NAEP US History Grade 8 - Question List

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81. O Freedom!O Freedom!O Freedom over me!And before I'd be a slave,I'd be buried in my grave,And go home to my Lord and be free!The song was associated with
  1. the temperance movement
  2. the civil rights movement
  3. pioneers on the Oregon Trail
  4. farmers in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression
82. What is the main reason the Pilgrims and Puritans came to America?
  1. To practice their religion freely
  2. To make more money and live a better life
  3. To build a democratic government
  4. To expand the lands controlled by the king of England
83. American Indians taught European settlers how to grow
  1. rice
  2. sugar
  3. tea
  4. corn
84. Which of these was one of the thirteen colonies that fought the American Revolution against the British?
  1. Illinois
  2. California
  3. New York
  4. Texas
85. The Oregon Trail was a
  1. path taken by American Indians forced west in the 1800's
  2. route on the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves
  3. route taken by many settlers who traveled to the Northwest in the 1840's
  4. border between territory held by Great Britain and the United States

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