8th S.S. Ch 2

Question 1

100

Stamp Act of 1765

This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items.

200

1. What was the purpose of slave codes?

   • A) To regulate the treatment of slaves
   • B) To encourage slave trade
   • C) To abolish slavery
   • D) To promote education among slaves

A) To regulate the treatment of slaves

300

What was the Boston Massacre?

A. A peaceful protest against British taxation.

B. A violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists.

C. A meeting of colonial leaders to discuss independence.

D. A trade agreement between Britain and the American colonies.

B. A violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists.

400

English Bill of Rights

This act reduced the powers of the English monarch.

500

Staple Crops 

Crops that are always needed.

wheat

barley

oats.

Livestock

Question 2

100

Name the middle colonies. Where were they located?

A) New England; Northern America

B) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Mid-Atlantic

C) Virginia, Maryland; Southern America

B) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Mid-Atlantic

200

Bacon's Rebellion

Bacon and his followers attacked and

burned Jamestown in an uprising

300

Why were indentured servants necessary in Virginia?

• A) To work on tobacco plantations
• B) To build infrastructure
• C) To serve in the military
• D) To teach in schools

A) To work on tobacco plantations

400

Toleration Act of 1649

This bill made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of Christians.

500

Jamestown

About 40 miles up the James River in Virginia, the colonists founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Question 3

100

How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?

• A) By introducing tobacco cultivation
• B) By establishing trade with Native Americans
• C) By enforcing a work-for-food policy
• D) By building a fort

C) By enforcing a work-for-food policy

200

What events led to a conflict between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy?

• A) Disputes over land
• B) Trade disagreements
• C) Cultural misunderstandings
• D) All of the above

D) All of the above

300

Slave Codes

laws to control slaves.

400

Middle Passage

The slave trade brought millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean in a voyage

500

Indentured Servants

People who received a free trip to North America by agreeing to work without pay for a period of years.

Question 4

100

Quakers

The Society of Friends made up one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey.

200

Puritans

A Protestant group called that wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church.

300

Great Awakening

a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 17 40s-changed

400

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?

The Pilgrims and Puritans left Europe to escape religious persecution and to establish a society based on their religious beliefs.

500

Why did some colonists disagree with the leaders of Massachusetts?

Some colonists disagreed with the leaders due to religious intolerance and strict governance, leading to the formation of new colonies with more religious freedom.