US History STAAR Review

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as

• port cities
• farming communities
• industrial centers
• military outposts

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to

• establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
• mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
• abolish the institution of slavery
• protect the voting rights of African American men

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

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
• Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

Which reason best completes the diagram?

• Requirements of an alliance with France

• Interest in conquering territories in South America

• British impressment of US sailors

• Abolition of state militias

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

• Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
• Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
• Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
•  Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.

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

• American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
• Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
• British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
• Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

Which factor best completes this diagram?

• New transportation systems

• Increased government regulation

• A decline in agricultural production

• The growth of labor unions

Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?

• It banned slavery west of the Mississippi River
• It sought to maintain a balance between free and slave states
• It forced Mexico to sell the Mexican Cession to the U.S.
• It allowed for the U.S. to pay Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase

During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Manifest Destiny

• The American System

• States’ Rights