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WorksheetsT-P STAAR Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
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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.
Thomas Jefferson wrote a Declaration to claim independence from _____________________.
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
6.
Which country helped the United States in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Ireland
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Mexico
7.
Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Tea Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Treaty of Paris
8.
"Father of the Constitution"
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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
11.
Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Republicanism
12.
When people are represented in government by elected representatives.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Limited Government
13.
Which amendment gives you freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition and Assembly?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
14.
Which amendment gives protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
15.
Which amendment gives you right to a jury in civil cases?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
16.
Powers not listed in the Constitution go the states and people is which amendment?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
17.
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
18.
The president during the War of 1812 is _______________.
a)
Adams
b)
Jeffreson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
19.
President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.
a)
US Constution
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Federalists Papers
d)
Magna Carta
20.
Which did NOT contribute to improved transportation during the 18th century?
a)
Canals
b)
Steamboat by Fulton
c)
automobiles
d)
Steam power
21.
Abolitionists want to rid the US of __________________.
a)
Alcohol
b)
Poverty
c)
Slavery
d)
Democrats
22.
To have little to no alcohol is the _____________________ Movement.
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Education
d)
Labor
23.
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
24.
Which state seceded from the Union first prior to the Civil War?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virgnia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
25.
Single bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
26.
Turning point of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
27.
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
28.
The Civil War lasted from __________ to ___________.
a)
1865-1867
b)
1776-1787
c)
1861-1865
d)
1812-1815
29.
The era after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Colonization
b)
Independence
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction
30.
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
31.
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
32.
Which territory did we receive from Spain in 1819?
a)
Texas
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
New Mexico
33.
Bleeding Kansas was a direct result of which of the following?
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Seneca Falls Convention
34.
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
35.
Which event started the Civil War?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Siege of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
36.
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
37.
Which event ends the Civil War?
a)
capture of Atlanta
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
38.
Which amendment freed all slaves?
a)
9th
b)
10th
c)
13th
d)
15th
39.
What does the 14th amendment do?
a)
Makes all people born in America Citizens (including former slaves)
b)
gives women the right to vote
c)
frees all slaves
d)
gives former slaves the right to vote
40.
The 15th amendment...
a)
guarantees all citizens the right to vote
b)
guarantees former slaves the right to votes
c)
guarantees all women the right to vote
d)
guarantees the right to bear arms
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
King George III
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Hamlet
45.
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
46.
What was the name of the first African American killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Frederick Douglas
47.
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
48.
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
49.
Who was a patriot and a states' rights advocate who stated -
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Paul Jones
50.
Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Frederick Douglas
51.
Who was known as the leader of the Sons of Liberty and was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
52.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
53.
Jefferson Davis was the President of _______________
a)
the United States.
b)
the Republic of Texas.
c)
the Confederacy.
d)
the Union of Federalists.
54.
Thomas Jefferson ...
a)
wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
b)
was the President who purchased the tract of land known as the Lousiana Purchase.
c)
sent Lewis and Clark to survey or explore the west.
d)
did all three of these things and more.
55.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
56.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
57.
What agreement did the pilgrims sign on their way to North America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
The Girl Scouts' Oath
58.
Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
Indians and French
b)
Colonists and Britain
c)
Britain and Spain
d)
Britain and France
59.
Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It made them move west
b)
It created a religious divide in the colonies
c)
It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean
60.
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
61.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
62.
"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?"
Which document includes this quote?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Common Sense
d)
Declaration of Independence
63.
The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the
a)
Treaty
of America
b)
Treaty
of Great Britain
c)
Treaty
of Paris
d)
Treaty
of the United States
64.
What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?
a)
The colonies should break from British rule.
b)
The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain.
c)
The colonies should remain under British rule.
d)
The colonies should stop fighting the British.
65.
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
66.
Who will rock the STAAR test??
a)
Me
b)
Not Me
c)
Not Me
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