8th Grade History Staar Review 1

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Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact? Options: It limited the power of future colonial governments, It weakened the influence of religion in government., It established a form of self-government based on a social contract., It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

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It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

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According to Manifest destiny, the US should expand to the

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Pacific ocean

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Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?

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Checks and Balances

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Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?

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Checks and Balances

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All the events listed above occurred during —

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the Revolutionary Era

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All the events listed above occurred during —

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the Revolutionary Era

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Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram? Options: Direct Democracy, Great Compromise, Checks and Balances, Missouri Compromise

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Great Compromise

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Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president? Options: Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union. The United States had large debts from the American Revolution. Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States. Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

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The United States had large debts from the American Revolution

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Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

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The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

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Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president? Options: Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union. The United States had large debts from the American Revolution. Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States. Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

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The United States had large debts from the American Revolution