STAAR Social Studies Grade 8 2017 - Past Paper
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Grade 8
Social Studies
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- Q 1/44Score 0This list includes rights that are considered —29legislatedtransferableunalienableinherited
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- Q1This list includes rights that are considered —legislatedtransferableunalienableinherited60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q2How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countriesBy introducing indentured servitude to the middle coloniesBy requiring colonists to enlist in the militaryBy limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have60s8.4.A: Social Studies - History
- Q3Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?Governments in northern states were less corrupt.Northern states had lower population densities.Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.60s8.10.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q4Which sentence completes this diagram?Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.60s8.19.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q5The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country’s busiest seaportWashington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nationNew Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas tradeBoston becoming one of the country’s largest transportation hubs60s8.10.C: Social Studies - Geography
- Q6Which sentence best completes this diagram?Cities grew rapidly.Government regulation of factories increased.Demand for artisans increased.Farms experienced a shortage of labor.60s8.23.B: Social Studies - Culture
- Q7The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that —the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax lawsa national court system was needed for resolving disputes between statesthe federal government could raise tariffs to protect industriesa national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats60s8.5.A: Social Studies - History
- Q8Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.The Confederate territory was divided in half.Several important Confederate generals were killed.Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.60s8.8.B: Social Studies - History
- Q9The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —freedom of speechfreedom from debtseconomic freedomreligious freedom60s8.25.B: Social Studies - Culture
- Q10Which 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 republican system of government will better represent large states.The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens.The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy.60s8.17.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q11What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?Can a state regulate a federal agency?Can a state overturn a federal law?Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?Can the federal government levy taxes on states?60s8.17.B: Social Studies - Government
- Q12In this excerpt, President Hayes proposes a change in federal policy toward American Indians. Legislation based on this new policy did which of the following?Ended federal oversight of tribal governmentsPromoted individual land ownership among American IndiansGranted American Indians the right to attend public schoolsForced white settlers to leave reservation lands60s8.9.D: Social Studies - History
- Q13One environmental consequence of the large-scale cultivation of cotton in the South was —drought caused by overuse of river water to irrigate farmlandwidespread water contamination caused by fertilizer runoffwidespread soil exhaustion caused by decades of farmingair pollution caused by the use of cotton gins60s8.11.B: Social Studies - Geography
- Q14John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?By serving as commander in chief of the Continental armyBy organizing Committees of CorrespondenceBy writing the Articles of ConfederationBy signing the Declaration of Independence60s8.20.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q15Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the early 1850s?To seek goldTo purchase inexpensive farmlandTo escape religious persecutionTo avoid a plague60s8.23.A: Social Studies - Culture
