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US History STAAR Review

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US History STAAR Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as

port cities
farming communities
industrial centers
military outposts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to

establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
abolish the institution of slavery
protect the voting rights of African American men

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

Saratoga
Concord
Trenton
Yorktown

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
 Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

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