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Social Studies STAAR Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the 1st successful English settlement in North America? | Jamestown |
| What year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses? | First representative assembly in North America |
| What was the name of the laws established for the good of the colony of Plymouth? | Mayflower Compact |
| What was the name of the intellectual movement that swept through the colonies in the 1700's? | Enlightenment |
| What was the name of the religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1700's? | The Great Awakening |
| Which act forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Which act forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers? | Quartering Act |
| What was the name of the event where British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians and killed five people? | Boston Massacre |
| What was event in which colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor? | Boston Tea Party |
| What were the names of the acts passed by Britain intended to punish the colonists? | Coercive(Intolerable) Acts |
| What was the significance of "the shot heard 'round the world"? | It marked the start of the American Revolution |
| What is the significance of 1776? | America declared it's independence from Great Britain |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| List the three inalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| Who wrote "These are the times that try men's souls" in The Crisis? | Thomas Paine |
| What were the two pamphlets that Thomas Paine wrote? | "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" |
| Who was the King of England during the American Revolution? | King George III |
| Who was the Commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| What was the signficance of the Battle of Saratoga? | It was the "turning point" of the American Revolution because the French began to help us out. |
| What battle marked the end of the American Revolution? | Battle of Yorktown |
| What was the name of the agreement in which Great Britain recognized America's independence? | Treaty of Paris (1783) |
| What was the significance of 1787? | It was when the U.S. Constitution was written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| What was the first form of national government in the U.S.? | Articles of Confederation |
| What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | It did not have the power to tax. |
| Which law described the process of how territories would be incorporated as states? | Northwest Ordinance |
| Which event exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | Shay's Rebellion |
| Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| What was the name of the compromise on legislative representation? | The Great Compromise |
| What is the significance of the Bill of Rights? | They protect the basic rights of the people. |
| Which principle explains that there are powers shared between the federal government and state governments | Federalism |
| Which principle describes a government in which the people rule? | Popular Sovereignty |
| Which principle divides the government into three different branches? | Separation of Powers |
| Which principle makes it so that no one branch has more power than the other two? | Checks and Balances |
| Who was the first President of the United States? | George Washington |
| What is the name of the group of advisors chosen by the president? | The Cabinet |
| What was the name of the protest by Pennsylvania farmers? | Whiskey Rebellion |
| Who was the second President of the United States? | John Adams |
| What was the name of the incident where France asked the U.S. for a bribe? | The X,Y,Z Affair |
| What was the law that was aimed at immigrants coming into the United States? | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| What is the significance of 1803? | Louisiana Purchase (It doubled the size of the U.S. |
| What famous Supreme Court case established the principle of Judicial Review? | Marbury v. Madison |
| What were the three Causes of the War of 1812? | 1. Impressment of U.S. Sailors 2. Interference of U.S. Shipping 3. Encouraging Native American Resistance |
| Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"? | Francis Scott Key |
| What was the name of the Cherokee journey to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma? | "Trail of Tears" |
| Which U.S. President strongly supported Indian relocation? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| Who invented the steamboat? | Robert Fulton |
| Who invented the telegraph? | Samuel F.B. Morse |
| Who invented the steel plow? | John Deere |
| What was the name of the famous Supreme Court case that gave one steamboat company a monopoly? | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| What is the name of the philosophy that it was America's right to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean and that western expansion was inevitable? | Manifest Destiny |
| What was a direct result of the California Gold Rush? | California became a state. |
| What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War? | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| What was the name of the territorial acquisition obtained as a result of the Mexican War? | Mexican Cession |
| What event marked the start of the Women's Rights Movement? | Seneca Falls Convention |
| Who wrote "The Liberator"? | William Lloyd Garrison |
| Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? | Harriett Beecher Stowe |
| Which social reformer fought for better treatment of the mentally ill? | Dorothea Dix |
| Which social reformer fought for increased educational opportunities for students and better training and higher salaries for teachers? | Horace Mann |
| Which social reformer and women's rights activist was a former slave and excellent speaker? | Sojourner Truth |
| Which social reformer was a conductor on the Underground Railroad? | Harriet Tubman |
| What do you call a peaceful form of protest? | Civil Disobedience |
| What do you call when the voters of a territory are allowed to determine the issue of slavery? | Popular Sovereignty |
| What was the name of the famous Supreme Court Case in which a Missouri slave sued for his freedom? | Dred Scott v. Sanford |
| Who won the Election of 1860? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What was the direct result of the Election of 1860? | South Carolina seceeded from the Union. |
| Which event marked the start of the Civil War? | Attack on Ft. Sumter |
| Who was Presidet of the U.S. during the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What battle was the "bloodiest day" in all of American military history? | Battle of Antietam |
| What battle was known as the "turning point" of the Civil War? | Battle of Gettysburg |
| What battle gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River, thus dividing the Confederacy? | Siege of Vicksburg |
| Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant? | Appomattox Court House, VA |
| What amendment abolished slavery? | 13th Amendment |
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