STAAR RELEASED TEST

• Intolerable Acts imposed
• First Continental Congress convened
• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
All the events listed above occurred during —

• F.  the era of westward expansion
• G. the Era of Good Feelings
• H. the Revolutionary era
• J. the Jacksonian era

Constitutional Convention 
Which of the following should replace the question mark?
Virginia Plan ----- ? ----- New Jersey Plan

• A. Direct democracy
• B. Great Compromise
• C. Checks and balances
• D. Missouri Compromise

Black Codes was a name given to laws passed by southern governments established during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. These laws imposed severe restrictions on freedmen, such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, and limiting their right to testify against white men. They were also forbidden from carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations. —
National Archives and Records Administration, http://www.archives.gov (accessed July 14, 2010)
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —

• F. limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
• G. increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
• H. decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
• J. improve relations with the Democratic Party

Resolved, That our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power, and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this Convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
—Democratic Party Platform of 1844
This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported —

• A. federal financing of transportation systems in the West
• B. making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy
• C. social Darwinism as a justification for expansion
• D. prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• F. Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
• G. The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.
• H. Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
• J. The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• A. Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
• B. Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
• C. Natural harbors provided access to markets.
• D. Extreme climates limited productive activity.

During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as —

• F. crew members on cargo ships
• G. cloth weavers in textile mills
• H. staff reporters for local newspapers
• J. legal counselors in state courts

After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —

• F. Missouri Compromise
• G. Wilmot Proviso
• H.  Northwest Ordinance
• J. Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was one major impact of the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? 

• A. The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.
• B. Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.
• C. The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.
• D. Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they.....

• F. feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
• G. did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• H. resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• J. wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations