Grade 8 Social Studies Quiz Unit 1 (8.01-8.12)

The information below identifies which of the following settlements in the New World?

·       “Starving Time”

·       House of Burgesses

·       Search for gold and silver

·       Pocahontas and the Powhatan people

• A. Plymouth

• B. Charles Town

• C. Jamestown

• D. Philadelphia

Which of the following was the primary reason the Jamestown colony was established?

• M. Religious freedom

• P. Free land

• R. Profit for European investors

• S. Defeat of Native Americans

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• A. To serve as a written set of rules for colonists to follow

• B. To inform officials in England that the Mayflower had arrived safely

• C. To set up trading networks with other British colonies

• D. To set the terms of indentured servitude for new arrivals

Which of the following was a key reason the Pilgrims were able to survive the harsh conditions of the Plymouth colony?

• M. The Pilgrims brought a sufficient surplus of supplies on their journey to the colony.

• P. The Pilgrims received support from Squanto and the Wampanoag people.

• R. The English sent regular supply shipments to the Pilgrims in Plymouth colony.

• S. The Pilgrims were a determined people who had little trouble with the conditions of Plymouth.

Why did the British seek to take over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam?

• It was a boon to the British for assistance in a battle against American Indians.

• The British and Dutch were engaged in a long-standing war over territory.

• British colonists moved to New Amsterdam after the failure of settling Roanoke.

• The colony's location at the mouth of the Hudson River was a valuable trade port.

The Dutch West India Company established the patroon system to protect its fur trading settlements along the Hudson River. What was the patroon system?

• A land rights system that gifted land grants to those that brought fifty settlers to New Netherlands.

• A social hierarchy where people's position in society was determined by their occupation.

• A system of patronage where wealthy individuals funded the work of artists.

• An economic trading system that connected wealthy investors to beginning entrepreneurs.

What was William Penn's primary purpose in creating the colony of Pennsylvania?

• To create a safe haven in North America for Quakers.

• To generate profits from the region's natural resources.

• To create military outposts to defend against the French.

• To create a protective buffer of settlements near trade operations.

What goals did the settlements of the British, French, and Spanish in the Americas all share?

• Religious freedom

• Economic gain

• Self-Government

• Religious conversion

The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s was primarily a...

• Period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade.

• Process of assimilating immigrants into colonial American culture.

• Revival of religion that spread through the colonies.

• Movement to increase colonial loyalty to the British monarchy.

How did the British colonies in America support the policy of mercantilism?

• The colonies paid taxes to fund the expansion of the British military.

• The colonies produced finished products to sell directly on the international market.

• The colonies earned money through free trade with other countries.

• The colonies provided raw materials to Britain and a market for Britain's finished goods.