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STAAR Test Grade 8 Social Studies

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  • Q1
    This list includes rights that are considered —
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    Unalienable
    Legislated
    Transferable
    Inherited
    30s
  • Q2
    What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
    Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
    Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
    British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
    The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which sentence best completes this diagram?
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    Farms experienced a shortage of labor.
    Demand for artisans increased.
    Government regulation of factories increased.
    Cities grew rapidly.
    30s
  • Q4
    What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
    He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
    He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
    He was against removing American Indians from their native lands.
    He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
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    4 - Ships
    2 - Moderate
    1 - Indigo
    3 - Rocky soil
    30s
  • Q6
    What was another reason Congress passed this act in 1862?
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    To protect industry in the Northeast
    To promote settlement in the West
    To transport manufactured goods to the East
    To improve transportation in the South
    30s
  • Q7
    Which action should be added to this list?
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    Upheld the doctrine of states’ rights
    Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices
    Allowed slavery to extend into western territories
    Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review
    30s

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