4/15 Tues. 8th grade US History STAAR Review

Who was Abigail Adams?

• John Adams' wife who said, "Remember the ladies."

• A famous author of the Declaration of Independence

• The first female president of the United States

• A prominent abolitionist in the 19th century

What amendment keeps soldiers from taking over your home?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Maryland was founded for

• Protestants

• Catholics

• Jews

• Quakers

When was Louisiana purchased?

• 1800

• 1803

• 1812

• 1799

Signed by many Pilgrims, helped establish the idea of Self-Government

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

What amendment protects our freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

Reasons for European exploration: Religion, Riches, Expansion of the Kingdom

• Economic gain

• Religious freedom

• All of the above

• Political alliances

What economic system ensures the parent country makes money off its colony?

• capitalism

• socialism

• mercantilism

• feudalism

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Colonists who wanted to stay with Britain

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Rebels

• Independents