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WorksheetsSTAAR REVIEW, Revolution to Constitution 3
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
*Intolerable Acts impose
*First Continental Congress convened
*Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
All the events listed above occurred during —
the era of westward expansion
the Era of Good Feelings
the Revolutionary era
the Jacksonian era
VIRGINIA PLAN < ? > NEW JERSEY PLAN
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Direct democracy
Great Compromise
Checks and balances
Missouri Compromise
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Northwest Ordinance
Kansas-Nebraska Act
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it —
the states would surrender too much power to the federal government
alliances could not be formed with other countries
the courts would not be able to hold government officials accountable
individuals would exercise too much power over the federal government
We, reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, conduct, and fidelity, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you to be General and Commander in chief, of the Army of the United Colonies, and of all the forces now raised, or to be raised, by them, and of all others who shall voluntarily offer their service.
The Continental Congress issued this commission to —
Benedict Arnold
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
George Washington
In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to —
sign the Treaty of Paris
Repeal the Intolerable Acts
Declare an embargo on imported goods
restructure the federal government
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights. . . . —Declaration of Independence, 1776
This excerpt refers to rights that people —
earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government
receive by becoming citizens of a country
have as a result of being human
are granted after enlistment in the military
In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?
Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion
Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown
Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army
Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that it —
did not adequately protect individuals from potential government abuse
did not give the executive branch enough power to oversee the military
prevented the legislative branch from effectively governing the states
prevented the judicial branch from using judicial review to overturn acts of the legislature
"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way...” —MagnaCarta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
The President . . . shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur. — U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2
This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
To strengthen the authority of the federal government
To improve the organization of the judiciary
To give each state an equal amount of power
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
