STAAR Review 2

(a)   claimed Florida, Texas, and California and built missions.

• France
• Spain
• England
• Portugal

What was the primary reason France claimed land in the New World?

• To find gold

• To spread Christianity

• To profit from fur trading

• To establish colonies

Which colony was founded for Catholics seeking religious freedom?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• New York

Who were the first anti-slavery group that lived in Pennsylvania?

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Baptists

What economic policy allowed the British to control colonial trade and angered colonists?

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

The battle that was the turning point of the American Revolution with French support was (a)  

• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Lexington

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• The end of slavery

• The election of the president

• The number of representatives in Congress; bi-cameral congress

• The location of the capital

What was established by Marbury v. Madison?

• The Bill of Rights

• Judicial review

• The Electoral College

• The Federal Reserve

What did artists of the Hudson River School primarily paint?

• Portraits

• Abstract art

• Landscapes and nature

• Historical events

Who invented the telegraph, used for rapid communication over long distances?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Nikola Tesla