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WorksheetsCatch ALL STAAR Q's
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Marbury VS Madison (1803)
Judge
Judge
a)
John Marshall
b)
John Adams
2.
Marbury VS Madison (1803)
Ruling
Ruling
a)
John Marshall
b)
John Adams
c)
Supreme Court has Judicial Review
d)
Supreme Court can tax
3.
After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, ________________ ALWAYS has more power over the ________________.
a)
federal government, states
b)
states, federal government
4.
Gibbons VS Ogden (1824)
The case concerned __________?
HINT: Ogden= Burt Ogden= transportation
The case concerned __________?
HINT: Ogden= Burt Ogden= transportation
a)
steamboats
b)
taxes
c)
telephones
5.
McCulloch VS Maryland (1819)
The case concerned ____________.
McCulloch= sounds like McColl= what’s on McColl= Wells Fargo Bank!
The case concerned ____________.
McCulloch= sounds like McColl= what’s on McColl= Wells Fargo Bank!
a)
national banks
b)
taxes
c)
steamboats
6.
Worcester VS Georgia (1832)
This lead to the ______________.
Supreme Court ruled the Cherokee could stay in Georgia. HOWEVER, President Andrew Jackson IGNORED the ruling and STILL issues the Indian Removal Act.
This lead to the ______________.
Supreme Court ruled the Cherokee could stay in Georgia. HOWEVER, President Andrew Jackson IGNORED the ruling and STILL issues the Indian Removal Act.
a)
War of 1812
b)
Emmancipation Proclamation
c)
Civil War
d)
Trail of Tears
7.
a)
Artists who painted nature
b)
tax collectors
c)
immigrants
8.
Former slaves, once freed, were called
a)
insurance adjusters
b)
freedmen
c)
clergy
d)
feminists
9.
Former slaves, once freed, were called
a)
insurance adjusters
b)
freedmen
c)
clergy
d)
feminists
10.
Former slaves, once freed, were called
a)
insurance adjusters
b)
freedmen
c)
clergy
d)
feminists
11.
Former slaves, once freed, were called
a)
insurance adjusters
b)
freedmen
c)
clergy
d)
feminists
12.
Under Free Enterprise, you are free to make a __________________.
a)
profit
b)
business loss
13.
How did the loss of the Mississippi River contribute to the Confederacy losing?
a)
it cut the Confederacy in half and cut off its supplies
b)
was it a physical barrier between slaves and freedmen
c)
it was used to power factories
d)
the river was used as a water resource
14.
Knowing the terrain of the land was an advantage of the Confederacy?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which region had cotton
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
a)
mining, minerals
b)
cotton, slave labor
c)
factories, rivers
17.
Which had inexpensive land and a wide variety of minerals/ resources?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
18.
The Missouri Compromise temporarily relived tension between _______________ and _______________.
a)
Canada, Mexico
b)
South, West
c)
North, West
d)
North, South
19.
a)
Harriet Summer
b)
Harriet Reed
c)
Harriet Turner
d)
Harriet Tubman
20.
Which is an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It enforced taxes
b)
It enforced curfew hours
c)
It enforced the Treaty of Versailles
d)
It enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
21.
How do you remember Northern states?
a)
I Cut Chew Ham
b)
Wear Your Silver Jersey
c)
Mary Goes 2C Georgia
22.
How do you remember Middle states?
a)
I Cut Chew Ham
b)
Wear Your Silver Jersey
c)
Mary Goes 2C Georgia
23.
How do you remember Southern states?
a)
I Cut Chew Ham
b)
Wear Your Silver Jersey
c)
Mary Goes 2C Georgia
24.
According to this table, the slave populations in most Southern states _________________ after the cotton gin.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
25.
According to this table, the slave populations in most Southern states INCREASED. Which invention most likely lead to the increase?
a)
Fishing rods
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
steamboat
d)
cotton gin
26.
According to date, most Southern states had ________________.
a)
canals
b)
steamboats
c)
factories with paid employees
d)
plantations with slaves
27.
What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
more trains
b)
Women were still denied suffrage
c)
Kansas became a new state
d)
violent fighting between pro-slavery groups and Abolitionists
28.
Ulysses S. Grant served as the Union
a)
Principal of Schools
b)
Vice-President
c)
Press Secretary
d)
General
29.
The assassination of President Lincoln lead to Radical Republicans wanting to ___________ the South.
a)
punish
b)
tax
c)
bomb
d)
gas
30.
-Encouraged African Americans to join the Union.
-Strengthened the Union military and politically.
-Shifted the focus of the war to freedom for all.
-Strengthened the Union military and politically.
-Shifted the focus of the war to freedom for all.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
31.
Fort Sumter
a)
First Shots=First battle (Civil War)
b)
Anti=North. First battle in the North
c)
V=W=M=A. Anaconda Plam
d)
Turing Point/ Half of Confederacy dies
32.
Antietam
a)
First Shots=First battle (Civil War)
b)
Anti=North. First battle in the North
c)
V=W=M=A. Anaconda Plam
d)
Turing Point/ Half of Confederacy dies
33.
Vicksburg
a)
First Shots=First battle (Civil War)
b)
Anti=North. First battle in the North
c)
V=W=M=A. Anaconda Plan
d)
Turing Point/ Half of Confederacy dies
34.
Gettysburg
a)
First Shots=First battle (Civil War)
b)
Anti=North. First battle in the North
c)
V=W=M=A. Anaconda Plan
d)
Turing Point/ Half of Confederacy dies
35.
Appomattox Courthouse
a)
Lee (South) surrenders to Grant (North)
b)
Anti=North. First battle in the North
c)
V=W=M=A. Anaconda Plam
d)
Turing Point/ Half of Confederacy dies
36.
Lincoln's first inagural address concerned__________________
a)
selling the available lands in the North
b)
dividing the Union
c)
keeping the Union together
d)
dissolving the entire Union
37.
After Appomattox Courthouse, the main priority of the North was to ___________.
a)
bring in the South back into the Union as peacefully as possible
b)
bomb the South
c)
punish the South
d)
gas the South
38.
Lincoln's second Inaugural Address
a)
Avoid war if necessary
b)
Forgive the South and Heal
c)
End (abolish) slavery
39.
Did Lincoln want South Carolina and the rest of the Confederacy to secede?
a)
Yes
b)
No!
40.
Which court case did the 14th Amendent reverse?
a)
Marbury Vs. Madison
b)
Dredd Scott Vs. Stanford
c)
Morris Vs. Fossum
41.
These headlines refer to
a)
Gibbons Vs. Ogden
b)
Marbury Vs. Madison
c)
Dredd Scott Vs. Standford
42.
Which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson win for the Confederacy?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Antietam
43.
Which was meant to free slaves?
a)
First Inaugural Address
b)
Second Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
44.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
War of 1812
c)
Colonial Era
45.
This was the first time Congress protected ______.
a)
steamboats
b)
businesses
c)
Women
d)
racial minorities
46.
Hiriam Rhodes Revels was the first African-American to serve in ___________.
a)
Senate
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Governor
47.
After the Civil War and during Reconstruction, the Black Codes were meant to harm __________.
a)
Canadians
b)
women
c)
African Americans
d)
rich business own
48.
This described the __________ after the Civil War. It had lost the war and most of the war was fought there. HINT: Most of the war was fought there and it lost the Civil War.
a)
North
b)
South
49.
The Reconstruction Amendments
a)
2nd, 3rd, 7th
b)
9th, 10th, 11th
c)
89th, 90th, 91st
d)
13th, 14th, 15th
50.
The Black Codes were meant to harm freedmen by reversing _____________
a)
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
b)
all amendments
c)
no amendments
51.
The Dawes Act once again moved _________ and took their land away- AGAIN.
a)
Native Americans/ Indians
b)
all white landowners
c)
freedmen
52.
Which gave ALL men, including Freedmen, the right to vote.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
53.
Which gave ALL men, including Freedmen, the right to vote.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
54.
Which gave ALL men, including Freedmen, the right to vote.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
55.
Which abolished slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
56.
Which abolished slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
57.
Which allowed freedmen to move away from the South?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
58.
During Recontruction,sharecropping kept ___________ in debt.
Hint: FORMER SLAVES.
Hint: FORMER SLAVES.
a)
immigrants
b)
Confederate soldiers
c)
freedmen
d)
teachers
59.
When Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes that paid for the Mexican-American War, even though he HAD the money, he committed _____________________.
HINT: It's also the name of his book.
HINT: It's also the name of his book.
a)
civil disobedience
b)
Civil War
c)
revolution
d)
civil plans
60.
In McCullogh Vs. Maryland, can the states tax a national bank?
Remember, after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the national/federal government is always more powerful than the states.
Remember, after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the national/federal government is always more powerful than the states.
a)
Yes
b)
No
61.
In Gibbons Vs. Ogden, can the states control an interstate transportation route paid for by the federal/ national?
Remember, after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the national/federal government is always more powerful than the states.
Remember, after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the national/federal government is always more powerful than the states.
a)
Yes
b)
No
62.
Is voting an example of Civic Duty (what we do as responsible citizens of the U.S.)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
63.
Is serving on a jury an example of Civic Duty (what we do as responsible citizens of the U.S.)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
64.
Is signing up for the military draft as set by law on your 18th birthday an example of Civic Duty (what we do as responsible citizens of the U.S.)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
65.
Is signing up for the military draft as set by law on your 18th birthday an example of Civic Duty (what we do as responsible citizens of the U.S.)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
66.
Is attending the 8th grade formal dance an example of Civic Duty (what we do as responsible citizens of the U.S.)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
67.
Political parties formed because people disagreed over all but NOT the following
a)
how to run the country
b)
how to interpret the Constitution
c)
how to run the federal government
d)
what is on the lunch menu
68.
1607
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
American Revolution
69.
1620
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
American Revolution
70.
1787
a)
Plymouth
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
American Revolution
d)
U.S. Constitution ratified
71.
1803
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
American Revolution
d)
U.S. Constitution ratified
72.
British impressments of American sailors lead to the __________________
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of 1812
73.
1860
a)
Lincoln elected President
b)
Washington elected President
c)
Jackson elected President
74.
1861-1864
a)
American Revolution
b)
American Civil War
75.
Quakers settled in __________.
Hint: PennQuakes
Hint: PennQuakes
a)
Texas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
76.
Mormons settled in __________________
a)
Texas
b)
Utah
c)
Pennsylvania
77.
Why did the South have to be "reconstructed" after the Civil War?
a)
Most of the Civil War battles occurred in the South
b)
They volunteered.
c)
They needed extra credit
78.
Which Amendments are the "Reconstruction Amendments"?
a)
3rd, 4th, 5th
b)
1st, 2nd, 3rd,
c)
13th, 14th, 15th
79.
Cleared land for the Morrill Act, but kicked out the Indians.
a)
Lawry Act
b)
Moreno Act
c)
Louise Act
d)
Dawes Act
80.
The first, primary reason South Carolina seceded over ____________.
a)
states rights
b)
slavery
c)
wanted to get rid of tariffs
81.
The second, NOT primary reason South Carolina seceded over ____________.
a)
states rights
b)
slavery
c)
wanted to get rid of tariffs
82.
During Reconstruction, allowed any citizen to own land in the West if they lived on the land for 5 years.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Renters Act
c)
STAAR Act
d)
Benchmark Act
83.
After Lincoln was assassinated, his Vice-President, Andrew Johnson (NOT Jackson) became President. Who became the NEXT?
HINT: Many felt he was rewarded for winning the Civil War for the Union.
HINT: Many felt he was rewarded for winning the Civil War for the Union.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert Redford
c)
Marisa Tomei
84.
The Era after the Civil War.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Civil War- the Sequel
c)
Post Civil War
d)
Reconstruction
85.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
a)
Women's Suffrage
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Education Reform
d)
Help the mentally ill and improve prisons
86.
Doreatha Dix
a)
Women's Suffrage
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Education Reform
d)
Help the mentally ill and improve prisons
87.
Horace Mann
a)
Women's Suffrage
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Education Reform
d)
Help the mentally ill and improve prisons
88.
Ban or reduce alcohol
a)
suffrage
b)
temperance
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