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WorksheetsGeorge's STAAR Review!
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
ALL of the following are TRUE about Jamestown, Virginia EXCEPT
it was founded in 1607
it was founded for religious freedom
the British were trying to make profits from natural resources
they suffered a "starving time" till John Smith and tobacco
ALL of the following are TRUE about Plymouth, Massachusetts EXCEPT:
it was settled by Pilgrims in 1620
it was founded for religious freedom
it is in New England
it was founded for economic reasons
Virginia, Georgia, The Carolinas, and Maryland
New England colonies
Middle Colonies
New Spain Colonies
Southern Colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
New Spain Colonies
Southern Colonies
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
New Spain Colonies
Southern Colonies
Rocky soil, cold climate
New England
Southern
Middle
New France
Warm summers and cold winters, decent soil for farming
New England
Middle
Southern
New France
Warm climate, long growing season, fertile soil
New England
Middle
Southern
New France
Plantations, cash crops, slaves, agriculture
New England
Middle
Southern
Mexico
Farming of grains (wheat, rye, barley), trade in cities, MOST DIVERSE
New England
Middle
Southern
Mexico
Lumber, fishing, shipbuilding, trade
New England
Middle
Southern
Mexico
Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Virginia House of Burgesses, and New England town meetings are all examples of:
self-government and representative government
monarchy
mercantilism
free enterpirse
The first agreement to self-government (a social contract) in the colonies
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first WRITTEN CONSTITUTION in the colonies
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
House of Burgesses
English Bill of Rights
This was the first representative assembly (colonial legislature - law making body) in the colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Magna Carta
Salutary neglect means that in the colonial era, the British government pretty much left the colonies alone, so that means ...
they created a system of free enterprise
the distance made the colonies pretty much just govern themselves
they had more respect for the monarchy
the colonies just pretty much had no government
In the Era of Exploration, FRANCE's main goals:
to spread Catholicism (Christianity), find gold, claim land
to trade furs and make alliances with Native Americans
to gain wealth from natural resources
to conquer all of the indigenous peoples
In the Era of Exploration, SPAIN's main goals:
to find gold, spread Christianity to Natives by building missions
to trade furs and make alliances with Natives
to learn more about other cultures
to find a new king
In the Era of Exploration, ENGLAND's main goals:
to build colonies and build wealth from natural resources
to spread Christianity
to learn how to make new foods
to conquer the natives
The Transatlantic Slave Trade …
Brought kidnapped Africans to work on southern plantations
brought immigrants to work in New England industries
Took colonists back to Europe
Crossed the North American continent
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Declaration of Independence?
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Signed on July 4, 1776
Listed grievances (complaints) colonists had against the king
It said “all men and women are created equal”
These dudes were super fed up with the British, so they named George Washington to lead an army to fight against them and decided to declare the colonies independent.
House of burgesses in Virginia
2nd continental congress in Philly
Shays rebellion in Massachusetts
Battle of New Orleans in Louisiana
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
Unalienable rights that cannot be taken away
Parts of the Magna Carta
Listed in the Bill of Rights
Articles of the Mayflower Compact
Why did all those taxes (Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts) anger the colonists so much?
They were being taxed without representation (or consent) in Parliament
They were going broke from all the taxes
They didn’t believe in taxing
They were being forced to quarter troops in their homes
Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
10th amendment
8th amendment
2nd amendment
1st amendment
This amendment says the state governments have powers
1st
9th
10th
13th
Which of these is NOT TRUE about JUDICIAL REVIEW?
It was established in the case of Marbury v. Madison
It says the Supreme Court gets to determine if a law is unconstitutional
It strengthened the judicial branch
It gave the president more power
In the battle for ratification of the Constitution, these dudes LIKED the strong national government it established.
Federalists
Anti-federalists
In the ratification debate, these dudes thought the constitution made the national government too strong. They wanted more power to the states and to add a bill of rights.
Federalists
Anti-federalists
George Mason and Patrick Henry were
Federalists
Anti-feds
All of the following words mean the same thing BUT ONE ... which one DOES NOT mean the same as the others?
state government
national government
central government
federal government
What DOCUMENT is being described here: the first government for the US after declaring independence, created a weak national government with most power in the states
The US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
Which DOCUMENT is being described here: the break-up letter to King George/Britain, written by Jefferson, talked about unalienable rights and grievances
The US Constitution
the Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Which DOCUMENT is being described here: added to the Constitution to make the Anti-Feds happy, the first ten amendments to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The US Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Which DOCUMENT is being described here: written at a convention in Philadelphia, father is James Madison, created a strong national government, still in use today
The Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
Articles of Confederation
This was a compromise between states with larger and smaller populations, created a BICAMERAL (2-house) legislature
The 3/5 Compromise
Missouri Compromise
The Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Differences between these two dudes would lead to ...
The Articles of Confederation
The origin of political parties in the US
Shays Rebellion
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Hamilton created a plan to build an economy for the new nation. A major part of his plan was to create this, to which Jefferson was strongly opposed:
a national bank
a tax on travel
the Coast Guard
a new cabinet
The Northwest Ordinance ... (CHOOSE 3 correct answers!)
was a major failure of the Articles of Confederation
established procedures for the orderly expansion of the United State
created a process for territories to become states
was the only major success under the Articles of Confederation
Why did the War of 1812 cause the American economy to explode (in a good way)?
because all the embargoes made it easy to trade with other countries
because we were no longer trading with Britain so started making our own goods
because people got rich because of the war
because many Americans worked to build the railroad
All of the following are TRUE about FREE ENTERPRISE economy EXCEPT:
it is similar to mercantilism
also called Capitalism
the government is not involved at all
people are free to buy and sell whatever they want
During the Industrial Revolution, many immigrants came to the United States and worked as unskilled labor. Please select THREE TRUE answers below.
Chinese immigrants came to California to find gold, many worked to build the railroad
Irish came to escape a potato famine, many worked to build the Erie Canal and railroad
German immigrants came to escape political unrest in Germany
Spanish immigrants came to open restaurants
Industrialization is ...
the process of cities growing
goods went from being made in homes to being made in factories
the process of forcing people into slavery
an economic system
Urbanization means cities are growing in population and size. What caused this to happen during the Industrial Revolution? (PICK TWO CORRECT ANSWERS)
immigrants were moving to the Northeast from Europe
people were tired of living out on the country
people moved from farms to cities to get jobs at factories
Army training was happening in the cities
SELECT all that are TRUE about the effects of the building of the ERIE CANAL.
Shipping became more efficient (cheaper and faster)
The interior of the US was connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the canal and the Hudson River
New York city grew to become the center of world trade
towns and businesses grew along the canal in upstate New York
The invention of the steamboat made shipping on rivers and canals (like the Mississippi and Erie) much faster and easier because ...
it could go upstream
it replaced Carnival cruise ships
it allowed slaves to be transported across the Atlantic Ocean
it made travel in the mountains easier
Here is a picture of the cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney. What was a HUGE effect of this invention?
the need for slave labor INCREASED
the need for slave labor DECREASED
people could communicate faster
people could travel faster
Select ALL of the statements that are TRUE about Eli Whitney's INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS.
it led to the growth of the factory system
it increased the need for slaves
goods were able to be produced in mass quantities
it made producing goods slower
This social reform movement was led by women and church leaders who wanted men to stop drinking alcohol.
Abolition
temperance
womens rights
labor reform
These were the first people in America who wanted to end slavery.
Quakers
Pilgrims
settlers of Jamestown
Powhatan Indians
Why was the 2nd Great Awakening (a religious movement) important?
it caused people to want to be better people, and they worked to reform bad things in society
it made people be less religious
it made Americans want to expand Westward
it caused the War of 1812
She led the prison and hospital reform movement.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Sojouner Truth
Dorothea Dix
The Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia is important because ...
it established judicial review
President Jackson completely ignored the ruling
it regulated interstate commerce
it said all slaves are property
During Jackson's presidency, many native tribes were forced to relocate (the Trail of Tears) to Oklahoma due to the Indian Removal Act. Why?
because there were other natives there
because white Americans wanted to valuable land and there was also maybe gold on it
because they wanted to move
because there was better climate there for them
During Jackson's presidency, many Southerners didn't like a tariff that had been passed and they kept threatening to NULLIFY it. And they called it the Tariff of Abominations! What does it mean to nullify a law?
to cancel or ignore it, make it invalid in your state
to make it a more important law
to take it to the Supreme Court
to proclaim independence from Britain
The idea of Manifest Destiny ... (CHOOSE TWO!) ..
is related to Westward Expansion
was a belief that the US was destined to spread democracy and Christianity across the continent
was a concept adopted from the Native Americans
was opposed to the annexation of Texas
With an agreement with the British, we got this territory AND first achieved the goal of Manifest Destiny.
Louisiana Territory
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
James K. Polk was called "Mr. Manifest Destiny" and really wanted California, so he provoked a war with this country to get it ... but claimed the war was over boundary/border disputes in Texas.
Spain
France
Mexico
England
California and Texas used to be part of Mexico. California, Texas, and FLORIDA were also previously part of
New England
New Spain
New France
New Hampshire
How did the land gained in the Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) lead to sectional differences?
Northern and Southern states disagreed over taxes
Northern and Southern States disagreed over the expansion of slavery
Northern and Southern states disagreed over how to count slaves for representation
Northern and Southern states disagreed over the Oregon Trail
This is the location of the end of the Civil War.
Vicksburg, MS
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Antietam, PA
This is the location of one of the turning points of the Civil War -- where the Union took control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half.
Gettysburg, PA
Vicksburg, MS
Saratoga, NY
Antietam, PA
This is one of the turning points in the Civil War - the three day battle was a Union victory and the Confederate Army would never again invade the North.
Gettysburg, PA
Vicksburg, MS
Antietam. PA
Lexington and Concord. MA
What was the Union's military strategy in the Civil War?
cut off all trade with France
to fight until they give up
block all southern ports, take control of Mississippi River, invade Richmond
take over New Orleans
Select ALL that are TRUE about the Radical Republicans.
They were members of Congress during Reconstruction.
They disagreed with Pres. Andrew Johnson and impeached him.
They wanted to punish the South.
They wanted to take it easy on the South.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a government agency that helped former slaves with jobs and education
a place for former slaves to live
a group of people working to end slavery
a set of laws that limited the lives of former slaves
Sharecropping was a way many formerly enslaved people earned a living in this time period:
The Civil War
Colonial Era
Reconstruction
The American Revolution
This amendment officially ENDED SLAVERY in the United States.
12th
13th
14th
15th
The amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision; gave formerly enslaved people the rights of citizens.
15th
10th
13th
14th
This amendment gave African-American men suffrage (BUT NOT women or Native Americans)
10th
14th
15th
13th
Who did we get this land from?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
This independent republic was annexed to the US in 1845; had previously belonged to Spain and Mexico
Oregon
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
We gained this territory through the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain in 1819.
Florida
Mexican Cession
California
Oregon
This land was acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the end of the Mexican-American War.
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
FLorida
Louisiana Territory
The year 1776 is related to which era in US history?
The Constitution
the Civil War
The American Revolution
Westward Expansion
