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STAAR Review (Part 2)

Authored by Shawn Robles

History

8th Grade

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STAAR Review (Part 2)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the British tax the American colonists so much to begin with?

The British hated the American colonists.

The British owed money to the French.

War debt from the French and Indian War.

The British gave tax money back to the colonists.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The British created the Quartering Act, which forced colonists to...

House British soldiers in their homes.

Give money directly to the army.

Make quarters to pay taxes.

To give a quarter of their belongings to England.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a "turning point" in the Revolutionary War?

It convinced the French to join the Revolution.

It was the final battle of the Revolution.

It was when General Cornwallis was captured.

It was the first battle of the Revolution.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After America won the Battle of Yorktown, what document did the British sign that ended the Revolution?

The Quartering Act.

The Intolerable Acts

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Treaty of Paris in 1783

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many people had to live in a territory before it could apply to become a state?

15,000

100,000

60,000

50,000

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Taxes were removed from the Native American population.

Britain recognized the U.S. as a free country.

Britain won the Revolutionary War.

Native Americans gained new territory from the Americans.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the colonists hate the Proclamation Line of 1763?

It did not let them move into new land.

It gave the colonists too much freedom.

It allowed soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes.

It placed new taxes on tea.

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