STAAR Review 2

When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson referred to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as:

• A. expendable
• B. unalienable
• C. given by government
• D. uncommon

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?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

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

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

• Lake Michigan

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Which action completes this graphic organizer?

• 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

The theme represented in this painting is most associated with —

• the nineteenth-century temperance movement

• books and songs supporting the nativist movement

• the works of artists from the Hudson River School

• the nineteenth-century industrial boom

Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts