STAAR Review 8th grade USH

The Virginia House of Burgesses:

• Provided an example of representative government.
• Established the first army in the New World.
• Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
• Determined who could leave the colony. 

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

What cash crop helped the Virginia Colony to grow?

• rice
• tobacco
• corn
• potatoes

What agreement did the pilgrims sign on their way to North America?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Girl Scouts' Oath

Which colony is known as "The Lost Colony?"

• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Roanoke
• New Netherland

Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

• Indians and French
• Colonists and Britain
• Britain and Spain
• Britain and France

What group emerged to protest the economic policies of Britain?

• Boston Elite
• Sons of Liberty
• Colonial Army
• Gorilla Warfare

Why did British economic policy change towards the colonies?

• Britain was in debt due to its war with Spain
• Britain needed extra money to pay off mercenaries 
• Cash crops were needed in the colonies
• War debt due to the French and Indian War

Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It made them move west
• It created a religious divide in the colonies
• It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
• It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean

First Battle of the American Revolution was also know as

• French and Indian War
• 7 Years War
• Dead Man's Day
• Shot Heard Around the World