STAAR REVIEW 1

STAAR REVIEW 1

8th Grade

23 Qs

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STAAR REVIEW 1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for

commercial profit.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the British Parliament adopt new economic policies after the French and Indian War?

To punish the colonists for their lack of support for the war

to allow the colonies to trade with countries besides Britain

To limit the development of industry in the colonies

To pay off debts incurred in the fighting the war

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which motive best completes the diagram?

To promote free enterprise

To extend democracy

To expand empires

To found utopian communities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The economic system of mercantilism was opposed by later American colonists because it

supported colonial manufacturing

took gold and silver from American mines

prohibited colonists from fishing or trading in furs

prohibited colonists from trading with other foreign countries

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?

It encouraged making peace with Britain to avoid a costly war.

It provided the idea that the colonies were not in a position to govern themselves.

It encouraged colonists to fight for their independence from Britain.

It encouraged the colonists to help rebuild the country after the War of 1812 by paying their fair share of taxes.

7.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which region of colonies were known for growing tobacco?

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