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STAAR Practice 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This territory, identified in the source, was acquired from Spain in 1819.

a)

Florida Purchase

b)

Thirteen Colonies

c)

Mexican Cession

2.

Following the Mexican-American war, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted the US this land in exchange for $15 million.

a)

Thirteen Colonies

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon County

3.

How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

a)

By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

b)

By increasing the demand for cotton to be picked

c)

By reducing the demand for raw cotton

4.

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

a)

more than doubled the size of the United States.

b)

established a method for admitting new states to the Union.

c)

encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution.

5.

Which factor accounts for this trend?

a)

The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

b)

Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

c)

The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.

6.

How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?

a)

By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. companies

b)

By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

c)

By helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

7.

Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?

a)

expensive land

b)

desire to limit foreign influence (get rid of)

c)

to spread the democracy

8.

George Washington put down a rebellion over a whiskey tax called the Whiskey Rebellion -- what did this event test?

a)

the right of the people to rebel

b)

the foreign authority of the federal government

c)

the domestic authority of the federal government

9.

Judicial review was established by Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison which said:

a)

The Supreme Court has the ability to review laws & declare them constitutional or unconstitutional.

b)

The Supreme Court has the ability to reverse a decision made by a lower court.

10.

The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...

a)

landscapes, rivers, countrysides

b)

factories, industry, machines

c)

shipbuilders of the northeast

11.

Frederick Douglass, a leading _____________, helped write the newspaper the North Star.

a)

abolitionist

b)

education reform advocate

c)

prison reform advocate

12.

How did Dorothea Dix help lead change and greater awareness during the 2nd Great Awakening?

a)

She led protests in the nations capital for women's rights.

b)

She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill & improved prison conditions.

c)

She advocated for education reform & the construction of free public schools.