2025 Social Studies STAAR Review

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

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Declaration of Independence

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Principle of the constitution where three branches ensure no branch becomes too powerful.

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Checks and Balances

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

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Federalism

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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.

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Monroe Doctrine

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What was the social contract signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for a form of self-government?

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Mayflower Compact

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

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Chinese

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General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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

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Appomattox Courthouse

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_____________ 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.

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Anti-Federalists

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Who provided cheap labor in U.S. factories and in building the transcontinental railroad in America?

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foreign immigrants