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Worksheets8th Grade STAAR Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
The idea expressed in this quote is that the United States should avoid —
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D
Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?
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J
What does this list suggest about the drafters of the Articles of Confederation?
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J
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
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G
H
J
Which of the following occurred as a result of these events?
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B
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D
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could —
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J
Which action completes this graphic organizer?
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B
C
D
Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region and states their
reason for settling?
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B
C
D
Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?
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G
H
J
Which numbered pair correctly replaces (1) and (2) in this table?
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G
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J
Which constitutional principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?
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B
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D
Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic
authority of the central government?
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B
C
D
Those who agreed with this point of view were known as —
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G
H
J
Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?
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D
Which title best completes this list?
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B
C
D
2 How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
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J
The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements
over which issue?
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G
H
J
Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?
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B
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D
What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
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G
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J
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo?
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B
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D
