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Test Description: 2019 STAAR Questions
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1) In what way did Samuel Morse's innovations impact our daily lives today?
A
Restricted the government from communicating with foreign countries
B
It allowed people to sign legal documents
C
Allowed long distance communications
D
Increased regional differences
2) What did geographic factors impact in Colonial America
A
Establishment of import taxes in some colonies
B
Development of different economies
C
Pattern of religious differences
D
Founding of trade schools in some colonies
3) How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
A
By creating a segregated public education system
B
By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
C
By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau
D
By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers
4) Sectionalism, Slavery, and States rights all led to what major outcome?
A
American Revolution
B
Manifest Destiny
C
Civil War
D
Popular Sovereignty
5) Which statement below represents something a federalist would say for ratification of the Constitution?
A
The proposed document limits the authority of the executive branch.
B
The proposed document restricts the legislative branch.
C
The proposed document increases the power of the national government.
D
The proposed document lacks a bill of rights.
6) Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
A
To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region
B
To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico
C
To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism
D
To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area
7) What did the Mayflower Compact represent?
A
Declared independence from all European nations
B
A social contract among themselves
C
Establish trade relations with other colonies
D
Demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians
8) Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?
A
The division of power between a federal government and state governments
B
The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions
C
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people
D
The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional
9) What was NOT a major reason for America building up their military?
A
British impressment of U.S. sailors
B
Conflicts with Barbary pirates in North Africa
C
Abolition of state militias
D
American Indian Conflicts with attacks on frontier
10) How did opposition of Mercantilism affect the economy of the early republic?
A
Cottage workers needed governmental assistance.
B
The government prevented taxes on domestic goods.
C
Interstate trade taxes were forbidden
D
A free enterprise system was adopted.
11) Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?
A
Attending college in the United States
B
Passing a U.S. civics exam
C
Working for the U.S. government
D
Being employed in the United States
12) Who was the Know-Nothing party?
A
Party encouraged western migration
B
Political group against immigrants
C
Against racial injustice
D
Abolitionist group
13) How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?
A
More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.
B
The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.
C
Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.
D
The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians.
14) Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
A
Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.
B
The system of indentured servitude was banned
C
Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.
D
The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.
15) According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?
A
Establish one public school per district
B
Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers
C
Have a territorial governor appointed by the president
D
Hold a vote on whether to become a free or slave territory
16) Which statement is most likely from a supporter of free enterprise?
A
The government is responsible for enforcing tariffs.
B
The government should tax wealthy businesses.
C
The government is responsible for helping all businesses.
D
The government should do very little to control trade.
17) Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?
A
Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights
B
Beliefs expressed by Transcendentalists
C
Growth of abolitionist movements
D
Expansion of individual voting rights
18) Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?
A
Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?
B
Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?
C
Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?
D
Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?
19) Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
A
“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . .”
B
“He has obstructed the... Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”
C
“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . .”
D
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.”
20) What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?
A
To stop Mexican army from expanding slavery
B
To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory
C
To ensure slavery would continue in Texas
D
To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico
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