How much do you know about the American revolution? This quiz can help groom you for an exam. The American revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783....

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 140 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question
Which of these was NOT a reason Congress choose George Washington as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

Washington applied for the job.

Washington was not from New England.

Washington had experience in the army.

Washington was the only candidate seriously considered for the job.

From Confederation To Constitution

This quiz is based on chapter V of your textbook. Work slowly and carefully! YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE QUIZ MORE THAN ONCE!!! If you complete the quiz early, please return to new.schoolnotes.com for further directions...

Questions: 60 | Attempts: 152 | Last updated: Aug 22, 2025

Sample Question
This was the agreement that ended the American Revolution: a) Treaty of Paris (1783) b) Proclamation of 1763 c) Treaty of Paris (1763) d) Olive Branch Petition

A

B

C

D

Puritan Literature Quiz Questions

This quiz explores the historical context and societal structures of early American colonies. It assesses knowledge on the Puritans, Cavaliers, and other groups' contributions to American colonial history, focusing on religious,...

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 1804 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025

Sample Question
The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts came to America to ___.

Improve their financial situations

Establish a society where all religious beliefs were tolerated

Obtained free farmland

Gain freedom to follow the Puritan religion

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