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U.S. HISTORY STAAR REVIEW 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British victory extended the fighting for another year

b)

The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army

c)

The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority

d)

The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

2.

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at​?

a)

Lexington

b)

Plymouth

c)

Saratoga

d)

Boston

3.

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Colonists born in America were prohibited from hold elected office

b)

Colonists were forced to quarter troop in their homes

c)

Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army

d)

Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

4.

In which court case was judicial review established?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Marbury v. Madison

5.

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

a)

The abolition movement

b)

The election of Andrew Jackson as president

c)

The use of protective tariffs

d)

The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

6.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

Can a state regulate a federal agency

b)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

7.
The revolution in the late 1700s and early 1800s that changed the way that people worked was the ___________________.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Modern Revolution
c)
Technology Revolution
d)
Machine Revolution
8.

How did the constitutional convention solve the issue of state representation?

a)

Each state got two representatives

b)

State representatives were elected based on the population of that state

c)

States would get no representatives

d)

Each state would only get one representative

9.

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that...

a)

The government could make and enforce all laws.

b)

The government can deal with foreign countries and sign treaties

c)

The government had no power to tax

d)

The government could not declare war or make peace

10.
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
a)
the use of federal paper currency increased
b)
agricultural imports increased
c)
imports of raw materials increased
d)
manufacturing increased
11.
Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?
a)
manufacturers instituted a 5 day work week
b)
labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment
c)
workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills
d)
production of goods transitioned from homes to factories
12.
What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
a)
He was against removing American Indians from their native lands
b)
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories
c)
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny
d)
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River