U.S. HISTORY STAAR PRACTICE 2

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Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism? Options: It allowed slavery to expand into the territories., It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories., It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom., It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories.

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It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.

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Which event was one cause of the U.S.-Mexican War? Options: The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico. The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico. U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande. The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.

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The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.

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This map shows a trade system that emerged in the 1500s and reached its height in the 1700s. Which factor was a reason for the trade system illustrated on this map? Labor demands of the factory system, Invention of the steamboat, Labor demands of the plantation system, Invention of the mechanical loom

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Labor demands of the plantation system

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Which statement describes one result of the War of 1812? Options: Great Britain lost control of Canada. The United States gained control of the Oregon Territory. The United States stopped trading with Britain and France. Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment.

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Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment.

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Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?

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He thought it was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy.

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Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England colonies? Options: Thick forests, Navigable rivers, Flat land with rocky soil, Mild climate

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Mild climate

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Which issue was debated in Gibbons v. Ogden?

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The regulation of interstate commerce by federal or state laws

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Which president established these traditions for the executive branch?

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

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Which group helped establish the colony of Maryland in the 1630s?

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English Catholics seeking religious freedom

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In which court case was the U.S. principle of judicial review established?

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Marbury v. Madison