STAAR Social Studies Grade 8 (2013) - Past Paper
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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
29Former Mexican territory
Large coal deposits
Settled by Mormons
Dependent on slavery
- Q1
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
Former Mexican territory
Large coal deposits
Settled by Mormons
Dependent on slavery
30s8.10.B - Q2
All the events listed above occurred during —
the Jacksonian era
the era of westward expansion
the Revolutionary era
the Era of Good Feelings
30s8.1.A - Q3
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Missouri Compromise
Great Compromise
Checks and balances
Direct democracy
30s8.4.D - Q4
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
improve relations with the Democratic Party
limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
30s8.9.C - Q5
This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported —
social Darwinism as a justification for expansion
making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy
federal financing of transportation systems in the West
prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of the United States
30s8.6.B - Q6
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?
Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.
Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
30s8.5.A - Q7
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
30s8.10.B - Q8
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their home as —
crew members on cargo ships
staff reporters for local newspapers
cloth weavers in textile mills
legal counselors in state courts
30s8.23.E - Q9
Which right best completes the diagram?
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
The right to bear arms
Freedom to speak without fear of punishment
Freedom of the press to report on court proceedings
30s8.15.D - Q10
After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Northwest Ordinance
30s8.6.A - Q11
What was one major impact of this novel?
The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.
The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.
Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
30s8.24.A - Q12
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
30s8.4.A - Q13
Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?
State governments were required to protect individual rights.
Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office.
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.
African Americans in the North could vote.
30s8.16.B - Q14
One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?
Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.
The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.
The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.
30s8.23.C - Q15
When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right guaranteed by the —
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
30s8.19.B
