8th grade SS Practice STAAR Questions

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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 —

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

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Which sentence completes this diagram?

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Which sentence best completes this diagram?

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The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that —

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

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

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following best completes this list?

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

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

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Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?

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What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?


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This painting shows artist Thomas Nast’s interpretation of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the Civil War.


Where did the events shown in this painting occur?

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The statistics in this table illustrate population changes associated with —

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The theme represented in this painting is most associated with —

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This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the —

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This leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by —

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Which of the following best completes this illustration?

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How did President Lincoln succeed in permanently abolishing the practice represented by the tree in this cartoon?

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Which diagram correctly compares two regions of the United States during the mid-nineteenth century?

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Why did Congress honor this woman by putting her on a coin?