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STAAR Review 22

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What is being exported from North America during the Triangular Trade?

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

c)

slaves

d)

guns

2.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which cause most contributed to the settlement of English Pilgrims in North America?

a)

the success of representative democracy in England

b)

diplomatic contact between Europeans and Native Americans

c)

the discontent caused by the American Revolution

d)

religious persecution in England

5.

a)

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

6.

a)

The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

b)

The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

c)

The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts

d)

The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government

7.

Which are true about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

a)

written by Thomas Hooker

b)

first written constitution in the colonies

c)

...based on the "free consent of the people.." (self-government)

d)

written by the pilgrims in Massachusetts

8.

Which are true about the Mayflower Compact?

a)

first form of self-government

b)

formed a social contract (compact) between the Pilgrims

c)

written in Plymouth, Massachusetts

d)

limited the power of the monarchy (king)

9.

The climate of the middle colonies is ___________________.

a)

mild and moderate

b)

freezing, cold

c)

warm, hot

d)

amazing

10.

Which of these are characteristics of the New England Region? Check all that are correct.

a)

swift rivers

b)

rocky soil

c)

dense forests

d)

plantations

e)

wheat

11.

Describe the characteristics of the Middle colonies. Check all that are correct.

a)

wheat

b)

fertile soil

c)

livestock

d)

cotton

e)

iron

12.

Freezing winters, short summers

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

13.

Shipbuilding

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

14.

Slaves = _____________

a)

southern region

b)

new england region

c)

middle region

15.

Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as a refuge for the ____________.

a)

QUAKERS

b)

CATHOLICS

16.

-Creation of the First National Bank

-The Whiskey Rebellion

-Judiciary Act

What era would these occur in?

a)

Revolutionary Era

b)

The Early Republic

c)

Colonization

d)

European Exploration

17.

"'Tis our true policy to steer clear of _____________ with any portion of the foreign world....it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them."

-Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

a)

colonial settlements

b)

protective tariffs

c)

permanent alliances

d)

territorial disputes

18.

Second president of the U.S.

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

19.

Became part of the U.S. in 1783 after the American Revolution

a)

H

b)

B

c)

D

d)

I

20.

12th amendment

a)

Electors vote for president and vice president on separate ballots

b)

Federalism

c)

African Americans are free to vote

21.

What does embargo mean?

a)

Prevents American ships from trading with foreign countries

b)

Trading is allowed with all countries except Spain and France

22.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —

a)

reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs

b)

confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

c)

established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

d)

upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

23.

North = Cities = ?

a)

Factories

b)

Plantations

24.

Machines = Factories = ?

a)

Industries

b)

Farming

25.

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

26.

LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

God Given Rights

c)

Cannot be taken away

d)

All are correct

27.

Bill of Rights

a)

Amendments 1-10

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Written by George Mason

d)

All correct

28.

Which group are the New England colonies?

a)

b)

c)

d)

29.

Which of the following inventions was used for transportation of goods in the northeast?

a)

b)

c)

d)

30.

Which of the following innovations transmitted signals through a wire?

a)

b)

c)

d)

31.

Which of the following describes popular sovereignty?

a)

b)

c)

d)

32.

Which of the following describes federalism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

33.

Letter A

a)

Oregon Country

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

13 Colonies

34.

Letter G

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Florida Cession

35.

Letter F

a)

1848

b)

1846

c)

1803

d)

1853

36.

Ceded by Spain in 1819

a)

I

b)

A

c)

G

d)

D

37.

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

2

38.

a)

To promote settlement in the West

b)

To protect industry in the Northeast

c)

To improve transportation in the South

d)

To transport manufactured goods to the East

39.

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.

40.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

41.

Territories that formerly belonged to Mexico

a)

b)

c)

d)

42.

The highlighted state on the map is the location of--

a)

The Gold Rush

b)

Irish immigration

c)

Indian Territory

d)

13 Colonies

43.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

a)

farming to factories

b)

from hands to machines

c)

rural to urban

d)

north = factories = industries

e)

people moved to plantations in the south

44.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

45.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

48.

Used for communication by transmitting signals through a wire

a)

b)

c)

d)

49.

Which of the following machines made agriculture (farming) easier?

a)

b)

c)

d)

50.

Which were used for the transportation of goods and people?

a)

b)

c)

d)

51.

Describe the Industrial Revolution

a)

an increase in jobs

b)

urbanization (people moved to cities)

c)

led to capitalism ($$)

d)

goods produced more efficiently

e)

people moved from cities to rural areas (farm life) in the south

52.

The American System--

a)

Tariffs to protect American businesses

b)

Develop internal improvements by building roads and canals

c)

Build economy by trading with each other - North/South/West

d)

Keep a national bank

e)

Have friendly relations with Native Americans

53.

What is the free-enterprise system?

a)

people have the freedom to start and own a business

b)

LITTLE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE!

c)

people can make own economic decisions (buy and sell)

d)

the government controls what businesses the people can have

e)

54.

The northern region--

a)

had industries and major cities

b)

had plantations and slaves

c)

had mining and canals

d)

had farms and rivers

55.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

Which are true about Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the people rule through elected representatives

b)

led to an increase in voting

c)

represented the "common man"

d)

Jackson hired his supporters to work government jobs

e)

helped the rich gain power in the voting process

58.

Andrew Jackson founded the ______ Party.

a)

Democratic

b)

Federalist

c)

Whig

d)

Anti-Federalist

59.

___1.__ Crisis = Do the states have the power to nullify __2.__ laws?

a)

1. Nullification

2. federal

b)

1. Spoils system

2. state

c)

1. Force

2. federal

d)

1. Embargo

2. state

60.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

61.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

62.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

63.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

64.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

65.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

66.

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

67.

a)

Temperance

b)

Abolitionism

c)

The Second Great Awakening

d)

Transcendentalism

68.

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Mayflower Compact

69.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

70.

a)

New transportation systems

b)

Increased government regulation

c)

A decline in agricultural production

d)

The growth of labor unions

71.

How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?

a)

It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information.

b)

It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs.

c)

It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.

d)

It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.

72.

a)

To persuade American Indians to become farmers

b)

To gain access to important rivers

c)

To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

d)

To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

73.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

74.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

75.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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