STAAR History

In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to-

• the inability of citizens to to elect Supreme Court justices

• an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state

• a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution

• the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks

A member of a community who constantly moves from place to place, to hunt and gather food

• conquistador

• colonization

• nomadic

• explorer

An economic system in which people are free to operate their businesses as they see fit, with little government interference

• Northwest Ordinance

• New Jersey Plan

• Free Enterprise System

• American System

Read the list and answer the question that follows. Selected Achievements of Marcus Garvey -Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association -Established the Black Star Line steamship corporation -Established the weekly newspaper Negro World for people of African descent How did Marcus Garvey MOST impact African Americansin the early 1900s?

• By desegregating schools and urban neighborhoods

• By urging blacks to accept low paying jobs and social inequality

• By promoting black cultural pride and economic independence

What were two economic effects of World War II on the home front (United States)?

• -Increased number of women working industrial jobs

  -increased income tax rates

• -increased number of labor union strikes

  -increased production of consumer goods

• -Decreased size of the national debt

  -Decreased efforts to recycle metal for the military

• -Decreased government funding for nuclear weapons

The developments on this list contributed to what development of the 1920s and 1930s?

• African Americans painters of the Hudson River School focused on the beauty of nature

• African Americans architects created the Neoclassical style based on Roman and Greek models

• African American astists and writers celebrated their culture in a movement called the Harlem Renaissance

Read the excerpt and answer the following question. "In the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers (workers) to this country endangers the good order of certain localities. Therefore, Be in enacted...that...the ...be...suspended -Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Which factor prompted the passage of this legislation?

• Denial of labor unition membership for unskilled workers

• Increased nativisim and anti-immigration attitudes

• Wages increase for workers in the manufacturing positions

How did the United States respond to the launch of Sputnik I in 1957 by the Soviet Union?

• By increasing health care benefits and pensions for the military

• By implementing the Marshall Plan

• By increasing funding for math and science

Which statement describes how the GI Bill affected the United States during the 1950's?

• The act allowed members of minority groups to join the armed forces because it desegregated the military.

• The educational benefits included in the act helped provide traning to military vets.

• The financial regulations in the act protected the desposits of bank customers.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "In the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that the Equal Protection Clause allowed state governments to apply the "separate but equal" provision to public facilities. What was one way the decision described in the passage affected the United States in the first half of the 20th century?

• Minorities were not allowed to attend schools with whites.

• Poll taxes in federal elections were ruled unconstituional.

• Minorites were not allowed to join the military.