STAAR Review

Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?

• Spanish
• Dutch
• African
• English

 The Stamp Act was a tax on ________________________.

• Tea
• Documents
• Sugar
• Imported Goods

Thomas Jefferson wrote a Declaration  to claim independence from _____________________.

• Spain
• Mexico
• Canada
• Britain

The turning point of the Revolutionary War was at the Battle of ________________.

• Gettysburg
• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord

Which country helped the United States in the Revolutionary War?

• Ireland
• Great Britain
• France
• Mexico

"Father of the Constitution"

• George Washington
• Crispus Attucks
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?

• Magna Carta
• Tea Act
• Bill of Rights
• Treaty of Paris

 The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.

• Olive Branch Petition
• US Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
  
• The Federalists Papers

A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.

• True
• False

Popular Sovereignty means a government created by _____________ in order to govern themselves.

• the King
• the President
• the people
• the Supreme Court