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STAAR IS NEAR

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
7.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
9.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
12.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
15.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
17.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
18.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
21.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
22.
What is federalism?
a)
Powers shared by the national and state governments
b)
Powers of the national and state government are seperate
23.

What does popular sovereignty mean?

a)

the belief that government is subject to the will of the people

b)

government with limited powers strictly defined by law

c)

favoring a republic with elected representation as the best form of government

d)

none of these

24.

What is the proclamation of 1763?

a)

No colonist was allowed north of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

No colonist was allowed east of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

No colonist was allowed west of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

Colonist were allowed to go anywhere through the 13 colonies

25.

What issues/problems did George Washington face as 1st president of the United States?

a)

Huge war debt from the American Revolution

b)

He didn't face any problems

c)

He had too much money

d)

No one liked him

26.
a)
limited government
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
executive branch
27.
a)
executive branch
b)
judicial branch
c)
legislative branch
d)
federalism
28.
The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of ________________
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
29.
What is one cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment (kidnapping)
b)
Nationalism
30.
Balanced the power between free and slave states.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Monroe Doctrine
31.
Maine enters as a free states, Missouri enters as a slave state.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Monroe Doctrine
32.
Any attempt by a European power to control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a aggressive act against the United States
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Proclamation of 1763
33.
Monroe Doctrine
a)
NO EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
b)
NO SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN OR NORTHERN STATES
34.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
North = trade, shipping and manufacturing
South = farming plantations/slavery
West = mixture of industry and farming
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Nationalism
36.
-XYZ Affair
-Midnight Appointments
-Alien and Sedition Acts
-Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
a)
Events under George Washington
b)
Events under John Adams
37.
What is the Sedition Act?
a)
Anyone criticizing the federal government would be sent to jail
b)
The president can deport any illegal person out of the country
38.
The president can deport anyone considered dangerous to the country.
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
XYZ Affair
39.
What is a federalist?
a)
none of these
b)
national and state government share powers
c)
someone who believes states should have all the power
d)
Someone who believes in a strong national government
40.
-No permanent alliances
-No political parties
-Stay neutral
a)
Washington's Farewell Address
b)
Washington's Inauguration
41.

Which of the following events is true?

a)

The British burned down The White House during the War of 1812

b)

The British attacked the U.S. Supreme Court House during the American Revolution

42.
The Puritans established communities in New England and held town meetings. What did this cause?
a)
Persecution
b)
Self-Government 
c)
Rebellions
d)
Taylor Swift to write a song
43.

Which of the following group of people were among the first to want an end to slavery?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

d)

Debtors

44.

Which two colonies were founded for religious freedom and one for commercial profit (money)?

a)

Jamestown, Virginia and Georgia

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Plymouth, Massachusetts

c)

Plymouth, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Virginia

d)

None of the above

45.

What did Samuel Morse invent and what did it do?

a)

Telegraph system and the morse code used for long distance transmission of information

b)

he invented electricity

c)

cross-country mail

d)

a skateboard

46.

What was the main crop being grown in the south?

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

potatoes

d)

cotton

47.
a)
1st amendment
b)
4th amendment
c)
9th amendment
d)
2nd amendment
48.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.
Horace Mann--
a)
Education Reformer
b)
Prison Reformer
c)
Abolitionist
d)
Transcendentalist
50.
Leader of the Underground Railroad--
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B Anthony
51.
a)
i love money branch
b)
Legislative branch
c)
executive branch
d)
judicial branch
52.
The New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan led to--
a)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
53.
Why did the delegates get together for the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To make changes to the Articles of Confederation, but ended up writing a new Constitution
b)
To celebrate the American Revolution victory
54.
Patrick Henry did not want a Constitution because he felt it would weaken individual rights. He was a --
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
55.
George Mason
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
56.
A federalist believes in a strong ___________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
57.
Who were the two leaders of America's first political parties?
a)
George Washington VS Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton VS Thomas Jefferson

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