STAAR Key Events/Amendments Review 2022

The Spanish American War began and ended in what year?

• 1898

• 1890

• 1914

• 1917

African American males obtained the right to vote with which amendment?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What year did WWI begin?

• 1898

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

Which amendment gave U.S. citizens the right to bear arms?

• 5th

• 1st

• 2nd

• 4th

When did the U.S join WWI?

• 1918

• 1914

• 1916

• 1917

Amendment that gives freedom of speech, press, and religion

• 16th

• 14th

• 1st

• 5th

What year was the Watergate scandal?

• 1969

• 1963

• 1972

• 1973

Which amendment grants equal protection under the constitution if you are a U.S. citizen?

• 18th

• 10th

• 15th

• 14th

In what year did the stock market crash leading to the beginning of the Great Depression?

• 1918

• 1928

• 1932

• 1929

The Direct election of senators in the U.S.:

• 15th

• 17th

• 16th

• 19th