staar review day 2

Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th Amendment?

• African American families divided by slavery are reunited

• Newly freed men and women move west to claim free land

• African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election

• Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say—I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.—1904

Who made this statement?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Harriet Tubman

• Phyllis Wheatly

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

• Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.

• Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.

• Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.

• Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.

How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?

• Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth.

• Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops.

• The sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited.

• New trade alliances resulted in increased foreign investment.

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

What year did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth?

• 1620

• 1621

• 1619

• 1607

The Civil War was fought during what time period?

• 1860-1867

• 1857-1860

• 1861-1865

• 1845-1851

What date was the Declaration of Independence endorsed by the Second Continental Congress?

• July 1, 1774

• July 4, 1776

• July 2, 1777

• June 4, 1776

The United States Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation, was written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what year?

• 1787

• 1781

• 1776

• 1791