Social Studies 8th Grade STAAR Practice 3-25-22

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

 The Stamp Act was a tax on ________________________.

• Tea
• Documents
• Sugar
• Imported Goods

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

 The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.

• Olive Branch Petition
• US Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
  
• The Federalists Papers

A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.

• True
• False

Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.

• Popular Sovereignty
• Federalism
  
• Checks and Balances
• Republicanism