STAAR 2017 Test

Reasons for European Exploration:

1. To find new sea routes to India and China
2. To find gold, silver, and other treasure
3. ?

Which reasons best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideas

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

1. Lord Baltimore organized the colony of Maryland in 1633
2. Thomas Hooker founded the colony of Connecticut in 1636
3. Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island in 1644

The colonies in the list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of ...

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedome

• freedom of speech

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700's?

• The lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

• A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the Industrialized American colonies

1. The Mayflower Compact
2. The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses
3. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in the list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• Be requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

• By writing the AOC

• By serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army

• By organizing Committees of Correspondence

• By writing the Declaration of Independence

1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of Happiness

The list includes rights that are considered...

• transferable

• legislated

• unalienable

• inherited

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

• The American defeat lead many to desert the Continental Army.

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• Any congressional action required executive approval

• Congress lacked the power to declare war

• Most congressional decisions required approval of at least nine state.

• Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect US expansion?

• By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themseleves

• By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors