8th Grade U.S. History STAAR Review Part I

Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

• Louisiana Purchase, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Founding of Jamestown, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Adoption of Declaration of Independence

• Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase

• Founding of Jamestown, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Writing of U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase

• Founding of Jamestown, Adoption of Declaration of Independence, Signing of Mayflower Compact, Louisiana Purchase, Writing of U.S. Constitution

Which colony was known for its religious toleration?

• Delaware

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

• New Hampshire

Which patriot of the American Revolution raised an army of Spanish, African American, Creole, and Native American soldiers AND became the governor of the Spanish territory of Louisiana?

• Bernardo de Galvez

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Jean Lafitte

• Jose de San Martin

What location was on the James River?

• Delaware

• Jamestown, Virginia

• North Carolina

• Rhode Island

What do Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass have in common?

• wrote autobiographies

• were journalists

• worked on the Underground Railroad

• were all abolitionists

One of the earliest documents that influenced American colonists to establish the principle of limited government and protection against unjust punishment was...

• Federalist Papers

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

An unalienable right is...

• a natural right that cannot be surrendered

• a right that belongs only to U.S. citizens

• a right guaranteed by the Mayflower Compact

• a right belonging to native-born Americans

In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that African American slaves were property and not citizens. This case was...

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

Southern colonies were better suited for large farms or plantations than Northern colonies because of their...

• larger number of factories.

• proximity(nearness)to rivers and to the Atlantic Ocean.

• rich soil and warm climate.

• a well-developed railway system.

Which of the following contributed most to mass production during the Industrial Revolution?

• the spinning jenny

• interchangeable parts

• the factory system

• the flying shuttle