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U.S History
Social Studies STAAR Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| What year was the signing of the Mayflower Compact? | 1620 |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? | 1776 |
| What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased? | 1803 |
| How long was the civil war? | 1861- 1865 4 years |
| Why was the Magna Carta written? | It was written to protect the rights of citizens. 1215 <- the year it was written |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763 for? | It prevented colonies from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| What is the Sugar Act about? | It was tax placed on sugar and other products shipped to the colonies. |
| What is the Stamp Act about? | All paper documents had to carry a tax stamp |
| Who was the leader of the Sons Of Liberty? | Samuel Adams |
| What was the Boston Massacre about? | English soldiers fired on colonists they killed 5 people. |
| What was the Boston Tea Party about? | The colonists boarded the ships and destroyed British tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor |
| What is the Intolerable Act about? | They punished Boston for the Tea Party by closing the Boston Harbor. |
| What was the battle of Lexington and Concord? | It was the first battles of the civil war |
| What was the battle of Saratoga? | It was the turning point of the war; the French begin to support the colonies in their fight for independence. |
| What is Valley Forge? | It was Washington's winter camp |
| What was the battle of Yorktown? | It was the last battle of the American Revolution |
| What was the Treaty of Paris? | It ended the American Revolution |
| What is Unalienable Rights? | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| What is the Northwest Ordinance? (1787) | It decided how new territory was settles and application for statehood. |
| What was the Constitutional Convention for? (1787) | It created a new constitution to correct the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
| What was the Great Compromise about? | It combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans to create a Congress |
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