8th Grade US History TAKS Chapter 1-5
For the United States History Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test, 8th Grade.
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- This is the document that limited the power of the governor in one of the New England Colonies.
- What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
- This American region has cold winters and rocky soil. (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island)
- What are the New England Colonies?
- This important document assured that all males in Plymouth would be informed and participate in laws.
- What is the Mayflower Compact?
- This American region had several large plantations with slaves from the Middle Passage (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia)
- What are the Southern Colonies?
- This colony was founded by Roger Williams who believed in separation of church and state.
- What is Rhode Island?
- The religious effort to take back the Holy Land introduced many Europeans to eastern goods.
- What are the Crusades?
- This colony was a home for the Quakers, whose capital city means "brotherly love".
- What is Pennsylvania?
- This colony was the home of the Pilgrims who settled here in 1620.
- What is Plymouth?
- This economic theory describes trading goods to build a nation's gold supply and power.
- What is mercantilism?
- This document forced English Kings and Queens to ask permission for taxes after 1215.
- What is the Magna Carta?
- This European country settled the Atlantic coastline for riches, religious freedom, natural resources, and even jail relief.
- What is England?
- This country settled New Amsterdam - current day New York City.
- What is the Netherlands?
- These people started the first permanent settlement in North America in current day Florida.
- Who are the Spanish?
- The year in which Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was settled.
- What is the year 1607?
- This colony was a safe haven for Catholics
- What is Maryland
- This colony was a former Dutch Colony until an English Duke took it over.
- What is New York?
- This British document gave rights to English citizens such as no cruel and unusual punishments.
- What is the English Bill of Rights?
- This colony was home to Puritans who were hoping to establish a City Upon a Hill.
- What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
- This continent had several nations trying to colonize the Americas.
- What is Europe?
- This European country settled areas of Canada for fishing and fur trapping.
- What is France?
- Named after Elizabeth I, this colony was the first permanent English colony with the capital of Jamestown
- What is Virginia?
- This European country settled areas of the southwestern U.S. in search for gold and silver.
- What is Spain?
- This Italian sailed for Spain in order to find a direct western route to the East.
- Who is Christopher Columbus?
- This colony was founded as a way to form a new government with less governor power.
- What is Connecticut?
- This congress-like assembly opened its doors in 1619 to make laws for Virginia.
- What is the House of Burgesses?
- This colony was founded as an attempt to help debtors have a fresh start in the New World.
- What is Georgia?
- The Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are examples of this type of government
- What are important documents of representative government?
- This American region had a diverse population where tolerance was practiced (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware)
- What are the Middle Colonies?