US History - STAAR Practice 1

What impact did this innovation have on daily life?

• It increased the regional differences among various groups of people across the country

• It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

• It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country

• It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders

Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?

• Attending college in the United States

• Being employed in the United States

• Passing a US civics exam

• Working for the US government

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 outcome best completes this diagram?

• American Revolution

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?

• Its members blamed Irish immigrants for taking away jobs

• The party encouraged western migration of settlers

• Its members opposed enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act in the Northeast

• The party was in favor of universal suffrage

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

• The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state

• The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate

• The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Jackson

• The election of the first woman to the US Senate

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

• Then number of Quakers living in British colonies

• The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies

• The number of religious sects in the British colonies

• The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

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

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