US History STAAR Vocabulary

A refusal to buy or use goods and services

• Blockade

• Scalawags

• Suffrage

• Boycott

Which term best completes this excerpt?

• Second Great Awakening

• temperance movement

• Era of Good Feelings

• abolitionist movement

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

• It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country

• It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

• It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country

• It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders

What outcome best completes this diagram?

• American Revolution

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• equal pay

• own property

• a public education

• vote

The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily the result of -

• the passage of strict federal labor laws

• the abolition of the slave trade

• the expansion of the cottage industry system

• the new production methods of industrialization

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

• To declare independence from all European nations

• To form a social contract among themselves

• To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

Which phrase best represents the US principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with -

• the congressional power of impeachment

• the presidential power to veto bills

• the states' power to amend the Constitution

• the Supreme Court's power of judicial review

What is one reason this song has endured for so many years?

• The song was inspired by religious revivals

• The song celebrates a patriotic act from the past

• The song is about protecting the rights of people

• The song was a theme for civil rights activism