US History STAAR Review

How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• By creating a segregated public education system

• By shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen's Bureau

• By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• equal pay

• own property

• a public education

• vote

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed US Constitution?

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Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

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

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 author is expressing her opinion about -

• recalling members of Congress

• impeaching the President

• disobeying the Supreme Court

• amending the Constitution

Which reason best completes the diagram?

• Requirements of an alliance with France

• Interest in conquering territories in South America

• British impressment of US sailors

• Abolition of state militias

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