8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by-

• providing them with voting rights

• guaranteeing their freedom of speech

• providing them with access to the Court system

• guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to?

• establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves.
• mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners.
• abolish the institution of slavery.
• protect the voting rights of African American men.

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?

• the right to vote

• the right to medical care

• equal protection of the law

• separate but equal public facilities

• the right to serve on juries

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Atlanta, Georgia

Union captured the Mississippi River and divided the Confederacy in half

• Appomattox Courthouse
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Vicksburg

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

• Cotton

• Immigration

• Slavery

• Native Americans

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

• American Revolution

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate

• advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers

What were the two main parts of the Compromise of 1850 that made the North and South happy?

• Admission of Texas as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act
• Admission of California as a slave state and the Fugitive Slave Act
• Admission of New York as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act
• Admission of California as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A law passed in 1860 banning slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
• An agreement between Kansas and Nebraska to share resources.
• A treaty signed by Kansas and Nebraska to join the Confederacy.
• A law passed in 1854 allowing Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.