STAAR 2016 Review

Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment? 

• African American families divided by slavery were reunited.
• Newly free men and women moved west to claim land
• African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
• Newly free men and women were allowed for U.S. citizenship

Who made this statement? 

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Harriet Tubman
• Phillis Wheatley

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued -

• against increased power for the national government
• for the dissolution of state governments
• against the passage of a bill of rights
• for the creation of a strong executive branch

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

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris? 

• Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent country
• competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved 
• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

Which state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• Oregon
• Oklahoma
• California
• Texas

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen colonies? 

• Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry
• farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient
• Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles
• Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism 

How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?

• disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth
• small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops
• the sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited
• new trade alliances resulted in increased foreign investment

How did the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

• by reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
• by increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton
• by increasing the profitability of slavery
• by reducing the demand for raw cotton