STAAR 8th Grade Social Studies "Remember Me" Quiz

Question 1

I gave the colonists a dose of my "Common Sense" and convinced them to become independent.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 2

I wrote in favor of independence from Britain and against the new Constitution.

Accepted Answer

Mercy Otis Warren

Question 3

During Reconstruction I became the first African-American senator in U.S. history.

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Hiram Revels

Question 4

While I was the Great Compromiser between slave and free states, the Civil War happened anyway.

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay

Question 5

My bravery at Fort Wagner convinced the Union to enlist 180,000+ African-American soldiers.

Accepted Answer

William Carney

Question 6

My naval victory over the Serapis made me a hero of the Revolutionary War.

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John Paul Jones

Question 7

I used my influence and wealth to bring French and Spanish aid to America's revolution.

Accepted Answer

Marquis Lafayette

Question 8

Declaration of Independence, Democratic-Republicans, Louisiana Purchase - I was a busy guy.

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

I asked my husband to "remember the ladies" when they established the new U.S. government.

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Abigail Adams

Question 10

Thomas Jefferson complained about me a lot in the Declaration of Independence.

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George III

Question 11

My death in the Boston Massacre made me the first casualty of the Revolution.

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Crispus Attucks

Question 12

My "Sons" and I threw a little "tea party" for the British in Boston Harbor - I prefer beer!

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 13

This painting of me, Columbia, represented the idea of ...

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 14

Jackson thought I made a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay. I fought for abolition in Congress.

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John Quincy Adams

Question 15

As senator from South Carolina, I fought for states' rights and nullification.

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John C. Calhoun

Question 16

After leading the Continental Army to victory, I led the U.S. as the "precedent president".

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George Washington

Question 17

After leading the Union to victory, I was president during the Reconstruction period.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Question 18

I was the commander of Confederate military forces during the Civil War.

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Robert E. Lee

Question 19

I was an anti-Federalist because the Constitution had no protections for individual rights.

Accepted Answer

George Mason

Question 20

I thought the new Constitution would create another tyranny, so I refused to attend.

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

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