8th Social Studies STAAR Review

Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?

• Religion
  
• Wealth
• Soccer
  
• Glory

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

• Spanish
• Dutch
• African
• English

Puritans settled which area?

• New England
  
  
• Texas
  
• Middle States
• Southern States

The French and Indian was fought over ________________________.

• Land
• Slavery
• Taxes
• state' rights

Anne Hutchinson founded which colony?

• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• Mexico

 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

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

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