STAAR 8th Social Studies "Remember Me" Quiz

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 2

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

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John Quincy Adams

Question 3

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

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George Mason

Question 4

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

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George Washington

Question 5

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

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Samuel Adams

Question 6

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

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Manifest Destiny

Question 7

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

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Mercy Otis Warren

Question 8

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

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Crispus Attucks

Question 9

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

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Henry Clay

Question 10

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

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George III

Question 11

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

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Marquis Lafayette

Question 12

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

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Robert E. Lee

Question 13

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

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John C. Calhoun

Question 14

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

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Abigail Adams

Question 15

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

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Patrick Henry

Question 16

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

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Hiram Revels

Question 17

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

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John Paul Jones

Question 18

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

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

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

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Thomas Paine

Question 20

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

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William Carney

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