YISD MS SS 8th Civil War STAAR Released Part 2

What was the result of the events shown on the map above?

• General Lee's troops received necessary reinforcements.

• General Grant's supply lines were completely cut off.

• General Lee surrendered to General Grant.

• General Grant and General Lee combined forces.

One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was-

• widespread soil exhaustion caused by decades of farming

• drought caused by overuse of river water to irrigate farmland

• air pollution caused by the use of cotton gins

• widespread contamination caused by fertilizer runoff

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why were these tactics effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

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

Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?

• Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population.

• Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers.

• Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor.

• Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.

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

Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• The Dawes Act

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Worcester v. Georgia

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

• It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.

• It provided financing for canal construction.

• It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.

• It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.