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STAAR Review III
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1) Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?
A
Labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment.
B
Workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills.
C
Manufacturers instituted a five-day workweek.
D
Production of goods transitioned from homes to factories.
2) What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
A
He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.
B
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
C
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
D
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.
3) Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?
A
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.
B
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.
C
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.
D
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.
4) Which statement explains the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
A
The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.
B
Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.
C
The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.
D
The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.
5) The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —
A
procedure for military takeovers of existing countries
B
method to purchase territory from foreign powers
C
process through which states could be added to the Union
D
compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West
6) Which colony was a refuge for Catholics?
A
Maryland
B
Georgia
C
South Carolina
D
Virginia
7) After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —
A
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
B
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
C
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
D
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
8) How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
A
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
B
The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations.
C
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.
D
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
9) Which amendment provides for the protection from unreasonable searches and seizures?
A
Fourth Amendment
B
Tenth Amendment
C
Fifth Amendment
D
First Amendment
10) Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade ?
A
The construction needs of the railroad
B
Increased textile manufacturing
C
The economic demands of the plantation system
D
Increased western migration
11) Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?
A
“The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States. . .
B
“The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore. . . .”
C
“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State.
D
“Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members. . . .”
12) Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?
A
Famine caused by a major crop failure
B
Civil war between Catholics and Protestants
C
Political unrest during an economic recession
D
Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation
13) What was an effect of the passing of the Stamp Act?
A
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
B
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
C
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
D
Colonists sought military support from France.
14) Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
A
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.
B
The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.
C
Radical Republicans took control of Congress.
D
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.
15) Which physical characteristics made shipbuilding and fishing important economic activities in the New England Colonies?
A
Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil
B
Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil
C
Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
D
A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes
16) One effect of the Dawes Act was that it —
A
harmed the communal structure of American Indian society by creating private property
B
caused many American Indian tribes to create written constitutions
C
limited the voting rights of American Indians
D
provided education to American Indians through locally run schools
17) The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over —
A
territorial expansion to the west
B
taxation without representation
C
the doctrine of judicial review
D
the extent of federal power
18) The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the —
A
natural landscape of the United States
B
success of social reform movements in the United States
C
migration of settlers to the U.S. frontier
D
environmental effects of U.S. industrialization
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