STAAR REVIEW 1

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.

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

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

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

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

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.

Which region of colonies were known for growing tobacco?

Match the following Amendments to their rights

• Right to Bear arms

• 2nd Amendment

• Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, Religion

• 1st Amendment

• the right against self-incrimination

• 5th Amendment

• the Right to not have to quarter soliders

• 3rd Amendment

• The right to no illegal search or seizures

• 4th Amendment

​ (a)   ​ was president of the Confederate States of America.  

While the general for the Confederacy was ​ (b)   ​ ​

​ (c)   was president of the Union.

While the general for the Union was ​ (d)   ​

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S Grant

The Second Great Awakening was

• the quest for the perfect alarm clock

• the idea to increase reason and logical thinking

• religious revival in the United States that sparked social reform

• a political movement to force nullification for laws