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2025 Social Studies STAAR Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson to the king of England: expressing the colonists grievances and declaring the 13 colonies free from England.

a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
2.

________________ is a principle of the constitution in which the three branches have power to make sure the other branch's don't become too powerful.

a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Republicanism
d)
Limited Government
3.

This is the 10th Amendment and is shared powers between the federal gov't and the states.

a)

Secede

b)

Suffrage

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Federalism

4.

The _____________ foreign policy statement made by the 5th President stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations.

a)

Adam's Inaugural Address

b)

Washington's Farewell Address

c)

Jefferson's Embargo Act

d)

Monroe Doctrine

5.

___________ was the social contract signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; a form of self government.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Articles of Confederation

6.

What immigrant group came to the U.S. and helped build the western (Pacific Ocean side) section of the transcontinental railroad?

a)

Mormons

b)

Chinese

c)

Irish

d)

Dutch

7.
General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
8.

Where did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, which officially ended the Civil War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

San Jacinto

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

9.

_____________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government. Wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

10.

Cheap labor was provided by these workers in U.S. factories and in building the transcontinental railroad here in America.

a)

Native Americans

b)

foreign immigrants

c)

indentured servants

d)

slaves

11.

An inventor, statesman, diplomat to France (convincing them to become allies with the U.S. during the Revolutionary War), signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to Constitutional Convention.

a)
George Washington
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Sam Adams
12.
_____________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Loyalists
13.

What was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the United States?

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Anti-federalists

c)

Suffrage

d)

Common Man

14.

______________ the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties. The Anti-federalist wanted this added to the U.S. Constitution before they would ratify it.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Reconstruction Amendments

15.

Which battle ended the Revolutionary War where general Cornwallis surrendered to general George Washington? The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the war.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bull Run

16.

______________ advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to avoid “entangling alliances”(being friends with other countries).

a)

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

b)

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

c)

Washington's Farewell Address

d)

Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address

17.

These were religious events that preachers held to make society better

a)

1st and 2nd great Awakenings

b)

Congress

c)

Shays Rebellion

d)

Temperance Movement

18.

What is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country through trading?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Socialism

d)

None

19.

This harsh and painful event during the Revolutionary War gave the colonial army (led by George Washington) confidence, training and skills to eventually defeat the British Army?

a)

Winter at Valley Forge

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Battle of Lexington / Concorde

20.

Which constitutional principle created the three branches of government?

a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Federalism