NEW UPDATE 2022 U.S. HISTORY STAAR REVIEW
What is the first amendment? - Freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and religon
Second amendment? - Right to bear arms
Third amendment? - No quartering of soliders in people's houses.
Fourth amendment? - No searches and seizures without warrant
Fifth amendment? - "I pled the fifth". Certain legal procedures must be carried out before a
person can be tried and punished.
Sixth amendment? - A fair and impartial trial in criminal cases.
Seventh amendment? - Jury trial in civil cases.
Eighth amendment? - No cruel or unusual punishment or unresonable bail for those found
guilty of a crime
Ninth amendment? - Rights not specified are kept by the people.
Tenth amendment? - Reserved powers to the states.
Thirteenth amendment? - Banned slavery.
Fourteenth amendment? - All people born here are citizens and will have equal protection
under the law.
Fifteenth amendment? - Can't deny citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
What is important about the date 1607? - Jamestown was founded.
What is important about the date 1776? - Declaration of Independence
What is important about the date 1787? - NW Ordinance that established a policy that
admitted new states as equal to the original 13
What is important about the date 1787? - Constitutional Convection come together to write the
Constitution (did you know it is the ldest written constitution in the world?)
What is important about the date 1803? - Louisiana Purchase
, What is important about the date 1861? - Civil War begins
What is important about the date 1865? - Civil war ends
When was and who founded Plymouth? Why? What was important about it? - The Pilgrims
founded Plymouth in 1620, because they wanted religious freedom. It was important because
the Mayflower Compact was written by them.
When was and who founded Massachsetts Bay? Why? What was important about it? - The
Puritans founded Massahusetts Bay in 1630, they wanted regilious freedom. It was important
because they had a representative government.
When did Plymouth and Massachusetts bay join together to form Masschusetts? - 1691
When was and who founded New Hampshire? Why? What was important about it? - John
Mason founded the colony in 1622 because he wanted profit from trade and fishing. It was
important because colonists from Massachusetts to the area and by the 1650s it was under the
control of Massachusetts.
When was and who founded Connecticut? Why? What was important about it? - Thomas
Hooker founded the colony in 1636 becuase he wanted to expand trading, to have regilious and
political freedom, and limited government. It was important because Fundamental orders of
Connecticut was written.
When was and who founded Rhode Island? Why? What was important about it? - Roger
Williams bought the colony from Narragansetts in 1636 because he wanted religious
tolerance.It was important because it had separation between state and church.
When was and who founded New Netherlands? Why? What was important about it? - Peter
Minuit founded it in 1624 because he wanted religious freedom and trade. It is important
because it had a very diverse population.
When was and who founded New York? Why? What was important about it? - James, the Duke
of York, was given a royal charter to control the colony in 1664 because of the trade and the
land. It was important because it had a very diverse population.
When was and who founded New Jersey? Why? What was important about it? - It is a
proprietary colony under Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carnet in 1664 but becoms a royal clony
in 1702. The divison of NY was to big to govern so they made it into NJ. It had great trade,
religious freedom, and political freedom.
When was and who founded Delaware? Why? What was important about it? - It was settled by
Swedish settlers in 1638 for trade. It was later siezed by the English in 1664 for extra land. Then
it was granted to William Penn in 1682. It provides Pennsylvania with a coastline.
What is the first amendment? - Freedom of speech,press,assembly,petition,and religon
Second amendment? - Right to bear arms
Third amendment? - No quartering of soliders in people's houses.
Fourth amendment? - No searches and seizures without warrant
Fifth amendment? - "I pled the fifth". Certain legal procedures must be carried out before a
person can be tried and punished.
Sixth amendment? - A fair and impartial trial in criminal cases.
Seventh amendment? - Jury trial in civil cases.
Eighth amendment? - No cruel or unusual punishment or unresonable bail for those found
guilty of a crime
Ninth amendment? - Rights not specified are kept by the people.
Tenth amendment? - Reserved powers to the states.
Thirteenth amendment? - Banned slavery.
Fourteenth amendment? - All people born here are citizens and will have equal protection
under the law.
Fifteenth amendment? - Can't deny citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
What is important about the date 1607? - Jamestown was founded.
What is important about the date 1776? - Declaration of Independence
What is important about the date 1787? - NW Ordinance that established a policy that
admitted new states as equal to the original 13
What is important about the date 1787? - Constitutional Convection come together to write the
Constitution (did you know it is the ldest written constitution in the world?)
What is important about the date 1803? - Louisiana Purchase
, What is important about the date 1861? - Civil War begins
What is important about the date 1865? - Civil war ends
When was and who founded Plymouth? Why? What was important about it? - The Pilgrims
founded Plymouth in 1620, because they wanted religious freedom. It was important because
the Mayflower Compact was written by them.
When was and who founded Massachsetts Bay? Why? What was important about it? - The
Puritans founded Massahusetts Bay in 1630, they wanted regilious freedom. It was important
because they had a representative government.
When did Plymouth and Massachusetts bay join together to form Masschusetts? - 1691
When was and who founded New Hampshire? Why? What was important about it? - John
Mason founded the colony in 1622 because he wanted profit from trade and fishing. It was
important because colonists from Massachusetts to the area and by the 1650s it was under the
control of Massachusetts.
When was and who founded Connecticut? Why? What was important about it? - Thomas
Hooker founded the colony in 1636 becuase he wanted to expand trading, to have regilious and
political freedom, and limited government. It was important because Fundamental orders of
Connecticut was written.
When was and who founded Rhode Island? Why? What was important about it? - Roger
Williams bought the colony from Narragansetts in 1636 because he wanted religious
tolerance.It was important because it had separation between state and church.
When was and who founded New Netherlands? Why? What was important about it? - Peter
Minuit founded it in 1624 because he wanted religious freedom and trade. It is important
because it had a very diverse population.
When was and who founded New York? Why? What was important about it? - James, the Duke
of York, was given a royal charter to control the colony in 1664 because of the trade and the
land. It was important because it had a very diverse population.
When was and who founded New Jersey? Why? What was important about it? - It is a
proprietary colony under Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carnet in 1664 but becoms a royal clony
in 1702. The divison of NY was to big to govern so they made it into NJ. It had great trade,
religious freedom, and political freedom.
When was and who founded Delaware? Why? What was important about it? - It was settled by
Swedish settlers in 1638 for trade. It was later siezed by the English in 1664 for extra land. Then
it was granted to William Penn in 1682. It provides Pennsylvania with a coastline.
