STAAR Blitz

The best selection to complete blank 5 is-

• provide suffrage to African American men

• establish the Freedman's Bureau in the South

• abolish the practice of slavery

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• Opportunity for trade with American Indians

• Distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• Doctrine of the Church of England

• Economic system of mercantilism

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the Transatlantic Slave Trade shown on the map?

• Economic demands of the plantation system

• Construction needs of the railroad

• Increased textile manufacturing

• Increased western migration

The best selection to complete box 6 is-

• land grants

• military drafts

• poll taxes

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre

• Colonsits were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

• Colonists wanted to expand the powers

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Slaveholding state

• Bordered by the Pacific

• Formerly part of Mexico

• Dependent on heavy industry

Which territory did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

This painting BEST relates what social philosophy?

• Gilded Age
  

• Great Awakening
  

• Manifest Destiny
  

• Women's Suffrage

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

c

Nevada

Texas

California

Florida

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to —

• the creation of reservations for American Indians

• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

• a compromise over slavery in western territories