WorksheetsSTAAR Practice 3
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
This territory, identified in the source, was acquired from Spain in 1819.
Florida Purchase
Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Following the Mexican-American war, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted the US this land in exchange for $15 million.
Thirteen Colonies
Mexican Cession
Oregon County
How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?
By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
By increasing the demand for cotton to be picked
By reducing the demand for raw cotton
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —
more than doubled the size of the United States.
established a method for admitting new states to the Union.
encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution.
Which factor accounts for this trend?
The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.
Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.
The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.
How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?
By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. companies
By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories
By helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies
Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?
expensive land
desire to limit foreign influence (get rid of)
to spread the democracy
George Washington put down a rebellion over a whiskey tax called the Whiskey Rebellion -- what did this event test?
the right of the people to rebel
the foreign authority of the federal government
the domestic authority of the federal government
Judicial review was established by Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison which said:
The Supreme Court has the ability to review laws & declare them constitutional or unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court has the ability to reverse a decision made by a lower court.
The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...
landscapes, rivers, countrysides
factories, industry, machines
shipbuilders of the northeast
Frederick Douglass, a leading _____________, helped write the newspaper the North Star.
abolitionist
education reform advocate
prison reform advocate
How did Dorothea Dix help lead change and greater awareness during the 2nd Great Awakening?
She led protests in the nations capital for women's rights.
She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill & improved prison conditions.
She advocated for education reform & the construction of free public schools.
