8th Social Studies STAAR Released Questions - 2018 (Part 2)

This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the —

• Reconstruction era

• Age of Jackson

• Second Great Awakening

• War of 1812

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

• Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces

• Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy

• The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or with the Confederacy

his leader inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by —

• writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

• organizing the Underground Railroad

• becoming the first African American senator

Which constitutional principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?

• Full faith and credit

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Judicial review

Which of the following best completes this illustration?

• Free Enterprise System

• Mercantile System

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government?

• The XYZ Affair

• The War of 1812

• The Barbary Wars

• The Whiskey Rebellion

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as —

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Patriots

Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

• To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote

Irish and Chinese immigrants are best remembered for performing which type of labor during the late nineteenth century?

• Building dams in the midwestern states

• Digging canals across northern states

• Building railroads in western territories

• Constructing bridges in southern states

This statement is most likely from a handbook designed to prepare citizens for —

• voting in elections

• jury duty

• paying income taxes

• military service