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