Chapter 8 Practice Test Name: ________________________

1. What was unique about the French and Indian War?

a. It involved Indians.
b. The British and French were usually allies.
c. It began in America instead of Europe.
d. There was no bloodshed at all.
e. It was never resolved.

2. In what way did General Braddock contribute to the expansion westward?

a. He cut paths which later became roads.
b. He encouraged settlers to move west.
c. He rebelled against the Proclamation of 1763.
d. He did not contribute.
e. He killed Indian tribes that blocked the way.

3. Which was not introduced to the Europeans in the Americas?

a. Corn
b. Pigs
c. Tobacco
d. Buffalo
e. Chocolate

4. Who conquered the Incas?

a. Pizarro
b. Coronado
c. De Soto
d. Cortes
e. Balboa

5. Who did the Aztecs believe Cortes to be?

a. A man from the East
b. A god
c. Another Native American
d. An explorer
e. A conqueror

6. Why was St. Augustine erected?

a. To have a place for management
b. In order to bock the French
c. In order to search for gold
d. So that ships had a place to refill their supplies
e. To use as a trading center

7. Who found the first California mission?

a. The current pope
b. Serra
c. Rinalo
d. Vasquez
e. Coronado

8. Why was Georgia created?

a. To serve as a buffer between the English colonies and the Spanish and French
b. To serve as a refuge for Catholics
c. To increase the productivity of tobacco
d. To give religious freedom to all
e. To reap the financial benefits of sugar cane

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9. Which person broke away from the Roman Catholic Church?

a. King Henry VIII
b. Queen Elizabeth I
c. John Wesley
d. Lord Baltimore
e. King Charles I

10. Which of these is not true about sea dogs?

a. They spread Protestantism.
b. They raided Spanish settlements.
c. They set up settlements in America.
d. One of the most well-know ones is Sir Francis Drake.
e. The helped to defeat the Spanish Armada.

11. Which is a reason the colony of Virginia struggled during early colonization?
a. Settlers were too busy looking for gold to set up a prosperous colony.
b. They were unaccustomed to working for their own food.
c. The environment’s conditions were harsh.
d. Disease and malnutrition affected the settlers.
e. All of the above.

12. What were South Carolina’s two major exports?

a. Corn and potatoes
b. Indian slaves and rice
c. African slaves and sugar cane
d. Tobacco and rice
e. Sugar cane and tobacco

13. Which group of people originally colonized the Hudson River area?
a. The French
b. The Spanish
c. The English
d. The German
e. The Dutch

14. Which was the most aristocratic colony of the time?

a. Rhode Island
b. Maine
c. New York
d. Pennsylvania
e. Connecticut

15. Where was the Religious Society of Friends most prominent?

a. Pennsylvania
b. Connecticut
c. Rhode Island
d. Massachusetts
e. Delaware

16. What kind of choice was Washington to become the colony’s leader?
a. Economic
b. Political
c. Military
d. Wrong
e. Radical

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17. What was not a quality that made Washington an excellent choice?
a. Leadership abilities
b. Trustworthiness
c. Character
d. Commonness
e. Military ability

18. What group of people did Thomas Paine appeal to?

a. Aristocrats
b. Heirs
c. Military dictators
d. Loyalist
e. Commoners

19. Who made the movement during the Continental Congress for independence?
a. Richard Henry Lee
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Thomas Paine
e. John Hancock

20. What was Washington’s military tactic?

a. Fight until death.
b. Never give up.
c. Always have an escape route.
d. Have faith.
e. Kill the Brits.

21. Why did France decide to help the colonies?

a. They wanted revenge against the British.
b. They wanted to take over America themselves.
c. The British owed them money.
d. They loved George Washington.
e. They wanted to trade with them only.

22. Which group of people was not an ally of the colonies?

a. Spanish
b. Tories
c. French
d. Russians
e. Whigs

23. What was the turning point of the war?

a. Battle of Trenton
b. Battle of Yorktown
c. The day after Christmas
d. Battle of Saratoga
e. Battle of Bunker Hill

24. What was the last battle that was fought?

a. Battle of Saratoga
b. Battle of Yorktown
c. Battle of Cowpens
d. Battle of Germantown
e. Battle of Monmouth

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25. Put these battles in order: Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Trenton
a. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Trenton
b. Bunker Hill, Saratoga,, Trenton, Yorktown
c. Saratoga, Trenton, Bunker Hill, Yorktown
d. Trenton, Yorktown, Saratoga, Bunker Hill
e. Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown

26. Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

a. John Hancock
b. John Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Benjamin Franklin
e. Thomas Paine

27. Which was not a reason the colonists declared independence?

a. Taxation without consent
b. Dispensing trial by jury
c. Burning of towns
d. No freedom of religion
e. Abolishing valued laws

28. Which was not a result of the Battle of Saratoga?

a. The colonies were offered home rule.
b. The British gained the advantage in the war.
c. The French were more willing to help the colonists.
d. The formation of the French-American alliance occurred.
e. Burgoyne was forced to surrender at Saratoga.

29. What is not part of the plan for the British to win the war?
a. Cut off New England.
b. Burgoyne would attack from the north.
c. Howe would attack Washington in Philadelphia.
d. St. Leger would attack from the west.
e. The British would attack moving north up the Hudson.

30. What finally ended the American Revolution?

a. Treaty of Paris 1783
b. Treaty of Versailles 1782
c. Treaty of Berlin 1782
d. Treaty of Ghent 1783
e. Treaty of Yorktown 1781