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WorksheetsSTAAR REVIEW Hodgepodge
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
African American double spy who provided information about British movement, as well as, information leading to British defeat at Yorktown.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Armistead
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Bernardo de Galvez
2.
Wife of John Adams; known for her letters to her husband that served as primary accounts of Revolutionary life
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
3.
Author of the "Albany Plan of Union"; helped write the "Declaration of Independence"; convinced France to become our ally in the Revolution; negotiated the "Treaty of Paris".
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
4.
Fierce supporter of the patriot cause; best known for "Give me Liberty or give me death" speech.
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Haym Salomon
d)
Crispus Attucks
5.
African American that made the midnight ride with Paul Revere
a)
James Armistead
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
John Paul Jones
6.
Famous US Navy commander; won important naval victories like the Bonhomme Richards victory over the Serapis
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
John Paul Jones
7.
Female Author whose writing supported the patriot cause. Wrote a history of the revolution.
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Molly Pitcher
8.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre.
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
9.
Author of "Common Sense" and " American Crisis"
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
10.
French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army.
a)
Bernanrdo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Haym Salomon
d)
John Paul Jones
11.
Started the Sons of Liberty, participated in the Boston Tea Party.
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Samuel Adams
12.
Patriot and financial backer of the colonies. Provided the money for Washington's march on Yorktown.
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Armestead
d)
John Hancock
13.
What happened in 1607?
a)
Jamestown was founded
b)
Plymouth was founded
c)
The Magna Carta was written
d)
The Louisiana Purchase
14.
What happened in 1620?
a)
Jamestown was founded
b)
Plymouth was founded
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Constitution was written
15.
What happened in 1776?
a)
Plymouth was founded
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Constitution was written
d)
The Civil War
16.
What happened in 1787?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution was written
c)
The Louisiana Purchase
d)
The Civil War
17.
When was the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1812
d)
1860
18.
Which war was fought between 1861 and 1864?
a)
The French and Indian War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The US-Mexico War
d)
The Civil War
19.
To ______________ something means to change it. (Think Constitution)
a)
Institutionalize
b)
Amend
c)
Unreform
d)
Saturate
20.
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
21.
___________- to approve by vote.
a)
Void
b)
Nullify
c)
Ratify
d)
Justify
22.
____________ 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
23.
_____________ is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Civic Virtue
d)
The Denial Clause
24.
This was the first document in history to ever limit the power of a ruler.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
25.
____________ protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Constitution
26.
___________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies free from England.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
27.
___________ 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
28.
______________ advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to avoid “entangling alliances”.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
c)
Washington's Farewell Address
d)
Washington's Inaugural Address
29.
The _____________ Treaty ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris 1763
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
30.
________________- was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Federalism
d)
Manifest Destiny
31.
___________ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Representation
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Articles of Confederation
32.
______________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Anti-Federalist Writing
c)
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
d)
Common Sense
33.
_____________ is a short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inauguration
c)
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
d)
Lincoln's Farewell Address
34.
Abraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Procalamation
d)
Farewell Address
35.
Lincoln's ____________ stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
36.
Lincoln's ___________ was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
37.
The ___________ Compromise created two houses of Congress. One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.
a)
3/5
b)
Great
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
38.
The __________ Compromise said that every 5 slaves counted as 3 people for population purposes.
a)
Great
b)
3/5
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
39.
The ____________ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise by giving people in the middle territory of the United States a chance to vote on slavery.
a)
California
b)
1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska
d)
None
40.
The ___________ Compromise avoided sectional tensions by drawing a line across the United States. Slavery would be legal below the line only.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska
b)
1850
c)
Missouri
d)
Great
41.
The Compromise of 1850 kept the north happy by admitting California as a free state. What law did it create to make the south happy?
a)
Missouri Law
b)
Cotton Law
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
42.
A member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
King George III
43.
South Carolina Congressman and Senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War. Sided with South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Jay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
James Madison
44.
Known in history as the "Great Compromiser," he was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator who proposed the American System and the Compromise of 1850.
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Andrew Jackson
45.
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Stonewall Jackson
46.
General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
47.
General of the Confederate Army.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
48.
Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution." He was President during the War of 1812.
a)
John Jay
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
49.
Former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
50.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
4th
b)
1st
c)
13th
d)
15th
51.
Was the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Worcester vs. Georgia
c)
Dred Scott Case
d)
McCullough vs. Maryland
52.
Supreme Court decision that gave the Cherokees the right to keep their land, but Jackson refused to enforce it.
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Dredd Scott Case
c)
Worcester vs. Georgia
d)
None
53.
DECISION: The Federal government has the power over the states to regulate interstate commerce. Federal ferry license prevails over a State Ferry License (no NY monopoly)
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Gibbons v Ogden
54.
1819 ruling claims a state law cannot interfere with federal law. It confirms right of Congress to set up National Bank under the elastic clause.
a)
Worcester v Georgia
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v Ogden
55.
The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-
a)
freedom of speech
b)
equal protection under the law
c)
the supremacy of the national government
d)
the rights of labor unions
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