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Social Studies STAAR Review, Grade 08
Social Studies STAAR Review, Grade 08
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A group of questions from previous #SocialStudies #STAAR #Assessments
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Conflicting interpretations of this amendment played a major role in the —
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Which movement did Emerson lead?
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What was one result of these regional differences?
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The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —
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Which action completes this diagram?
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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy?
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Which document was the focus of this presentation?
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The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements ove
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After the Civil War, the southern states adopted Black Codes to
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Which sentence best completes this diagram?
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Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?
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Which of the following completes this diagram?
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This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
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The factors listed above contributed most to the —
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What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
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Which of these correct describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves?
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Which sentence best completes the diagram?
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What practice reinforced that perception?
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Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
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The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to —
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Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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In the ratification of the Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?
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Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to
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What was the primary reason for this migration?
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Which of the following was the most direct result of the modifications listed above?
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Who made this statement?
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This provision is a response to which grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
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Which phrase completes this excerpt?
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Which factor accounts for this trend?
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A biography on the military career of “Stonewall” Jackson would include...
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Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
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These environmental modifications were made in order to construct —
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the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?
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Which document was most influenced by this statute?
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Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
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Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
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How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?
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These choices are protected by the
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What was another reason Congress passed this act in 1862?
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These developments occurred as a result of increased
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Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?
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During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued
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How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?
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The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
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At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?
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The purpose of this amendment was to
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Patrick Henry was criticizing which aspect of the Constitution in this excerpt?
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Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
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Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
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The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the US by
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Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians during the Trail of Tears?
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Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?
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Which motive best completes the diagram?
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The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the
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Which statement best describes the influence of this document?
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This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —
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Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
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What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocation?
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In Marbury v Madison, the Supreme Court established a what?
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Which of the following best completes this diagram?
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These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?
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The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —
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Which quotation reveals the main reason for the Irish immigration to the United States?
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Which U.S. document guarantees protection against these injustices?
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Which factor best completes this diagram?
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These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
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This list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from —
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How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in US society?
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Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?
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Which statement best explains the changes shown in this table?
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The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —
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Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade?
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These innovations in agriculture and industry resulted in —
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Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?
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Which event on the time line contributed most directly to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War?
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One effect of the Dawes Act was that it —
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This list provides examples of
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Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate?
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Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
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Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?
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Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?
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What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?
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Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
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Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
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Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?
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Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?
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How did the War of 1812 affect the US economy?
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Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
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Which accomplishment could be added to this diagram?
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Which region;s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?
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What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?
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What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?
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Which of these characteristics also describes these two states
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What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
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Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?
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What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
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How did the loss of it control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confed?
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Which of these occurred during early US industrialization?
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Which box lists some results of steamboat tech in the US in the mid 1830s?
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In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Deceleration of Rights are describing rights they
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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —
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Which of these is a guarantee in the First Amendment?
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The numbered river on this map played a major role in —
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