2017 STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies

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Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.

This list includes rights that are considered —

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

Which sentence completes this diagram?

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that —

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

In this excerpt, President Hayes proposes a change in federal policy toward American Indians. Legislation based on this new policy did which of the following?

One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was —

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the early 1850s?

What was the result of the events shown on the map above?

Which amendment prohibits federal and state governments from carrying out these actions?

How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?

One result of the trend shown in this table was the —

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?

Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy?

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the —

Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?

Why were these tactics effective?

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

Which of the following best completes this list?

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that —

The invention discussed in this article led directly to —

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

Which of these directly resulted from the event announced in this headline?

Which phrase correctly completes the excerpt?

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

This diagram shows some of the steps in becoming a —

These reforms were instituted by —

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states —

Which reason best completes this list?

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.This list includes rights that are considered —

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

Which sentence completes this diagram?

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that —

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

In this excerpt, President Hayes proposes a change in federal policy toward American Indians. Legislation based on this new policy did which of the following?

One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was —

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the early 1850s?

What was the result of the events shown on the map above?

Which amendment prohibits federal and state governments from carrying out these actions?

How did advancements in industrial technologies affect businesses during the late nineteenth century?

One result of the trend shown in this table was the —

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

What assurance did this argument give to those who opposed ratifying the Constitution?

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?

Which numbered area did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy?

The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the —

Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?

Why were these tactics effective?

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

Which of the following best completes this list?

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that —

The invention discussed in this article led directly to —

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

Which of these directly resulted from the event announced in this headline?

Which phrase correctly completes the excerpt?

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

This diagram shows some of the steps in becoming a —

These reforms were instituted by —

What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states —

Which reason best completes this list?

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.

This list includes rights that are considered —