8th gr Part 2-Midterm Review

The first permanent English settlement in North America was:

• a. Plymouth

• b. New Amsterdam

• c. Roanoke

• d. Jamestown

What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• a. To declare independence from England

• b. To establish rules for self-government

• c. To create religious freedom

• d. To form an army

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against:

• a. High taxes on sugar

• b. British military presence

• c. Lack of colonial representation

• d. British tea monopoly and taxes

Who wrote Common Sense, which encouraged American independence?

• a. Benjamin Franklin

• b. Thomas Jefferson

• c. Thomas Paine

• d. John Adams

The Declaration of Independence was PRIMARILY written by:

• a. George Washington

• b. John Adams

• c. Benjamin Franklin

• d. Thomas Jefferson

The Battle of Saratoga was significant because:

• a. It secured French support

• b. It ended the Revolutionary War

• c. It started the Revolutionary War

• d. It killed King George III

Which document governed America before the Constitution?

• a. The Mayflower Compact
  

• b. The Declaration of Independence
  

• c. The Articles of Confederation
  

• d. The Bill of Rights

The Constitutional Convention took place in:

• a. Boston
  

• b. New York
  

• c. Philadelphia
  

• d. Charleston

The Great Compromise addressed:

• a. Slavery issues
  

• b. State representation in Congress
  

• c. Presidential powers
  

• d. Taxation policies

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• a. George Washington
  

• b. James Madison
  

• c. Alexander Hamilton
  

• d. John Jay