U.S. History STAAR Q&A Exam Bundle

Pilgrims Wrote the Mayflower Compact Spain Built missions and claimed Texas, Florida, and California France Made money from fur trade Maryland Founded for catholics seeking religious freedom Reasons for exploration God, glory and gold Reason why Virginia was founded Economic reasons ...

American Expansion Belief that a world power requires colonies supported expansion. Industrial U.S. needed markets & raw materials. Missionaries spread "Anglo-Saxon" supremacy. Promoted strong Navy. Progressive Era goal was to correct injustices caused by industrialization. Ideas grew fr...

Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures. Alexander Graham BellInvented the telephone Captain of Industrya business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the c...

James Madison 4th president of US Main author of the US Constitution during the War of 1812 John Adams 2nd president of US Helpes negotiate Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Warm climate, rich soil, ...

Westward Expansion A movement westward for jobs, land, hope, the gold rush, adventure, a new beginning and the transcontinental railroad. It lasted from Transcontinental Railroad Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US Manifest Destiny 1800s belief that Americans ha...

New Deal- FDR Domestic program to bring about immediate economic relief from Great Depression Dollar Diplomacy- T. Roosevelt approach to foreign policy that focused on encouraging and protecting U.S. trade and investment in Latin America by supporting them financially Great Society- LBJ Johnso...

increased participation of African Americans in voting and running for office A result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was ____ There was an invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan Which event resulted from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? lobbying Which method of affecting change throug...