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STAAR Review 2022

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the benefit of Separation of Powers?

a)

Ensures the President must follow the law

b)

Prevents the central government from being too powerful

c)

Allows states to keep special powers

d)

Expands the right to vote to more citizens

2.

Which amendment prevents cruel & unusual punishment?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

3.

What document was a list of grievances against Britain?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

The Constitution

4.

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Article X

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Federalist Papers

5.

Why did Anti-Federalists want to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

a)

To protect people's freedoms from the government

b)

To limit the power of state governments

c)

To give more importance to the Supreme Court

d)

They did not want to add it - that was the Federalists

6.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are...

a)

civic responsibilities

b)

unalienable rights

c)

the first amendment

d)

optional for citizens

7.

Who created the idea of unalienable rights?

a)

Charles de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron von Steuben

8.

Which amendment protects you from unreasonable search & seizure?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

9.

Which Principle of Government do these words represent?

a)

Federalism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

10.

Which amendment protects federalism (states keep powers)?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

10 Amendment

11.

Which amendment protects freedom of the press?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

12.

Which is NOT an example of a responsibility of citizens?

a)

Paying taxes

b)

Jury Duty

c)

Obeying the law

d)

Going to college

13.

What is due process?

a)

The rights of a person accused of a crime

b)

Freedom of expression

c)

How to create an amendment

d)

The Great Compromise

14.

Which amendment protects freedom of religion?

a)

10th Amendment

b)

8th Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

15.

What is a guarantee of the accused in the 5th Amendment?

a)

Not forced to testify against yourself

b)

No excessive bail

c)

No search without a warrant

d)

Required to have a lawyer

16.

In 1620 the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony created which founding document?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

English Bill of Rights

17.

Why is the amendment process important?

a)

It allows the Constitution to change and adapt with time.

b)

It protects your right to due process.

c)

It supports checks & balances for Congress.

d)

It provides a right to revolution against the government.

18.

Which amendment guarantees your right to a speedy, public trial and a lawyer to represent you?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

6th

d)

8th

19.

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?

a)

They ruled against him, saying slaves weren't citizens and couldn't file lawsuits

b)

They ruled against him, and put him in jail for being a runaway slave

c)

They ruled for him, and gave him his freedom

d)

They ruled for him, and put his owner in jail

20.

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Shiloh

21.

How did the Northern blockade hurt the South?

a)

It stopped them from trading their cotton

b)

It stopped them from trading their potatoes

c)

It stopped them from trading with other Southern states

d)

It stopped them from have any naval battles

22.

How did the South feel about tariffs?

a)

They disliked them because the South had to pay more to import goods

b)

They liked them because they helped pay off debts

c)

They liked them because they helped Southern factories

d)

They disliked them because they made is cost more to export goods

23.

What was the name for the important battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Battle of Sabine Pass

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

24.

What did the 14th amendment accomplish?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Grants citizenship and equal protection

c)

Made slavery illegal

d)

Guarantees voting rights

25.

The following group provided aid (help) to former slaves during Reconstruction.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

26.

Agricultural & economic practice where a land owner allows a tenant farmer to work his land for a share of his crop

a)

sustenance farming

b)

sharecropping

c)

carpetbagger

d)

slavery

27.

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

28.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

29.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
30.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
31.
Frederick Douglass was best known as what?
a)
Confederate General
b)
16th President
c)
Former slave who worked constantly for rights for African Americans
d)
Union General
32.

Who was the first African-American U.S. Senator?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Philip Bazaar

c)

William Carney

d)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

33.

This man is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He is also the first African American soldier to receive the award. He served in the 54th regiment for the Union Army.

a)

William Carney

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E. Lee

34.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
35.
Secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
36.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
37.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stowe

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Fredrick Douglas

38.

Which invention by Samuel Morse made it possible to communicate quickly across vast distance?

a)

Steamboat

b)

Cotton gin

c)

Telegraph

d)

Steel plow

39.

Which invention by John Deere helped cultivate the western frontier land?

a)

Railroad

b)

Colt Revolver

c)

Mechanical Reaper

d)

Steel Plow

40.

Which invention by Eli Whitney sped up the process of separating cotton fluff from the seeds?

a)

Cotton gin

b)

Cotton reaper

c)

Spinning Jenny

d)

Bessemer Process

41.

Which region supported states' rights, had an agrarian economy, and relied on slave labor?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

42.

Which region supported a strong central gov., had an industrial economy, and supported tariffs?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

43.

What helped the growth of business & industrialization by connecting markets?

a)

new transportation (canals, roads)

b)

new agricultural tools

c)

new immigrants to the U.S.

d)

new laws controlling competition

44.

How did the Missouri Compromise plan to avoid conflict over adding states?

a)

Drew Compromise Line dividing future slave & free states

b)

Outlawed adding any more slave states

c)

Agreed to not add any more states to preserve balance

d)

People in states would vote if they wanted slavery or not

45.

What vocabulary term does this map show?

a)

Nullification

b)

Urbanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Sectionalism

46.

"The rapid growth of cities; movement from rural lifestyle to city lifestyle."

a)

Urbanization

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Nullification

47.

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional was established in -

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

48.

Which of these is NOT central to free enterprise?

a)

competition

b)

little government regulation

c)

private property rights

d)

support monopolies

49.

Which immigrant group?


- potato famine

- Catholic religion

- settled in urban North

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

Chinese

d)

Scandinavian

50.

Which immigrant group??


- settled in California

- drawn by Gold Rush

- Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

Chinese

d)

Scandinavian

51.

Which invention by Robert Fulton made is faster to transport goods & people?

a)

Railroad

b)

Steamboat

c)

Cotton gin

d)

Telegraph

52.

How did industrialization lead to urbanization?

a)

People moved to cities for jobs

b)

People moved to cities because of lower taxes

c)

Living in cities was less expensive

d)

Factories had easy, high-paying jobs

53.

Which colonial region was primarily settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Backcountry

54.

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and a cold climate?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Backcountry

55.

Which colonial region's geography made it possible to grow cash crops such as tobacco?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Backcountry

56.

Which document established self-government and majority rule? (written by the Pilgrims)

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

57.

What was the first representative governing body in the 13 Colonies?

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

Congress

58.

The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to...

a)

obtain better jobs.

b)

seek religious freedom.

c)

search for gold.

d)

help win the war against the Native Americans.

59.

Mercantilism is -

a)

an economic system where colonies sold manufactured goods to France.

b)

an economic system that allowed competition between colonies.

c)

an economic system where England profited from the colonies.

d)

an economic system where all goods with owned by the community.

60.

What is shown in the image above?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade Route

c)

Agriculture

d)

Mercantilism

61.

What is one reason the colonies established their own representative governments?

a)

They wanted independence.

b)

To include Native Americans.

c)

Distance from England

d)

The settlers were hungry for more power.

62.

Which is an accurate EFFECT of European exploration?

a)

The French conquered the Aztec empire.

b)

A faster route to Asia was discovered.

c)

Millions of Native Americans died from disease.

d)

Americans established colonies in Europe.

63.

Spreading their religion and gaining riches were reasons for -

a)

a plantation economy.

b)

expanding into Asian markets.

c)

founding Plymouth colony.

d)

exploration and colonization.

64.

Which religious group founded Pennsylvania?

a)

Catholics

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

d)

Methodists

65.

What was the first written constitution in the 13 Colonies?

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

66.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
67.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
68.
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
69.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
70.
This battle where the American Colonist won and was called "The shot heard 'round the world". 
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
71.
Pamphlet that sparked the independent spirit within the colonies during the revolution.
a)
Common Sense
b)
Catching Fire
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mayflower Compact
72.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
73.

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy?

a)

The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain

b)

The abolition of consumption taxes

c)

The creation of a trade alliance with France

d)

The establishment of a national bank

74.

The organization of the first U. S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issues?

a)

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

b)

The election of George Washington to a second term as president

c)

The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

d)

The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

75.

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

War of 1812

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

76.

Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

The immigration of Europeans to the United States must be discouraged.

b)

International peace can be maintained without complicated alliances.

c)

The power to nullify federal laws is necessary to preserve sovereignty.

d)

Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited.

77.
In George Washington's Farewell Address, he said the U.S. should
a)
Keep a foreign policy of neutrality
b)
Put high tariffs on exported goods
c)
Stop newspapers from criticizing the government
d)
Have as many political parties
78.
Disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson led to
a)
The outbreak of the War of 1812
b)
Washington stepping down after 2 terms
c)
The creation of the first political parties
d)
The Whiskey Rebellion
79.
This law took away freedom of the press and made it harder to become a U.S. citizen
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Midnight Judges
c)
Judiciary Act
d)
Marbury v. Madison
80.
Action taken for the 1st time and followed by others. 
a)
Nullify 
b)
Sedition
c)
Precedent 
d)
Neutrality 
81.
Supreme Court's power to determine if something is unconstitutional. 
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Judicial Review 
c)
Impressment 
d)
Embargo 
82.
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States:
a)
True
b)
False
83.
What is impressment?
a)
Kidnapping American sailors to fight in the British Navy.
b)
Dressing up to make people think good things about you.
c)
Sticking a stamp on a piece of paper to leave an image.
84.
an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
a)
Adams-Onís Treaty
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)

Missouri Compromise

d)
Adams-Otis Treaty
85.

What is Manifest Destiny

a)

The idea that America was destined to gain freedom from England

b)

The idea that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

c)

The idea that America is destined to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast

d)

All of the above

86.

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

To make war with Native American tribes

b)

The find Gold

c)

To study the land of the Louisiana Purchase and find a passage to the Pacific

d)

To follow the yellow brick road

87.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
88.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
89.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
90.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
91.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
92.
Oregon Trail 
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
93.
The US got Florida from
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
94.

“Jacksonian Democracy” was a political movement that included ___________ in the voting process.

a)

everyday people (white male farmers, workers, laborers)

b)

wealthy white men with property

c)

African Americans and women

d)

all of the above

95.

What did the the Indian Removal Act do?

a)

law that forced native tribes to move from the southern U.S. to land in present-day Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska

b)

allowed white settlers to kill Indians if the settlers wanted the natives' land

c)

gave the Native Americans excellent western land and large payments in exchange for their southern land

d)

allowed Native Americans to sue for the right to remain in their territories in the South

96.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
97.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson   Because it suggests that ---
a)
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
98.
Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?
a)
They were being persecuted 
b)
People wanted their lands 
c)
Natives didn't want them on their land 
d)
All of the above
99.

Who brought the idea of civil disobedience to the American thoughts

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Hiram Revels

d)

Henry David Thoreau

100.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
101.

What is the purpose of Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

abolish slavery

b)

support abortion

c)

fight for women's suffrage and many other equal rights

d)

raise awareness for women's rights

102.
Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steam boat
c)
cotton gin
d)
interchangeable parts
103.

What was the Temperance Movement?

a)

When the earth cools fast and causes it to move

b)

The movement to make more people drink alcohol in the United States

c)

The movement to limit alcohol drinking in the United States and other countries

d)

When everyone started to pour alcohol on cats

104.

Which person is connected to the free public education?

a)

Horace Grant

b)

Horace, the Egyptian sky god

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Mrs. Mann, our art teacher

105.

What is the Reform Movement?

a)

Period of time where America expanded slavery out west

b)

Time when Americans moved to urban areas

c)

Era when Americans tried to improve conditions

d)

Factories replaced hand made products

106.

The French and English explorers were looking for which shortcut through the Americas?

a)

The Atlantic Thruway

b)

The Cape of Good Hope

c)

The Northwest Passage

d)

The Strait of Magellan

107.

What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Pyramid

108.
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
109.

What case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

110.

Dorothea Dix reported to the Massachusetts legislature that, "A woman in a cage . . . (one man) losing the use of his limbs from want of exercise . . . one man and one woman chained." What was the purpose of her meeting?

a)

She was trying to change the conditions of the prisons and creating hospitals to house the mentally ill.

b)

She was concerned after visiting a hospital for wounded soldiers wanted to try and change the conditions of the army hospital.

c)

She was working to reform the health conditions of the poor who were working long hours in the textile mills.

d)

She was hoping to change the school system so that it was safer and cleaner for all students learning.

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