Exploration - Industrial Revolution 2023 STAAR Review

Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark in this list?

• Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers

• Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers

• Need to establish trading forts

• Interest in growing cash crops

The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s focused on the ​ (a)   . This movement contributed to the spread of ​ (b)   throughout the colonies.

• experiences of individuals
• democratic feelings
• economic policies
• religious tolerance

This map shows an eastern section of North America during the early 1600s. Select the point on the map that represents where the Pilgrims landed in 1620.

Which statement explains how physical geography affected the population distribution of the United States in 1790?

• The southern states offered fertile farmland, allowing for the development of larger cities.

• The Proclamation Line of 1763 prevented settlers from moving away from the East Coast.

• The Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier that slowed westward expansion.

• The Rocky Mountains posed risks to explorers, leading most people to remain in the East.

How did these characteristics influence life in the colonies?

• The New England colonies supported financial growth through high-paying industrial work.

• The Southern colonies supported the plantation production of cash crops because of long growing seasons.

• The Southern colonies developed large urban centers in order to support increasing manufacturing businesses.

• The New England colonies developed large rural populations in order to support increasing agricultural production.

Which era in U.S. history correctly places the question mark for the title of this diagram?

• Reconstruction

• Sectionalism

• The Revolutionary Period

• The Early Republic

Why was the victory at Saratoga a turning point in U.S. history?

• It convinced France to support the American cause.

• The battle led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• The battle represented the end of the American Revolution.

• It marked a major change in the leadership of the Continental Army.

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• By settling the issues over voting rights in the North

• By settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• By settling the issues over taxation

• By settling the issues between large and small states

Which weaknesses are associated with the Articles of Confederation? Select TWO correct answers.

• All states had to approve amendments.

• The one-house legislature was based on population.

• The central government held too much power.

• States coined their own money.

• Slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory.