Milano STAAR questions for class

What were nativists?

• Individuals who supported immigration and sought to integrate immigrants into society.
• Individuals who advocated for open borders and unrestricted immigration policies.
• Individuals who promoted cultural diversity and acceptance of different backgrounds.
• Individuals who opposed immigration and sought to preserve the interests of native-born citizens over those of immigrants.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• An agreement to count enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
• An agreement to count enslaved individuals as a whole person for taxation and representation purposes.
• An agreement to count enslaved individuals as two-thirds of a person for taxation and representation purposes.
• An agreement to count enslaved individuals as one-fifth of a person for taxation and representation purposes.

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement to abolish slavery in the United States
• A compromise to establish a monarchy in the new nation
• A treaty to cede land to Native American tribes
• An agreement during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that proposed a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation for each state.

1607?

• Jamestown, Virginia
• Salem, Massachusetts
• Roanoke, North Carolina
• Plymouth, Massachusetts

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A military strategy used by the British to suppress colonial uprisings in the 18th century
• A royal proclamation issued by King George III in 1763 to prevent further conflict with Native American tribes by prohibiting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• A treaty signed in 1763 between Great Britain, France, and Spain to end the Seven Years' War
• A document outlining the rights of American colonists in response to British taxation

Why did people moved to California in 1849?

• California Gold Rush
• California Potato Famine
• California Oil Boom
• California Silver Rush

How did the US acquire the Oregon Territory?

• Through a military conquest
• Through purchase from Spain
• Through a diplomatic agreement with France
• Through the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain in 1846

Why did European countries want to colonize America?

• To gain wealth, expand territories, and establish trade routes.

• To conquer natives

• To learn new things

• To find new sources of chocolate

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

• It was a celebration of peace
• It was a minor skirmish with no significance
• It was a battle fought in Asia
• It was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 say?

• The Treaty of Paris 1783 established the boundaries between France and Spain.
• The Treaty of Paris 1783 recognized the independence of the United States.

• The Treaty of Paris 1783 declared war between the United States and Great Britain.
• The Treaty of Paris 1783 abolished the monarchy in the United States.