Worksheets8th Social Studies STAAR Released Questions - 2022 (Part 1)
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The differences between these two maps resulted from the-
Missouri Compromise
Treaty of Ghent
Louisiana Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Separation of Powers
Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?
The South had a society that relied on wage labor
The South had an economy that relied on cotton
The South had a variety of natural resources
The South had an abundance of large cities
How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?
By collecting funds to pay for the tea destroyed in Boston Harbor
By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid
By placing a tax on all goods imported from Great Britain
By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance
Which event is MOST associated with the change in American life shown in the sketch?
The adoption of the Great Compromise
The establishment of a two-party system
The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
The election of more qualified judges
An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?
Massachusetts
Virginia
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?
Due Process
Eminent Domain
Free Speech
Federalism
Which action prompted the newspaper's claim that John Brown's raid "advanced the cause of disunion"?
Some Northerners were willing to defend the South's rights to continue slavery
Some Southerners were willing to take up arms to protest high tariffs
Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery
Some people in territories needed to defend their right to popular sovereignty
Which era involved legislation enacted by the Radical Republicans?
Civil War
Reconstruction
Early Republic
Antebellum
What is being described in this excerpt?
Spinning jenny and the textile industry
Interchangeable parts and mass production
Cotton gin and the plantation system
Steam engine and railroad commerce
Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution?
The English Bill of Rights
The Mayflower Compact
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Articles of Confederation
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
What issue do the events in these headlines have in common?
Expansion of slavery
States' rights
Taxation without representation
Popular sovereignty
Which historical action was protected by the First Amendment guarantee regarding religion?
The nativist Know-Nothing Party attracted more members
Eastern communities forced Mormons to migrate to the West
City officials worked to reduce the political power of Catholic immigrants
Evangelists led revivals in New England
Which statement describes the role of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?
They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter
They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac
They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg
They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg
What were two effects of this canal on the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?
The Northeast gained access to new trade networks, and the Midwest opened for more settlement
The South became less dependent on slave labor, while the North became more dependent on indentured servants
The West became the commercial center of the nation, while the Northeast increased dependence on agricultural production
The South experienced lower shipping costs, and the West expanded international trade
Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism?
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom
It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories
Why did President Washington give this advice about the future of U.S. foreign policy?
To end European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
To avoid being drawn into European wars
To use trade embargoes to stay neutral
To encourage economic growth through the transatlantic slave trade
Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold
To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth
To discover a new sea route to Asia
Which woman fought to create legislation to help the people described in this excerpt?
Sojourner Truth
Dorothea Dix
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Why is this sequence of events important?
Colonists created a legislature with two houses
Colonists declared independence from English rule
Colonists defended the concept of unalienable rights
Colonists established a tradition of self-government
Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution?
To address colonial treatment by the British military
To maintain control over members of the British military
To ensure the national government could pay for the U.S. military
To reinforce the need for state militias in the United States
