(2016)Which region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?
STAAR Review Assessment--Fifth and Sixth Six Weeks

Quiz
•
History
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
Used 317+ times
FREE Resource
41 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
1
2
3
4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)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 to apply for U.S. citizenship.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)Who made this statement?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Phillis Wheatley
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?
The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations.
Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.
The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.
Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
(2016)Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
Radical Republicans took control of Congress.
Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.
The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.
Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
40 questions
US History Final Exam

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Social Studies SIM Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
46 questions
2023 EOC Prep

Quiz
•
8th Grade
42 questions
Unit 4.3-Reform Movements

Quiz
•
8th Grade
36 questions
Sectionalism & Causes of the Civil War

Quiz
•
8th Grade
45 questions
Presidents

Quiz
•
5th - 12th Grade
40 questions
Amendments Review

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
42 questions
Sectionalism and Reform

Quiz
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
20 questions
Math Review - Grade 6

Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
math review

Quiz
•
4th Grade
5 questions
capitalization in sentences

Quiz
•
5th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Juneteenth History and Significance

Interactive video
•
5th - 8th Grade
15 questions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
R2H Day One Internship Expectation Review Guidelines

Quiz
•
Professional Development
12 questions
Dividing Fractions

Quiz
•
6th Grade
Discover more resources for History
5 questions
capitalization in sentences

Quiz
•
5th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Juneteenth History and Significance

Interactive video
•
5th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Identify Slope and y-intercept (from equation)

Quiz
•
8th - 9th Grade
10 questions
Juneteenth: History and Significance

Interactive video
•
7th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Volume Prisms, Cylinders, Cones & Spheres

Quiz
•
8th Grade
26 questions
June 19th

Quiz
•
4th - 9th Grade
25 questions
Argumentative Writing & Informational Text Vocabulary Review

Quiz
•
8th Grade
18 questions
Informational Text Vocabulary

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade