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Social Studies STAAR Review 2

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following quote, attributed to Patrick Henry, indicates his strong position as an Anti-Federalist. What were the Anti- Federalists opposed to in 1787?


“[It] is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” - Patrick Henry, attributed

a)

F. ratification of the Constitution

b)

G. slave ownership

c)

H. states’ rights

d)

J. local control of government

2.
 How would the “Three-Fifths Compromise” affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?
a)
A. It would allow for the slave population of Virginia to count equally in federal taxation and representation.
b)
B. Virginia would have three-fifths of the total representation in Congress.
c)
C. Three-fifths of the slave population would count toward determining federal taxation and representation.
d)
D. Three-fifths of the slave population must be set free in order to ratify the Constitution.
3.
Suppose Congress wants to amend the Constitution. If 60% of both houses have voted in favor of the proposed legislation, can the amendment be passed into law and why?
a)
F. Yes, but only if it is signed by the President.
b)
G. Yes, no other action is required and the amendment passes.
c)
H. No, two-thirds of both houses did not vote in favor of the amendment.
d)
J. No, the Supreme Court has not reviewed the amendment.
4.
When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson referred to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as:
a)
A. expendable
b)
B. unalienable
c)
C. given by government
d)
D. uncommon
5.
During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison said that federal courts could declare a law void if the law violates the “constitution established by the people themselves.” Madison was advocating what principle to be included in the US Constitution?
a)
F. Individual rights
b)
G. Checks and balances
c)
H. Judicial review
d)
J. Separation of powers
6.

The federal system of checks and balances--

a)

grants sovereignty to the central government

b)

persuaded the Federalists to support the Constitution

c)

ensures that no one branch will overpower another

d)

was created as an attempt to reduce federalism

7.

The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the rights of citizens from potential abuse by--

a)

foreign countries

b)

the federal government

c)

big business

d)

religious organizations

8.

Which principle of government is shown in this sequence?

a)

judicial review

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

separation of powers

d)

checks and balances

9.

Federalists supported the Constitution because--

a)

it had a weak central government

b)

the President was all powerful

c)

Congress was in charge

d)

it had a strong central government

10.

Which principle of government is most clearly reflected in this amendment?

a)

checks and balances

b)

federalism

c)

separation of powers

d)

due process

11.

Both the states and the federal government need to be able to--

a)

print money

b)

build roads

c)

collect taxes

d)

declare war

12.

Which French philosopher gave us the concept of separation of powers?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Lafayette

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rochambeau

13.

The mechanical reaper was invented by ____________________ and was able to cut grain down much more quickly.

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

John Deere

14.

This innovation by Eli Whitney made "standardized parts", making the parts interchangeable from one item to another.

a)

mass production

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

power loom

d)

interchangeable parts

15.

__________________ mills were textile factories where many young women went to work at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. They replaced the "cottage industry" where textiles were produced by individuals in homes or cottages.

a)

Spinning

b)

Smith

c)

Slater

d)

Lowell

16.

This document was adopted on July 4, 1776, and established the 13 colonies as independent states, free from Great Britain’s rule. Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority of this document.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

United States Constitution

d)

Treaty of Paris

17.

In 1689, this document was drafted by the English Parliament limiting the power of the monarch and providing basic rights for English citizens.

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

The British Bill of Rights

18.

People who supported the ratification of the Constitution and a federalist form of government.

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Federalists

19.

An economic system in which individuals depend on supply and demand and the profit margin to determine what, how, and how much to produce, and for whom to produce.

a)

Free-Enterprise System

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Free-Trade

d)

NAFTA

20.

Economic policy under which nations sought to increase their power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and selling more goods than they bought; benefited the mother country at the expense of its colonies

a)

Open Market

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Profit Sharing

d)

Cash Crops

21.

A statement issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1863, it declared that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free.

a)

Emancipation Proclimation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Art of War

d)

2nd Inaugural Address

22.

A period of unrest during Jackson's presidency when southern states decided they could ignore a law passed by the federal government concerning federal protective tariffs.

a)

Impeachment

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Act of War

d)

Imperial Advancement

23.
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
a)
manufacturing increased
b)
manufacturing decreased
c)
none of the above
d)
farms were developed
24.
Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?
a)
none of the above
b)
increased use of land
c)
increased need for government
d)
renewed sense of nationalism
25.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
26.
How was President Jackson different from other Presidents?
a)
He served more than two terms
b)
He owned slaves
c)
He came from a poor family
d)
He was a military general
27.
Passed in 1830, this authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
d)
Trail of Tears
28.
What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory called?
a)
spoils system
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Whig Party
29.
How did Jackson get rid of the National Bank?
a)
He signed a law
b)
He created a new bank
c)
He vetoed its charter
d)
He nullified it
30.
The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to the -
a)
Force Bill.
b)
Indian Removal Act.
c)
Tariff of Abominations.
d)
Bank of the United States.
31.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

Congress reduces tariffs.

b)

The supply of British goods decreases.

c)

Exports to France increase.

d)

The Embargo Act of 1807 is overturned.

32.

Which answer best completes the diagram?

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Civil War

33.
a)

Colonists sought military support from France.

b)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

c)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

d)

Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

34.

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

a)

Poll taxes were reduced.

b)

Votes were cast by secret ballot.

c)

Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.

d)

Voter participation increased.

35.

Which document was most influenced by this statute?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

Bill of Rights

36.
The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to —
a)
ban the spread of slavery to new territories
b)
decrease the consumption of alcohol
c)
gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons
d)
create a self-sufficient utopian society
37.
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
It limited the power of future colonial governments
b)
It weakened the influence of religion in government.
c)
It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
d)
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government
38.

•Intolerable Acts imposed •First Continental Congress convened •Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published All the events listed above occurred during —

a)

the era of westward expansionOption 1*

b)

the Era of Good Feelings

c)

the Revolutionary Era

d)

the Jacksonian Era

39.
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that  it—
a)
did not adequately protect individuals from potential government abuse
b)
did not give the executive branch enough power to oversee the military
c)
prevented the legislative branch from effectively governing the states
d)
prevented the judicial branch from using judicial review to overturn acts of the legislature
40.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. —Tenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution
**Which principle of U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Separation of powers
d)
Due process
41.
What was one major impact of this novel?
a)
The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations
b)
Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves
c)
The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws
d)
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
42.
Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it—
a)
the states would surrender too much power to the federal government
b)
alliances could not be formed with other countries
c)
the courts would not be able to hold government officials accountable
d)
individuals would exercise too much power over the federal government
43.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
a)
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas. 
b)
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856. 
c)
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas. 
d)
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
44.
After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to —
a)
elect a new president and vice president
b)
complete construction of the Capitol
c)
establish Union forts in the former  Confederate states
d)
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
45.
The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling—
a)
clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the West Coast
b)
interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agricultural goods from west to east
c)
Covered wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West
d)
railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West
46.
The growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected U.S. businesses by—
a)
discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs
b)
increasing the cost of raw materials
c)
decreasing the wage so unskilled workers
d)
opening new markets for goods
47.

What were Northern advantages at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Had most of the railroads, canals, and factories

b)

Better political leaders

c)

More experienced marksmen

d)

More land devoted to food crops

48.

What was a Southern disadvantage at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Poor political leadership

b)

fewer railroads, canals, and roads

c)

knowledge of local geography

d)

little manufacturing

49.

What was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

a)

More farmland devoted to food crops

b)

Better military leadership

c)

More railroads

d)

More people

50.
How did Jefferson Davis compare the Civil War to the American Revolution?
a)
He said that the South was fighting for the same thing the founding fathers were
b)
It was also a war
c)
They were fighting against Great Britain
d)
It was also a Civil War
51.
How did the Battle of Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?
a)
He thought it would be easy
b)
He realized that the war would not be easy
c)
He knew the war was over
52.
Which of the following is a significant contribution of Samuel Adams in United States history?
a)
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence
b)
He helped form the Sons of Liberty
c)
He wrote COMMON SENSE
d)
He sided with the British against the colonial governements
53.
Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain began to collect taxes from the colonies to -
a)
prevent colonists from boycotting British goods
b)
generate revenue to pay its war debt
c)
build colonial unity
d)
create a system of government in the colonies
54.
President whose time in office is marked by indifference and racism toward Native-Americans and African-Americans.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Quincy Adams
55.
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote in the 1824 election, however, he did not win the majority of the vote.  Who convinced the House of Representative that John Quincy Adams should be president in a "corrupt bargain" deal?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Daniel Webster
d)
James Madison
56.
Conflicts split the Democratic-Republicans and Andrew Jackson's supporter found the ______________ party.
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Whigs
d)
Federalist
57.
Group of Jackson’s friends who acted as informal advisors beyond official cabinet.
a)
Cupboard
b)
Round table
c)
Board table
d)
Kitchen cabinet
58.
Election winner gives government jobs to reward supporters and friends is called.....
a)
The Good Life
b)
Winner, winner chicken dinner
c)
The Spoils System
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
59.
The idea that America was choosen by God to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific is called
a)
Oregon Destiny
b)
Northwest Destiny
c)
Destiny's Child
d)
Manifest Destiny
60.
What Treaty brought an end to the Mexican-American War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Paris 1765
61.
What president declared war on Mexico after saying, "American blood has been shed on American soil!"
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James K. Polk
62.
In the Treaty that ended the Mexican-American war, Mexico ceded an area of land known as....
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Oregon Territory
63.

The last piece of land purchased by the United States government in the lower 48 contiguous states to be used as a southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad was...

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Gadsden Purchase

64.
This group of people came to the United States as a result of a famine in their home country.
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
German
d)
French
65.
Escaping political conflict and economic depression in their home country these people came to the United States as hard working farmers.
a)
Germans
b)
French
c)
Irish
d)
Chinese
66.
In 1849, John Sutter discovered a mineral on his property in California which escalated the westward moment of Americans.
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Silver in the San Juans
c)
Coal in Colorado
d)
Ore in Oregon
67.
The Chinese came for the Gold Rush and stayed to work on this project.  They suffered through much prejudice and harsh working conditions.
a)
Railroads
b)
Space flight
c)
Make good food
d)
build steamboats
68.
 Led the second phase of Reconstruction in the South
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Whigs
d)
Democratic-Republicans
69.
This was implemented in the South to intentionally restrict the rights and freedoms of the freedmen, forcing them back onto plantations for work.
a)
Enforcement Acts
b)
Reconstruction Acts 1867
c)
Black Codes
d)
Constitutional Convention
70.
Divided the South into 5 districts governed by military commanders, ex-confederates were not allowed to vote, states must pass a new constitution ratifying 13th and 14 Amendments.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
Enforcement Acts
d)
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
71.
This group terrorized blacks in the south, preventing them from participating in the freedoms granted to them in the Constitution and by the Civil Rights Acts of 1866.
a)
Black Codes
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Enforcement Acts
72.
Farmers who rented tools, land and seed and paid landowners with crops.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Sharecroppers
d)
Radical Republicans
73.
Recognized Hayes as winner of the election of 1877, federal troops withdraw from South and federal government provides aide to rebuild the South.
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1845
c)
Compromise of 1877
d)
Henry Clay
74.
Offered 160 acres free to settlers willing to farm and improve the land for 5 year
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Civil Rights Act
75.
Offered reservation land to Natives willing to become "Americanized" farmers
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Homestead Act
76.
First African-American to serve in the US Senate
a)
Hiram Revels
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
James Armistead
d)
Frederick Douglas
77.
Northerners who came to the south for "opportunity" (mostly to cheat people out of their money!)
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
78.

White Southerners who had opposed secession and supported the North during and after the Civil War

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

79.
Colonial force headed by George Washington
a)
Navy Seals
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Continental Army
80.
Revival of religious feeling
a)
enlightenment
b)
excitement
c)
Industrial revolution
d)
Great Awakening
81.
Separation of Blacks and Whites in public places
a)
Bill Row
b)
Jim Stow
c)
Harriet Stowe
d)
Jim Crow
82.
Person supporting the British in the American Revolution
a)
Sympathizer
b)
Loyalist
83.

The leg of the Triangular Trade route that brought slaves from Africa to America was known as

a)

Middle passage

b)

Mercantilism

c)

The Transatlantic Slave trade

d)

The Colombian Exchange

84.
Substistence farming produces only enough food for family
a)
True
b)
False
85.
The right to vote is known as...
a)
Equality
b)
Socialism
c)
Suffrage
d)
Suffering
86.
Refers to a city region
a)
urban
b)
rural
87.
refers to the country (farms)
a)
rural
b)
urban
88.
Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be taken away
a)
true
b)
false
89.

Clara Barton served as a nurse during the Civil War and founded _____________

a)

The Red Cross

b)

The Daughters of Liberty

c)

The Temperance Movement

d)

The Women's Rights Movement

90.
Published abolitionist newspaper "Liberator"
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Mr. Swope
91.
Dorothea Dix was an advocate for mental hospital care
a)
true
b)
false
92.
Slave states that did not leave the Union were known as border states
a)
true 
b)
false
93.
The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act all led to the start of the Revolutionary War by
a)
restricting colonial trade with the Natives
b)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c)
angering colonists who believed their civil liberties had been violated
d)
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
94.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American author who discussed individualism and wrote the famous book "Nature" Which movement did this writer most likely lead?
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolitionism
c)
The 2nd Great Awakening
d)
Transcendentalism
95.
The Whiskey Rebellion, the creation of the National Bank, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and Marbury vs. Madison are all examples of
a)
topics discussed during the 2nd Constitutional Convention
b)
domestic issues faced by leaders of the new republic
c)
weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
d)
issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments
96.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. Which western regions were now part of the U.S.?
a)
Texas and the Louisiana Purchase
b)
Oregon and the Louisiana Purchase
c)
Texas and the Mexican Cession
d)
Louisiana Purchase and Mexican Cession 
97.

Artists from the Hudson River School liked to paint grand images of nature and landscapes.

a)

False

b)

True

98.
Distance from Great Britain; Mayflower Compact; House of Burgesses. These factors contributed most to the
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
99.
During the 1840, American experienced rapid population growth, economic panic, access to inexpensive land, and foreign trade opportunities. These factors all led to the support for which of the following?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
States' Rights
d)
Spread of Slavery
100.
Early industrialization in America was possible due to an abundance of laborers, the availability of capital, and ________.
a)
new transportation systems
b)
increased government regulation
c)
a decline in agricultural production
d)
the growth of labor unions
101.
How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?
a)
It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information
b)
It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs.
c)
It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.
d)
It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.
102.
"The President . . . shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur." —U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2
This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Individual Rights
103.
Lewis and Clark traveled along the Missouri River to explore new territory that President Jefferson had purchased from 
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Netherlands
104.
Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?
a)
The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform
c)
The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War
d)
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation
105.
In 1773, British Parliament passed the Tea Act. Angry about this tax, American colonsits dump tea in the Boston Harbor. What happened next?
a)
Parliament repealed the Tea Act
b)
King George III gave the colonies their independence
c)
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
d)
King George III allows Americans to have representation in Parliament
106.
Which group was the first to call for an end to slavery
a)
Native Americans because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
b)
Quakers because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
c)
British loyalists because England had ended the slave trade
d)
Puritans because New England's economy did not rely on slavery
107.
When debating about the ratification on the Constitution, which statement would a Federalist most likely agree with?
a)
"The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the nation"
b)
"The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue"
c)
"The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions"
d)
"The states are unable to protect the rights of the people"
108.

Which English philosopher gave us the concept of the unalienable rights of "Life, Liberty, and Property."

a)

William Blackstone

b)

Lafayette

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Locke

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