8th grade SS Practice STAAR Questions

unalienable

inherited

legislated

transferable

Northern states had lower population densities.

Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.

Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.

Governments in northern states were less corrupt.

Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.

People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.

Demand for artisans increased.

Government regulation of factories increased.

Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

Cities grew rapidly.

a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

freedom from debts

religious freedom

economic freedom

freedom of speech

A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states.

A republican system of government will better represent large states.

The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.

The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.

Forced white settlers to leave reservation lands

Promoted individual land ownership among American Indians

Ended federal oversight of tribal governments

Granted American Indians the right to attend public schools

air pollution caused by the use of cotton gins

widespread soil exhaustion caused by decades of farming

drought caused by overuse of river water to irrigate farmland

widespread water contamination caused by fertilizer runoff

By organizing Committees of Correspondence

By signing the Declaration of Independence

By writing the Articles of Confederation

By serving as commander in chief of the Continental army

General Grant and General Lee combined forces.

General Lee’s troops received necessary reinforcements.

General Grant’s supply lines were completely cut off.

General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

expansion of available labor

creation of specialized trade guilds

decrease in educational opportunities for women

increase in production costs for manufacturers

The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army.

The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.

Giving greater power to the federal government would allow it to assist states in times of crisis.

The amendment process would allow state governments to nullify federal law.

The rights of citizens would be better protected by having both federal and state levels of government.

Making the federal government superior to state governments would ensure greater stability.

The Federalist Papers

The Monroe Doctrine

Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address

George Washington’s Farewell Address

Provided funds for farming supplies

Established schools

Granted small-business loans

Certified applications for political office

The federal government allowed the expansion of slavery into all new western territories.

The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North.

Abolitionists moved to the South to avoid living under the new law.

Members of the U.S. Senate sought to end Black Codes in the southern states.

The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

Family names of early pioneers in the West

The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

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To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

To fund the establishment of new colonies

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

The Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia

The U.S. Capitol building

A public church near Ford’s Theatre

A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia

the rise of industrialism in the United States

a lengthy war over disputed territory

the establishment of a federal income tax

a prolonged food shortage in the United States

the nineteenth-century industrial boom

the works of artists from the Hudson River School

books and songs supporting the nativist movement

the nineteenth-century temperance movement

Reconstruction era

Second Great Awakening

War of 1812

Age of Jackson

writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

becoming the first African American senator

organizing the Underground Railroad

publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

Mercantile System

Federalism

Republicanism

Free Enterprise System

By promoting the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

By helping abolitionists fund the Underground Railroad

By encouraging an armed rebellion of slaves in the South

By ordering the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

Because she designed the nation’s first flag

Because she was the first woman elected to Congress

Because she was an influential First Lady

Because she fought for women’s suffrage