FLASHCARD - 2025 STAAR Review

Front

This is the 10th Amendment and is shared powers between the federal gov't and the states.

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Federalism

Front

Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?

Back

Fort Sumter

Front

Which battle ended the Revolutionary War where general Cornwallis surrendered to general George Washington? The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the war.

Back

Yorktown

Front

What was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union (the North) control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy (the South) in half?

Back

Vicksburg

Front

What is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country through trading?

Back

Mercantilism

Front

What colony did the Pilgrims and the Puritans settle in to escape religious persecution?

Back

Massachusetts

Front

What was the campaign against the drinking of alcohol called?

Back

Temperance Movement

Front

________________ is a principle of the constitution in which the three branches have power to make sure the other branch's don't become too powerful.

Back

Checks and Balances

Front

Which constitutional principle created the three branches of government?

Back

Separation of Powers

Front

Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights that people are born with. These are called ___________ rights.

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Unalienable