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WorksheetsUS History STAAR Midterm Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which document was written during the Revolutionary War and listed the reasons the thirteen colonies should no longer be part of the British Empire?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution
The Preamble of the United States Constitution says that the power to govern originates with the--
states
president
Supreme Court
people
Which Amendment protects from unreasonable searches and seizures?
1st Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
8th Amendment
This innovation in steel technology that led to skyscrapers.
Tungsten process
Bessemer process
Tesla process
Ally process
Manifest Destiny was used to justify an American desire to
expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.
limit the number of immigrants entering the country.
warn European countries against colonizing Latin America.
control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains.
In 1862, the Homestead Act was passed primarily to
achieve Northern victory in the Civil War.
improve the lives of freed African Americans.
expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe.
develop the midwest and western parts of the country.
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1877?
To move American Indians to reservations.
To return tribal lands to American Indians.
To draft American Indians to the armed forces.
To assimilate American Indians into the white culture.
The Supreme Law of the Land is the
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution includes all of the following provisions EXCEPT
a guarantee of equal protection under the law for all citizens
the guaranteed right to vote for adults, regardless of gender, race or age
citizenship in both the nation and its states for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
loss of representation in Congress for states that denied qualified citizens the right to vote.
What action is a civic responsibility of U.S. citizens?
paying taxes
attending school
obeying speed limits
voting during local elections
"The Indian, though a man without a country, the Indian who has suffered a thousand wrongs considered the white man's burden and from mountains, plains and divides, the Indian threw himself into the struggle to help throttle the unthinkable tyranny of the Hun. The Indian helped to free Belgium, helped to free all the small nations, helped to give victory to the Stars and Stripes. The Indian went to France to help avenge the ravages of autocracy. Now, shall we not redeem ourselves by redeeming all the tribes?"
--Dr. Joseph K. Dixon, 1923
According to the author, what factor helped secure the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
Native Americans demonstrated their ability to assimilate into the general military society in WWI.
Native Americans met all citizenship requirements set forth by the Dawes Act of 1887.
Following the Indian Wars, Native Americans lived peacefully on their reservations.
Lobbying from Progressive groups and Calvin Coolidge's conservative policies.
I. Strip mining
II. Deforestation for timber harvest
III. Poisoning of water supplies with mercury in the search for silver and other ore
IV. Near extinction of the buffalo herds
What were the major environmental impacts of western settlement in the United States after the Civil War?
I only
IV only
I, II, IV
II, III, and IV
Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution at the end of the nineteenth century in the United States?
women's suffrage
rural population growth
an economic boom in the northeast
laws guaranteeing rights for labor unions
What impact did U.S. governmental polices have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
The U.S. government regulated industry for the public good.
The U.S. government had little or no influence on business and industry.
The U.S. government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.
The U.S. government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation.
How did the invention of electricity impact industries?
The costs of production increased significantly.
Production methods began to decrease efficiency.
Manufacturers were forced to locate plants nearer to sources of power.
Manufacturers were able to build manufacturing plants where they wanted.
John D. Rockefeller was MOST affected by which of these?
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Sherman Antitrust Act
the writings of Upton Sinclair
the Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden
The Pendleton Act of 1883 was created to
prevent trusts and monopolies from forming.
provide political supporters with government jobs.
ensure that only the most qualified candidates ran for public office.
ensure that only the most qualified people got jobs in the federal government.
"All we Progressives did was catch the Populists in swimming and steal all their clothing except the frayed underdrawers of Free Silver."
Which Populist reform was NOT part of the Progressive Movement?
an income tax
direct primaries
initiative, referendum, and recall
government ownership of railroad systems
The men upon the killing beds [meatpacking plants where animals were butchered] felt also the effects of the slump which had turned Marija out; but they felt it in a different way. . . . The big packers did not turn their hands [workers] off and close down, like the canning factories; but they began to run for shorter and shorter hours. They had always required the men to be on the killing beds and ready for work at seven o’clock, although there was almost never any work to be done till the buyers out in the yards had gotten to work, and some cattle had come over the chutes. That would often be ten or eleven o’clock . . . [but now] they would perhaps not have a thing for their men to do till late in the afternoon. And so they would have to loaf around, in a place where the thermometer might be twenty degrees below zero!...
There were weeks at a time when Jurgis went home after such a day as this with not more than two hours’ work to his credit—which meant about thirty-five cents. There were many days when the total was less than half an hour, and others when there was none at all....
- excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1904)
Which of these was a result of the circumstances described in the passage?
Many meat-packing plants were shut down due to inhumane working conditions.
Factory conditions became safer very quickly due to workers complaining to factory owners.
Often multiple family members were forced to work outside of the home due to low factory wages.
Factory workers began to actively support capitalism because of its opportunity to earn more wealth than other economic systems.
Which term describes the approval or rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment in some states by the popular vote?
censure
initiative
recall
referendum
What process can allow citizens to propose a constitutional amendment to the state Constitution?
initiative
primary
recall
referendum
The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it
spread democracy to Latin America.
secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry.
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control.
set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine called for
investing in the economic development of Latin America.
pledging to help Japan and Russia negotiate a peace settlement.
prohibiting foreign countries from purchasing land in the Western Hemisphere.
intervening in Latin American countries that could not pay their debt to European creditors.
Platform of the American Anti Imperialist League (1899)
We hold that the policy known as imperialism is hostile to liberty and tends toward militarism, an evil from which it has been our glory to be free. We regret that it has become necessary in the land of Washington and Lincoln to reaffirm that all men, of whatever race or color, are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We maintain that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. We insist that the subjugation of any people is "criminal aggression" and open disloyalty to the distinctive principles of our Government.
Which MOST LIKELY inspired the writers of this statement?
American involvement in Vietnam
American victory in the Mexican War
American presence in The Philippines
the treatment of African Americans in the South
What is this political cartoon suggesting since it includes the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other places?
American imperialism created an American empire.
These were America's main trading partners and allies.
The bald eagle became the official bird of the Western Hemisphere.
America was finally strong enough as a nation to "spread its wings" in 1898.
One result of World War I was
the creation of new countries.
an expansion of German colonies.
a move toward democracy in Russia.
an alliance between Germany and France.
How did the alliance system in Europe contribute to the start of World War I?
The alliance system helped nations secure their national treasuries.
The alliance system was a failed attempt at diplomacy to keep the peace.
The alliance system kept nations divided politically promoting hostility.
The alliance system forced great nations to go to war when their allies did.
The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) were both
vetoed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
unsuccessful attempts to stop criticism against the war.
significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
The following events were effects of World War I on women EXCEPT
serve in combat in Europe.
ability to enlist in the military.
travel to Europe for military service.
an increased presence in the workforce.
What effect did the demobilization that followed World War I have on the American workforce?
Members of labor unions were viewed as disloyal and were monitored by the FBI.
Thousands of women and African-Americans lost their jobs as returning servicemen reentered the work force.
War-time production led to a more diverse workforce as women and African-Americans entered jobs that were previously unavailable to them.
The GI Bill enabled many former U.S. servicemen to start their own businesses, which in turn led to lower unemployment rates across the nation.
In the 1920s, the United States experienced an economic boom due to, among other things,
the mobilization of the economy for war.
increased government restrictions on big business.
installment buying and an unregulated stock market.
the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities.
What is the BEST generalization one could make from the chart showing housework from 1905 to 1925?
more people were hiring maids
men were helping with household chores
more women were working at jobs outside of the home
modern appliances meant less time was spent working in the home
The "Lost Generation" is a term that is often used to describe
the victims of the Armenian genocide in World War I.
soldiers who were unable to recover from World War I.
the German population that did not return from World War I.
artists and intellectuals who were disillusioned by World War I.
Which early 20th century social movement worked to remove genetic "defectives"- like the "insane", "feeble-minded", and criminals- from the human population?
Eugenics
Temperance
Social Darwinism
Christian Science
Early assembly lines like the Ford assembly line shown in the photo involved a moving conveyor system which moved the car one worker to the next. Another important feature of the assembly line was
all parts were stored in a central location.
workers learned to do all types of assembly work.
it was the first process to be fully powered by steam.
each worker performed only one task throughout the day.
