WorksheetsFinal STAAR Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 25mins
What impact did this innovation have on daily life?
It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country
It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years
It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country
It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders
The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the -
founding of trade schools in some colonies
development of different economies in the two regions
establishment of import taxes in some colonies
pattern of religious differences in the two regions
How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
By creating a segregated public education system
By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen's Bureau
By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers
What outcome best completes this diagram?
American Revolution
Popular Sovereignty
Manifest Destiny
Civil War
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
equal pay
own property
a public education
vote
Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed US Constitution?
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
1
2
3
4
The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily the result of -
the passage of strict federal labor laws
the abolition of the slave trade
the expansion of the cottage industry system
the new production methods of industrialization
For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?
To declare independence from all European nations
To form a social contract among themselves
To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians
To establish trade relations with other colonies
Which phrase best represents the US principle of republicanism?
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people
The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions
The division of power between a federal government and state governments
The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional
This author is expressing her opinion about -
recalling members of Congress
impeaching the President
disobeying the Supreme Court
amending the Constitution
Which phrase best represents the US principle of republicanism?
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people
The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions
The division of power between a federal government and state governments
The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional
Which reason best completes the diagram?
Requirements of an alliance with France
Interest in conquering territories in South America
British impressment of US sailors
Abolition of state militias
How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?
The government prevented taxes on domestic goods
Cottage workers needed governmental assistance
Interstate trade taxes were forbidden
A free enterprise system was adopted
Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?
Its members blamed Irish immigrants for taking away jobs
The party encouraged western migration of settlers
Its members opposed enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act in the Northeast
The party was in favor of universal suffrage
What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?
The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state
The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate
The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Jackson
The election of the first woman to the US Senate
Which term best completes this excerpt?
Second Great Awakening
temperance movement
Era of Good Feelings
abolitionist movement
Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
The system of indentured servitude was banned
The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production
Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate
Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers
This court case established Judicial Review by declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. This made the Supreme Court the final authority in deciding what laws and the Constitution means.
Marbury v. Madison
Ogden v. Gibbons
McCulloch v. Maryland
Dredd Scott v Sanford
The right of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. This was established by the case Marbury v. Madison.
Judicial Review
Federalists
Laissez Faire
Impressment
As Chief Justice. he increased the power of the Judicial Branch and Federal government after Marbury v. Madison.
John Marshall
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
The __________________ between the colonies and Great Britain caused the colonists to write documents such as the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the Charter of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact.
anger
friendship
distance
political animosity
Colonists were angry about the laws Parliament was passing to tax them because they had no _______________________ in Parliament.
members
King
time
representation
The colonists sent ____________________ a list of ______________________.
King George, grievances
Parliament, acts
the French, ultimatums
Spanish, territories
______________________was the result of men protesting against British Taxation Policies.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
The Boston Tea Party
The Treaty of Paris
_______________ was the turning point in the American Revolution because this victory is what convinced the French to ally with American troops to help win the war.
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Saratoga
Oglethorpe
At the end of the American Revolution, following the Battle of Yorktown and General Cornwallis’s surrender to American troops, Great Britain and the United States signed
.
a New Deal
a Gentleman's Agreement
Washington's surrender
a peace treaty known as the Treaty of Paris
Our _________________ Amendment rights protect against laws that keep people from doing things based on their religious beliefs.
Sixth
Second
Fourth
First
The ______________________ was a law that outlined the process for admitting or adding new states to the Union.
Proclamation of 1763
Constitution
Northwest Ordinance
Southeast Laws
The first permanent English settlement on US soil was founded in what year?
1620
1609
1617
1607
What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?
1620
1621
1619
1607
The Civil War was fought during what time period?
1860-1867
1857-1860
1861-1865
1845-1851
What date was the Declaration of Independence endorsed by the Second Continental Congress?
July 1, 1774
July 4, 1776
July 2, 1777
June 4, 1776
What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson?
1813
1801
1803
1804
What year was our first form of democratic self-government, the Mayflower Compact, signed on?
1776
1620
1607
1787
The United States Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation, was written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what year?
1787
1781
1776
1791
What year was the Magna Carta, signed by King John of England, as the first document limiting the power of the king?
1415
1315
1215
1218
What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis? 8.17(B)
Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?
Can a state regulate a federal agency?
Can a state overturn a federal law?
Can the federal government levy taxes on states?
What impact did this innovation have on daily life?
It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country
It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years
It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country
It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders
