Exploration (STAAR)

Exploration (STAAR)

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Exploration (STAAR)

Exploration (STAAR)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

To discover a new sea route to Asia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which reason best completes this list?

To spread democratic ideals

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

To locate potential military allies

To claim new territory

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What best completes the diagram?

To promote free enterprise

To extend democracy

To expand empires

To found utopian societies

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What 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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Family names of early pioneers

The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

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