2019 STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies

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What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

Reasons for Seventeenth-Century
European Colonization of North America

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of —

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

This author is expressing her opinion about —

Which reason best completes the diagram?

This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with —

How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?

Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?

Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?

What is one reason this song has endured for so many years?

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

Which term best completes this excerpt?

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

Which person is most likely a supporter of free enterprise?

Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

The communities in this list were established in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What did they have in common?

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?

Which pair contributed to the development of political parties in the United States?

Why is this type of interaction important in U.S. society?

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

Which box lists three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?

In the 1630s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams —

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

Which factor contributed most to the population change shown in this table?

How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

Which sentence best completes this table?

This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Father?

Where would a history student most likely find this image?

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

Reasons for Seventeenth-Century European Colonization of North AmericaWhich of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of —

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

This author is expressing her opinion about —

Which reason best completes the diagram?

This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with —

How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?

Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?

Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?

What is one reason this song has endured for so many years?

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

Which term best completes this excerpt?

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

Which person is most likely a supporter of free enterprise?

Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

The communities in this list were established in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What did they have in common?

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?

Which pair contributed to the development of political parties in the United States?

Why is this type of interaction important in U.S. society?

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

Which box lists three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?

In the 1630s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams —

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

Which factor contributed most to the population change shown in this table?

How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

Which sentence best completes this table?

This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Father?

Where would a history student most likely find this image?

Reasons for Seventeenth-Century
European Colonization of North America

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?