US History STAAR

Based on the map and your knowledge of U.S. history, which outcomes resulted from the Compromise of 1850? Select TWO correct answers.

• California was admitted into the union as a free state.

• A parallel was designated as the boundary between free and slave states.

• Southern state legislators failed to get a new fugitive-slave law passed.

• New territories were given the power to decide the issue of slavery.

• The Florida territory was purchased from Spain and admitted as a free state.

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

This list provides information about religious changes in the United States in the early 1800s. - 1800 Major religious revivals in Kentucky are popular and spread east. - 1816 The African Methodist Episcopal Church is established. - 1830 Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). - 1832 The Disciples of Christ is established. Which conclusion can be made about why these groups were created?

• Local governments gave people the right to freely practice their beliefs.

• The Northwest Ordinance provided an outline to expand the number of churches.

• The federal government provided money to encourage the growth of churches.

• Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.

Which examples list unalienable rights?

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Public trial by a fair and impartial jury

• Freedom of religion, speech, and the press

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

This map shows the U.S. states and territories in 1830. Which region experienced the MOST immediate economic impacts as a result of construction of the Erie Canal? Shade the ONE correct circle that represents the location.

This excerpt is from a political address made by a politician in the 1800s. "The [wise], penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land, for himself; then . . . hires another new beginner to help him. This, say its advocates, is . . . the just and generous, and prosperous system, which opens the way for all—gives hope to all, and energy, and progress, and improvement of condition to all. —Abraham Lincoln, September 30, 1859 Which economic principle does Lincoln describe in this address?

• The value of free enterprise to earn a profit

• The significance of scarcity in business

• The importance of equal pay for equal work

• The need for competition in the market

Which statement describes the role of this newspaper and its publisher?

• John Brown used the newspaper to recruit people to his antislavery cause.

• William Lloyd Garrison used the newspaper to push for the emancipation of all enslaved people.

• Frederick Douglass used the newspaper to help end the practice of slavery.

• Harriet Tubman used the newspaper to recruit people to assist escaped enslaved people.

Part A: Based on the time line, which claim is supported by these advancements?

• Developing new technologies requires replacement of existing innovations.

• New innovations build on previous technologies to improve daily life.

• New technologies are widely accepted by the public.

• Development of new technologies is rarely aided by government action.

Why is Dorothea Dix a significant figure in U.S. history?

• She was a leader in the fight for the abolition of slavery.

• She led a reform effort to improve working conditions in factories.

• She was a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage.

• She led a reform effort to improve care for the mentally ill.

Which statement describes a reason for the development of the transatlantic slave trade?

• Colonial governments wanted to use enslaved labor to build needed canals.

• Plantation owners in southern colonial states were increasing profits by using enslaved labor.

• Many colonists relied on enslaved labor to do the difficult work on their ranches.

• Textile production in northern colonial factories was increasingly dependent on enslaved labor.