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SS STAAR Review

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were Jamestown and Plymouth founded?
a)
Jamestown-Economic/Profit
Plymouth-Religious Refuge
b)
Massachusetts-Religious Freedom
Pennsylvania-Economic 
c)
Georgia-Debtors and Criminals
Virginia-Religious Freedom
d)
Rhode Island-Economic/Profit
New York-Religious Freedom
2.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
a)
A statement of a formal decision agreed on by a group
b)
Established a self-government based on majority rule in Plymouth
c)
Laws that control conduct or practices in a community
d)
Rights common to everyone
3.
What are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
a)
Written plan of government for the colonies
b)
Formal listing of basic rights for English colonists
c)
1st Constitution that established self-government
d)
Recip
4.
What group of people founded the New Netherlands? What colony did this colony later become known as?
a)
Dutch founded New Netherland for economic purposesand later the colony became known as New York
b)
Spain founded New Netherlands for religious freedom and later the colony became known as Mexico
5.
What colony was founded as a safe haven or refuge for Catholics
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Maryland
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Virginia
6.
Which of the following is a geographical feature of the New England Colonies
a)
Rich Soil and Rivers
b)
Fertile Soil and Long Growing Season
c)
Rocky Soil and Long Winters
d)
Sandy Soil and Cold Winters
7.
Which colony was not established for religious freedom?
a)
Massachusettes
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
8.
What year was Jamestown established?
a)
1215
b)
1607
c)
1620
d)
1776
9.
What geographic barrier prevented settlers from moving west?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Hudson River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Appalachian Mountains 
10.
Which document, signed in 1215 helped contribute to the idea of representative government?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
English Bill of Rights
11.
Which of the following is not a cash crop of the Southern colonies?
a)
Wheat
b)
Indigo
c)
Rice
d)
Tobacco
12.
What caused the economic differences in the colonies?
a)
Distance from England
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Amount of rainfall per year
d)
Geography
13.
What factor helped to encourage for the Transatlantic trade?
a)
Ship building
b)
Fur trading
c)
Cash crops
d)
Mercantilism
14.
What do the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the House of Burgesses show about early American colonists?
a)
They practiced self-government
b)
They believed in the joining of political and religious laws
c)
They established the concept of unalienable rights
d)
They were able to overule the decisions of the royal governer
15.

What is the theory that a nation must protect and increase its home economy by keeping strict control over trade and a by maintaining a favorable balance of trade?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Free enterprize

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Representative government

16.
Which of the following was not the basis for the economic development of the New England colonies
a)
Shipbuilding and Timber
b)
Fishing
c)
Tobacco 
d)
Shipping and Trade
17.
Which group of people believed slavery was morally wrong?
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Plantation Owners
d)
Quakers
18.
What geographic feature did Boston, Charlestown, New York, and Richmond have in common?
a)
Mountains
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
They were all major ports
d)
Open prairie
19.

Why did James K. Polk win the presidential election?

a)

He favored popular sovereignty

b)

He favored Manifest Destiny

20.

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

methods to purchase territory from foreign powers

b)

It established a process through which states could be added to the U.S.

21.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed territories to use popular sovereignty. This decision applies to the land gained from-

a)

Civil war

b)

War of 1812

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Revolutionary War

22.

Why did the U.S. declare war on Mexico in 1846?

a)

To resolve border dispute at the Rio Grande

b)

To respond to attacks on US merchant ships by Mexican pirates

23.

Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s?

a)

An opportunity for free land in the Midwest

b)

The possibility of a free education

c)

An economic boom in the West

d)

The prospect of religious freedom

24.

Which of these describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

a)

Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets

25.

What was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

a)

The 36'30 line established by the Missouri Compromise was extended south

b)

Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty

c)

Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

26.

The Missouri Compromise attempted to slow the spread of slavery in the West by-

a)

not allowing slave marriages in western states

b)

Banning slavery north of the 36'30' line of latitude

c)

placing a tax on slave-owning farmers who moved west

27.

Between 1846-1855, 1.5 million Irish immigrants left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this?

a)

Political unrest during an economic recession

b)

Famine cause by a major crop failure

c)

Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

28.

In 1854, the Republican Party was formed in opposition to-

a)

the idea of popular sovereignty

b)

the ideology of Manifest Destiny

c)

the rise of monopolies

29.

The Missouri Compromise being declared unconstitutional was a result of-

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

30.
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
31.
Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
32.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
33.
_____  of the members of the Congress must agree to change the Constitution.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
All
34.
_____  of the states must agree to change the Constitution.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
All
35.
The Constitution made federal laws _______________ to state laws.
a)
Interior
b)
Inferior
c)
Supplementary
d)
Superior
36.
How many houses make up the legislative branch under the Constitution?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.
In which house of Congress does each state get 2 votes?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
38.
What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
39.
What term refers to the process of approving the Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
40.
What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
41.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
42.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Preambles
c)
The Vetos
d)
The Federalisms
43.
What amendment protects people from unreasonable searches without a warrant?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
44.
What amendment protects people's right to own guns?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
45.
What amendment prohibits the government from being allowed to make people house soldiers during times of peace?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
46.
What amendment protects people from having to testify against themselves in court?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
47.
What amendment guarentees people's right to a fair trial and representation by a lawyer?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
48.

Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

a)

The federal government has the power to regulate trade among the states.

b)

State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.

c)

Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.

d)

State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law.

49.

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that-

a)

the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws.

b)

a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats.

c)

the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries.

d)

a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between the states.

50.

This list provides examples of-


-The Whiskey Rebellion

-The Bank of the United States

-The Alien and Sedition Acts

-Marbury v. Madison

a)

topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

b)

domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

c)

weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

d)

issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

51.

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

a)

Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

b)

The Unites States had large debts from the American Revolution.

c)

Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

d)

The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

52.

Events such as these contributed to the decision to-


-farmers in Massachusetts rebel over property taxes

-the state struggled to end the rebellion.

a)

sign the Treaty of Paris

b)

repeal the Intolerable Acts

c)

declare an embargo on imported goods

d)

restructure the federal government

53.

John Adams dealt with the war between Britain and France by-

a)

negotiating peace with Britain

b)

negotiating peace with France

c)

causing the United States with Britain

d)

causing the United States to invade France

54.

The Embargo Act of 1807 banned trade between America and any other country. The goal was to-

a)

punish the Federalists for their pro-Britain stance.

b)

hinder the ability of Britain and France to make war,

c)

prove that the United States was an independent nation.

d)

make Britain and France stop restricting American trade.

55.

The XYZ Affair is an example of how the Adams administration was working to-

a)

avoid war with the French

b)

negotiate boundaries with France

c)

expel France's diplomats from the United States

d)

cooperate with France's leaders during their revolution

56.

Which action completes this diagram?

a)

oversee state government agencies

b)

regulate the creation of new businesses

c)

establish a national back

d)

eliminate protective tariffs

57.

The numbered river on this map played a major role in-

a)

the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga

b)

the 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

58.

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to-

a)

the creation of reservations for American Indians

b)

a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

c)

the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

d)

a compromise over slavery in western territories

59.

Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy?

a)

George Washington's Farewell Address

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address

d)

The Federalist Papers

60.
 When people are represented in government by elected representatives.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Limited Government
61.
President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.
a)
US Constution
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Federalists Papers
d)
Magna Carta
62.
"Father of Education"
a)
Fulton
b)
Mann
c)
Stanton
d)
Douglass
63.
To have little to no alcohol is the _____________________ Movement.
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Education
d)
Labor
64.
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
65.
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
66.
Which state seceded from the Union first prior to the Civil War?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virgnia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
67.

Single bloodiest battle of the Civil War

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

68.
Turning point of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
69.
Locke's inalienable rights include...
a)
life, liberty, and property
b)
pizza, chips, and soda
c)
life, property, and travel
d)
freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly
70.
Influenced Separation of Power and Checks and Balances 
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Charles Montesquieu 
d)
George Washington 
71.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
72.

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

a)

It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

b)

It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

c)

It established the concept of unalienable rights.

d)

It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

73.

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

a)

limited property ownership to church members

b)

extended voting rights beyond church members

c)

restricted trade with neighboring colonies

d)

asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony