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STAAR Review

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Francis Marion

c)

Marquis de Lafeyette

d)

Thomas Pain

2.

Who commanded the Continental Army?

a)

Henry Knox

b)

John Hancock

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

George Washington

3.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... with unalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." 
Which document includes this quote?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Common Sense
d)
Declaration of Independence
4.

Describes the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Colonial Grievances

d)

Boston Tea Party

5.
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock all were_______ who supported the rebel cause. 
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Republicans
6.
Colonists who sided with the British were known as
a)
patriots
b)
militias
c)

loyalists or torries

d)
lobsterbacks
7.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Stephen Crane
d)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
8.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
9.

Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Frederick Douglas

10.

Wrote a letter to her husband requesting that he "remember the ladies" when on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Abigal Adams

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Harriet Neecher Stowe

11.

Known for freeing the slaves with the "Emancipation Proclamation" and for the Gettysburg Address

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Andrew Jackson

12.

Although a hero at the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), this President presided over the relocation of Indians known as the Trail Of Tears ...

a)

Aleexander HAmilton

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abrahaam Lincoln

d)

John C. Calhoun

13.
This man led a group of 2,000 farmers against the U.S. government to save their farms... 
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Cliven Bundy
d)
Crispus Attucks
14.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
James Madison
b)
James K. Polk
c)
James Monroe
d)
James Todd Smith (LL Cool!?) 
15.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which was about the idea of independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
d)
Thomas Paine
16.

The factors listed above contributed most to the --

a)

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

17.

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

a)

1: Indigo

b)

2: Moderate

c)

3: Rocky Soil

d)

4: Ships

18.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

b)

The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

c)

The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

d)

The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

19.

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Dred Scott v Sandford

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

20.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

21.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

a)

resident Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

b)

The Gettysburg Address

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Thirteenth Amendment

22.

How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?

a)

It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information.

b)

It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs.

c)

It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.

d)

It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences

23.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

b)

Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s foundersexpected to discover gold.

c)

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

d)

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown wasfounded for commercial profit.

24.
 The numbered river on this map played a major role in —
a)
the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
b)
he exploration of new territory acquired from France
c)
the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch
25.

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Treaty of Pairs

d)

Declaration of Indepedence

26.

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —

a)

establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves

b)

mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners

c)

abolish the institution of slavery

d)

protect the voting rights of African American men

27.
Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
b)
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
c)
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
28.

Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate?

a)

Freedom of assembly

b)

The right to due process

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

The right to a jury trial

29.
This plan called for equal representation in the legislature
a)
New York Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Georgia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
30.
According to the 3/5 Compromise what would the slaves count for?
a)
Representation & Taxation
b)
Representation ONLY
c)
Taxation ONLY
d)
Property ONLY
31.

What was one major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

National Government can't collect taxes

b)

States have more power than National Government

c)

National government had to ask for $ and troops

d)

All of the above

32.

What letter represents the area obtained as a result of the Mexican War?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

33.
The Bessemer process was a method of producing cheap 
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
electricity
d)
cotton cloth
34.

What event happened in the year 1620?

a)

American Revolution

b)

US Civil War

c)

Columbus discovered America

d)

Plymouth Rock Settlement

35.

What American Document was written in 1787?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

36.
Where does a government’s power come from?
a)
states
b)
Supreme Court
c)
president
d)
people
37.

During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed mainly over the

a)

wisdom of maintaining friendship with England

b)

need for the continuation of slavery

c)

election of George Washington as the first president

d)

division of power between the national government and the states

38.

What did the Monroe Doctrine say?

a)

Monroe said that S. America was going to be added to the United States

b)

Monroe told European countries to stay out of the Americas

c)

Monroe said that the Western Hemisphere had the best countries of the world

d)

He said that the United States should just give money to help Australia

39.
Economic system in which England controlled trade of the
colonies
a)
mercantilism
b)
merchandise
c)
trade
d)
barter
40.
What advice did George Washington give to the nation in his Farewell Address in 1796?
a)
New and weak nations should ally with stronger ones
b)
European nations should colonize in North America
c)
The U.S. should intervene in Latin America if needed
d)
The U.S. should avoid permanent alliances with other nations
41.
Which of the following colonies was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors?
a)
Maryland
b)
South Carolina
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Georgia
42.
"Manifest Destiny" justified American actions to _______.
a)
limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
acquire Canada from Great Britain
c)
expand westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
stop foreign nations from colonizing Latin America
43.
Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?
a)
It banned slavery west of the Mississippi River
b)
It sought to maintain a balance between free and slave states
c)
It forced Mexico to sell the Mexican Cession to the U.S.
d)
It allowed for the U.S. to pay Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase
44.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison were all _____.
a)
religious leaders
b)
abolitionists
c)
transcendentalists
d)
escaped slaves
45.

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the US Supreme Court strengthened its authority by _____.

a)

applying judicial review to state and federal laws

b)

allowing the Supreme Court to pick its own justices

c)

increasing the number of Justices on the Court

d)

declaring itself more powerful than the Constitution

46.
What is the 5th amendment?
a)
Right to a speedy trial
b)
Right to not self-incriminate (remain silent)
c)
Right to a speedy trial
d)
Right to vote
47.
Which of the following did Thomas Paine write?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Poor Richard's Almanack
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
48.
Which of the following broke up Indian Reservations into individual land plots?
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Dawes Act
49.
Europeans started colonies in America for 3 reasons. Which one was for religious reasons?
a)
economic
b)
political
c)
social
50.
What kind of precedent did the Magna Carta set?
a)
representative/self-gov't
b)
limited gov't
c)
colonial tradition of individual liberty and self gov't
51.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?
a)
Religion
b)
Wealth
c)
Soccer
d)
Glory
52.
A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
53.

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

54.

Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Republicanism

55.

Powers not listed in the Constitution go the states and people is which amendment?

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

56.

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

57.

What was NOT added during Manifest Destiny?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexican cession

c)

Texas

d)

Oregon Territory

58.

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

59.
The era after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Colonization
b)
Independence
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction

60.
 The Civil War lasted from __________ to ___________.
a)
1865-1867
b)
1776-1787
c)
1861-1865
d)
1812-1815
61.
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
62.
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
63.
What is the big deal about MARBURY v. MADISON?
a)
set precedent that slaves are not citizens
b)
set precedent that states cannot violate the Bill of Rights
c)
set precedent that states cannot nullify laws
d)
set precedent of Judicial Review
64.
Which territory did we receive from Spain in 1819?
a)
Texas
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
New Mexico
65.
Which of the following is an idea from Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
As many people as possible should be allowed to vote
b)
Voting should be limited to land owners worth at least $50
c)
Native Americans should be allowed to vote
d)
Only the elite should be allowed to vote to protect people from themselves
66.
What was an effect of the War of 1812?
a)
U.S. and England became friends again
b)
U.S. was forced to manufacture own goods, since trade was off with England
c)
U.S. made the Gadsden Purchase in 1853
d)
Many Americans believed land ownership was important
67.
Which of the following people is known for work in prison and mental health reform?
a)
Horace Mann
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Dorothea Dix
68.
What event directly led to secession of the southern states?
a)
election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the USA
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
election of Jefferson Davis as president of the CSA
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
69.
Which event started the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Siege of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
70.
Which event led to the Confederates losing control of the Mississippi?
a)
surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Siege of Vicksburg
d)
Fort Sumter
71.
Which Supreme Court case said that the Cherokee could keep the land their state was trying to take away?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
72.
Which Supreme Court case said that the federal government has the right to regulate trade between the states?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
73.
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
a)
prohibited settling past the Appalachians
b)
preserved the balance between slave and free states
c)
established agricultural universities
d)
described how a territory becomes a state
74.
Who bought Louisiana from France?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Lafitte
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Thomas Jefferson
75.
Susan B. Anthony stood for
a)
womens rights
b)
alcohal
c)
right to bear arms
d)
animal protection
76.
This diagram describes events in colonial American that are related to - 
a)
the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution
b)
the formation of a government controlled by religious officials
c)
the creation of a national system of checks and balances
d)
the establishment of the principle of religious freedom
77.
Which of the following colonies was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors?
a)
Maryland
b)
South Carolina
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Georgia
78.
Which development MOST encouraged Irish Immigration in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
Religious persecution against Irish Protestants
b)
A famine in Ireland from the failure of the potato crop
c)
A failure of a series of unifying political revolutions
d)
The need for soldiers to fight in the American Civil War
79.
Americans sought to obtain control of New Orleans in 1803 so that ______.
a)
Western farmers could ship goods through the Erie Canal
b)
Western farmers could drive cattle to railroad stops
c)
Western farmers could ship goods down the Mississippi River
d)
Miners could reach California more easily
80.
What was the primary goal of President Andrew Jackson's policy toward the Cherokee?
a)
He wanted to improve their educational opportunities
b)
He wanted to force them to move west of the Mississippi River
c)
He wanted to establish a program to grant them U.S. citizenship
d)
He wanted to create a program to provide welfare services for them
81.
What was an important effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on the U.S.?
a)
It opened the Great Plains to settlement
b)
It led to the Proclamation Line which closed western lands to settlement
c)
It led to the passage of the Indian Removal Act
d)
It brought about unrest in Kansas and Nebraska over slavery
82.
In the Nullification Crisis of Andrew Jackson's presidency, South Carolina wanted to nullify a tariff law and secede from the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
83.
President John Adams decision to support the Alien and Sedition Acts to help support domestic security was highly favored by the Democratic Republicans.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
President Thomas Jefferson's decision to impose the Embargo Act was very popular and made the US economy stronger.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
President John Adams faced difficulty when attempting to deal with the French government, resulting in US diplomats accepting bribes. This is the XYZ Affair.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
To withdraw/leave formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
a)
success
b)
pretension
c)
ascension
d)
Secession
87.
Which colonies were included in the SOUTHERN COLONIES?
a)
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
New Jersey (NJ), California (CA), Massachusetts (MA), New England
d)
Virginia (VA), Maryland (MD), N. Carolina (NC), S. Carolina (SC), Georgia (GA)
88.
Which colonies make up the MIDDLE COLONIES?
a)
New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), Delaware (DE)
b)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
c)
Virginia, The Carolinas, Georgia
d)
Louisiana (LA), California (CA), Pennsylvania (PA)
89.
Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew crops on _________ & used __________ to do the work so they could grow CASH CROPS cheaply.
a)
farms; indentured servants
b)
plantations; slaves
c)
fields; workers
d)
rice fields; immigrants
90.
Movement to end slavery
a)
abolitionism
b)
tariff
c)
great compromise
d)
Civil War
91.
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Sir Elton John
92.
Born into slavery, this great writer and speaker escaped to the North, where he worked to achieve freedom of slaves through nonviolent means.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Nat Turner
c)
David Walker
d)
Frederick Douglass
93.
When each side gives up something to reach an agreement, its known as?
a)
arguing
b)
fighting
c)
compromise
d)
an attack
94.
An addition or change is called an.....
a)
movement
b)
amendment
c)
right
d)
declaration
95.
Which branch of government carries out laws?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
96.
Which branch of government interprets laws?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
97.
Daniel Shays led an attack on a federal arsenal of weapons called "_________________".
a)
Herrmann's Rebellion
b)
Battle of Concord
c)
Battle of Springfield
d)
Shays Rebellion
98.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
99.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
100.
Texans fight for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
101.
Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
102.
founded a colony in present day Pennsylvania where Quakers could live and make political decisions according to their religious beliefs. Created an elected legislature as a feature of Pennsylvania’s self government.
a)
2. William Penn
b)
1. Eliza Lucas Pickney
c)
3. John Locke
d)
4. Thomas Hooker
103.
The ___, which gets its name from a word meaning "self-restraint," attempted to prohibit the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
a)
civil disobedience
b)
temperance movement
c)
utopian community
d)
antebellum
104.
The ____ allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state and allowed others in the Utah and New Mexico territories to decide about slavery.
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
105.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery 
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
 to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
106.
Name that river!!!
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
American River
d)
Harkins Slough
107.
Having more representatives in Congress gives a state more
a)
power
b)
food
c)
tax money
d)
fun
108.
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
109.
Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration tothe United States in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
b)
“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”
c)
“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”
d)
“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”
110.
Which box lists some results of improved steamboat technology in the United States as of the mid-1830s?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
111.
The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to —
a)
prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
b)
deter Spain from inciting revolution in former U.S. colonies
c)
encourage European powers to invest in Latin America
d)
keep the war between France and Spain from spreading to Latin America
112.
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
113.
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
a)
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
b)
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
c)
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
d)
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
114.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —
a)
port cities
b)
farming communities
c)
industrial centers
d)
military outposts
115.
What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?
a)
Churches turned away from public politics and focused on internal religious issues.
b)
People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems.
c)
Religious leaders petitioned legislatures to extend suffrage to women.
d)
Politicians were encouraged to promote states’ rights rather than federal unity.

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