WorksheetsSocial Studies 8th grade STAAR
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?
a)
Religion
b)
Wealth
c)
Soccer
d)
Glory
2.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
English
3.
Puritans settled which area?
a)
New England
b)
Texas
c)
Middle States
d)
Southern States
4.
The French and Indian was fought over ________________________.
a)
Land
b)
Slavery
c)
Taxes
d)
state' rights
5.
Anne Hutchinson founded which colony?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Mexico
6.
The Stamp Act was a tax on ________________________.
a)
Tea
b)
Documents
c)
Sugar
d)
Imported Goods
7.
Thomas Jefferson wrote a Declaration to claim independence from _____________________.
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
8.
The turning point of the Revolutionary War was at the Battle of ________________.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
9.
Which country helped the United States in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Ireland
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Mexico
10.
Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Tea Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Treaty of Paris
11.
"Father of the Constitution"
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
12.
The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.
a)
Olive Branch Petition
b)
US Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
The Federalists Papers
13.
A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment of sailors
b)
England encouraging Natives to attack settlers
c)
Slavery
d)
England prevented trade with other countries
15.
Popular Sovereignty means a government created by _____________ in order to govern themselves.
a)
the King
b)
the President
c)
the people
d)
the Supreme Court
16.
Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Republicanism
17.
When people are represented in government by elected representatives.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Limited Government
18.
A Federalists would agree with all of the following except:
a)
Closer ties with England
b)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution
c)
Based in Industry
d)
Weak National Government
19.
Which amendment gives you freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition and Assembly?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
20.
Which amendment gives protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
21.
Which amendment gives you right to a jury in civil cases?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
22.
Powers not listed in the Constitution go the states and people is which amendment?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
23.
What is the correct order of the first 5 presidents?
a)
Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Monroe
b)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monro
c)
Washington, Lincoln, Madison, Jefferson and Monroe
d)
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe and Madison
24.
The president during the War of 1812 is _______________.
a)
Adams
b)
Jeffreson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
25.
President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.
a)
US Constution
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Federalists Papers
d)
Magna Carta
26.
Which factor DID NOT lead to industrialization in the US?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Inventions
c)
better transportation
d)
Native Americans
27.
What was NOT added during Manifest Destiny?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexican cession
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon Territory
28.
Which did NOT contribute to improved transportation during the 18th century?
a)
Canals
b)
Steamboat by Fulton
c)
automobiles
d)
Steam power
29.
Abolitionists want to rid the US of __________________.
a)
Alcohol
b)
Poverty
c)
Slavery
d)
Democrats
30.
"Father of Education"
a)
Fulton
b)
Mann
c)
Stanton
d)
Douglass
31.
To have little to no alcohol is the _____________________ Movement.
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Education
d)
Labor
32.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the cruelties of slavery in the South?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
33.
Who practiced civil disobedience by not paying his taxes to protest the Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
John Hancock
d)
Horace Mann
34.
Which state seceded from the Union first prior to the Civil War?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virgnia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
35.
Single bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
36.
Turning point of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
37.
Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Freed slaves in Southern States
b)
Freed all slaves across America
c)
Freed slave in Northern states
d)
increased slavery in the West
38.
The Civil War lasted from __________ to ___________.
a)
1865-1867
b)
1776-1787
c)
1861-1865
d)
1812-1815
39.
The era after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Colonization
b)
Independence
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction
40.
First black citizen to be elected to the US Senate (1870 - 1871)
a)
Fredrick Douglas
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Crispus Attucks
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