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U.S. History STAAR Exam Review Questions with Verified Solutions, Exams of Advanced Education

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U.S. History STAAR Exam Review
Questions with Verified Solutions
What is the first amendment? - ANS-Freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and
religon
Second amendment? - ANS-Right to bear arms
Third amendment? - ANS-No quartering of soliders in people's houses.
Fourth amendment? - ANS-No searches and seizures without warrant
Fifth amendment? - ANS-"I pled the fifth". Certain legal procedures must be carried out
before a person can be tried and punished.
Sixth amendment? - ANS-A fair and impartial trial in criminal cases.
Seventh amendment? - ANS-Jury trial in civil cases.
Eighth amendment? - ANS-No cruel or unusual punishment or unresonable bail for
those found guilty of a crime
Ninth amendment? - ANS-Rights not specified are kept by the people.
Tenth amendment? - ANS-Reserved powers to the states.
Thirteenth amendment? - ANS-Banned slavery.
Fourteenth amendment? - ANS-All people born here are citizens and will have equal
protection under the law.
Fifteenth amendment? - ANS-Can't deny citizens the right to vote based on race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
What is important about the date 1607? - ANS-Jamestown was founded.
What is important about the date 1776? - ANS-Declaration of Independence
What is important about the date 1787? - ANS-NW Ordinance that established a policy
that admitted new states as equal to the original 13
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What is the first amendment? - ANS-Freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and religon Second amendment? - ANS-Right to bear arms Third amendment? - ANS-No quartering of soliders in people's houses. Fourth amendment? - ANS-No searches and seizures without warrant Fifth amendment? - ANS-"I pled the fifth". Certain legal procedures must be carried out before a person can be tried and punished. Sixth amendment? - ANS-A fair and impartial trial in criminal cases. Seventh amendment? - ANS-Jury trial in civil cases. Eighth amendment? - ANS-No cruel or unusual punishment or unresonable bail for those found guilty of a crime Ninth amendment? - ANS-Rights not specified are kept by the people. Tenth amendment? - ANS-Reserved powers to the states. Thirteenth amendment? - ANS-Banned slavery. Fourteenth amendment? - ANS-All people born here are citizens and will have equal protection under the law. Fifteenth amendment? - ANS-Can't deny citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. What is important about the date 1607? - ANS-Jamestown was founded. What is important about the date 1776? - ANS-Declaration of Independence What is important about the date 1787? - ANS-NW Ordinance that established a policy that admitted new states as equal to the original 13

What is important about the date 1787? - ANS-Constitutional Convection come together to write the Constitution (did you know it is the ldest written constitution in the world?) What is important about the date 1803? - ANS-Louisiana Purchase What is important about the date 1861? - ANS-Civil War begins What is important about the date 1865? - ANS-Civil war ends When was and who founded Plymouth? Why? What was important about it? - ANS-The Pilgrims founded Plymouth in 1620, because they wanted religious freedom. It was important because the Mayflower Compact was written by them. When was and who founded Massachsetts Bay? Why? What was important about it? - ANS-The Puritans founded Massahusetts Bay in 1630, they wanted regilious freedom. It was important because they had a representative government. When did Plymouth and Massachusetts bay join together to form Masschusetts? - ANS- 1691 When was and who founded New Hampshire? Why? What was important about it? - ANS-John Mason founded the colony in 1622 because he wanted profit from trade and fishing. It was important because colonists from Massachusetts to the area and by the 1650s it was under the control of Massachusetts. When was and who founded Connecticut? Why? What was important about it? - ANS- Thomas Hooker founded the colony in 1636 becuase he wanted to expand trading, to have regilious and political freedom, and limited government. It was important because Fundamental orders of Connecticut was written. When was and who founded Rhode Island? Why? What was important about it? - ANS- Roger Williams bought the colony from Narragansetts in 1636 because he wanted religious tolerance.It was important because it had separation between state and church. When was and who founded New Netherlands? Why? What was important about it? - ANS-Peter Minuit founded it in 1624 because he wanted religious freedom and trade. It is important because it had a very diverse population. When was and who founded New York? Why? What was important about it? - ANS- James, the Duke of York, was given a royal charter to control the colony in 1664 because of the trade and the land. It was important because it had a very diverse population. When was and who founded New Jersey? Why? What was important about it? - ANS-It is a proprietary colony under Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carnet in 1664 but becoms

What is Federalism? Give an example. - ANS-Power is shared between the national and state government. Ex. Both the national or state have the power to tax their citizens. What is Limited Government? Give an example. - ANS-National and the state government can't do what they want; they have to follow the Constitution. Ex. Neither the national or the state can place a tax on export What is Separation of Powers? Give an example. - ANS-Legislative - makes the laws Exective - carries them out Judical - interprets the laws Ex. President - commander in chief Congress - places taxes Supreme Court - rules laws unconstitutional What is Checks and Balance? Give an example. - ANS-A system where each of the three branches has checks on the power on the other two to prevent abuse of power. Ex. President can veto a law passed by Congress. Congress can override the veto. The Court can rule a law unconstitutional. Who said the quote, "...We shall be like a city upon a hill..."? - ANS-John Winthrop "Separation of church and state is needed.." - ANS-Roger Williams "holy experiment" - ANS-William Penn "I believe that I can save this nation and that no one else can." - ANS-William Pitt "Join, or die..." - ANS-Albany Plan of Union by Benjamin Franklin "I only regret that I but one life to lose for my country." - ANS-Nathan Hale "Taxation withouth representation is tyranny." - ANS-James Otis "If this be treason, make the most of it." - ANS-Patrick Henry "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" - ANS-Patrick Henry "shot heard around the world" - ANS-Ralph Waldo Emerson "Dig men, dig for your lives" - ANS-William Prescott "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." - ANS-William Prescott

"One if by land, two if by sea.." - ANS-William Prescott "I have not yet begun to fight" - ANS-John Paul Jones "We shall all hang together or surely hang separately" - ANS-Benjamin Franklin "Oh, God! It's all over." - ANS-Lord North "That summer soldier and the sunshine patriot.." - ANS-Common Sense by Thomas Paine "These are the times that try men's souls..." - ANS-Thomas Paine "The Birtish are coming..." - ANS-Paul Revere "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness......our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor." - ANS- Declaration of Independence "...these United colonies are...and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." - ANS-Richard Henry Lee "Steer clear of permanent alliances..." - ANS-George Washington "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!" - ANS-John Adams "Remember the women..." - ANS-Abiail Adams "We are all Republican; we are all Federalists." - ANS-Thomas Jefferson "Corrupt bargain." - ANS-Andrew Jackson "Our federal Union - it must be preserved!" - ANS-Andrew Jackson "To the victior belongs the spoils..." - ANS-Andrew Jackson "We was robbed." - ANS-Andrew Jackson "Damn the torpedoes...Full speed ahead...Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" - ANS-Perry (War of 1812) "The Union - next to our liberty, most dear." - ANS-John Calhoun

Define Pet banks. - ANS-State banks used by President Andrew Jackson and Roger Taney for government money Define Sedition. - ANS-Stirring up rebellion Define Speculator. - ANS-Person who invests in a risky venture in hopes of making a large profit "The people have no right to sell, not to each other, certainly not ot strangers...Why not sell the air...?" - ANS-Tecumseh "I will fight no more forever." - ANS-Chief Joseph "That this nation shall have a new birth of freedon and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people , shall not perish from the earth...' - ANS-Abraham Lincoln "We worked in all waters. It was never too hot or too cold...Work,work,work..." - ANS- Frederick Douglass Define Alien. - ANS-Foreigner Define American System. - ANS-Plan devised by Henry Clay providing high tariffs and internal improvements Define Appeal. - ANS-Ask that a decision be reviewed by the higher court Define Appropriate. - ANS-Set aside money for a special purpose Define Bill - ANS-proposed law Define Tax - in - kind. - ANS-Tax paid with goods rather money Define Vigilantes. - ANS-Self appionted law enforcers who deal out punishments without holding a trial Deine Proprietary colony. - ANS-A English colony in which the king gave land to one or more proprietors in exhange for a yearly payment