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STAAR Questions
HGA 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Reconstruction? | The period after the Civil War when Southern states rebuilt and reestablished their ties to the national government |
| In its economic activity of the 18th century, New England primarily utilized what ocean? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| Where would immigrants coming to the US in the mid-1880's most likely find work? | In the cities and factories in the North |
| What was a cause of the War of 1812? | The impressment of American seamen by Great Britain |
| What is the 19th Amendment and why is it important? | Women;s right to vote and it signifies one of the most important effects of the women's movement |
| What is one idea of the Declaration of Independence? | People should control their own government |
| Manifest Destiny promoted what idea about democratic principles? | Democratic principles should be spread to any area where they do not exist |
| The Proclamation Line borders what geographic landmark? | The Appalachian Mountains |
| What did the Federalists Papers do? | They defended the US Constitution |
| How do we get our Unalienable Rights? | They are God-given |
| What is Judicial Review? | The Supreme Court has the power to review laws and determine if they are unconstitutional |
| An amendment to the US Constitution can be made with 3/4's of the vote by? | State Conventions |
| Why did the Pilgrim Leaders feel that the Mayflower Compact was necessary ? | It was necessary to maintain order |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | It freed the slaves in the Confederate states but not the border states |
| Why did the South object so strongly to the protective tariff in 1828? | The southern economy relied on the ability to import and export |
| What is the purpose of Article 5 of the US Constitution, Amending the Constitution? | It provides a means for the Constitution to be changed in order to keep it current |
| What prompted Thomas Jefferson to push for the purchase of Louisiana? | The port of New Orleans was closed to American shipping, limiting the trading power of the West |
| What is Manifest Destiny? | was the term that described what citizens felt was America's right to expand across the North American continent |
| " A house divided against itself cannot stand" was a quote by Lincoln, what event did it foreshadow? | The Civil War |
| How did technology affect agriculture in the South? | Farmers could grow more crops ( cotton) |
| The 36'30' north parallel was part of which Compromise? | The Missouri Compromise |
| What was the original purpose of the Continental Congress? | to describe how Britain had taken away the colonists rights |
| What did Lewis and Clark explore? | Louisiana territory, the Rocky Mountains, Oregon Country |
| What group did Abigail Adams want included as being equal in the Declaration of Independence? | Married women |
| What is the most important goal to Lincoln in the beginning of the Civil War? | Preserving the Union |
| What did Parliament do as a result of the Boston Tea Party? | They passed the Intolerable Acts |
| What wa the goal of Jacksonian Democracy? | to allow more people to take part in the political process |
| What was one effect of the Great Awakening? | Many colonists were willing to challenge authority |
| What happened after Southerners believed the Republicans would end slavery? | Southerners seceded form the Union |
| What was the name of the war between Britain and France? | The French and Indian War |
| What did Northerners and Southerners think about slavery before the Civil War? | Many Northerners were abolitionists and Southerners believed that slavery was necessary for their way of life |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | It freed the slaves in the Confederate states but not the Border states |
| What happened as a result of the US and Mexico signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? | Texas became an independent Republic |
| What is the " great task " that Lincoln refers to in the Gettysburg Address? | the fight to save the Union |
| How did African Americans resist slavery? | They worked slowly or pretended to be sick |
| What did the Great Compromise do? | It showed how large and small states should be represented in Government |
| What was one result of Immigration between 1820 and 1860? | Irish immigrants provided cheap labor for factories and the railroad |
| What is the source of Unalienable Rights found in the Declaration of Independence? | The philosophy of John Locke |
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