US Hist 8th STAAR Review

Who was Bernardo de Galvez?

• Benjamin Franklin's brother in law

• Spanish nobleman who helped Patriots during the Revolution

• French navy commander

• Prussian officer who helped train Washington's troops at Valley Forge

Who was Abigail Adams?

• Sam Adams' wife.

• John Quincy Adams' wife.

• John Adams' wife who said, "Remember the ladies."

• Famous abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

When was Louisiana purchased?

• 1776

• 1492

• 1803

• 1787

What is the significance of the year 1787?

• The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Declaration of Independence

• The start of the Civil War

What economic system ensures the parent country makes money off it's colony?

• mo money mo problems

• free enterprise

• mercantilism

• patriot pride

Which Amendment protects rights to own guns?

• 4th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

What amendment keeps soldiers from taking over your home?

• 3rd

• 5th

• 8th

• 9th

What amendment protects our freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?

• first

• second

• fourth

• eighth

Reasons for European exploration

• Religion

• Riches

• Expansion of the Kingdom

• All of the above