Which action prompted the newspaper’s claim that John Brown’s raid “advanced the cause of disunion”?

Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery.

What is being described in this excerpt? Options: Spinning jenny and the textile industry, Interchangeable parts and mass production, Cotton gin and the plantation system, Steam engine and railroad commerce

Interchangeable parts and mass production

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation.

Which historical action was protected by the First Amendment guarantee regarding religion?

Evangelists led revivals in New England.

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War? Options: They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter. They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac. They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg. They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.

They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

What were two effects of this canal on the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?

The Northeast gained access to new trade networks, and the Midwest opened for more settlement.

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.

It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.

Why did President Washington give this advice about the future of U.S. foreign policy?

To avoid being drawn into European wars

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

To discover a new sea route to Asia.

Why is this sequence of events important?

Colonists established a tradition of self-government.

Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution?

To address colonial treatment by the British military

Why is Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence considered to be one of his greatest contributions to American history?

He helped define rights that would defeat tyranny.

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.

U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.

Which factor was a reason for the trade system illustrated on this map?

Labor demands of the plantation system

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to —

the growth of representative government

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.

Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment.

Which statement explains an effect of the Missouri Compromise?

The compromise maintained the balance between the number of free states and slave states in the Senate.

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

He thought it was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy.

What was one effect of the Fifteenth Amendment?

Black voters helped bring the Republican Party to power in the South.

What motivated some people to support this nativist slogan from the mid-1800s?

Large-scale immigration to cities and the belief that immigrants stole jobs from native-born citizens.

Which breakthrough did Hiram Rhodes Revels accomplish during Reconstruction?

He became the first African American to win a seat in the U.S. Congress.

Which issue was debated in Gibbons v. Ogden? Options: The status of slaves living in free territories, The regulation of interstate commerce by federal or state laws, The constitutionality of tariffs, The separation of powers among the branches of government

The regulation of interstate commerce by federal or state laws

What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?

They were battles fought in Union territory.

Which human geographic factor helped the Union win the Civil War? A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances. The Oregon Trail allowed Union military supplies to be moved quickly to the West. Northern farms started producing cotton used to make Union military uniforms. Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines.

A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances.

Which condition did both slaves and free blacks in the United States experience in the antebellum period?

Both groups were denied citizenship rights.

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

English Catholics seeking religious freedom

The people on this list are similar because their actions —

showed commitment to rights and freedoms

2023 8th Grade US History STAAR Practice

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

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Louisiana Purchase

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8.6(B)

8.29(C)

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

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Separation of powers

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8.15(D)

8.29(C)

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table? Options: The South had a society that relied on wage labor., The South had an economy that relied on cotton., The South had a variety of natural resources., The South had an abundance of large cities.

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The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

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8.12(C)

8.29(B)

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How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

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By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance.

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8.4(A)

8.29(B)

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Which event is MOST associated with the change in American life shown in the sketch titled “Jury of Whites and Blacks” that appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper in 1867? Options: The adoption of the Great Compromise, The establishment of a two-party political system, The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, The election of more qualified judges

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The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

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8.26(B)

8.29(C)

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An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?

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Virginia

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8.11(A)

8.29(B)

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Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram? Options: Due Process, Eminent Domain, Free Speech, Federalism

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Due Process

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8.19(B)

8.29(B)

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