WorksheetsSTAAR Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
2.
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was
a)
lumber
b)
peanuts
c)
corn
d)
tobacco
3.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
4.
Mercantilism is when
a)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
b)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
c)
When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
d)
When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits
5.
What year was the Mayflower Compact signed?
a)
1639
b)
1215
c)
1620
d)
1619
6.
What document was written in 1639?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
7.
What colony did the Quakers live in?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennslylvania
c)
Maryland
d)
Virginia
8.
Why did the Puritans settle in New England?
a)
Trade with Natives
b)
Economics
c)
Spread Catholic Belief
d)
Escape Persecution
9.
What document began taking away power from the English Monarch?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Magna Carta
10.
What document said there could be no unusual punishment?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fund. Orders of Conn
11.
Economic system in which England controlled trade of the colonies?
a)
mercantilism
b)
merchandise
c)
trade
d)
barter
12.
Virginia's first elected assembly (1619), and first representative government in the colonies, was called the
a)
House of Commons
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Mayflower Compact
13.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
14.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
15.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
16.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
17.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
18.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
19.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
20.
The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?
a)
Colonial militias
b)
Marines
c)
Continental Army
d)
Navy
21.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
22.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
23.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
24.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
25.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
26.
When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans. Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population?
a)
Connecticut Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
3/5th's Plan
27.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created a two house legislature
28.
The Constitutional Convention took place-
a)
1781
b)
1787
c)
776
d)
1783
29.
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
a)
it created an executive branch
b)
government was took weak to manage state relations
c)
it created a powerful army
d)
it created a judicial branch
30.
One provision of the First Amendment is
a)
freedom of speech.
b)
the right to an impartial jury.
c)
the right to bear arms.
d)
freedom from unusual punishments.
31.
Why was the Constitution written?
a)
to protect people from a strong national government
b)
to protect the rights of individuals
c)
to guarantee local government rights
d)
all of the above
32.
Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?
a)
Spain, Germany, and France
b)
England, Spain, & France
c)
Italy, Spain, and Portugal
d)
Portugal, Ireland, & France
33.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a)
the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
b)
The journey captured Africans take to the New World
c)
The trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas (shaped like a triangle)
d)
The overland trade between Europe and Asia
34.
Social contract signed by many pilgrims in Plymouth; helped establish the idea of self-government.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
1763 Compromise
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
35.
What year was the Magna Carta written?
a)
1215
b)
1607
c)
1620
d)
1639
36.
Where does the government get its power?
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the people
37.
Why was the Constitution written?
a)
to protect people from a strong national government
b)
to protect the rights of individuals
c)
to guarantee local government rights
d)
all of the above
38.
The people are sovereign
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Republicanism
c)
Limited Government
d)
Popular soverignty
39.
How did John Deere’s innovations contribute to agriculture during the 1800s?
a)
He produced a mechanical drill that would speed up planted seeds.
b)
He produced a light-weight steel plow that would speed up turning the soil.
c)
He produced the first mechanical cotton gin that would speed up cotton harvesting.
d)
He produced a steam-powered loom that would produce cotton cloth more quickly.
40.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
41.
What effect did Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts have on U.S. manufacturing?
a)
fewer parts were needed for machines
b)
steam engines broke down less frequently
c)
workers could assemble machines quicker
d)
created the assembly line
42.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
43.
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —
a)
more than doubled the size of the United States
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
d)
proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories
44.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
45.
This president wanted to stay out of the fighting between the British and French, so he took neither side. He believed that by getting involved, it would only lead to trouble for the U.S. (hint: Farewell Address)
a)
Jefferson
b)
Monroe
c)
Washington
d)
J Adams
46.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Washington
b)
Jefferson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
47.
Known as the people's president.
a)
J Adams
b)
Jefferson
c)
Washington
d)
Jackson
48.
What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?
a)
British capturing American sailors
b)
Showing off to the person next to you
c)
Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
d)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
49.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
50.
Who was John Brown?
a)
An abolitionist who was involved in the attack on Harper's Ferry.
b)
A pro-slavery land owner who wanted to fight.
c)
A politician who ran for president during the war.
d)
A union general who led troops in the first battle
51.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1864
b)
1861
c)
1859
d)
1872
52.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
a)
A Confederate general
b)
A Union general
c)
President of the Confederacy
d)
Vice President of the Union
53.
What was the 13th Amendment?
a)
Allowed all men to vote
b)
Banned Slavery
c)
Made everyone equal
d)
Allowed slavery in the North
54.
What was the 14th Amendment?
a)
Made everyone born in the US a citizen
b)
Banned Slavery
c)
Allowed all men to vote
d)
Allowed all people to vote
55.
What was the 15th Amendment?
a)
Ended Slavery
b)
Everyone born in the US is a citizen
c)
All males can vote
d)
All people can vote
56.
This is the location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
57.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
58.
As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The War for Independence
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The War of 1812
59.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
60.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
61.
Which Amendment protects a persons right to cruel and unusual punishments?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 8
c)
Amendment 10
62.
Amendment 1 protects a person's right to
a)
A trial by jury in civil cases
b)
Right to beat arms
c)
Freedom of Assembly, Press, Speech, Religion and Petition
63.
Which Amendment protects a persons right to a trial by jury in civil cases?
a)
Amendment 7
b)
Amendment 5
c)
Amendment 3
64.
Amendment 2 protects a persons right to?
a)
Bear Arms
b)
States' rights
c)
Not Quarter troops
65.
Which Amendment protects a persons right to a speedy trial?
a)
Amendment 4
b)
Amendment 6
c)
Amendment 8
66.
Amendment 4 protects a person's right to?
a)
Bear Arms
b)
More rights than are in the Constitution
c)
No unreasonable search and seizures
67.
Which Amendment protects a persons right to not quarter troops?
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 5
c)
Amendment 9
68.
Amendment 10 protects the
a)
Rights and powers of States
b)
Rights not included in the Constitution
c)
Right to a trial by jury
69.
Which Amendment protects a persons rights that are not listed in the Constitution?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 7
c)
Amendment 9
70.
Amendment 5 protects a persons right to
a)
Not be a witness against themselves
b)
Rights to vote
c)
No unreasonable searches and seizures
71.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the...
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
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