U.S. History 8th Grade STAAR Review

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —

the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

Which of the following was the most direct result of the modifications listed above?

The factors listed above contributed most to the —

Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate?

The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements ove

How did the War of 1812 affect the US economy?

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

These developments occurred as a result of increased

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

Which statement best explains the changes shown in this table?

Which action completes this diagram?

A biography on the military career of “Stonewall” Jackson would include...

Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Which factor best completes this diagram?

Which motive best completes the diagram?

How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

Which document was the focus of this presentation?

How did the loss of it control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confed?

How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in US society?

The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the US by

One effect of the Dawes Act was that it —

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy?

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

Which U.S. document guarantees protection against these injustices?

Which box lists some results of steamboat tech in the US in the mid 1830s?

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

These environmental modifications were made in order to construct —

Which of these is a guarantee in the First Amendment?

What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?

Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?

In the ratification of the Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?

These innovations in agriculture and industry resulted in —

What was another reason Congress passed this act in 1862?

After the Civil War, the southern states adopted Black Codes to

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

This list describes the nineteenth-century experiences of immigrants from —

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

What was the primary reason for this migration?

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the

In Marbury v Madison, the Supreme Court established a what?

The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?

Which accomplishment could be added to this diagram?

Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny?

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —

Who made this statement?

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

This list provides examples of

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

Which event on the time line contributed most directly to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War?

Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?

Which of these occurred during early US industrialization?

Which of these correct describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves?

The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to —

Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians during the Trail of Tears?

What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

What practice reinforced that perception?

How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade?

Which phrase completes this excerpt?

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Which of the following completes this diagram?

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment played a major role in the —

Which quotation reveals the main reason for the Irish immigration to the United States?

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Deceleration of Rights are describing rights they

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocation?

Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?

Which of these characteristics also describes these two states

Patrick Henry was criticizing which aspect of the Constitution in this excerpt?

The purpose of this amendment was to

Which document was most influenced by this statute?

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

The numbered river on this map played a major role in —

This provision is a response to which grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —

At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?

These choices are protected by the

Which factor accounts for this trend?

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?

Which movement did Emerson lead?

Which region;s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?

What was one result of these regional differences?

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to