STAAR

The area in yellow was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

• The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

• The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

• Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

• The U.S. had always owned the land

The area in blue was colonized by which country?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Dutch

The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of Ghent

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onís Treaty

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8.29(C)

8.6(B)

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Separation of powers

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8.29(C)

8.15(D)

This table shows the population of enslaved people in two regions

of the United States in 1840.

Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?

• The South had a society that relied on wage labor.

• The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

• The South had a variety of natural resources.

• The South had an abundance of large cities.

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8.29(B)

8.12(C)

Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

• Free Speech

• Federalism

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8.29(B)

8.19(B)

This excerpt refers to an event that occurred in Virginia in 1859. Which action prompted the newspaper’s claim that John Brown’s raid “advanced the cause of disunion”?

• Some Northerners were willing to defend the South’s right to

  continue slavery.

• Some Southerners were willing to take up arms to protest high

  tariffs.

• Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery.

• Some people in territories needed to defend their right to

  popular sovereignty.

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8.24(A)

8.29(A)

What were two effects of this canal on the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?

• The Northeast gained access to new trade networks, and the

  Midwest opened for more settlement.

• The South became less dependent on slave labor, while the

  North became more dependent on indentured servants.

• The West became the commercial center of the nation, while the

  Northeast increased dependence on agricultural production.

• The South experienced lower shipping costs, and the West

  expanded international trade.

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8.29(C)

8.27(C)

Why did President Washington give this advice about the future of U.S. foreign policy?

• To end European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• To avoid being drawn into European wars

• To use trade embargoes to stay neutral

• To encourage economic growth through the transatlantic slave

  trade

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8.29(B)

8.5(E)