U.S. History STAAR Review Questions
and Answers
These United colonies are...and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." -
ANSWER-Richard Henry Lee
"Corrupt bargain." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"Damn the torpedoes...Full speed ahead...Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" - ANSWER-Perry
(War of 1812)
"Dig men, dig for your lives" - ANSWER-William Prescott
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." - ANSWER-William Prescott
"holy experiment" - ANSWER-William Penn
"I believe that I can save this nation and that no one else can." - ANSWER-William Pitt
"I have not yet begun to fight" - ANSWER-John Paul Jones
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me
death!" - ANSWER-Patrick Henry
"I only regret that I but one life to lose for my country." - ANSWER-Nathan Hale
"I will fight no more forever." - ANSWER-Chief Joseph
"If this be treason, make the most of it." - ANSWER-Patrick Henry
"Join, or die..." - ANSWER-Albany Plan of Union by Benjamin Franklin
"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!" - ANSWER-John Adams
"Oh, God! It's all over." - ANSWER-Lord North
"One if by land, two if by sea.." - ANSWER-William Prescott
"Our federal Union - it must be preserved!" - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"Remember the women..." - ANSWER-Abiail Adams
"Separation of church and state is needed.." - ANSWER-Roger Williams
, "shot heard around the world" - ANSWER-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Steer clear of permanent alliances..." - ANSWER-George Washington
"Taxation withouth representation is tyranny." - ANSWER-James Otis
"That summer soldier and the sunshine patriot.." - ANSWER-Common Sense by
Thomas Paine
"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...' - ANSWER-
Abraham Lincoln
"The Birtish are coming..." - ANSWER-Paul Revere
"The people have no right to sell, not to each other, certainly not ot strangers...Why not
sell the air...?" - ANSWER-Tecumseh
"The Union - next to our liberty, most dear." - ANSWER-John Calhoun
"These are the times that try men's souls..." - ANSWER-Thomas Paine
"To the victior belongs the spoils..." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"We are all Republican; we are all Federalists." - ANSWER-Thomas Jefferson
"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." -
ANSWER-Declaration of Independence
"We shall all hang together or surely hang separately" - ANSWER-Benjamin Franklin
"We was robbed." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"We worked in all waters. It was never too hot or too cold...Work,work,work..." -
ANSWER-Frederick Douglass
Define Alien. - ANSWER-Foreigner
Define American System. - ANSWER-Plan devised by Henry Clay providing high tariffs
and internal improvements
Define Appeal. - ANSWER-Ask that a decision be reviewed by the higher court
and Answers
These United colonies are...and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." -
ANSWER-Richard Henry Lee
"Corrupt bargain." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"Damn the torpedoes...Full speed ahead...Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" - ANSWER-Perry
(War of 1812)
"Dig men, dig for your lives" - ANSWER-William Prescott
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." - ANSWER-William Prescott
"holy experiment" - ANSWER-William Penn
"I believe that I can save this nation and that no one else can." - ANSWER-William Pitt
"I have not yet begun to fight" - ANSWER-John Paul Jones
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me
death!" - ANSWER-Patrick Henry
"I only regret that I but one life to lose for my country." - ANSWER-Nathan Hale
"I will fight no more forever." - ANSWER-Chief Joseph
"If this be treason, make the most of it." - ANSWER-Patrick Henry
"Join, or die..." - ANSWER-Albany Plan of Union by Benjamin Franklin
"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!" - ANSWER-John Adams
"Oh, God! It's all over." - ANSWER-Lord North
"One if by land, two if by sea.." - ANSWER-William Prescott
"Our federal Union - it must be preserved!" - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"Remember the women..." - ANSWER-Abiail Adams
"Separation of church and state is needed.." - ANSWER-Roger Williams
, "shot heard around the world" - ANSWER-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Steer clear of permanent alliances..." - ANSWER-George Washington
"Taxation withouth representation is tyranny." - ANSWER-James Otis
"That summer soldier and the sunshine patriot.." - ANSWER-Common Sense by
Thomas Paine
"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...' - ANSWER-
Abraham Lincoln
"The Birtish are coming..." - ANSWER-Paul Revere
"The people have no right to sell, not to each other, certainly not ot strangers...Why not
sell the air...?" - ANSWER-Tecumseh
"The Union - next to our liberty, most dear." - ANSWER-John Calhoun
"These are the times that try men's souls..." - ANSWER-Thomas Paine
"To the victior belongs the spoils..." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"We are all Republican; we are all Federalists." - ANSWER-Thomas Jefferson
"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." -
ANSWER-Declaration of Independence
"We shall all hang together or surely hang separately" - ANSWER-Benjamin Franklin
"We was robbed." - ANSWER-Andrew Jackson
"We worked in all waters. It was never too hot or too cold...Work,work,work..." -
ANSWER-Frederick Douglass
Define Alien. - ANSWER-Foreigner
Define American System. - ANSWER-Plan devised by Henry Clay providing high tariffs
and internal improvements
Define Appeal. - ANSWER-Ask that a decision be reviewed by the higher court
