8th Grade US History STAAR Review

8th Grade US History STAAR Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which phrase best completes the diagram? 
Emergence of Powerful European Rulers
Reasons for European Exploration
Spread of Papal Authority 
The Travels of Marco Polo

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established —
limited self-government in their colonies
the right of colonists to select the royal governor 
the right of the press to criticize officials in power 
complete religious freedom in their colonies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by — 
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
angering colonist who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
punishing colonist for resisting the authority of Parliament

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Pairs
Declaration of Indepedence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, disagreements arose between states with large populations and those with small populations. How was this conflict resolved?
Three branches of the national government were formed.
A federal court system was established.
A bicameral (two-house) legislature was created.
A cabinet was formed to advise the President.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the — 
First Amendment
Third Amendment
Sixth Amendment 
Eighth Amendment

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution? 
To strengthen the authority of the federal government 
To improve the organization of the judiciary 
To give each state an equal amount of power 
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above? 
Judicial review
 Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Federalism

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