Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Rev. on U.S. women in the early 19th century?

Women seeking work migrated from rural areas to cities.

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

Fighting b/w pro-slavery & anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

How did geography influence the early economic development of NewYork, Boston, and Charleston?

Natural harbors provided access to markets.

Which of these describes a result of theThirteenth Amendment?

African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.

After Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, the main priority of the US was to

plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they—

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

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

The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.

In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape —

a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop

Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

State govts. lack authority to regulate federal bureaus

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to —

decrease the consumption of alcohol

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

The US had large debts from the American Revolution.

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Round 1: Social Studies STAAR Quiz Bowl

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1
During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as—
cloth weaves in textile mills
staff reporters for local newspapers
legal counselors in state courts
crew members on cargo ships
2
Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Rev. on U.S. women in the early 19th century?
Govt. passed laws to improve safety for women in workplace.
Women seeking work migrated from rural areas to cities.
State govts. called conventions to support women’s suffrage.
Women in unions gained bargaining power with employers.
3
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Missouri Comp. boundary was extended south.
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.
Fighting b/w pro-slavery & anti-slavery groups in Kansas.
Kansas entered Union as slave state by pop. sovereignty.
4
How did geography influence the early economic development of NewYork, Boston, and Charleston?
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
5
Which of these describes a result of theThirteenth Amendment?
State governments were required to protect indiv. rights.
African Americans in the North could vote.
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.
Former Confeds. were prohibited from holding office.
6
After Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, the main priority of the US was to
complete construction of the Capitol
Elect a new president and vice president
plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
establish union forts in the former Confederate states
7
Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1877
The Dawes Act
The Fourteenth Amendment
8
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they—
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
9
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
Number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.
Volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.
10
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to —
escape persecution
produce cash crops to pay off debts
profit from natural resources
avoid crop failures and famine
11
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape —
a series of violent conflicts b/w the British & Irish govts.
a series of small pox epidemics
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
12
Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?
State courts do not address cases that challenge fed. law
Federal govt. has power to regulate trade among states.
Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law
State govts. lack authority to regulate federal bureaus
13
The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to —
create a self-sufficient utopian society
ban the spread of slavery to new territories
gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons
decrease the consumption of alcohol
14
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?
The US had large debts from the American Revolution.
The AOC needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.
Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
15
When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right from the—
Ninth Amendment
FirstAmendment
Sixth Amendment
AFirSecond Amendment

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