STAAR Quiz #11

What year did the colonists declare independence from Britain?

• 1776
• 1215
• 1787

What was the battle in Virginia that caused the British to surrender and end the American  Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Lexington

The decisive victory and turning point for the Americans during the Revolution.  Also caused the French to help the Patriots.

• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Lexington

Which of the first political parties believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• Democratic-Republicans
• Democrats
• Whig Party

Veto, Senate approval of Presidential appointments, and declaring a law unconstitutional are examples of:

• Checks and Balances
• Congressional Power
• Federalism

What is a system where the citizens elect representatives to actually carry out the powers of the government in their name?

• Republicanism
• Communist
• Socialist

Slavery, the cotton gin, and a mild climate led to the _____________ system in the South.

• Plantation
• Industrialization
• Mercantilism

What caused many people in the northeast to move into cities?

• Industrialization
• Plantationism
• Mercantilism

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd president of the U.S. and in 1803 purchased Louisiana territory to double the size of the U.S.

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Samuel Adams

The leader of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention, and became the first president of the U.S.

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson