8th Grade History STAAR Review -Mr. T's Class

The attached timeline describes advancements in communication. Which claim is supported by these advancements?

• Developing new technologies REQUIRES replacement of existing innovations

• New innovations BUILD ON PREVIOUS technologies to improve life.

• New technologies are widely ACCEPTED by the public.

• Development of new technologies is rarely aided by the Government..

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —

• founding of trade schools in some colonies

• development of different economies in the two regions

• establishment of import taxes in some colonies

• pattern of religious differences in the two regions

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Which outcome best completes this diagram? (a)  

• Civil War
• American Revolution
• Popular Sovereignty
• Manifest Destiny

Answer explanation

Although the state of Texas ascribes 3 causes of the Civil War, the MAIN CASUE was SLAVERY. The issues of State's Rights and Sectionalism all hinge on the issue of SLAVERY.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

"...The Declaration of Sentiments and its 11 resolutions demanded social and political equality for all women, including its most controversial claim, the right to..."

(a)  

• vote
• equal pay
• own property
• public education

Answer explanation

The right to vote is known as "Suffrage" and the women's movement to secure the right to vote for women is called the "Women's Suffrage Movement". You may hear this word on the STAAR test, know what it means.

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

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Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

French colonization of the Americas focused heavily on the fur Trade.

Remember: "Furry French!"

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of —

• the passage of strict federal labor laws

• the abolition of the slave trade

• the expansion of the cottage industry system

• the new production methods of industrialization

Answer explanation

The Lowell Textile Mills in Massachusetts were among the FIRST modern factories in America and began employing women in large numbers. It was industrial technologies and innovations that made this possible.

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

• To declare independence from all European nations

• To form a social contract among themselves

• To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

Answer explanation

Remember REPublicanism is the principle based on citizens voting for REPresentatives to REPresent them in Congress.