8th Grade American History Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent American History Quizzes
This pre-test covers topics from Paleo-Indians to early American colonies, exploring key historical events and figures up to Chapter 8.
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 60 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2025
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Sample QuestionPaleo-Indians
See if you can beat our quiz without using all your lifelines! Remember, you can "phone a librarian," "poll the audience," or narrow it down by "50/50."
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Questions: 31 | Attempts: 880 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionThis girl lived in Morristown during the American Revolution and became a hero for refusing to hand over her prized horse to Continental soldiers who had mutineed. After the soldiers pursued her, she hid her horse in the guest bedroom of her house, using a feather bed to muffle the sound of his hooves. What was her name? (Hint, there is a book in the library about her.)
Do you know the story of the extraordinary scholar and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois? Want to know about the life and legacy of a man who dedicated his life to fighting for racial equality and social justice? Then step...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 153 | Last updated: Mar 4, 2025
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Sample QuestionIn what year was W.E.B. Du Bois born?
The Whiskey Rebellion started out as a tax protest in the United States of America in 1791, named appropriately as it concerned taxing people on domestic products such as the alcoholic drink. How much do you know about the...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 320 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhen was the Whiskey Rebellion?
CITZ 1001 Examination One focuses on pivotal aspects of Georgia's history, such as slavery, cotton production, and key historical figures and events. It assesses understanding of Georgia's role in American history and its...
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 922 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe Georgia colony originally banned which of the following?
This quiz covers key aspects of the American Revolutionary period, including pivotal figures and documents like Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' and the Declaration of Independence. It assesses understanding of historical events...
Questions: 38 | Attempts: 78 | Last updated: Jun 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionIn 1998 the Supreme court upheld the principle of affirmative action
How much do you know about 'Manifest destiny'? This term is coined in 1845 in the United States for the settlers who were destined to expand across North America. Many Democrats proposed their view but some renowned...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 1959 | Last updated: Mar 8, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat did the U.S originally want from France?
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act to allow unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands. Cherokees were forced to migrate west by the United States government, which led to the death...
Questions: 13 | Attempts: 1637 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionWho was Andrew Jackson?
This quiz tests knowledge on the early political developments in the American Republic, focusing on key figures and ideological disputes.
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 229 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWho became the second president?
The term ‘Westward Expansion’ refers to the period during the 19th Century when the United States federal government acquired more than a million square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, resulting in...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4601 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat Was The Westward Expansion?
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