Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Quizs

CONSTITUTION

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

CONSTITUTION

• Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention feared the wisdom of ordinary citizens to choose an executive wisely

• All delegates agreed on the need for a strong executive

• The Constitution was created without any debate

• Ordinary citizens were trusted to make all governmental decisions

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• The consent of the governed

• Taxation without representation

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• No taxation without representation

INDUSTRIALIZATION

• More people moved to rural areas

• More people moved to urban areas

• More factories were built in rural areas

• Agricultural production decreased

CIVIL WAR

• The Confederate territory was divided in half

• The Union won the war without any major battles

• The war lasted for only one year

• Slavery was abolished immediately after the war

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• The British surrendered to the Americans ending the war

• The Americans won without any major battles

• The British gained more territory after the war

• The war ended in a stalemate

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• Doing so would limit contact between settlers and Indians and decrease the chances of war.

• It encouraged settlers to expand westward into Indian territories.

• It led to the establishment of new trade routes with Europe.

• It resulted in the immediate independence of the colonies.

INDUSTRIALIZATION

• They came as a result of the Irish Potato Famine

• They were primarily driven by technological advancements

• They were influenced by the Industrial Revolution in England

• They resulted from the discovery of new trade routes

CONSTITUTION

• the Northern States

• the Western States

• the Northern States

• the Eastern States

RECONSTRUCTION

• African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863.

• The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.

• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865.