U.S. HISTORY STAAR REVIEW 3

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

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at​?

• Lexington

• Plymouth

• Saratoga

• Boston

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from hold elected office

• Colonists were forced to quarter troop in their homes

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

In which court case was judicial review established?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The abolition movement

• The election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

The revolution in the late 1700s and early 1800s that changed the way that people worked was the ___________________.

• Industrial Revolution
• Modern Revolution
• Technology Revolution
• Machine Revolution

How did the constitutional convention solve the issue of state representation?

• Each state got two representatives

• State representatives were elected based on the population of that state

• States would get no representatives

• Each state would only get one representative

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that...

• The government could make and enforce all laws.

• The government can deal with foreign countries and sign treaties

• The government had no power to tax

• The government could not declare war or make peace

How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?

• the use of federal paper currency increased
• agricultural imports increased
• imports of raw materials increased
• manufacturing increased