STAAR Review #1

The Battle of __________________ renewed patriots' hopes for independence and secured foreign recognition and support.

• Saratoga

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown

How did the War of 1812 affect the US?

• agricultural imports

• imports of raw materials increased

• manufacturing increased

• alliances between France and the US increased

What year was the Louisiana Purchase made?

• 1787

• 1803

• 1812

• 1776

The following grievance found in the Declaration of Independence is addressed in which Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trail by Jury" - Declaration of Independence, 1776

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

What term describest the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products?

• laissez-faire economics

• mercantilism

• protective tariffs

• tax-free trade

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the --

• First Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

To resolve the dispute between free and slave states, each slave was counted as less than one free person for purposes of both taxation and representation, which compromise --

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

What did Washington, Jefferson, and Monroe all have in common when they were presidents?

• Preferred the British

• Favored neutrality

• Preferred the French

• Sought alliances with foreign countries

In response to the XYZ Affair, John Adams approved the --

• Stamp Act

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Espionage Act

• Townshend Acts

In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established or created because the United States wanted to --

• Support British colonies in Latin America

• Create permanent alliances with European Countries

• Gain control of colonies in Latin America

• Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in the Western Hemisphere