STAAR Interim SS

Why did Congress ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia in February 1787?

• Congress asked the delegates to work on a plan for westward expansion.

• Congress asked the delegates to discuss the results of the American Revolution.

• Congress asked the delegates to discuss the rights found in the Declaration of Independence.

• Congress asked the delegates to work on figuring out the challenges of the Articles of Confederation.

How many members in the House of Representatives did each state receive under The Great Compromise?

• one

• two

• five

• the number varies based on population

Read the 1790 census data below. It shows the population of states. Why might Georgia have voted against the Great Compromise during this time period?

• Georgia had an average population and did not vote on the Great Compromise.

• Georgia had a larger population and wanted equal representation in the House and Senate for all states.

• Georgia had a smaller population and wanted equal representation in the House and Senate for all states.

• Georgia had many slaves and wanted all of them to be counted towards representation in the House and Senate.

Which issues did states have to compromise on at the Constitutional Convention?

• Where to keep the new Constitution

• Which states would help with westward expansion

• How each state would be represented in the House and Senate

• Where the Constitutional Convention would meet and how many delegates would attend

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James K. Polk

The​ ________ of the branch of the U.S. Government carries out the law.​ (a)  

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Match the following

• Yorktown

• British army surrendered to Washington

• Battle of Saratoga

• convinced the French to join the Americans

• Valley Forge

• Britain recognizes the independence of The United States of America

• Treaty of Paris

• Washington's troops survived brutal winter

• Lexington and Concord

• first shots of the war

Select the location on the map that was annexed in 1845 which started a major war between the United States and Mexico over disputed territory.

Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

• first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

• Jackie Robinson

• civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

• Freedom Riders

• Integration in Little Rock H.S.

• Little Rock Nine

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Rosa Parks

• Black law student who challenged UT LAW

• Herman Sweatt

Select the location on the map that was purchased in 1803 from France for $15 million by Thomas Jefferson.