STAAR REVIEW: ERAS

Which of the following eras is labeled accurately?

• Civil War - Abraham Lincoln was the Union General

• American Revolution - Thomas Paine was a fearless naval hero.

• Colonization - Early settlers to America came based on economic, religious and political freedom

• Sectionalism - Harriet Beecher Stowe started a slave rebellion by capturing a federal arsenal

⭐The Northwest Ordinance positively affected the development of the United States by -

• laying out a design by which early cities could determine where to construct its facilities

• organizing the territory in Texas for settlers to claim

• surveying the territory accurately thereby preventing property disputes between settlers

• establishing a way in which new states would be added to the Union

Unalienable rights are primarily associated with the -

• Sectionalism Era

• Early Republic Era

• American Revolution Era

• Reconstruciton Era

⭐During the Constitution era, the Founding Fathers disagreed over -

• expanding the territory of the U.S.

• going to war with Spain at the end of the American Revolution

• who should be the first president of the U.S.

• how much power to give the federal government

The list provides example of ___.

• topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

• domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

• weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

• issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments.

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into topics listed in the box.

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Jacksonian Era

• The Antebellum Era

• The Federalist Era

• The Reconstruction Era

Match the following

• Abraham Lincoln

• The Age of Jackson is to the Nullification Crisis AS the Early Republic era is to  

• War of 1812

• Exploration era is to Gold, God, and Glory AS Colonization era is to   

• Frederick Douglass

• The American Revolution era is to Patrick Henry AS Reform era is to

• Economic, social, and religious

• The Constitution era is to James Madison AS the Civil War era is to   

Rapid technological advancements and growth in city populations are associated with the  -

• Early Republic era

• Civil War era

• Jacksonian era

• Industrial Revolution era

This list provides examples of -

• topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

• domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

• weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

• issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics in the list.

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Jacksonian Era

• The Antebellum Era

• The Federalist Era

• The Reconstruction Era