8th Grade U.S. History STAAR Review Part I

What sought they thus afar?

Bright jewels of the mine?

The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?

They sought a faith's pure shrine!

Ay, call it holy ground,

The soil where first they trod:

They have left unstained what there they found,

Freedom to worship God.

The stanzas from the poem describe...

• the writing of the Constitution.

• the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth in 1620.

• the writing of the Articles of Confederation.

• the founding of New York in 1664.

Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

• Louisiana Purchase, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Founding of Jamestown, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Adoption of Declaration of Independence

• Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase

• Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase

• Founding of Jamestown, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Louisiana Purchase, Writing of U.S. Constitution

What was the most important result in the American victory at Saratoga?

• The victory raised morale in the Revolutionary soldiers.

• The French agreed to openly aid the colonists in their was against England.

• Congress finally believed in Washington's qualities.

• Congress raised taxes on farmers to help pay for the Revolutionary war.

The Industrial Revolution brought about an increase in...

• skills of the individual worker.

• the use of power-driven machines.

• government ownership of factories.

• slave labor.

Which colony was known for its religious toleration?

• Delaware

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire

Which patriot of the American Revolution raised an army of Spanish, African American, Creole, and Native American soldiers AND became the governor of the Spanish territory of Louisiana?

• Bernardo de Galvez

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Jean Lafitte

• Jose de San Martin

Who designed the city of Philadelphia, belonged to the Quakers, believed in representative government and believed that Natives should be paid for land?

• Thomas Hooker

• William Penn

• Lord Baltimore

• John Winthrop

Why did the forced removal of the Cherokee known as the "Trail of Tears" take place?

• the land in Oklahoma was fertile

• the land occupied by the Cherokee in Georgia was fertile

• the land in Georgia was barren and useless

• the grassland in the Great Plains was ideal

One of the consequences of the invention of the cotton gin was that...

• slavery in the South was revived.

• Northern farmers began to plant cotton.

• foreign textile mills refused to buy American cotton.

• the price of cotton increased dramatically.

What location was on the James River?

• Delaware

• Jamestown, Virginia

• North Carolina

• Rhode Island