8th Grade US history STAAR review Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers

8th Grade US history STAAR review Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers James Madison - CORRECT ANSWER 4th president of US Main author of the US Constitution during the War of 1812 John Adams - CORRECT ANSWER 2nd president of US Helpes negotiate Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution Southern Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Warm climate, rich soil, long growing season Farming and agriculture Middle Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER NewYork, Pennsylvania,New Jersey, Delaware Fertile soil, milder climate than New England Diverse, tolerant Northern (New England) Colonies - CORRECT ANSWER Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine Cold climate and rocky soil Shipbuilding, trade,and fishing - CORRECT ANSWER Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln 1803 - CORRECT ANSWER Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson Lewis and Clark 1787 - CORRECT ANSWER Constitutional Convention James Madison George Washington 1776 - CORRECT ANSWER Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson John Hancock 1607 - CORRECT ANSWER Jamestown,Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) John Smith Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER Founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker after leaving Massachusetts Pennsylvania - CORRECT ANSWER Founded in 1680 by William Penn Promoted tolerance and equality Georgia - CORRECT ANSWER Founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe as a debtor's colony Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Agreement among male pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in which they pledged loyalty to England and promised to obey the laws of the colony; formed a "civil body politic" for "our better ordering and preservations" House of Burgesses - CORRECT ANSWER Created in Virginia in1619 First representative government in the colonies Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER First written constitution in America Adopted in 1639 French and Indian War outcome~ - CORRECT ANSWER George Washington gains national prominence England gains control of more territory War plunges England into debt Proclamation of 1763 states that colonists CANNOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains George Washington - CORRECT ANSWER Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution Elected 1st President of the US in 1789