Social Studies STAAR Practice - Semester 1

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Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

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The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

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How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

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Natural harbors provided access to markets.

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During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as —

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cloth weavers in textile mills

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After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —

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Northwest Ordinance

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The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —

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development of different economies in the two regions

Front

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
Options:
equal pay,
own property,
a public education,
vote

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vote

Front

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

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Front

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

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The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of —

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the expansion of the cottage industry system

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For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

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To form a social contract among themselves