1. Knowing YOUR history is easy!
Shining for
the SS STAAR!

2. What is significant about the year 1787?#1
What is significant about the year 1787? A:
It was the end of the
American Revolution B:
It was the birth of our governmental system.
It was the year George Washington became the first President.
It was the year Benjamin Franklin died. C: D:

3. B: It was the birth of our governmental system.
(The Constitution)

4. The people who came to Jamestown, Virginia and to the #2
The people who came to Jamestown, Virginia and to the
other parts of the South came for what reasons? A:
Economic B:
Political C:
Religious D:
Avoid war

5. A: Economic

6. How did Southerners like the ones in Jamestown#3
How did Southerners like the ones in Jamestown
Make their livings?
Subsistence Farming A:
Fishing, Whaling, and Shipbuilding B:
Trading with Indians C:
Cash Crops like tobacco and later cotton D:

7. C: Cash Crops like tobacco and later cotton.

8. of self government originated#4
The practice
of self government originated
in the United
States where?
Georgia Reserves A:
Mayflower Compact B: C:
The Declaration of Independence D:
The Constitutional Convention

9. A: The Mayflower Compact

10. The Proclamation of 1763 infuriated colonists because #5
The Proclamation of 1763 infuriated colonists because
It forbade them to cross which natural barrier and
Helped build up their feelings of resentment
for which war?
The Appalachian Mountains and the American Revolution
The Mississippi River and the War of 1812 A: B:
The Sierra Nevada and the French and Indian War
The Rocky Mountains and the War with Mexico C: D:

11. A: The Appalachian Mountains and the American Revolution

12. What does this chart represent?#6
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
What does this chart represent?
The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes.
The causes of the Western Wars with the Sioux in Indian Territory. A: B:
Andrew Jackson’s criticism of his opponents and subsequent election.
The signing of the Iroquois Confederacy’s peace treaty with Western settlers in 1763. C: D:

13. B: The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes.

14. Which branch of government was responsible for #7
Which branch of government was responsible for
making the decision that slavery should be legal
everywhere in Scott v. Sanford? A:
Executive B:
Judicial C:
Legislative D:
Senate

15. B: Judicial

16. Northerners favored a strong ______ while #8
Northerners favored a strong ______ while
Southerners felt that it was unfair to them. A:
Boycott on tea B:
Export tax
Restrictions on imports C: D:
Tariff

17. D: Tariff

18. The practice of having citizen _________ and the right #9
The practice of having citizen _________ and the right
to bear arms comes from which section of
the Bill of Rights?
Militias,
Amendment II A:
Secret Groups, Amendment I B:
Committees of Correspondence,
Amendment 10 C:
Voters,
Amendment 5 D:

19. B: Militias and
The 2nd Amendment
(Amendment II)

20. Which of the following occurred during the Civil War?
#10
Which of the following occurred during the Civil War? A:
Saratoga B:
The Battle of New Orleans
The Alamo C: D:
Vicksburg

21. D: Vicksburg

22. Which of the following occurred first?
#11
Which of the following occurred first?
The Gettysburg Address A: B:
Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox C:
Lincoln’s Assassination D:
Firing at Fort Sumter

23. D: The Firing at Fort Sumter

24. Which document freed ALL slaves?
#12
Which document freed ALL slaves? A:
The Emancipation Proclamation B:
The 13th Amendment C:
The 14th Amendment D:
The 15th Amendment

25. B: The 13th Amendment to the Constitution

26. What was the name of the belief most Americans
#13
What was the name of the belief most Americans
held that the continent was their gift from God as
well as the inspiration for the Texas Annexation,
travel to the Oregon territory, and the Mexican War. A:
Monroe Doctrine B:
Nullification C:
Laissez Faire D:
Manifest Destiny

27. D: Manifest Destiny

28. What was the invention that caused slavery to triple
#14
What was the invention that caused slavery to triple
In the South, and who was its inventor? A:
Cotton gin, Eli Whitney
Steamboat, Robert Fulton C:
Telegraph, Samuel Morse D:
Interchangeable Parts, Eli Whitney

29. A: Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney

30. In what document can you find the following words:
#15
In what document can you find the following words:
“We the people of the United States of America in order
to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure
the domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, and secure the blessings of liberty…”? A:
Common Sense B:
The Constitution C:
The Declaration of Independence D:
The Gettysburg Address

31. B: The Constitution
(The Preamble)

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