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Worksheets8th Grade U.S. History STAAR Review Part I
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which set of events is listed in chronological order?
Louisiana Purchase, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Founding of Jamestown, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Adoption of Declaration of Independence
Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase
Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase
Founding of Jamestown, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Louisiana Purchase, Writing of U.S. Constitution
Which colony was known for its religious toleration?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Which patriot of the American Revolution raised an army of Spanish, African American, Creole, and Native American soldiers AND became the governor of the Spanish territory of Louisiana?
Bernardo de Galvez
Marquis de Lafayette
Jean Lafitte
Jose de San Martin
What location was on the James River?
Delaware
Jamestown, Virginia
North Carolina
Rhode Island
What do Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass have in common?
wrote autobiographies
were journalists
worked on the Underground Railroad
were all abolitionists
One of the earliest documents that influenced American colonists to establish the principle of limited government and protection against unjust punishment was...
Federalist Papers
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Bill of Rights
An unalienable right is...
a natural right that cannot be surrendered
a right that belongs only to U.S. citizens
a right guaranteed by the Mayflower Compact
a right belonging to native-born Americans
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that African American slaves were property and not citizens. This case was...
Brown v. Board of Education
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCullough v. Maryland
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Southern colonies were better suited for large farms or plantations than Northern colonies because of their...
larger number of factories.
proximity(nearness)to rivers and to the Atlantic Ocean.
rich soil and warm climate.
a well-developed railway system.
Which of the following contributed most to mass production during the Industrial Revolution?
the spinning jenny
interchangeable parts
the factory system
the flying shuttle
The first two political parties in America developed from different opinions about how the new country should be run. The two factions (parties) formed around...
Monroe vs. Hamilton
Rebels vs. Whigs
Military vs. Civilians
Jefferson vs. Madison vs. Washington vs. Hamilton
The purchase of which territory in 1803 was an important step in what became "manifest destiny."
Gasden Purchase
Seward'sFolly
Louisiana Purchase
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
Which geographical feature that contributed to locating the the original 13 colonies along the East Coast rather than farther inland, was the...
MIssissippi River
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes
In 1832 the South Carolina state legislature passed the Nullification Act. This act was in response to...
passage of the 13th Amendment.
the establishment of a National Bank.
strict property qualifications for voting.
a high federal tariff on goods manufactured in Europe.
be 18 yrs. old, a lawful resident of 5 years, understand history and principles of U.S. government...
qualifications for becoming naturalized U.S. citizen
requirements for running for U.S. Senate
qualification for running for governor
voting in federal elections
What innovation, more than any other, led to the settlement and the economic growth of the West?
wagon trains
destruction of the buffalo
the Transcontinental Railroad
Panama Canal
New England soil was poor, NE was close to iron and coal deposits, farming difficult, many ports, and rushing rivers and streams led to...
NE wanted to build the Panama Canal
the Industrial Revolution began in NE
NE traded in slaves
technological innovations expanded agriculture in NE
Since many African Americans lived in Virginia in 1700's, this would indicate...
New England colonies had the largest African American population
slavery existed for southern plantations
slaves were needed here in the Bread Basket of colonies
the need for colonists to help in self-government
Growth of trade, development of nation-states, books and new information by the printing press, better, more accurate maps, and better ships let to...
reasons for crusades
reasons for European Discovery and Exploration of North America
technological developments of the 12th Century
reasons to spread religion
The Stamp Act...
placed a tax on tea.
placed a tax on all printed material.
required tax on whiskey and ale produced in the colonies.
placed a tax on all mail in the colonies.
Patrick Henry gave passionate speeches against the proposed U.S. Constitution, stating that it did not limit the federal government. In June of 1788, Virginia agreed to ratify the document if...
the following 3 states would ratify this.
an antislavery amendment were added.
it included a bill of rights to protect individual freedoms.
it limited the amount of federal taxes collected.
Which woman's suffrage activist exercised her right in the 1872 Grant-Greeley presidential election?
Dorothea Dix
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Why did the forced removal of the Cherokee known as the "Trail of Tears" take place?
the land in Oklahoma was fertile
the land occupied by the Cherokee in Georgia was fertile
the land in Georgia was barren and useless
the grassland in the Great Plains was ideal
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
did not expand trade
too much power in the federal government
provided for the election of a new king
did not provide a strong enough government to support the new colonies
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
it presented strong and convincing arguments in favor of adopting the U.S. Constitution in 1787
it wanted to persuade citizens to keep the Articles of Confederation
it wanted to implement the executive branch
it convinced everyone to establish a federal income tax
Which of the following elements of the American economy benefitted most from the War of 1812?
lumber industry
fur trade
manufacturing
banking
One of the consequences of the invention of the cotton gin was that...
slavery in the South was revived.
Northern farmers began to plant cotton.
foreign textile mills refused to buy American cotton.
the price of cotton increased dramatically.
In 1806, which event was completed?
the Oregon Trail was established
Lewis and Clark's expedition to explore
Coronado's search for gold
the building of the Transcontinental Railroad
What was the most important result in the American victory at Saratoga?
The victory raised morale in the Revolutionary soldiers.
The French agreed to openly aid the colonists in their was against England.
Congress finally believed in Washington's qualities.
Congress raised taxes on farmers to help pay for the Revolutionary war.
These states, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, were part of the 1787 western expansion.
territory claimed by Canada
Northwest Territory
Gasden Purchase
Great Plains
The 3/5th provision of the Great Compromise of 1787 concerned...
portion of states needed to ratify a constitution.
portion of states needed to pass a tariff bill.
counting slaves for representation and taxation.
part of an acre required to qualify a slave as a property owner.
Many colonists left England due to religious persecution. Once here, however, they criticized and persecuted many who held any other belief than their own. These conflicts led to...
many colonists returned to England.
settlers leaving their colony to establish other colonies.
colonists fighting together against the Natives.
the murdering of religious leaders.
Who designed the city of Philadelphia, belonged to the Quakers, believed in representative government and believed that Natives should be paid for land?
Thomas Hooker
William Penn
Lord Baltimore
John Winthrop
What was the act of civil disobedience that angered the King and Parliament and led to the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
People can buy, sell and produce what they want, competition is important, and economic freedom is essential. Which economic system is being referenced?
Mercantilism
Free Enterprise
Industrial Revolution
Limited Capitalism
The Industrial Revolution brought about an increase in...
skills of the individual worker.
the use of power-driven machines.
government ownership of factories.
slave labor.
As a result of the Boston Massacre, who was known as an African American dockworker?
George Grenville
Patrick Henry
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
Which of these is NOT a reason for the U.S. 1812 declaration of war against Britain?
British interference with American shipping on the high seas
British encouraging Natives along the frontier to make war on settlers
British impressing on American citizens
British closing the Mississippi River to American ships
"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
This is part of a speech delivered by General Henry Lee at the funeral of...
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Who visiting prisons in 1841, discovered inhumane conditions, and mentally ill inmates, and who worked for prison reform?
Molly Pitcher
Susan B. Anthony
Dorothea Dix
Margaret Fuller
Which of the following colonies was founded not only as a business venture but also as a refuge for Catholics?
New Jersey
Virginia
Massachusetts
Maryland
One of the repeated injuries according to the Declaration, was the quartering of large bodies of troops in colonists' homes. This was dealt with and established the...
Vol. 51 Federalist Papers
Amendment IX of the Bill of Rights
Amendment III of the Bill of Rights
Article II of the Constitution
Other than producing tobacco in the south in the early 1800's, the demand for slave labor increased as a result for growing...
rice .
wheat.
cotton.
sugar cane.
In 1840, a new invention changed communication from news, including business and information. This could be transmitted in minutes due to the invention of the...
electric telegraph.
telephone.
airplane.
smoke signals.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?
They sought a faith's pure shrine!
Ay, call it holy ground,
The soil where first they trod:
They have left unstained what there they found,
Freedom to worship God.
The stanzas from the poem describe...
the writing of the Constitution.
the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth in 1620.
the writing of the Articles of Confederation.
the founding of New York in 1664.
Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants
came to the U.S. in the early 1850's?
to seek gold
to purchase inexpensive farmland
to avoid a plague
to escape religious persecution
What current day state was acquired from Spain?
Oregon
Arizona
Florida
Illinois
Which constitutional principle was challenged during the Nullification Crisis?
Republicanism
Federalism
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
