Important Dates for STAAR

The first permanent English settlement on US soil was founded in what year?

• 1620

• 1609

• 1617

• 1607

What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?

• 1620

• 1621

• 1619

• 1607

The Civil War was fought during what time period?

• 1860-1867

• 1857-1860

• 1861-1865

• 1845-1851

What date was the Declaration of Independence endorsed by the Second Continental Congress?

• July 1, 1774

• July 4, 1776

• July 2, 1777

• June 4, 1776

What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson?

• 1813

• 1801

• 1803

• 1804

What year was our first form of democratic self-government, the Mayflower Compact, signed on?

• 1776

• 1620

• 1607

• 1787

The United States Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation, was written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what year?

• 1787

• 1781

• 1776

• 1791

What year was the Magna Carta, signed by King John of England, as the first document limiting the power of the king?

• 1415

• 1315

• 1215

• 1218

What year was the Treaty of Paris ending the French and Indian War that effectively kicked the French out of North America signed?

• 1763

• 1783

• 1793

• 1766

What year was the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution and forcing Great Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation signed?

• 1763

• 1783

• 1793

• 1766