#20 SS STAAR

How did the introduction of barbed-wire fences benefit farmers?

• By making irrigation of the land more effective

• By helping to break up the soil before plowing

• By making the harvesting of cotton more efficient

• By protecting crops from damage caused by animals

Study the diagram and answer the question that follows. Which statement explains how the First Amendment has affected these groups?

• These groups are allowed to share and promote their beliefs.

• These groups are allowed to join together to form a national religion

• These groups are prevented from having worship services in public places

• These groups are prevented from establishing religious schools

What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?

• The colonies united for trade and defense.

• Self-government developed in the colonies.

• Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.

• The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy.

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. "The most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the . . . most melancholy man. There can be no very black melancholy to him who lives in the midst of Nature and has his senses still. . . . While I enjoy the friendship of the seasons I trust that nothing can make life a burden to me. —Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854" Which statement shows how this excerpt is an example of transcendentalism in the early-to-mid 1800s?

• Thoreau uses reason to explain natural events that happen in the world.

• Thoreau focuses on the role of science in changing the natural world.

• Thoreau studies the relationship between nature and historical events.

• Thoreau focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural world.

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. Thirteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution What was an IMMEDIATE effect of this amendment?

• Many plantation owners attempted to recapture former slaves.

• Many plantation owners were forced to give land to former slaves.

• Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.

• Many former slaves were awarded money by former Confederate leaders.

Study the photograph and answer the question that follows. President Abraham Lincoln Visiting the Battlefield at Antietam, October 3, 1862. Which era is represented by this photograph?

• The early republic

• The Age of Jackson

• Westward expansion

• Civil War

In which court case was the U.S. principle of judicial review established?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Study the map and answer the question that follows: Which physical characteristic attracted settlers to this area during the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries?

• Large amounts of fertile soil for crops

• Accessible mountain passes for mining

• Natural harbors for whaling

• Grassy plains for cattle ranching

Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic-Republican Party?

• The Democratic-Republicans favored the expansion of a strong national government.

• The Democratic-Republicans supported strict restrictions on immigration.

• The Democratic-Republicans supported the use of tariffs.

• The Democratic-Republicans favored states’ rights and the rights of the common man.

Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?

• Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.

• Doctors were required to get federal licenses to practice medicine.

• States passed laws giving harsher sentences to criminals.

• The government distributed land to poor people.