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Worksheets8th History STAAR Review Major Eras 1 & 2
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
What were the European Empire's reasons for exploration of the colonies?
God, Gold, & Glory
God, Guts, & Glory
Gold
To help the Native Americans
What happened in 1607
Columbus discovered America
The French and Indian War
Plymouth was founded and the Mayflower Compact was signed
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was founded
What significant event happened in 1620?
The French and Indian War
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was founded
Plymouth was founded and the Mayflower Compact was signed
Columbus discovered America
What encouraged white settler to bring African slaves to the colonies?
The need for cheap laborers to grow cash crops
Industrialization- They needed slaves to work in factories
The need for household servants
They needed to build up their army
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery?
The cotton gin lessened the amount of slaves, because the automatic system reduced the need for human labor
The amount of slaves in the colonies stayed the same
The amount of slaves increased, because the cotton gin made it easier and cheaper to farm cotton, so more labor was needed to grow more cotton.
The cotton gin helped slavery to be abolished
What was the Mayflower Compact?
1st representative assembly in North America
Signed by many pilgrims, helped establish the idea of self government
A treaty with Native Americans
A religious document
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
1st representative assembly in North America
Signed by many pilgrims, helped establish the idea of self government
The government during the Revolutionary War
Officials from Britain appointed to make decisions
Who was Thomas Hooker?
He was banished from the Massachusetts colony and one of the founders of Rhode Island.
A revolutionary war general
He established Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers. He supported freedom of worship, welcomed immigrants, and did not require residents to serve in the militia.
Founder of the state of Connecticut, "Father of American Democracy"
Who was William Penn?
He was banished from the Massachusetts colony and one of the founders of Rhode Island.
A revolutionary war general
He established Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers. He supported freedom of worship, welcomed immigrants, and did not require residents to serve in the militia.
Founder of the state of Connecticut, "Father of American Democracy"
Who was Anne Hutchinson?
She was banished from the Massachusetts colony and was one of the founders of Rhode Island.
A revolutionary war soldier
She established Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers. She supported freedom of worship, welcomed immigrants, and did not require residents to serve in the militia.
Founder of the state of Connecticut, "Mother of American Democracy"
What was the Triangular Trade and why was it important?
The trading of spices and silks between China, North America, and South America
The transatlantic slave trade between West Africa, the Caribbean, American colonies, and European colonial powers. It carried slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods.
The trade of crops and other goods between the North, Middle, and South colonies
Trade across the Atlantic where America would send raw materials to Britain and Britain would send them finished materials.
What were the reasons for establishing the colonies?
Religious and Political Freedom
To learn to live like the Native Americans
Economic Opportunity
To get rid of European rule
Who settled the New England colonies and why?
Catholics, to decrease the spread of slavery
Explorers, to map the area
Wealthy Europeans, to look for gold
The Puritans and Pilgrims, to escape religious persecution
Why was New York founded?
To have a place to put criminals
To create a base for a new government
It was an important trading area
It was good for farming
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
It was an important trading area
For the Quakers to escape religious persecution
To mine gold
For the Puritans to escape religious persecution
Why was Maryland founded?
For Catholics to escape religious persecution
For Quakers to escape religious persecution
For debtors to live
For large plantations
Why was Georgia founded?
For Catholics to escape religious persecution
For Quakers to escape religious persecution
For debtors to live
For large plantations
What was the French and Indian War?
A war to be free from Britain and have free trade. Britain won
British colonists wanted to take French land in North America, so fought the French and the Indians for it. In the end Britain won.
A war against France and the Indians to be free of enslavement. The French won.
The French fought the Indians over land and the Indians won.
What was the Treaty of Paris 1763?
In 1763, ended the French and Indian War
In 1763, a treaty between the French and the Indians
In 1783, ended the French and Indian War
Started the French and Indian War
Why was the French and Indian War a cause of the Revolutionary War?
The British began taxing the colonists so they could pay for the war
The British took away taxes because the Americans fought so well
It caused an increase in Native American attacks
The proclamation of 1763 was established, so the colonists couldn't expand westward
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It kept colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
It kept colonies from settling west of the Rocky Mountains
It was a tax imposed on pioneers
It kept colonists from settling west of the Himalayas
What was the Sugar Act and how did the Americans react?
Tax on sugar, the Americans loved the tax
Tax on all British goods, the Americans killed the tax collectors
Tax on sugar, the Americans reacted with no taxation without representation
Tax on tea, they threw it into the Boston Harbor
What was the Stamp Act and how did Americans react?
Tax on documents, protests; Sons of Liberty form
Tax on imported goods, boycott the British
Taxed tea, Boston Tea Party
Closed Boston, formed first Continental Congress
What were the Townshend Acts and how did Americans react?
Tax on documents, protests; Sons of Liberty form
Tax on imported goods, boycott the British
Taxed tea, Boston Tea Party
Closed Boston, formed first Continental Congress
What was the Tea Act and how did Americans react?
Tax on documents, protests; Sons of Liberty form
Tax on imported goods, boycott the British
Taxed tea, Boston Tea Party
Closed Boston, formed first Continental Congress
What were the Intolerable Acts and how did Americans react?
Tax on documents, protests; Sons of Liberty form
Tax on imported goods, boycott the British
Taxed tea, Boston Tea Party
Closed Boston, formed first Continental Congress
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Written by Thomas Jefferson
It established a new government
Claimed independence from Britain
Based on the philosophies of Montesquieu, Locke, and Blackstone
When was the Declaration of Independence?
1786
1776
1876
1774
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
First battles of the Revolution
Because the British wanted to arrest American leaders
All the Americans were killed
Paul Revere made his ride
What was the battle of Saratoga?
Turning point of the war
Last battle of the war
Influenced foreign nations to support America
France used its Navy to help the American war effort
What was the battle of Yorktown?
Last major battle of the war
British surrendered because of lack of food and lost hope of winning
French ships helped trap the British in New York
Turning point of the war
What was the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Ended the American Revolution
Ended the French and Indian War
Established the boundaries of the US
The new constitution
How did John Locke influence the American Government?
His writings on the nature of government influenced our government systems
His ideas of Inalienable rights- Life, Liberty, and Property
His leadership of the army
He wrote the Constitution
How did Charles Montesquieu influence the American Government?
Defined the principle of separation of powers
Inalienable rights
Created the system of checks and balances
Created the 1st University
How did William Blackstone influence the American Government?
He was the first chief justice
gave the 1st university lecture on common law
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Created the first government of America
How did George Mason influence the American government?
He believed in the need to restrict government powers
Gave the 1st university lecture on common law
inalienable rights
Insisted on the Bill of Rights
What did the Magna Carta do?
Introduce the concept of inalienable rights
Guarantee a trial by jury
Limited the power of the king- Introduced the concept of limited government
Separation of powers
What did the English Bill of Rights do?
Called for frequent elections
Restated trial by jury
Forbade cruel and unusual punishment
Guaranteed right to bear arms
Who was George Washington?
Commander in chief of the continental army
1st president of the U.S.
Established a strong central government
President of the Constitutional Convention
Who was Samuel Adams?
Leader of the Sons of Liberty
Insisted on a Bill of Rights
He established the committee of correspondence
He was the 2nd president of the US
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
A diplomat
An author and publisher
An inventor
A president
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Author of many of the Federalist Papers
First secretary of the treasury
First secretary of state
Leader of the Federalist Party
Who was Patrick Henry?
Opposed ratification of the Constitution because of potential limitations on state rights
Speaker of the famous quote "Give me liberty or give me death"
Author of the Federalist Papers
Patriot from Virginia
Who was James Madison
Author of Common Sense
"Father of the Constitution"
Author of the Bill of Rights
One of the authors of the Federalist Papers
Who was Thomas Paine?
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis
He encouraged Americans to support the Patriot cause
He wrote the Federalist Papers
Inventor
Who was Abigail Adams?
First woman to hold a government position
Wife of John Adams
First woman to fight in a war
She wrote about women's rights in letters to her husband
Who was Wentworth Cheswell?
Educated African-American Patriot
British Loyalist
Made the midnight ride with Paul Revere
An important spy
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
Female writer and supporter of the Patriots
Wife of a British general
Known for her stance on women's rights in letters to her family
First woman historian of the American Revolution
Who was James Armistead?
African-American spy during the Revolution
Spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp
He made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere
Martyr of the Boston Massacre
Who was Bernardo de Galvez?
Spaniard who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed Americans use of the port
Spy during the American Revolution
French Noble who helped Americans during the war
Famous for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight"
Who was Crispus Attucks?
African-American spy during the Revolution
Martyr of the Boston Massacre
Author of the Federalist papers
Part of the Constitutional Convention
Who was Haym Salomon?
French Noble who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War
Founder of the U.S. Navy
Polish Jew who spied for Americans
Held as a translator for the Germans by the British
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
Patriot writer that supported independence
Polish Jew who spied for Americans
King of England during the American Revolution
French Noble who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War
Who was John Paul Jones?
Founder of the U.S. Navy
Led raids on British ships
Famous for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight"
Famous for yelling "Give me liberty or give me death"
Who was King George III?
French King who helped Americans during the Revolutionary War
King of England during the Revolutionary War
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
Spanish King who held off British in New Orleans
What was the colonies government during the Revolution?
Monarchy
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Federalist papers
What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It lacked a strong central government
It's government was too strong
It was the same as a monarchy
It was too confusing
What was another name for the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia Convention
Boston Convention
Philadelphia Convention
American Convention
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention, and what actually happened?
Purpose: To create a new government and write a new constitution
What happened: Revised the Articles of Confederation
Purpose: To revise the Articles of Confederation
What happened: Created a new government and wrote a new constitution
Purpose: To declare independence from Britain
What happened: Planned a war
Purpose: To revise the Articles of Confederation
What happened: They revised the Articles of Confederation
What year was the Constitution ratified?
1776
1783
1787
1812
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1777
1776
1787
1760
