8th Grade Quarter Exam Review Question Preview (ID: 60169)


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The first permanent English settlement of Jamestown,Virginia was founded in what year?
a) 1607
b) 1620
c) 1776
d)

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America.
a) to reduce overpopulation in Europe
b) to profit from trading furs
c) to create a New France
d)

Which of the following are common tools for a geographer?
a) telescopes and microscope
b) maps and globes
c) ecosystems and regions
d)

_What is a set of customs and beliefs?
a) geography
b) culture
c) superstition
d)

In the United States the power of the government comes from what/whom?
a) the people
b) the leaders of overnment
c) police
d)

Who is a person who organizes and operates a business?
a) entrepreneur
b) Framer
c) geographer
d)

Which of the following are on a political map?
a) a city
b) landforms
c) oil production
d)

What kind of map shows water features?
a) thematic map
b) political map
c) physical map
d)

Which colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics?
a) Maryland
b) Georgia
c) Virginia
d)

Which of the following was the first written constitution in the colonies?
a) Magna Carta
b) Mayflower Compact
c) fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)

Which document was the first attempt at self government in the English colonies?
a) Magna Carta
b) Mayflower Compact
c) House of Burgesses
d)

Which of the following colonial regions had the best soil and climate for cash crops on plantations?
a) New England
b) Middle
c) Southern
d)

What was the main social reason for British colonization in North America?
a) escape famine
b) seek religious freedom
c) develop plantations
d)

What was the main labor force in the Southern Colonies?
a) slaves
b) paid laborers
c) migrant workers
d)

Which of the following was the first elected assembly in the colonies?
a) Mayflower Compact
b) Magna Carta
c) Virginia House of Burgesses
d)

Which of the following is a cash crop?
a) cotton
b) corn
c) wheat
d)

Which colonial region was not a good place to grow crops because of the rocky soil and cold climate?
a) New England
b) Middle
c) Southern
d)

What happened in 1620?
a) Jamestown was settled
b) Mayflower Compact was written
c) Quakers settled in Pennsylvania
d)

Which colony was settled by William Penn?
a) Pennsylvania
b) Maine
c) Maryland
d)

What was transported on the middle passage of the triangular trade route?
a) slaves
b) raw materials
c) manufactured materials
d)

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