Staar 8th Social Studies

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B'nai B'rith, a Jewish service organization - Grimm Brothers' fairy tales - Kindergarten - Meat curing and sausage making - Polka music Which group was responsible for these contributions to American culture?

German Americans

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

Great Britain and the United Staes signed the Treaty of Paris

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a US territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers.

A reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Jackson in 1868?

His opposition to Radical reconstruction policies for former Confederate states

Where would a history student find the "American Process" image?

In an academic presentation about Manifest Destiny

How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies

Which American colony's economy was based on shipbuilding and fishing?

Massachusetts

Which describes the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedman?

Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

Where did the Puritans settle to freely practice their religion?

New England

One Way to Amend the US Constitution?

Proposal by a two-thirds vote in both houses of congress. Ratification by three-fourths of the state legislature.

What is an argument that was made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles

What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased

The development of the factory system in the early 1800s caused-

an increase in production levels

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution?

" for depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial of Jury..."

Three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?

- Investment capital - New means of transport - Large labor force

What did the Northwest Ordinance do?

- established a government for the Northwest Territory - protected civil liberties - outlawed slavery in the new territories

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant occur?

A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia

Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?

A strong federal government will be more stable than a loose confederation of states

A result of the 5th Amendment?

African American men voted in 1872 presidential election

The great idea in Article V [of the Constitution] is that change requires two elements:.... national agreement in most of the states, that an urgent problem exists that cannot be remedied by the courts, Legislature or Congress. - Mary Frances Berry, The New York Times, September 13, 1987 The author is expressing her opinion about-

Amending the Constitution

Strengths - Ability to declare war - Ability to make treaties - Authority to operate post offices What document was the focus on the list?

Articles of Confederation

Why does Congress honor Susan B. Anthony Davis, by putting her on a coin?

Because she fought for women's suffrage

Irish and Chinese immigrants are best remembered for performing which type of labor during the late nineteenth century?

Building railroads in western territories

- Daughters of Temperance - Women's Christian Temperance Union How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in US society?

By expanding the participation of women in social reform

Hoe did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the US economy?

By helping expand the commercial markets of US companies

How did the Cotton Gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

By increasing the profitability of slavery

How did the factory system contribute to the rapid industrialization of the US?

By making the population of goods more efficient

How did the Freedman's Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

How did President Lincoln succeed in abolishing slavery?

By promoting the passage and ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

- Worked in California gold fields - Helped build the western section of the Transcontinental Railroad - Established distinct communities in California cities - faced intense nativism The list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from-

China

What statement best explains why the Virginia Stamp Act was adopted?

Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

How did the War of 1812 most affect the US economy?

Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth

What is the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?

Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy

Who opposed the Bill of Rights?

Federalists

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

Increased levels of voter participation

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - Defined and limited the powers of government - created a general assembly - Granted government the right to levy and collect taxes What best describes the influenced of this document?

It helped established the tradition of self-government

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

It temporally relieved sectional tensions

- Responsibility : Second President of the US - Courage : Defending Redcoats at the Boston Massacre Trial - Perseverance : Negotiating the Treaty of Paris This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Fathers?

John Adams

Conflicting interpretations of the 10th Amendment played a major role in the-

Nullification Crisis

Speaker 1: A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress. After all, the national government is supposed to share power with the states. Speaker 2: I believe that you are wrong. The states do share power with the national government, but the Constitution says the national government has supremacy. These speakers are debating an issue that eventually became known as the-

Nullification Crisis

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

Occupying all of North America

The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. What question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement?

Should more populous states receive greater representation

- The Missouri Compromise - The Compromise of 1850 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?

Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

What is the "great act" by Senator Sumner?

The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate

A statement that supports free enterprise?

The government should do very little to control trade

Why did slavery spread in the nineteenth century?

The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

What is one reason the "Star-Spangled Banner" endured for so many years?

The song celebrates a patriotic act from the past

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers

Articles of Confederation - Did not grant federal power to tax or regulate commerce - Did not establish a common currency - Did not establish an executive or judicial branch What does this list suggest about the drafters of the Articles of Confederation?

They feared that a strong central government would abuse its power

How were farmer Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?

They were denied the ability to obtain political positions

What was the purpose of the Tenth Amendment?

To limit the authority of the federal government

1764 - Sugar Act 1765 - Stamp Act 1767 - Townshend Act What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

A US struggle to define the domestic authority of the Central government?

Whiskey Rebellion

- Blasting tunnels through mountains - Building bridges across rivers - Leveling hills and filling in hollows These environmental modifications were mode in order to construct-

a transcontinental railroad

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued-

against increased power for the nation governemnt

Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?

freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights

One effect of the Dawes Act was that it-

harmed the communal structure of American Indian society

The reform efforts of Dorothea Dix during the mid-nineteenth century led to-

improved facilities for the mentally ill and disabled

In the 1600s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams-

left Massachusetts and established new colonies

After the Civil War Southern states adopted Black Codes to-

limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

Agricultural - Mechanical reapers - Combine harvesters - Steel plows - Grain drills industry - Interchangeable parts - Power looms - Steam engines - Bessemer process This resulted to-

more efficient production of goods

The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the-

natural landscape of the United States

the Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a-

process through which states could be added to the Union

What occurred during the early US industrialization?

production of goods transitioned from homes to factories

The primary reason the French colonized North America was to-

profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region

Frederick Douglass inspired followers of the abolitionist movement by-

publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star

The purpose of the 12th Amendment is to-

reduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential elections

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could-

self-govern on a local level

In Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all Courts to-

strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional

- the division of the South into military districts - the impeachment of the president - the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments What era is US history is the focus of the list?

the Reconstruction Era

The first political parties in the US formed mainly in response to disagreements over-

the extent of federal power


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