US History - STAAR Practice 2

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Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address? Options: Inspiration - He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations, Compassion - He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War, Persistence - He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace, Confidence - He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War

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Compassion - He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War

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Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted? Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party, Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre, Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament, Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III

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Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

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According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

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Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers

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Which person is most likely a supporter of free enterprise?

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Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States? Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights, Expansion of individual voting rights, Growth of abolitionist movements, Beliefs expressed by Transcendentalists

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Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights

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Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832? Options: Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws? Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law? Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery? Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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The communities in this list were established in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What did they have in common?

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They were devoted to creating ideal societies

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Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Options: "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."; "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury ..."; "He has obstructed the ... Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."; "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us ..."

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"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury ..."

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What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

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To stop Mexican attacks against US territory

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What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?

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To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States