8th Grade U. S. History STAAR Review

____________ ruled that slaves were property; therefore, had no rights such as the right to sue

Name of the 1st permanent English colony in the New World

This document, the 1st attempt at self-government in the New World, was signed on board a ship.

The treaty which allowed for the Mexican Cession was the Treaty of __________ ____________

Modern ________ Party began with the election of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828

A constitution is a ______________

The Civil War lasted from _____ to _____

1st leg: guns and rum to Africa; 2nd leg: slaves to West Indies; 3rd: molasses to New England

What event took place between 1846 to 1848

The land that is now the states of CA, NM, NV, AZ was ceded after the __________ ________

Pilgrims signed document agreeing to form a representative government and obey its laws

Name of the colony founded by religious English "pilgrims" in what is now Massachusetts

Last battle of the American Revolution, and year

Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and strong FEDERAL government. Led by Hamilton

________________ was 1st constitution in the English colonies

___________ Party began before the Civil War as an anti-slavery party

The 1st major cash crop in the Southern colonies was ________

The Colonial Era began in the year ______ with the founding of ___________ Colony

In 1848 portion of the U. S. border between Texas and Mexico was defined as the

Opposed ratification of a new constitution. Strong state governments. Wanted Bill of Rights

_________ Party believed in strong FEDERAL government, manufacturing, loose interpretation

A major battle fought in Baltimore Harbor was the __________

The 1st shots of the Civil War were fired at _________

The "bloodiest" day in U. S. military history

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, told colonists it was time to go to war

________ ________ began with arguments over the power of the federal government

Another set of terms for Union and Confederacy would be ______

1st representative government in the English colonies

________________ established judicial review and added power to the federal government

The Exploration Era began in

The major cash crop in the South before the Civil War was ________

Year of the beginning of first permanent English colony in North America

A poem was written by Francis Scott Key which was later named the ____________

Constitution took ideas limiting powers to tax & right to fair trial from this English document

The land gained from Mexico in after the Mexican War is known as the _______ _______

Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theater ______ after the surrender

General Lee surrendered to General Grant in the Virginia town of _________

Duration of the American Revolution

_____________ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Treaty ending American Revolution, and year

English document which was foundation for our individual freedoms

The capture of this Mississippi river city by the Union allowed the division of the South

The period 1865 to 1877 is known as the ____________ Era

The two opponents in the American Revolution

_____________ Party strong state governments, agriculture, strict interpretation

________ Party replaced Federalist Party in the 1800's but held on to many of its beliefs

A major reason the War of 1812 began was ________

Date of surrender of Lee to Grant

__________ _________ was achieved with adding the Mexican Cession

The turning point battle of the Civil War