STAAR REVIEW (3rd Benchmark) 8th Grade Social Studies

History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican government. . . . It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances.

—President George Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796

The idea expressed in this quote is that the United States should avoid —

• becoming involved in the political affairs of other countries

• being a part of a global trade network

• establishing U.S. territories overseas

• allowing U.S. citizens to emigrate

Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?

• Florida

• Illinois

• Arizona

• Oregon

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused —

• A decrease in free trade between nations

• an increase in government regulation of businesses

• an increase in production levels

• a decrease in immigration

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

• Invention of the cotton gin
• Opening of lands along the Mississippi River
• Growing demand for inexpensive labor

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

(?) CAUSE -------------- EFFECT (The War of 1812)

• French naval attacks on U.S. harbors

• British invasions of countries allied with the United States

• French embargoes on trade with the United States

• British impressment of U.S. sailors

Population of Selected U.S. Cities, 1840–1870

Urban Area..................1840.........1850........1860.........1870

New York, NY............312,710....515,547.....813,669...942,292

Baltimore, MD..........102,313....169,054.....212,418...267,354

New Orleans, LA......102,193....116,375.....168,675...191,418

Philadelphia, PA.........93,665....121,376.....565,529...674,022

Boston, MA.................93,383....136,881....177,840....250,526

The statistics in this table illustrate population changes associated with —

• the rise of industrialism in the United States

• the establishment of a federal income tax

• a prolonged food shortage in the United States

• a lengthy war over disputed territory

Which of the following best completes the following list?

• Entrepreneurship
• Competition
• Private Property
• Profit Motive
• Consumer Choice

• Free Enterprise System

• Mercantilism

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government?

• The XYZ Affair

• The War of 1812

• The Barbary Wars

• The Whiskey Rebellion

'The Bills of Rights . . . are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous.'

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as —

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Patriots