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Final STAAR Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

a)

It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country

b)

It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

c)

It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country

d)

It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders

2.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the -

a)

founding of trade schools in some colonies

b)

development of different economies in the two regions

c)

establishment of import taxes in some colonies

d)

pattern of religious differences in the two regions

3.

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

a)

By creating a segregated public education system

b)

By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen's Bureau

c)

By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

d)

By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

4.

What outcome best completes this diagram?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Civil War

5.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

a)

equal pay

b)

own property

c)

a public education

d)

vote

6.

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed US Constitution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily the result of -

a)

the passage of strict federal labor laws

b)

the abolition of the slave trade

c)

the expansion of the cottage industry system

d)

the new production methods of industrialization

9.

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

a)

To declare independence from all European nations

b)

To form a social contract among themselves

c)

To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

d)

To establish trade relations with other colonies

10.

Which phrase best represents the US principle of republicanism?

a)

The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

b)

The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

c)

The division of power between a federal government and state governments

d)

The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

11.

This author is expressing her opinion about -

a)

recalling members of Congress

b)

impeaching the President

c)

disobeying the Supreme Court

d)

amending the Constitution

12.

Which phrase best represents the US principle of republicanism?

a)

The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

b)

The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

c)

The division of power between a federal government and state governments

d)

The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

13.

Which reason best completes the diagram?

a)

Requirements of an alliance with France

b)

Interest in conquering territories in South America

c)

British impressment of US sailors

d)

Abolition of state militias

14.

How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?

a)

The government prevented taxes on domestic goods

b)

Cottage workers needed governmental assistance

c)

Interstate trade taxes were forbidden

d)

A free enterprise system was adopted

15.

Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?

a)

Its members blamed Irish immigrants for taking away jobs

b)

The party encouraged western migration of settlers

c)

Its members opposed enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act in the Northeast

d)

The party was in favor of universal suffrage

16.

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

a)

The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state

b)

The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate

c)

The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Jackson

d)

The election of the first woman to the US Senate

17.

Which term best completes this excerpt?

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

temperance movement

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

abolitionist movement

18.

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

a)

The system of indentured servitude was banned

b)

The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

c)

Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate

d)

Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers

19.

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.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Ogden v. Gibbons

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Dredd Scott v Sanford

20.

The right of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. This was established by the case Marbury v. Madison.

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Federalists

c)

Laissez Faire

d)

Impressment

21.

As Chief Justice. he increased the power of the Judicial Branch and Federal government after Marbury v. Madison.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

22.

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.

a)

anger

b)

friendship

c)

distance

d)

political animosity

23.

Colonists were angry about the laws Parliament was passing to tax them because they had no _______________________ in Parliament.

a)

members

b)

King

c)

time

d)

representation

24.

The colonists sent ____________________ a list of ______________________.

a)

King George, grievances

b)

Parliament, acts

c)

the French, ultimatums

d)

Spanish, territories

25.

______________________was the result of men protesting against British Taxation Policies.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Treaty of Paris

26.

_______________ 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.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Saratoga

d)

Oglethorpe

27.

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)

a New Deal

b)

a Gentleman's Agreement

c)

Washington's surrender

d)

a peace treaty known as the Treaty of Paris

28.

Our _________________ Amendment rights protect against laws that keep people from doing things based on their religious beliefs.

a)

Sixth

b)

Second

c)

Fourth

d)

First

29.

The ______________________ was a law that outlined the process for admitting or adding new states to the Union.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Constitution

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Southeast Laws

30.

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

a)

1620

b)

1609

c)

1617

d)

1607

31.

What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?

a)

1620

b)

1621

c)

1619

d)

1607

32.

The Civil War was fought during what time period?

a)

1860-1867

b)

1857-1860

c)

1861-1865

d)

1845-1851

33.

What date was the Declaration of Independence endorsed by the Second Continental Congress?

a)

July 1, 1774

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

July 2, 1777

d)

June 4, 1776

34.

What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson?

a)

1813

b)

1801

c)

1803

d)

1804

35.

What year was our first form of democratic self-government, the Mayflower Compact, signed on?

a)

1776

b)

1620

c)

1607

d)

1787

36.

The United States Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation, was written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what year?

a)

1787

b)

1781

c)

1776

d)

1791

37.

What year was the Magna Carta, signed by King John of England, as the first document limiting the power of the king?

a)

1415

b)

1315

c)

1215

d)

1218

38.
The area shaded in green represents what event in U.S. History?
a)
Civil War, 1861-65
b)
Louisiana Purchase, 1803
c)
Texas Annexation, 1845
d)
Mexican Cession, 1848
39.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis? 8.17(B)

a)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

b)

Can a state regulate a federal agency?

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

40.

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

a)

It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country

b)

It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

c)

It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country

d)

It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders

41.
Which colony was founded in 1607?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Roanoke
42.
What was a motivation for British colonization in North America?
a)
Escape Famine (Disease)
b)
Indian Labor
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Plantations
43.
Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —
a)
angelicans
b)
quakers
c)
puritans
d)
mormans
44.
What was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
it had many members
b)
members are chosen by the governor 
c)
the governor has no power
d)
Representatives are elected by the people
45.
How did slavery impact the way of life in the southern colonies?
a)
Black businesses thrived
b)
Agrarian economy based on plantation system
c)
textile industries were in the south
d)
the south grew because they sold a lot of slaves
46.
The __________ Compromise said that every 5 slaves counted as 3 people for population purposes.
a)
Great
b)
3/5
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
47.
The ____________ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise by giving people in the middle territory of the United States a chance to vote on slavery.
a)
California
b)
1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska
d)
None
48.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson