Practice Social Studies STAAR Test #1

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Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible? Options: Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil.; A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes.; Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers.; Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil.

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Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers.

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Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table? Options: Indigo, Moderate, Rocky soil, Ships

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Moderate

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Which motive best completes the diagram? Options: To promote free enterprise, To extend democracy, To expand empires, To found utopian communities.

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To expand empires.

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America? To reduce overpopulation in Europe. To create communities founded on religious tolerance. To profit from trading in furs and other goods. To create joint ventures with other European powers.

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods.

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The factors listed below contributed most to the —

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growth of representative government in the British colonies.

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Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution? Options: The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures. , Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor. , The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia. , The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.

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The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

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Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map? The economic demands of the plantation system. The construction needs of the railroad. Increased textile manufacturing. Increased western migration.

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The economic demands of the plantation system.

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Which factor most contributed to the documents in the list above? Options: The opportunity for trade with American Indians, The distance of the colonies from Great Britain, The doctrine of the Church of England, The economic system of mercantilism

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The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700's: A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies, Demand for slaves in American colonies that produced cash crops, A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies, Demand for slave in the Industrialized American colonies?

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Demand for slaves in American colonies that produced cash crops

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This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to —

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the establishment of the principle of religious freedom.