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8th Grade S.S. STAAR Review

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  • Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
    A
  • What was the result of the events shown on the map above?
    H
  • Who was the father of the Constitution?
    James Madison
  • Which religious group was against slavery?
    Quakers
  • What does bicameral mean?
    two houses
  • What does the 3/5 Compromise do?
    3 out of 5 slaves were counted for representation and taxation purposes
  • Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?
    G
  • What is the significance of 1803?
    Louisiana Purchase
  • During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued
    F
  • Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution were called-
    anti-federalists
  • How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?
    A
  • What year was the U.S. Constitution written?
    1787
  • What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
    F
  • What is the significance of 1607?
    Jamestown was established
  • What were the components of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
    pay off debt, create a national bank, protective tariffs, tax on whiskey
  • Where did the Civil War begin?
    Fort Sumter, South Carolina
  • How do you make changes to the Constitution?
    amendment process, 2/3 to propose, 3/4 to ratify
  • The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a-
    H
  • Which of these is a guarantee of the 1st amendment?
    B
  • This list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from?
    G
  • Which battle of the American Revolution was considered a turning point?
    Saratoga
  • What does judicial review mean?
    The Supreme Court has the power to determine the constitutionality of laws.
  • What state is Gettysburg in?
    Pennsylvania
  • What were the Federalist Papers?
    85 essays that argued for the ratification of the Constitution
  • What were the first two political parties?
    Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
  • How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?
    D
  • Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?
    George Washington
  • Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?
    D
  • What are the three branches of government?
    Legislative, executive and judicial
  • What were some of the economic activities of the New England Colonies?
    shipbuilding, fishing, fur trapping, lumber milling, trading
  • What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the U.S.
    It doubled the size
  • What principle did Marbury vs. Madison establish?
    Judicial Review
  • What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
    it was the first example of self-government
  • How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?
    H
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