STAAR Common Assessment 2019

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources
• proximity to flooding rivers limited development
• natural harbors provided access to markets
• extreme climates limited productive activity

The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?

• The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment
• Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing the amendment.
• A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing the amendment.
• Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing the amendment.

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

• American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
• Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
• British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
• Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could dhave

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

• By writing the Articles of Confederation

• By serving as commander in chief of the Continental army

• By organizing the Committees of Correspondence

• By signing the Declaration of Independence

The term mass production, refers to

• a priest's perparation for his sermon
• the manufacture of goods in large quantities
• making goods in the state of Massachusetts
• indian removal

Which area is shaded in the map?

• Louisiana Purchase
• United States in 1787
• Northwest Territory
• Mexican Cession

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing
• It was a party town
• It was the Catholic headquaters
• It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river

What is the belief that it is our destiny to expand westward and fill the country coast to coast?

• Manifest Destiny
• The American Dream
• Expansionism
• World Domination

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?

• 1703
• 1903
• 1803
• 1813