STAAR - 8th History Final Review - Part 1

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers
• To gain access to important rivers
• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British
• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the

• First Amendment
• Third Amendment
• Sixth Amendment
• Eighth Amendment

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to

• the creation of reservations for American Indians
• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
• a compromise over slavery in western territories

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it

• reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
• established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
• upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

• 1: Indigo
• 2: Moderate
• 3: Rocky soil
• 4: Ships

The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status. . . . The Union, and not themselves separately, procured their independence and their liberty.
—President Abraham Lincoln, message to Congress, July 4, 1861
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

•  The right of citizens to choose representatives
• The power of states to organize militias
• The unalienable rights of citizens
• The legal ability of states to secede

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Worcester v. Georgia

* Sugar Act
* Quartering Act
* Stamp Act

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by

•  restricting colonial trade with American Indians
• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

A biography on the military career of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?

• The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg
• The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
• The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
• The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House

Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?

• 1) Large farms; 2) Slaves used for labor
•  1) Cottage industry; 2) Mild weather that attracted immigrants
• 1) Mining; 2) Metal ores and minerals
• 1) Ranching; 2) Railroads to transport cattle to market