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STAAR Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Magna Carta was written

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

2.

What happened in 1620?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Constitution was written

3.

What happened in 1787?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution was written

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The Civil War

4.

Which section is the land acquired in the Treaty of Paris after the Revolutionary War?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

H

5.

Which section is the land invaded by Andrew Jackson and ceded by Spain to the US?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

H

6.

Which section is the Mexican Cession?

a)

B

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

7.
What years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1914-1918
b)
1812-1814
c)
1861-1865
d)
1763-1783
8.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Lexington
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bull Run
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Lexington
c)
Antietam
d)
Ft. Sumter
12.
What is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country?
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Socialism
d)
None
13.
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights that people are born with. These are called ___________ rights.
a)
Unalienable
b)
Normal
c)
Given
d)
Constitutional
14.

To ______________ something means to change it.

a)

Institutionalize

b)

Amend

c)

Unreform

d)

Saturate

15.
____________ was established in Marbury vs. Madison and is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Overlooking
b)
Congressional Authority
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Due Process
16.
_____________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Loyalists
17.
The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Technological Innovations
d)
Boom and Bust
18.
___________ was the first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
19.
Which country got along with Natives, christianized and traded beaver furs for profit.
a)
France
b)
Netherlands
c)
Spain
d)
England
20.
The famous document signed on a ship that became the first example of self-government was the
a)
Magna Carta
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
21.
The colony that was established for helping debtors and criminals have a fresh start.
a)
Georgia
b)
Connecticut
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
22.
The colony that was established by William Penn as a place where Quakers could practice their religion.
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Maryland
23.
Plantation agriculture was possible in the Southern Colonies because the ____.
a)
Atlantic coastal plain provided flat and fertile land for farming
b)
short growing season supported a variety of crops
c)
mountains protected crops from severe weather
d)
the American Indians provided a steady supply of labor
24.
Which of the following might have been a headline from a newspaper dated 1607?
a)
Christopher Columbus sails to North America
b)
Quakers bring
c)
Virginia Company searches for wealth in Jamestown
d)
Pilgrims seek religious freedom in Pennsylvania
25.

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

a)

Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

b)

Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

c)

Natural harbors provided access to markets.

d)

Extreme climates limited productive activity.

26.

What was the 1st Representative assembly in North American colonies called?

a)

Virginia House of Burgesses

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

U S Constitution

27.
*Sugar Act
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...
a)
Restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b)
Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
c)
Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.
d)
Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament. 
28.
This group supported the Constitution as it was written and wrote papers defending it
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists 
29.
What was the importance of the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
The process of how new territories become states.
b)
A treaty made with Native Americans 
c)
Allowed all people to vote 
d)
Gave African Americans their freedom
30.
* Voting
*Serving on jury duty
*Staying informed
All of these are apart of your________________
a)
Civic Virtue
b)
Civil Disobedience 
c)
Civic Responsibilities 
d)
Civil Rights 
31.
Congress passes a bill---the president vetoes the bill---Congress overrides the veto
Which principle of government is shown above?
a)
judicial review
b)
checks and balances
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
federalism
32.

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

a)

Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

b)

The United 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.

33.
In President Washington's Farewell address, he warned the US not to do what?
a)
Form permanent alliances with other countries
b)
Form temporary alliances with other countries
c)
Allow a president to serve more than two terms of office
d)
Allow the south to have the nation's capital located there
34.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
35.

Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics: limited government interference in business, prices determined by supply and demand, private owners receive the profits.

a)

subsistence farming

b)

free enterprise

c)

mercantilism

d)

socialism

36.
A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take
a)
Loose Constructionist
b)
Strict Constructionist
c)
National Debt
d)
Neutrality Proclamation 
37.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
38.
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
a)
The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
b)
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased. 
c)
The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.
d)
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased. 
39.
The time after War of 1812 where America experiences a sense of Nationalism and pride for the country was called the__
a)
Immigration Explosion
b)
Time of Our Lives
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Era of Good Feelings
40.
What is the man made water route that improved steam boat trade from New York to Ohio River Valley, stimulating the growth of New York?
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Transcontinental Canal
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The River of Man
41.
What is the invention that led to the sending of electrical impulses usually in code language, along a wire?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Electronic Mail
c)
Wired Transfer
d)
Electrical Coding
42.
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the US in the mid-1800s?
a)
opportunity for free land in the midwest
b)
prospect of religious freedom
c)
economic boom in the west
d)
possibility of a free education
43.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
44.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
45.
President Andrew Jackson gave jobs to his closest supporters and fellow friends called the 
a)
jobs 
b)
spoils system 
c)
veto 
d)
WHIGS
46.
This senator from South Carolina believed a state could nullify or ignore a federal law. 
a)
John C. Calhoun 
b)
John Quincy Adams 
c)
John Adams
d)
Daniel Webster
47.
This is disagreements between the different regions.
a)
Convention of 1818
b)
Bi-Partisan
c)
Nationalism
d)
Sectionalism
48.
Which land acquisition gave the U.S. full access to the Pacific coast, and came from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Oregon
d)
Gadsden Purchase
49.
Which land acquisition was purchased from France in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Gadsden Purchase
50.
This reformer was the most well-known African American abolitionist.  He was a former slave, who escaped and taught himself how to read & write.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Horace Mann
51.
This reformer wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
52.
What was an important effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?
a)
Andrew Jackson was elected President
b)
President Jackson refused to renew the National Bank
c)
movements began to end slavery and achieve other reforms
d)
Congress supported the 1st Amendment separating Church & state
53.

The event that launched the settlement of California was:

a)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

The Gadsden Purchase

c)

California Gold Rush

d)

Mexican Cession

54.
The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted...
a)
spiritual revival and the need for social reform
b)
the use of scientific theory
c)
states' rights and government reform
d)
mercantilism and global trade
55.
Women's Rights Suffrage 
a)
Reforms that altered the system of public schools
Horace Mann
b)
Dorthea Dix
responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S
c)
An organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption.
d)
equality under the law, divorce rights, suffrage rights; Seneca Falls Convention, 1848- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B Anthony
56.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
57.
Battle where the north STARVED out the South, finally controlling the Mississippi River and splitting the South in two
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Chancellorsville
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
Vicksburg
58.
The years after the Civil War were called the time of ______________.
a)
Rejoining
b)
Reconstruction
c)
rejoined
d)
Rebuilding
59.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
60.
Who was the main general of the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
61.
Advised that the secession of the South was illegal and that his goal was to preserve the Union
a)
Ulysses S. Grant's Farewell Address
b)
Ulysses S. Grant's Inaugural Address
c)
Lincoln's Farewell Address
d)
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
62.
The single bloodiest day of the war in which both sides suffered heavy losses. Lincoln claimed the retreat of Lee's forces a victory and uses it to take action against slavery
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Antietam
63.
The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Alexander Stephens
64.

Southern states passed "Black Codes" in order to-

a)

limit the effects of Reconstruction amendments

b)

increase the labor supply for factories in the North

c)

decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress

d)

improve relations with the Democratic Party

65.

Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v Sanford?

a)

The Dawes Act

b)

The 14th Amendment

c)

The Compromise of 1877

d)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

66.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by-

a)

providing them with voting rights

b)

guaranteeing their freedom of speech

c)

providing them with access to the Court system

d)

guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

67.

Which of the following was a job that the Freedmen's Bureau performed?

a)

Established Schools

b)

Certified applications for political office

c)

Granted small business loans

d)

Provided funds for farming supplies

68.

Poll taxes and Literacy tests are examples of ways Southern states weakened the effects of the-

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

15th amendment

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Dred Scot v Sanford decision

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