Exploration: STAAR Frequency Questions

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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 reason best completes this list? To spread democratic ideals, To improve efficiency in manufacturing, To locate potential military allies, To claim new territory

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To claim new territory

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What was the initial reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

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To find new trade routes to Asia

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Which of these characteristics also describes these two states? Founded as work colonies for debtors, Former slave states, Were havens for religious dissenters, Former Spanish colonies

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Former Spanish colonies

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The names on this map best reflect which of the following? Family names of early pioneers in the West, The impact of American Indian cultures on southwestern states, The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States, Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

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The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

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Which pair of actions best completes this graphic? 1- Enslaved native populations 2-Organized utopian societies, 1- Established Catholic missions 2-Focused primarily on fur trading, 1- Promoted political freedom 2- Participated in the triangular trade, 1-Became commercial shipbuilders 2-Created an early system of public schools

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1- Established Catholic missions 2-Focused primarily on fur trading

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Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation? Options: The number of Quakers living in British colonies, The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies, The number of religious sects in the British colonies, The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

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The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
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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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Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

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