U.S. History STAAR Review Part 1

8.2(A) Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

8.2(B) The colonies in this list were primarily founded to give colonists a greater degree of

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Which of the following colonial events occurred in 1607?

• Jamestown was established.

• Maryland was established.

• Plymouth colony was burned

• Roanoke colony was established

8.3(A) In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to

• the establishment of royal courts

• the growth of representative government

• the implementation of the Mercantile System

• the abolishment of indentured servitude

8.3(B) Which statement best describes the influence of the document?

• It helped establish a tradition of self government

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious law

• It established the concept of unalienable rights

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule

8.10(B) Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England Colonies?

• Thick forests

• navigable rivers

• flat land with rocky soil

• mild climate

8.10(B) The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the

• founding of trade schools in some colonies

• development of different economies in two regions

• establishment of import taxes in some colonies

• pattern of religious differences in two regions

8.23(A) Which group helped establish the colony of Maryland?

• English Catholics seeking religious freedom

• Spanish workers seeking job opportunities

• Irish families escaping a natural

• Russian merchants escaping political conflict

8.19(A) The excerpt refers to the rights that people

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

8.4(C) Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year

• The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States