U.S. History to 1877 (Grade 8) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 1–3
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Free printable U.S. History to 1877 midterm (Grade 8): 10 multiple-choice questions covering Colonial America, Road to Revolution, The American Revolution. Answer key included — customize it in the Midterm Maker.
U.S. History to 1877 (Grade 8) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 1–3
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Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
Covers: Colonial America · Road to Revolution · The American Revolution
Part 1: Multiple Choice
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What was the Middle Passage?
- A. A trade route between New England and Canada
- B. The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
- C. A mountain pass used by western settlers
- D. A canal linking the Middle Colonies to the sea
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for which group?
- A. Quakers
- B. Catholics
- C. Puritans
- D. Pilgrims
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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
- A. Plymouth
- B. Roanoke
- C. Jamestown
- D. St. Augustine
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What was one effect of the Intolerable Acts?
- A. Boston Harbor was closed
- B. The Stamp Act was repealed
- C. Colonists were allowed to settle west
- D. The colonies gained seats in Parliament
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
- A. Taxed tea imported into the colonies
- B. Banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
- C. Required colonists to house British soldiers
- D. Closed Boston Harbor to all ships
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What did colonists mean by "No taxation without representation"?
- A. They should not pay any taxes at all
- B. They should not be taxed by a Parliament they did not elect
- C. They wanted to tax British merchants instead
- D. They wanted to elect the British king
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Who commanded the Continental Army?
- A. Benedict Arnold
- B. Nathanael Greene
- C. Marquis de Lafayette
- D. George Washington
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A major section of the Declaration of Independence is a list of what?
- A. Names of Loyalist leaders
- B. Terms for peace with Britain
- C. Laws for the new nation
- D. Complaints against King George III
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After crossing the Delaware River on December 25-26, 1776, Washington won a surprise victory where?
- A. Trenton
- B. Yorktown
- C. Saratoga
- D. Bunker Hill
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What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 do?
- A. Sold Louisiana to the United States
- B. Started the French and Indian War
- C. Recognized American independence
- D. Created the U.S. Constitution
Answer Key — U.S. History to 1877 (Grade 8) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 1–3
- B — The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic The Middle Passage was the brutal Atlantic crossing in the triangular trade.
- A — Quakers Penn, a Quaker, created a colony with religious tolerance; Maryland was the Catholic refuge.
- C — Jamestown Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607; Roanoke failed and St. Augustine was Spanish.
- A — Boston Harbor was closed Britain closed Boston Harbor in 1774 to punish the Boston Tea Party.
- B — Banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains Britain drew a line to reduce conflict with Native Americans, angering colonists.
- B — They should not be taxed by a Parliament they did not elect Colonists argued only their own elected assemblies could tax them.
- D — George Washington The Second Continental Congress chose Washington as commander in 1775.
- D — Complaints against King George III The Declaration lists grievances to justify breaking away from Britain.
- A — Trenton Washington's Christmas night attack at Trenton defeated Hessian troops and lifted Patriot spirits.
- C — Recognized American independence Britain recognized the United States and set its western border at the Mississippi River.