
STAAR US History High School 2025 - Past Paper
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The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was founded in 1890 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. What was the PRIMARY goal of this organization?
Which factors led to the Dust Bowl during the 1930s?
How did President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 represent a change in U.S. foreign relations?
This excerpt is from a play co-written by Zora Neale Hurston, a prominent contributor to the Harlem Renaissance.
Part A
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did the Harlem Renaissance influence U.S. society?

This excerpt is from a play co-written by Zora Neale Hurston, a prominent contributor to the Harlem Renaissance.
Part B
Which statement from the excerpt provides evidence for the answer to Part A?

This time line lists select events in the history of a widely used consumer product.
Which statement supports the information about the free-enterprise system in this time line?

This excerpt describes advances in U.S. history.
Based on the excerpt, which statement describes the inventions of George Washington Carver?

This excerpt describes a government agency established under the New Deal.
Based on the excerpt, how does the Tennessee Valley Authority continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens?
Select TWO correct answers.

Which change is a DIRECT result of continued population growth in the United States?
This excerpt describes an opinion from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which action did Dr. King recommend for achieving the “new frontier” described in this excerpt?

This excerpt describes the creation of The Heritage Foundation.
Which actions MOST reflect the influence of the organization described in the excerpt?
Select TWO correct answers.

Which statement describes the time period of the 1950s in the United States?
The table lists selected important historical figures.
Which accomplishment correctly completes the table?
This photograph shows a geographical impact during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–1898.
Based on this photograph, which statement explains one geographical impact of the use of technology during the Klondike Gold Rush?

Which table determines whether each action was a cause or an effect of bank failures during the Great Depression?
This graph shows U.S. population data from the 1900s.
Based on the graph and your knowledge of U.S. history, which factor describes the PRIMARY cause for the population shift shown in the graph?

How did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affect the U.S. economy?
This list describes events that occurred from 1990 to 1991.
Which event replaces the question mark?

This excerpt describes an event in U.S. history that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.

This excerpt is from a book by an influential American author of the nineteenth century.
During the late 1800s, how did the U.S. government support implementation of the policy described in this excerpt?

This diagram is related to the Civil Rights Movement.
Which action did Cesar Chavez take to address some of the issues described in the diagram?

This excerpt describes working conditions in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
What was one response to the conditions described in this excerpt?

This excerpt is about the U.S. economy during World War I.
How was the U.S. economy affected during World War I?

This excerpt is from a congressional hearing about an economic policy supported by presidential candidate Ronald Reagan.
Which statement describes how President Reagan’s economic policies intended to stimulate job growth?

This photograph shows an electric appliance from the 1920s and 1930s.
Which statement describes a result of this innovation?

What was one way that Betty Friedan influenced the women’s movement of the 1960s and 1970s?
This excerpt is from a newspaper article published in the 2000s.

This political cartoon was published in 1921.
Which statement explains the governmental action being portrayed by this political cartoon?

This excerpt describes tactics used by the National Woman’s Party (NWP) during the suffrage movement.
Why was this strategy effective?

This excerpt is from a presidential address to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany.
How did President Wilson justify his request for a declaration of war?

This excerpt provides some information about a U.S. author.
Based on the excerpt, which effects are highlighted by this author’s work?
Select TWO correct answers.

What event correctly replaces the question mark on this timeline?

Which excerpts describe changes to society that resulted from the Civil Rights Movement?
Select TWO correct answers.
Which statement describes one action Alabama Governor George Wallace took to maintain the status quo in the 1960s?
This excerpt provides the definition of a workplace tool.
How have industrial robots affected the American workplace?
Select TWO correct answers.

This timeline provides information about selected events of World War I.
Which event correctly replaces the question mark on this timeline?

Why did the U.S. government adopt a policy of containment?
This excerpt is from a presidential statement issued in the 1980s.

Which statement describes a common theory regarding the third-party candidacy of Ross Perot in the U.S. presidential election of 1992?
This diagram compares two civil rights organizations.
Which factor correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

Which lasting impact resulted from changes to how the federal government collects revenue following passage of the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913?
This cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt was published in a magazine in 1905.
What was the main idea of this political cartoon?

This excerpt is from an essay written in the 1890s.
Based on this excerpt, which statement summarizes Turner’s main idea about the closing of the American frontier in 1890?

This poster was published by the Office of War Information during the 1940s.
Based on the poster and your knowledge of U.S. history, which factor explains the decreased availability of certain foods during this time period?

Which factors led to U.S. involvement in the Korean War, and which situations were outcomes of the war?
Move the correct answer to each box in the table.
Why did Congress pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Which factor contributed to the start of World War I?
This excerpt is from a presidential message.
Which statement describes one goal of the policy described in the excerpt?

This table describes a selection of amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Based on this table, which generalization can be made about constitutional amendments?

This excerpt is about technological innovation in the steel industry.
Part A
How did the Bessemer process influence the U.S. economy?

This excerpt is about technological innovation in the steel industry.
Part B
Which statement provides evidence that supports the answer to Part A?

This excerpt describes the practices of stock-market investors in 1928.
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did this practice lead to the stock-market crash of 1929?

This photograph was taken in the 1960s.
Based on the photograph and your knowledge of U.S. history, why were these veterans marching to the Pentagon in 1967?

This excerpt is from a presidential speech given in 2009.
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, which line from the speech BEST explains the meaning of the motto “E pluribus unum”?

This photograph was taken at a rally in December 1998 protesting against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

This poster advertised a theater production of the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal era.
Which argument might opponents of the New Deal have used in their response to this theater production?

In the early twentieth century, the federal government began to regulate private businesses in order to protect consumers. Which federal government action is an example of this policy?
Which statement describes an effect of Jim Crow laws on transportation in the South?
This excerpt is from a speech given at the Democratic National Convention in1896.
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, why did a majority of voters in the South and West support William Jennings Bryan in the presidential election of 1896?

This graph shows the birth rate in the United States between 1940 and 1960.
Based on the graph and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did changes in the birth rate affect the U.S. economy in the 1950s?

This excerpt is from a book published in the 1800s about democracy in the United States.
Which selection demonstrates Alexis de Tocqueville’s belief that U.S. citizens are free to pursue economic opportunities without much interference?
Select the correct answer.
This list highlights a federal law enacted during World War I.
Which statement describes the primary objection of opponents to the Sedition Act?

This list identifies interest groups in the United States.
What is one way these groups have contributed to U.S. culture?

This excerpt from a federal government website describes the Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale (1962).
Which school action represents a violation of the court’s ruling?
