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STAAR Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The factors listed above contributed most to the —

a)

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

2.

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

a)

1: Indigo

b)

2: Moderate

c)

3: Rocky soil

d)

4: Ships

3.

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

a)

The opportunity for trade with American Indians

b)

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

c)

The doctrine of the Church of England

d)

The economic system of mercantilism

4.

Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?

a)

Followers put suspected witches on trial.

b)

Slavery was abolished in the colonies.

c)

New teachings taught believers to challenge authority.

d)

Puritans in England immigrated to the New World.

5.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture in the Plantation system

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

6.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it—

a)

banned colonial trading with the American Indians

b)

surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada

c)

offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles

d)

prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

7.

The Continental Congress issued this commission to —

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

8.

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

a)

restricting colonial trade with American Indians

b)

imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

c)

angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

d)

punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

9.

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

a)

political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

b)

interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

c)

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

d)

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

10.

This excerpt refers to rights that people —

a)

earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

b)

receive by becoming citizens of a country

c)

have as a result of being human

d)

are granted after enlistment in the military

11.

Look at this excerpt from a STAAR question; the most likely matching keywords are...

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

pay off debt after the French and Indian War

c)

representative self-government

d)

trade with foreign countries

12.

Which cause of the American Revolution is described in this excerpt?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Proclamation of 1763

13.

Which phrase would best help you answer a question from this excerpt?

a)

"Four score and seven years ago..."

b)

No taxation without representation in Parliament

14.

Look at these keywords from a STAAR question; the most likely matching keywords are...

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

pay off debt after the French and Indian War

c)

representative self-government

d)

trade with foreign countries

15.

Women's rights movement leader who was instrumental in the proposal and ratification of the 19th Amendment

a)

Dorthea Dix

b)

Susan B Anthony

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

16.

Women's rights movement leader who organized the Seneca Falls Convention

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Dorthea Dix

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

17.

The right to vote

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Suffrage

c)

Temperance

d)

2nd Great Awakening

18.

Someone opposed to slavery

a)

Suffragette

b)

Transcendentalist

c)

Prohibitionist

d)

Abolitionist

19.

Transcendentalist artists who painted American landscapes

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

Hudson River School

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

20.

Movement that taught that man could get closer to God through nature

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Temperance

d)

Abolitionism

21.

Leader in education reform; Wanted to make school available for everyone

a)

Dorthea Dix

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

22.

Religious movement that led to social reforms

a)

Temperance

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Suffrage

d)

Transcendentalism

23.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

25.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

26.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which number represents the Adams-Onis Treaty (Florida Cession)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.

Which number represents the Oregon Territory?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

30.

Which number represents the Mexican Cession? Hint: After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

31.
The Battle of ______________ renewed patriots' hopes for independence and secured foreign recognition and support.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
32.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
33.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
34.

Why was "The Great Compromise" so important?

a)

It created the Senate and the House of Representatives.

b)

Smaller states seceded.

c)

Larger states had all the power in the government.

d)

People never argued again.

35.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Based on the excerpt, which group wrote the Lecompton Constitution?

a)

Opponents of westward expansion

b)

Supporters of abolitionism

c)

Anti-slavery northerners

d)

Pro-Slavery Southerners

38.

Which region primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.
Which economy and contributing factor helped the West Region?
a)
Large farms/Slaves used for labor.
b)
Cottage Industry/Mild weather that attracted immigrants.
c)
Mining/Metal Ores and Minerals
d)
Ranching/Railroads to transport cattle to market.
40.
Major result of Missouri Compromise.
a)
Increases the # of immigrants settlingin northern states.
b)
Provided financing for canal construction
c)
Rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.
d)
Temporarily relieved sectional tensions.
41.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

43.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

48.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

50.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

51.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.
Marbury v. Madison (1803) was significant because:
a)
It gave significant decision making power to the President.
b)
It established the first case of judicial review in which a law was struck down as unconstitutional.
c)
It created a system of lower courts and weakened the Supreme Court.
d)
State courts were given a higher level of authority that federal courts.
53.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

56.

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

a)

Votes were cast by secret ballot

b)

Property qualifications for voting were strengthened

c)

Poll taxes were reduced

d)

Voter participation increased

57.

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt?

a)

The passage of the Dawes Act

b)

The Louisiana Purchase

c)

The adoption of Indian removal policies

d)

The Battle of Tippecanoe

58.

What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

The taxation of Cherokee lands

b)

The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people

c)

The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation

d)

The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people

59.

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Civil War

61.
One attempt to resolve this issue below without violence involved which action?
a)
The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.
b)
Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.
c)
The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.
d)
Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.
62.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

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.

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