TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - Topic: 8.12-8.14 Economics
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- Q1Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers.Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave laborWestern territories had limited land and a large immigrant population.Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.60s8.12.D: Social Studies - Economics
- Q2How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?Agricultural imports increased.Manufacturing increased.The use of federal paper currency increased.Imports of raw materials increased.60s8.13.A: Social Studies - Economics
- Q3Which of these best completes the diagram above?The number of European immigrants arriving at southern port cities increases.More textile factories are established in the South.More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.The demand for slaves increases in the South.60s8.12.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q4Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?Subsistence farmingMercantilismSocialismFree enterprise60s8.14.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q5Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?1. Large farms; 2. Slaves used for labor1. Cottage industry; 2. Mild weather that attracted immigrants1. Mining; 2. Metal ores and minerals1. Ranching; 2. Railroads to transport cattle to market60s8.12.D: Social Studies - Economics
- Q6Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?The invention of the steam engineThe development of the factory systemThe establishment of protective tariffsThe profitability of cash-crop agriculture60s8.12.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q7Which factor best completes this diagram?Increased government regulationThe growth of labor unionsA decline in agricultural productionNew transportation systems60s8.13.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q8Which sentence best completes the diagram?The supply of British goods decreases.Congress reduces tariffs.Congress ends the European embargo.Exports to Great Britain increase.60s8.13.A: Social Studies - Economics
- Q9One result of the trend shown in this table was the —creation of specialized trade guildsdecrease in educational opportunities for womenexpansion of available laborincrease in production costs for manufacturers60s8.13.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q10Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?A lack of protective tariffs in the American coloniesDemand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash cropsA lack of skilled labor in the American coloniesDemand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies60s8.12.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q11Why were these tactics effective?Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.60s8.12.D: Social Studies - Economics
- Q12The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states —used natural harbors for shippingfocused on mining and agriculturerelied on subsistence farmingtraded freely with other nations60s8.12.A: Social Studies - Economics
- Q13How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.60s8.13.B: Social Studies - Economics
- Q14After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to —prevent border disputes between statesestablish federal control over industrypromote the free-enterprise systemdiscourage the organization of new territories60s8.14.A: Social Studies - Economics
- Q15How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.60s8.12.B: Social Studies - Economics
