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STAAR REVIEW

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did George Washington believe neutrality was best for the U.S.?

a)

Feared French settlements in the West

b)

Wanted to stay out of foreign affairs/wars

c)

Feared attacks from Native Americans

d)

Believed that fighting was a good thing

2.

Which two people were the founders of the first political parties?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

b)

Samuel Adams and John Adams

c)

Thomas Paine and Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

3.

The Treaty of Ghent ended which conflict?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

War of 1812

c)

French and Indian War

d)

French Revolution

4.

The Monroe Doctrine said what?

a)

The U.S. would no longer allow foreign alliances

b)

The U.S wanted to be friends with all foreign countries.

c)

The U.S. wanted to fight the Native Americans over the territory claims.

d)

The U.S. would no longer allow foreign nations to settle in the Western Hemisphere

5.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

6.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

7.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

8.

Where was the safest place for a runaway slaves to go after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850?

a)

Virginia

b)

Canada

c)

California

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Ohio

10.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
11.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
12.

Which era is represented by this photograph?

a)

The early republic

b)

The Age of Jackson

c)

Westward expansion

d)

Civil War

13.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

a)

President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

b)

The Gettysburg Address

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Thirteenth Amendment

14.

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

a)

Several important Confederate generals were killed

b)

Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River

c)

The Confederate territory was divided in half

d)

Severe causalities were inflicted on Union forces

15.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

16.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

17.

Who was the Confederate General of all Armies leading the South?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

Charles Cornwallis

18.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made goods and services more expensive & harder to ship
b)
Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people safer transportation
d)
Opened new land for exploring and settlements
19.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
20.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
a)
we made fewer products
b)
we made better quality products
c)
we made products from home
d)
mass production & cheaper goods
21.
The cotton gin was invented by _____, which helped separate seeds from cotton fiber.
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Edmund Cartwright
22.

Where did Marbury vs. Madison take place?

a)

Congress

b)

White House

c)

Capitol Building

d)

Supreme Court

23.

What is a precedent?

a)

A law from Congress

b)

A military order

c)

An example or tradition

d)

A plan of action

24.
Which court case establishes Judicial Review?
a)
Mculloh V Maryland
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Hamilton V Jefferson
25.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happpiness
a)
bill of rights
b)
unalienable rights
c)
separation of powers
26.
Right that protects freedom of personal expression
a)
2nd amendment
b)
3rd amendment
c)
1st amendment 
d)
10th amendment
27.
Right that protects freedom to assemble
a)
2nd amendment
b)
3rd amendment
c)
1st amendment 
d)
10th amendment
28.
Each branch of government has power to control the other two
a)
bill of rights
b)
separation of powers
c)
judicial review
d)
checks and balances
29.
Citizens elect representatives to make and enforce laws
a)
unalienable rights
b)
republicanism
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
checks and balances
30.
Right that protects owning a firearm
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
2nd amendment
d)
3rd amendment
31.

Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence was clearly inspired by the ideas of

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

32.

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to abandon the Articles of Confederation?

a)

In hopes that they could return to Great Britain as colonies.

b)

To create a strong central government in their new nation.

c)

The delegates wanted to create a monarchy.

d)

They were looking to become part of the French Empire.

33.

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

a)

The Virginia Plan

b)

Three-fifths Compromise

c)

The New Jersey Plan

d)

The Great Compromise

34.

Division of Government between the National and state governments

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

35.
Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
36.

Amendment 3 is best described as:

a)

Freedom to petition the government

b)

sharing powers between the federal and state governments

c)

Keeping soldiers from living in your home

d)

Due Process and protection under the law

37.

Which amendment protects your rights to be searched and have things taken from you with a warrant?

a)

Amendment Three

b)

Amendment Four

c)

Amendment Five

d)

Amendment Seven

38.

Which amendment gives you the right to trial by jury?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

39.
Which of these is not allowed, according to the Eighth Amendment?
a)
reasonable bail
b)
reasonable fines
c)
jail terms
d)
cruel punishments
40.
Why was the Ninth Amendment added to the Constitution?
a)
because the framers worried they might have forgotten an important right
b)
because the framers wanted to make clear that basic rights were guaranteed even if they were not stated specifically
c)
because the Bill of Rights had to have ten parts
d)
because the English Bill of Rights listed nine rights
41.
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.
42.
What historic document is the Bill of Rights a part of?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The English Bill of Rights
43.

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

a)

It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.

b)

It instilled fear of war in the colonies.

c)

It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.

d)

It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

44.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

b)

the start the American Revolution

c)

to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.

d)

to instruct how a county wins its freedom.

45.

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

a)

People are born with natural rights.

b)

People can vote to choose natural rights

c)

Natural rights are given only to citizens.

d)

Natural rights come from the government.

46.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
47.

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

a)

Boycott British goods

b)

Made their own goods

c)

Decided they didn't need goods

d)

Stopped paying all of their taxes

48.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights that government cannot take away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality

49.

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Housing Act

50.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

51.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

52.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
53.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
54.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
55.
"The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation.... The propert[ies] of many [have] been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing."This quotation from an eyewitness on the "Trial of Tears" describes events resulting from the---
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Indian removal Act
56.

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to -

a)

ban the spread of slavery to new territories

b)

decrease the consumption of alcohol

c)

gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons

d)

create a self-sufficient Utopian society

57.

Which sign would most likely have been carried by an abolitionist?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

Helped lead in prison reform

and treatment for mentally ill.

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Harriet Tubman

59.

“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men — the balance-wheel of the social machinery.”


Which reformer dedicated his/her efforts to implementing this strategy for improving society?

a)

Horace Mann

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Susan B. Anthony

60.

What was the impact of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848)?

a)

It led to the formation of the Republican Party.

b)

It publicized the need for an expansion of women’s rights.

c)

It promoted the concept of Manifest Destiny.

d)

It revealed the poor treatment of Southern slaves.

61.

Which abolitionists was the author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Brown

d)

Sojourner Truth

62.

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

63.
a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

64.

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Limited Government

65.

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

66.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
67.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
68.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
69.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
70.

_________________________ was the first national constitution in America.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Articles of Confederation

71.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
72.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
73.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410

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