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WorksheetsSTAAR PREP #1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first English settlement in America?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Jamestown, Virginia
c)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d)
Houston, Texas
2.
What year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1776
b)
1803
c)
1607
d)
1620
3.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
1812
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1776
4.
What document was written and ratified in 1787?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
5.
What president purchased Louisiana?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Hamilton
6.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made from France?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1903
d)
1861
7.
What years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1914-1918
b)
1812-1814
c)
1861-1865
d)
1763-1783
8.
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? "Shot heard 'round the world?"
a)
Yorktown
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
9.
What battle was the turning point in the American Revolution? It convinced the French to join us.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington
d)
Antietam
10.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Lexington
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bull Run
11.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Lexington
c)
Antietam
d)
Ft. Sumter
12.
What battle was the turning point in the Civil War and was a Union victory?
a)
Ft. Sumter
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Saratoga
d)
Vicksburg
13.
What was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Yorktown
14.
What town did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?
a)
Sherman
b)
Washington
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
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