2021 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR

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How did the introduction of barbed-wire fences benefit farmers?

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By protecting crops from damage caused by animals

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Which statement explains how the First Amendment has affected these groups? Options: These groups are allowed to share and promote their beliefs. , These groups are allowed to join together to form a national religion. , These groups are prevented from having worship services in public places. , These groups are prevented from establishing religious schools.

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These groups are allowed to share and promote their beliefs.

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What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?

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Self-government developed in the colonies.

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What was an IMMEDIATE effect of the Thirteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution? Options: Many plantation owners attempted to recapture former slaves. Many plantation owners were forced to give land to former slaves. Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living. Many former slaves were awarded money by former Confederate leaders.

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Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.

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Which era is represented by the photograph of President Abraham Lincoln Visiting the Battlefield at Antietam, October 3, 1862?

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Civil War

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

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Marbury v. Madison

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Which physical characteristic attracted settlers to the Mississippi Territory during the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries?

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Large amounts of fertile soil for crops

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Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic-Republican Party?

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The Democratic-Republicans favored states’ rights and the rights of the common man.

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Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?

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Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.

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Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny? “These are the times that try men’s souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. . . .”, “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free. . . .” , “And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”, “That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.”

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“And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”