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STAAR Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War?
a)
a decrease in tariff rates
b)
a decrease in the nation's total population growth
c)
new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb
d)
an increase in the price of several farm products
2.

Who was Bernardo de Galvez?

a)

Benjamin Franklin's brother in law

b)

Spanish nobleman who helped Patriots during the Revolution

c)

French navy commander

d)

Prussian officer who helped train Washington's troops at Valley Forge

3.

Who was Abigail Adams?

a)

Sam Adams' wife.

b)

John Quincy Adams' wife.

c)

John Adams' wife who said, "Remember the ladies."

d)

Famous abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

4.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

When was Louisiana purchased?

a)

1776

b)

1492

c)

1803

d)

1787

6.

What is the significance of the year 1787?

a)

The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

b)

The Louisiana Purchase

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The start of the Civil War

7.

What economic system ensures the parent country makes money off it's colony?

a)

mo money mo problems

b)

free enterprise

c)

mercantilism

d)

patriot pride

8.

Which Amendment protects rights to own guns?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

9th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

9.

What amendment keeps soldiers from taking over your home?

a)

3rd

b)

5th

c)

8th

d)

9th

10.

What amendment protects our freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?

a)

first

b)

second

c)

fourth

d)

eighth

11.

Reasons for European exploration

a)

Religion

b)

Riches

c)

Expansion of the Kingdom

d)

All of the above

12.

Signed by many Pigrims, helped establish the idea of Self-Government

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

13.

These colonies were settled by the Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans in 1630 to escape religious persecution in England

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Canada

14.

Maryland was founded for

a)

Whalers

b)

Ship building

c)

Catholics

d)

Timber production

15.

Georgia was created for

a)

Pilgrims

b)

English debtors

c)

Runaway slaves

d)

Abolitionists

16.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania for the

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Baptists

d)

Quakers

17.

Colonists who supported independence from Britain

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Confederates

d)

Yankees

18.

Used to show one side of the story; usually very biased

a)

Letters to the editor

b)

Classified advertisements

c)

Propaganda

d)

Sunday Comics

19.

Founded the Sons of Liberty and organized opposition to the Stamp Act

a)

John Adams

b)

John Hancock

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Samuel Adams

20.

African American Patriot; like Paul Revere, made a midnight ride to warn of the British arrival

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

James Armistead

c)

Wentworth Cheswell

d)

Patrick Henry

21.

Wrote Common Sense

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

King George III

d)

Patrick Henry

22.

Patrick Henry's famous quote

a)

"Get me my gun!"

b)

"Stop or I'll shoot!"

c)

"Show me your warrant!"

d)

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

23.

The first permanent English settlement on US soil was founded in what year?

a)

1620

b)

1609

c)

1617

d)

1607

24.

The Civil War was fought during what time period?

a)

1860-1867

b)

1857-1860

c)

1861-1865

d)

1845-1851

25.
When did Columbus reach the New World?
a)
1492
b)
1493
c)
1997
d)
1491
26.
Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?
a)
Spain, Germany, and France
b)
England, Spain, & France
c)
Italy, Spain, and Portugal
d)
Portugal, Ireland, & France
27.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
28.
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was
a)
lumber
b)
peanuts
c)
corn
d)
tobacco
29.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
30.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
The route taken by slaves to the New World.
b)
The route taken by raw materials to Europe.
c)
The route taken by refined materials to the New World.
d)
The route taken by refined materials to Africa.
31.
Mercantilism is when
a)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
b)
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
c)
When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
d)
When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits
32.
An exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World.
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Transatlantic Slave Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Disease in Europe
33.
What was the #1 way Native Americans were dying when coming in contact with Europeans?
a)
Slavery
b)
War
c)
Suicide
d)
Disease
34.
People who owed money were called what?
a)
Debtors
b)
Slaves
c)
Citizens
d)
Reps
35.
What is the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
b)
The journey captured Africans take to the New World
c)
The trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas (shaped like a triangle)
d)
The overland trade between Europe and Asia
36.
Although established long before the American colonies, the Magna Carta in 1215 influenced what feature of colonial life?
a)
equal taxation
b)
wealth distribution
c)
individual rights
d)
centralized power
37.
What does this picture show?
a)
NAFTA
b)
Asian Spice Trade
c)
the Spanish Main
d)
Triangular Trade
38.
Virginia's first elected assembly (1619), and first representative government in the colonies, was called the 
a)
House of Commons
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Mayflower Compact
39.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
40.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
41.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
42.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
43.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
44.
The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?
a)
Colonial militias
b)
Marines
c)
Continental Army
d)
Navy
45.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
46.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
47.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
48.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights 
d)
Created a two house legislature
49.
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
a)
it created an executive branch
b)
government was took weak to manage state relations
c)
it created a powerful army
d)
it created a judicial branch
50.
The Three-fifths compromise helped
a)
protect the economy
b)
increase representation
c)
protect slavery
d)
increase taxes
51.
One weakness of the Articles Of Confederation was that it lacked which 2 branches of government?
a)
Legislative & Executive
b)
Executive & Judicial
c)
Judicial & Legislative
d)
Executive & Oak
52.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
53.
Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?
a)
The ability to sign peace treaties
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
60,000 Ordinance
54.
What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?
a)
A strong national government
b)
A stronger militia
c)
A common currency
d)
The ability to sign peace treaties
55.
The Tenth Amendment states that...
a)
most powers belong to the national government.
b)
powers not given to the national government or prohibited from the states belong to the states or the people.
c)
the people are the source of all government powers.
d)
the states are the most important part of our government system.
56.
Why was the Constitution written?
a)
to protect people from a strong national government
b)
to protect the rights of individuals
c)
to guarantee local government rights
d)
all of the above
57.
Who is head of the executive branch?
a)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
b)
the President of the U.S.
c)
Speaker of the House
58.
What is nationalism?
a)
A tax voted on by the people.
b)
A nation leaving another nation
c)
The feeling of pride in ones country.
d)
Your civic duty.
59.

Power in the new government, under the Constitution, was to be divided among which groups?

a)

. executive, judicial, and confederate

b)

legislative, executive and confederate

c)

judicial, legislative, and federal

d)

executive, legislative, and judicial

60.
The principle of government that states federal and state governments must share powers
a)
Federalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Checks & Balances
61.
The people are sovereign
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Republicanism
c)
Limited Government
d)
Popular soverignty
62.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
63.
What effect did Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts have on U.S. manufacturing?
a)
fewer parts were needed for machines
b)
steam engines broke down less frequently
c)
workers could assemble machines quicker
d)
created the assembly line
64.
Which of the following inventions led to the growth of slavery in the South?
a)
steamboat
b)
steel plow
c)
cotton gin
d)
McCormick Reapor
65.
How did inventions such as the cotton gin, steel plow, steamboat, and telegraph affect the economy of the U.S.?
a)
they increased profits and productivity
b)
they led to the growth of labor unions
c)
they pushed farmers to move westward
d)
slowed down crop production
66.
This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?
a)
The need to establish national parks
b)
The threat of industrial pollution
c)
The abundance of wildlife
d)
The promise of a new beginning for the nation.
67.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
68.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
69.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
70.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
71.
As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The War for Independence
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The War of 1812
72.

Since Jefferson’s presidency, Britain had been interfering with American trading and impressing American sailors. This president finally gave in to the War Hawks calls, and in June 1812, asked Congress to declare war on Britain.

a)

J Adams

b)

Monroe

c)

Jefferson

d)

Madison

73.
Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
British searching and seizing American ships
c)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
d)
British burning down Washington D.C.
74.
What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?
a)
British capturing American sailors
b)
Showing off to the person next to you
c)
Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
d)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 
75.
What were the major causes of the Civil War?
a)
The North did not like the South
b)
States Rights and Slavery
c)
The South wanted to be its own country
d)
The south was poor
76.
Who was John Brown?
a)
An abolitionist who was involved in the attack on Harper's Ferry.
b)
A pro-slavery land owner who wanted to fight.
c)
A politician who ran for president during the war.
d)
A union general who led troops in the first battle 
77.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
a)
A Confederate general
b)
A Union general
c)
President of the Confederacy
d)
Vice President of the Union
78.
What was the 13th Amendment?
a)
Allowed all men to vote
b)
Banned Slavery
c)
Made everyone equal
d)
Allowed slavery in the North
79.
What was the 15th Amendment?
a)
Ended Slavery
b)
Everyone born in the US is a citizen
c)
All males can vote
d)
All people can vote
80.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
Agency that gave houses to anyone who lost their home in the war
b)
A bank
c)
Agency that helped newly freed slaves start a new life
d)
A lawyer's office
81.
What were Black Codes?
a)
Laws that made black shirts illegal
b)
Laws to try to keep African Americans from voting
c)
Laws created to limit the rights of African Americans
d)
Laws that made black pants illegal
82.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
83.
This was a book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the evils of slavery. 
a)
Harriet's Cabin
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery 
d)
State's Rights
84.
This person was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
85.
This was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. 
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Fort Sumter
d)
Battle of Chickamauga
86.
This is the location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War. 
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Atlanta Campaign
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Appomattox Courthouse

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