Exploration: STAAR Frequency Questions

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found Utopian communities

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

What was the initial reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Which of these characteristics also describes these two states?

• Founded as work colonies for debtors

• Former slave states

• Were havens for religious dissenters

• Former Spanish colonies

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

• Family names of early pioneers in the West

• The impact of American Indian cultures on southwestern states

• The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

• Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1- Enslaved native populations 2-Organized utopian societies

• 1- Established Catholic missions 2-Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1- Promoted political freedom 2- Participated in the triangular trade

• 1-Became commercial shipbuilders 2-Created an early system of public schools

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

• The number of Quakers living in British colonies

• The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies

• The number of religious sects in the British colonies

• The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4