STAAR ALT 2 US HISTORY EOC RELEASED 2019 TEST

STAAR ALT 2 US HISTORY

• ​North is up

• South is down

• West is to the left

• East is to the right

Multiple Choice

This map shows some of the largest cities in Texas.

Find the sentence that tells the location of Houston on the map.

• Houston is in East Texas

• Houston is in North Texas

• Houston is in West Texas

Multiple Choice

This map is about population changes in the United States. It shows how much the population increased in each state from 1900 to 2000.

Find the state that had the largest increase in population.

• Montana

• California

• Wisconsin

• ​President- chief executive of the USA (example: Joe Biden)

• Governor- chief executive of the state (example: Greg Abbott)

• Mayor- chief executive of a local government (example: Houston's Mayor is Sylvester Turner)

Multiple Choice

This is a table that compares the Texas Constitution with the U.S. Constitution. The person who leads the executive branch under the Texas Constitution is missing.

Find the person who leads the executive branch under the Texas Constitution.

• Mayor

• Governor

• Lawyer

• Checks and Balances-each branch is given power to check on the other two branches. (Executive branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch)

• Federalism-the constitutional division of power between the US state governments and the national government

• Popular Sovereignty-the idea that the power of a state and its government are created and sustained by the permission of its people.

Multiple Choice

These words are from the U.S. Constitution.

Find the government principle that completes the sentence.

• These words from the U.S. Constitution are an example of CHECKS AND BALANCES

• These words from the U.S. Constitution are an example of FEDERALISM

• These words from the U.S. Constitution are an example of POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

​Types of Governments

• Democracy- people vote for government representatives/leaders

• Oligarchy- governed by a small group of people

• Monarchy- government/people ruled by one single ruler (King/Queen)

• Totalitarian- government controls all aspects of life, no individual freedom

• Dictatorship- governed by one person with total power

Multiple Choice

This graphic organizer shows some of the characteristics of the thirteen American colonies.

One of the words is missing.

Find the word that completes the graphic organizer.

• Religion

• Government

• Entertainment

Multiple Choice

This table gives some examples of types of governments in some countries around the world.

Find the type of government that is missing.

• dictatorship

• theocracy

• anarchy

​Discrimination-when someone treats you differently, unfairly or worse

Examples of discrimination:

-race (color of your skin)

-age

-sexuality

-gender

-religion

Multiple Choice

The Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks are all examples of which type of discrimination?

• Racial

• Age

• Religion

​Transcontinental Railroad

It revolutionized travel, connecting areas of the Western United States with the East. Prior to its completion, traveling to the West Coast from the East required months of dangerous overland travel or an arduous trip by boat around the southern tip of South America.

• Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad:

1. People and goods could travel long distances more easily.

2. Trade between U.S. states increased.

3. American Indians lost territory to the railroads.

Multiple Choice

This map shows the route of the Transcontinental Railroad from New York to California and cities along the route.

Find the sentence that explains how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the cities along the route.

• The Transcontinental Railroad caused a decrease in trade among the cities.

• The Transcontinental Railroad caused a decrease in immigration to the cities.

• The Transcontinental Railroad caused an increase in the population of the cities.

Multiple Choice

This graphic organizer shows some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Find the effect that completes this graphic organizer.

• Immigration to the United States decreased.

• Trade between U.S. states increased.

• Voting in the United States decreased.