WorksheetsYISD MS SS 8th Civil War STAAR Released Part 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
What was the result of the events shown on the map above?
General Lee's troops received necessary reinforcements.
General Grant's supply lines were completely cut off.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
General Grant and General Lee combined forces.
One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was-
widespread soil exhaustion caused by decades of farming
drought caused by overuse of river water to irrigate farmland
air pollution caused by the use of cotton gins
widespread contamination caused by fertilizer runoff
Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?
1
2
3
4
Why were these tactics effective?
Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.
Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.
Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.
Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.
Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?
1) Large farms; 2) Slaves used for labor
1) Cottage industry; 2) Mild Weather that attracted immigrants
1) Mining; 2) Metal ores and minerals
1) Ranching; 2) Railroads to transport cattle to market
Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?
Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population.
Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers.
Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor.
Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
The right of citizens to choose representatives
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford?
The Dawes Act
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Compromise of 1877
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Worcester v. Georgia
What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?
It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.
It provided financing for canal construction.
It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.
It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.
A biography of the military career of general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?
The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg
The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia
The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg
The campaign in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
The New York City riots of 1863 were partly a result of-
the economic uncertainty faced by the working class
strong local opposition to federal taxes
housing shortages affecting recent immigrants
the meager wages paid to military recruits
Who made this statement?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Phillis Wheatley
