STAAR Social Studies Grade 8 (2022) - Past Paper
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The differences between these two maps resulted from the —
29Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onís Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Louisiana Purchase
- Q1
The differences between these two maps resulted from the —
Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onís Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Louisiana Purchase
30s8.6.B - Q2
Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?
Republicanism
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of powers
30s8.15.D - Q3
This table shows the population of enslaved people in two regions of the United States in 1840.
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 abundance of large cities.
The South had an economy that relied on cotton.
The South had a variety of natural resources.
30s8.12.C - Q4
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
30s8.4.A - Q5
This sketch titled “Jury of Whites and Blacks” appeared in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper in 1867.
Which event is MOST associated with the change in American life shown in this sketch?
The establishment of a two-party political system
The election of more qualified judges
The ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
The adoption of the Great Compromise
30s8.26.B - Q6
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?
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Massachusetts
30s8.11.A - Q7
Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?
Due Process
Eminent Domain
Free Speech
Federalism
30s8.19.B - Q8
This excerpt refers to an event that occurred in Virginia in 1859.
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 right to continue slavery.
Some Southerners were willing to take up arms to protest high tariffs.
Some people in territories needed to defend their right to popular sovereignty.
Some abolitionists thought violence was necessary to end slavery.
30s8.24.A - Q9
Which era involved legislation enacted by the Radical Republicans?
Antebellum
Civil War
Reconstruction
Early republic
30s8.1.A - Q10
What is being described in this excerpt?
Spinning jenny and the textile industry
Steam engine and railroad commerce
Interchangeable parts and mass production
Cotton gin and the plantation system
30s8.27.A - Q11
Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The English Bill of Rights
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
30s8.15.A - Q12
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
30s8.4.D - Q13
Which issue do the events in these headlines have in common?
Popular sovereignty
Expansion of slavery
Taxation without representation
States’ rights
30s8.17.B - Q14
Which historical action was protected by the First Amendment guarantee regarding religion?
Evangelists led revivals in New England.
City officials worked to reduce the political power of Catholic immigrants.
Eastern communities forced Mormons to migrate to the West.
The nativist Know-Nothing Party attracted more members.
30s8.25.C - Q15
Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?
They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.
They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg.
They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter
They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.
30s8.8.A
