2018 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review

In this year, the first

permanent English

settlement in North

America was established

at Jamestown.

• 1615

• 1607

• 1776

• 1815

During this year on July

4th, the American colonies

declared independence

from Great Britain.

• 1776

• 1775

• 1989

• 1515

In this year, the

Constitution of the United

States was ratified

(approved).

• 1777

• 1776

• 1815

• 1787

What year did President Thomas

Jefferson purchase the

Louisiana Territory from

France?

• 1803

• 1776

• 1815

• 1777

What American War was fought during these dates: 1861-1865?

• The Mexican-American War

• The French and Indian War

• The Civil War

• The Polynesian War

This document, the

nation’s first constitution,

was adopted in 1781. The

document was considered

weak because states held

more power than the

federal government.

• Articles of Confederation (AOC)

• (FOC) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Delcaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

The name of the first ten

amendments to the

Constitution

• Jim Crow Laws

• The Judicial Clause

• The Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

This document was

adopted on July 4, 1776

and established the 13

colonies as independent

states, free from Great

Britain’s rule.

Thomas Jefferson wrote

the majority of this document.

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• United States Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

In 1689, this document was drafted by the English Parliament limiting the power of the monarch and providing basic rights for English citizens.

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• The British Bill of Rights

A principle of government where power is shared within a union between the national (federal) and state governments.

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy