Which group was responsible for answering these questions?

Delegates writing the Articles of Confederation

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to...

decrease the consumption of alcohol

This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported...

making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy

Events such as this one contributed to the decision to...

restructure the federal government

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

Established their own representative government

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the...

use of mass-production techniques

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STAAR Review 2014 Part 2

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Higher level questions for review from all of US History 1492 to 1877.

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1
Which group was responsible for answering these questions?
Representatives drafting the Fundamental Orders of Conn.
Delegates writing the Articles of Confederation
Colonists negotiating the Albany Plan of Union
Settlers creating the Mayflower Compact
2
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Missouri Compromise
Checks and Balances
Direct Democracy
Great Compromise
3
All the events listed here occurred during...
the Jacksonian era
the Revolutionary era
the Era of Good Feelings
the era of westward expansion
4
The growth of railroads during the 19th century affected US businesses by...
increasing the cost of raw materials
opening new markets for goods
decreasing the wages of unskilled workers
discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs
5
The Continental Congress issued this commission to...
John Hancock
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
6
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as...
legal counselors in state courts
crew members on cargo ships
staff reporters for local newspapers
cloth weavers in textile mills
7
The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to...
decrease the consumption of alcohol
gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons
ban the spread of slavery to new territories
create a self-sufficient utopian society
8
This excerpt provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported...
making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy
prohibiting the expansion of slavery into new areas of US
federal financing of transportation systems in the West
social Darwinism as a justification for expansion
9
This painting shares a common theme with which literary work?
Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Paul Revere's Ride," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Scarlett Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allen Poe
10
This conflict was addressed by the...
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Northwest Ordinance
Kansas-Nebraska Act
11
Events such as this one contributed to the decision to...
restructure the federal government
declare an embargo on imported goods
sign the Treaty of Paris
repeal the Intolerable Acts
12
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads decreased
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.
The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased
13
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
War of 1812
Boston Tea Party
Civil War
American Revolution
14
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?
Experienced strict control by Parliament
Created a general council to manage the colonies
Appointed governors who reported to the king
Established their own representative government
15
The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the...
use of mass-production techniques
formation of the patent system
eight-hour workday
creation of labor unions

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