10 days of grade 8 social studies staar review

DeSoto Independent School District

8th Grade U.S. History

STAAR Review Folder

Test Date: Thursday, May 12, 2016

Name: _________________________________

U.S. History Teacher: _____________________

Class Period: _________

About This Study Guide

The STAAR test will assess Social Studies Skills. You’ll need to be able to Interpret maps, graphs, and charts to show the relationship between geography and

history. Explain and use primary and secondary source documents, considering the frame of

reference, historical context, and point of view. Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect

relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, makinggeneralizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developingconnections between historical events over time.

Know and use social studies vocabulary.

How to Answer a Multiple Choice Question: Examine the question. Read the entire question. Study any pictures, charts, passages, or

maps. Recall what you know about the topic. Feel free to jot notes on your test. Answer the question. Check all of the answer choices and eliminate any choices that are

obviously wrong.

General Study Tips: Plan ahead. You don’t want to try to cram everything in the day or the week before the

exam. Pick the right time of day to study. Try not to wait until late at night when you are too

tired to focus. Find a study partner or group. Read, reread, and write, and rewrite your notes!

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)

Major Era 1 – Exploration and Colonial Era (1492-1763) 1 Major Era 2 – Revolutionary Era (1763-1789) 2 Major Era 3 – Early Republic (1789-1812) 3 Major Era 4 – Westward Expansion (1812-1846) 4 Major Era 5 – Antebellum Era (1836-1860) 5 Major Era 6 – Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877) 6 Key People, Supreme Court Cases, Political Parties, Compromise 7 Vocabulary 8 Key People, Events, and Laws 9-19 Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance 20-26 Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance 26-32 Level III: Advanced Academic Performance 33-35

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DAY 1 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Exploration and Colonization – Readiness TEKS 8.2A, 8.3A, 8.7C, 8.12B

1. Which of the following is an example of North American colonists seeking religious freedom?

A. King Charles II gave land to eight nobles in 1663 who sought to grow tobacco in the Carolinas to sell in Europe.

B. Georgia was established in 1733 as a place for prisoners and convicts from England.

C. In 1636, a colony at Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams on the principle of spiritual tolerance.

D. Thomas Hooker helped create the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and establish self-government in 1639.

4. According to the map below, which European country primarily operated remote trading outposts within its claimed territory?

F. England

G. Spain

H. France

J. Holland

2. The activities of French and Spanish exploration of North America were similar in which fashion?

F. fur trading

G. ranching and farming

H. gold mining

J. sending missionaries

3. What was the primary reason for the English colonization of Jamestown in 1607 near the James River?

A. wealth creation

B. creating a new social structure

C. religious freedom

D. political alliances with other countries


5. Use the excerpt below from The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639 to answer the following question.

“...to maintain the peace and union of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affairs of the people at all seasons as occasion shall require; do therefore associate and conjoin ourselves to be as one Public State or Commonwealth.”

- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639 The establishment of this order was a result of which of the following?

A. The colony needed a strong defense to protect British control.

B. The people desired self-government due to the large distance from England.

C. The governor sought a chain-of-command to carry out orders from the king of England.

D. The colony wanted to share and equally distribute wealth.

7. The establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 and creation of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 indicated the colonists understood the importance of:

Mayflower Compact, 1620 The House of Burgesses, 1619

A. establishing self-government

B. submission to English authority

C. protection of natural resources

D. creating revenue through taxation

6. Which of the following did not contribute to the rise of self-government in the American colonies?

F. distance from England

G. need for societal structure

H. protection of individual rights

J. defense of English sovereignty and control

8. Although established long before the American colonies, the Magna Carta in 1215 influenced what feature of colonial life?

F. equal taxation

G. wealth distribution

H. individual rights

J. centralized power


9. The dependence of the southern colonies on farming lead to which of the following occurrences?

A. The governors of southern colonies established laws to protect labor rights and fair wages.

B. The economic influence of the southern colonies decreased.

C. The king of England increased taxation on the revenue of cotton, tobacco, and coffee.

D. The demand for labor increased the profitability of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

12. Use the diagram below to answer the following question.

What best describes the occurrences of lines A, B, and C?

F. Africans are captured and sold to factories in Europe where they process raw materials from the American colonies. The goods they produce are sold to African nations.

G. Raw materials are produced in Africa where they are sent to the American colonies to be processed by slaves. The manufactured goods are then sold to Europe and exported to Africa.

H. Africans are captured and sold into slavery to work on plantations in the American colonies. The raw materials they produce are sold to Europe, manufactured into goods, and exported to African nations.

J. Raw materials are exported by slaves from Africa and sent to Europe. In exchange, Europe supplies the American colonies and African nations with manufactured goods.

10. The spread of slavery in the colonization of North America was primarily due to what factor?

F. increase in farming of cotton, tobacco, sugar, and coffee

G. demand for labor in coastal fishing industry

H. creation of shipyards in the northern colonies

J. all of the above

11. Which of the following statements is true about slavery in the northern colonies in the 17th century?

A. Slaves were common in northern farming communities.

B. Slaves were rare due to the lack of large-scale farming.

C. Slaves were non-existent because it was illegal.

D. Slaves were common in fishing and fur trading.


A. Colonial Period

B. Colonization

C. Columbian Exchange

D. Economic Gain

E. England

F. Exploration

G. France

H. Fundamental Orders of

Connecticut

I. Individual Rights

J. Jamestown

K. Magna Carta

L. Mayflower Compact

M. Plantations

N. Political Competition

O. Religious Freedom

P. Representative Government

Q. Self-Government

R. Slave Trade

S. Social Benefit

T. Spain

U. House of Burgesses

1. _____ Defines the time of American history prior to 1776

2. _____ Ability to choose and follow one’s spiritual beliefs

3. _____ Country that sent explorers to claim land south and west of the Mississippi River for gold, ranching and farming

4. _____ First English colony settled in 1607 for the purpose of economic reasons

5. _____ Large farming operations primarily located in the southern colonies

6. _____ Country that claimed most of the Atlantic coast of North America

7. _____ The king of England’s protection for individual rights and approved taxation

8. _____ The act of seeking and claiming new lands for economic, political, and social gain

9. _____ Colonization for the purpose of wealth creation

10. _____ Operation that captured and sold people from their homeland to work on colonial plantations

11. _____ System of government based on the public election of lawmaking officials

12. _____ Country that operated fur-trading outposts in areas northwest of the Appalachian mountains

13. _____ Self-governing agreement reached by the Pilgrims at Cape Cod in 1620

14. _____ Freedoms given to people as individuals not to be taken by government

15. _____ Representative assembly established in the colony of Virginia

16. _____ Power motive for colonization to claim resources and land for a particular country

17. _____ Government control by those who are most immediately affected and influenced

18. _____ Governing agreement between three towns written in 1639 to protect individual rights

19. _____ A motive for colonization that establishes a particular societal structure

20. _____ Settling a new area for the purpose of religious freedom, economic gain, or political power

21. _____ Exchange of resources and goods between Europe and North America after 1492

DAY 2 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ American Revolution – Readiness TEKS 8.4A, 8.4C, 8.15C, 8.19A

1. British colonists largely objected to which of the following prohibitions of westward expansion following the French and Indian War?

A. Stamp Act of 1765

B. Proclamation of 1763

C. Treaty of Paris in 1783

D. Sugar Act of 1764

3. Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774?

A. The closing of the Port of Boston

B. The mandatory quartering of British soldiers

C. The right to ban all town meetings by the governor

D. The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston

2. The following quote from Samuel Adams in 1772 is an argument against what practice imposed by Britain on the American colonists?

“Hence, as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a community to determine what they will give and grant of their substance for the administration of public affairs.”

-Samuel Adams, 1772, The Rights of the Colonists

F. taxation without representation

G. prohibition of slavery

H. banning of the right to own firearms

J. imposing limitations on land expansion

4. The diagram below depicts what economic relationship between the American colonies and Britain in 1760?

F. tax-free trade

G. mercantilism

H. balance of trade power

J. federalism


5. The image below was one the required depictions to be placed on newspapers and other documents by the Stamp Act in 1765. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

A. To indicate British approval on official government documents

B. To prevent fraudulent newspapers being printed in the colonies

C. To produce revenue for Britain through taxation on the colonists

D. To encourage colonist to remain faithful to their royal allegiance

7. Which of the following statements is found in the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

A. “His Brittanic Majesty acknowledges the said United States…to be free sovereign and independent states, that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same and every part thereof.”

B. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

C. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

D. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

6. The following quote is an account of what Revolutionary battle?

“I immediately ordered our Militia to disperse, and not to fire. Immediately [British] Troops made their appearance and rushed furiously, fired upon, and killed eight of our Party without receiving any Provocation therefore from us.”

-Captain John Parker, Massachusetts Militia, 1775

F. Battle of Yorktown

G. Battle of Lexington

H. Winter at Valley Forge

J. Battle of Bunker Hill


8. The US Constitution establishes the following provision:

“All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”

- Article 1, US Constitution This provision is directly related to which of the following grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

F. “judges dependent on the [king’s] will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries”

G. “quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”

H. “imposing taxes on us without our consent” J. “refused for a long time…to cause others to be elected,

whereby the legislative powers…have returned to the people at large for their exercise”

10. Which of the following unalienable human rights were not defined in the Declaration of Independence?

F. right to liberty G. right to be free of taxation H. right to life J. right to pursue happiness

9. The following grievance found in the Declaration of Independence is addressed in which Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury” -Declaration of Independence, 1776

A. First Amendment

B. Second Amendment

C. Fourth Amendment

D. Sixth Amendment

11. Why does the Declaration of Independence use the word “unalienable” to describe the rights listed in the preamble?

A. The writers wanted to communicate they felt they were not recognized as British citizens.

B. These rights were thought of as basic rights given to any human being.

C. These rights can only be established by loyalty to their local governing body.

D. These rights should not be transferred to anyone else who did not live in the American colonies.


A. Declaration of

Independence

B. Proclamation of 1763

C. Stamp Act

D. Boston Tea Party

E. Intolerable Acts

F. Mercantilism

G. Taxation without

Representation

H. Unalienable Rights

I. Battle of Yorktown

J. Battle of Lexington/Concord

K. Battle of Saratoga

L. Valley Forge

M. Treaty of Paris

N. French and Indian War

O. Colonial Grievances

P. Bill of Rights

Q. US Constitution

R. Articles of Confederation

1. _____ The name given to the first ten original amendments to the US Constitution

2. _____ Describes the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products

3. _____ Pennsylvania location where the Continental Army endured the harsh winter of 1777-1778

4. _____ Agreement that allowed for British recognition of American independence

5. _____ Royal decision that prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

6. _____ British tax imposed on newspapers and other printed colonial documents

7. _____ Indictments against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence

8. _____ God-given to all humans

9. _____ Final battle of the Revolutionary War that resulted in British surrender

10. _____ Document declaring the American colonies to be free from British rule

11. _____ Punishment established as a result of the Boston Tea Party

12. _____ First battle of the American Revolution resulting in a small colonial victory

13. _____ Conflict that left Britain with a huge debt and desire to avoid future conflict

14. _____ Created first US government structure without executive or judicial branches

15. _____ Turning point in the American Revolution in which France became allies

16. _____ Argument that government cannot impose taxes without the consent of citizens

17. _____ Occurrence of civil disobedience in protest to British taxation

18. _____ Document that established the three branches of governments and right of citizens in 1787

DAY 3 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Constitution – Readiness TEKS 8.4E, 8.7C, 8.15A, 8.15C, 8.17A

1. The protection of individual freedoms from the federal government was a demand for the addition of what component to the Constitution?

A. Process of Ratification

B. Separation of Power

C. Preamble

D. The Bill of Rights

3. Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)?

A. The Article of Confederation

B. The Federalist Papers

C. Declaration of Independence

D. The Bill of Rights

2. The following quote, attributed to Patrick Henry, indicates his strong position as an Anti-Federalist. What were the Anti-Federalists opposed to in 1787?

“[It] is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” - Patrick Henry, attributed

F. ratification of the Constitution G. slave ownership H. states’ rights J. local control of government

4. The following cartoon from 1788, titled “The GLORIOUS [FABRIC]”, is supporting what political position in New Hampshire?

F. Federalist position to secede from the United States G. Anti-Federalist position to vote against ratification H. Federalist position to support ratification J. Anti-Federalist position to centralize government power


5. How would the “Three-Fifths Compromise” affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

A. It would allow for the slave population of Virginia to count equally in federal taxation and representation.

B. Virginia would have three-fifths of the total representation in Congress.

C. Three-fifths of the slave population would count toward determining federal taxation and representation.

D. Three-fifths of the slave population must be set free in order to ratify the Constitution.

7. What do columns A and B represent, respectively?

Column A Column B Taxes were imposed without the consent.

Taxes must be approved by congress.

The military is given superiority over civil government.

The Commander-in-Chief must be a civilian.

A large, standing army is maintained among the people.

Congress, as a representation of the people, must support funding of the military.

Judges are not free to act on their own will.

All federal judges are appointed for life.

A. colonial grievances and constitutional provisions

B. state’s rights and federal authority

C. reasons for and against ratification

D. legislative and executive powers

6. The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights heavily influenced what provision in the US Constitution?

F. separation of power G. congressional approval of all taxes H. executive authority over taxation J. equal congressional representation


8. Which of the following quotes did not come from The Federalist Papers in support of ratification of the Constitution?

F. "I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."

G. “The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.”

H. “To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.”

J. “You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”

10. The following quote from Thomas Jefferson indicates that he supports what political position in 1788?

“Our country is too large to have all affairs directed by a single government.” – Thomas Jefferson

F. Ratification

G. Republicanism

H. Anti-Federalism

J. Federalism

9. Anti-Federalists argued all of the following except:

A. The US Supreme Court should not be able to overturn decisions made in the state courts.

B. The federal government is given too much control over local affairs.

C. Individual rights should be given priority over government authority.

D. The national legislative and executive branches are not given enough power.

11. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were instrumental in writing essays supporting what cause?

A. Creating strong state governments

B. Protecting the rights of individual land ownership

C. Ratifying the Constitution

D. Westward expansion


A. Alexander Hamilton

B. Anti-Federalists

C. Articles of Confederation

D. Bill of Rights

E. Constitutional Convention

F. Federalists

G. George Mason

H. Individual Rights

I. James Madison

J. Limited Government

K. Patrick Henry

L. Popular Sovereignty

M. Preamble

N. Ratification

O. Republicanism

P. Separation of Powers

Q. Shay’s Rebellion

R. The Federalists Papers

S. The Great Compromise

T. Three-Fifths Compromise

1. _____ The name given to the first ten original amendments to the US Constitution that protect individual freedoms

2. _____ A set of essays written in support of

the ratification of the Constitution

3. _____ People who argued against the ratification of the Constitution because it weakened states’ rights

4. _____ The author of the majority of The Federalists Papers

5. _____ Constitutional provision that ensures no single branch of government has complete authority

6. _____ 1786 revolt in Massachusetts that revealed a need for a national army

7. _____ Freedoms granted to people and protected by the government

8. _____ An agreement of governance that created a bond between states for foreign affairs, but could not tax or raise an army

9. _____ An agreement between the states that created two houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state

10. _____ Opening statement of the Constitution that sets its purpose

11. _____ Process by which each state had to approve the Constitution in order to establish the federal government

12. _____ Political philosophy that federal laws should be made by elected representatives

13. _____ An Anti-Federalist statesman that argued in defense of states’ rights

14. _____ An agreement that states could count their slave population as a fraction in comparison to their free population for the purpose of representation and taxation

15. _____ People who argued for the ratification of the Constitution

16. _____ Idea that government should not be unrestricted in authority over individuals

17. _____ A Federalist known as the “Father of the US Constitution”

18. _____ Gathering of representatives in 1787 in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation

19. _____ The principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people

20. _____ An Anti-Federalist that was instrumental in creating the Bill of Rights

DAY 4 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Constitution – Readiness TEKS 8.15D, 8.16A, 8.18A, 8.19A, 8.19B, and 8.25C

1. What principle of US government is illustrated in the diagram below?

A. Limited government

B. Popular sovereignty

C. Checks and balances

D. Federalism

3. The quote below from Patrick Henry addresses what principle of the US Constitution?

“Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty?” - Patrick Henry, 1788

A. Individual rights

B. Checks and balances

C. Judicial review

D. Separation of powers

2. Which of the following is not an example of the principle of limited government defined in the US Constitution?

F. Each state establishes its own system of public education.

G. Congress passes a resolution to declare war.

H. The Supreme Court upholds recent legislation passed by Congress.

J. The President signs an executive order to increase taxes.

4. What principle of US government is illustrated in the diagram below?

F. Unalienable rights

G. Republicanism

H. Judicial review

J. Federalism


5. What principle of the US Constitution is illustrated in the political cartoon below?

A. Limited government

B. Popular sovereignty

C. Checks and balances

D. Federalism

6. Suppose Congress wants to amend the Constitution. If 60% of both houses have voted in favor of the proposed legislation, can the amendment be passed into law and why?

F. Yes, but only if it is signed by the President.

G. Yes, no other action is required and the amendment passes.

H. No, two-thirds of both houses did not vote in favor of the amendment.

J. No, the Supreme Court has not reviewed the amendment. 7. When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson referred to the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as:

A. expendable

B. unalienable

C. given by government

D. uncommon


8. During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison said that federal courts could declare a law void if the law violates the “constitution established by the people themselves.” Madison was advocating what principle to be included in the US Constitution?

F. Individual rights

G. Checks and balances

H. Judicial review

J. Separation of powers

10. The following image of a protester is appealing to what right?

F. Unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence

G. First Amendment of the Bill of Rights

H. Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights

J. Individual rights provided by state governments

9. All of the following rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights except:

A. The right to property ownership

B. The right to own a gun

C. The right to due process

D. The right to religious freedom

11. What action would be protected by the First Amendment?

A. A business owner refuses to allow his personal property to be used by the military for training and housing.

B. A family may choose to attend worship service at a newly founded church in the community.

C. An accused man seeks advice from his attorney before being questioned by the police.

D. A woman wants to purchase a firearm and keep it in her house for security.


A. Bill of Rights

B. Checks and Balances

C. Eighth Amendment

D. Fifth Amendment

E. First Amendment

F. Fourth Amendment

G. Judicial Review

H. Ninth Amendment

I. Popular Sovereignty

J. Process for Amendment

K. Republicanism

L. Second Amendment

M. Separation of Powers

N. Seventh Amendment

O. Sixth Amendment

P. Tenth Amendment

Q. Third Amendment

R. Unalienable Rights

1. _____ Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

2. _____ Right that protects freedom of personal expression

3. _____ Each branch of government has the power to control the other two

4. _____ Authority to govern must be given by the people

5. _____ Citizens elect representatives to make and enforce laws

6. _____ Right that protects owning a firearm

7. _____ Right that gives authority to the individual states if not addressed in the Constitution

8. _____ Government operating in three distinct branches

9. _____ Individual rights listed in the Constitution that are the result of colonial grievances

10._____ Right that protects you from cruel or unusual punishment

11. _____ Right to a jury in a civil case

12. _____ Right to other rights not necessarily listed in the Constitution

13. _____ Right to refuse your home from being used for military purposes

14. _____ Requires 2/3 vote of both houses and majority vote in 3/4 of states

15. _____ Right to a timely and public trial

16. _____ Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures of personal property

17. _____ All legislative and executive actions are subject to possible examination in court

18. _____ Right to refuse testimony against yourself

DAY 5 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Early Republic – Readiness TEKS 8.5A, 8.5C, 8.5E, 8.6A, and 8.18A

1. A plan to create a national bank in order to stabilize the new economy of the United States was:

A. Met with harsh criticism from George Washington and vetoed.

B. A key part of Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan.

C. Initially tried, but abandoned under the Monroe Doctrine.

D. Approved and established only as a publicly owned bank, not privately owned.

4. Use the table below to answer this question. Column A Column B Key Leaders Alexander Hamilton

John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison

Government

Strong national government Strong state governments

Supporters

Merchants and manufacturers Farmers and craftsmen

Foreign Policy Viewed French Revolution as an example of mob rule

Sympathetic to French Revolution

Voting

Limited to property owners Open to all adult males

What titles should be given to Column A and Column B, respectively?

F. Southern States, Northern States

G. Federalists, Democratic-Republicans

H. Slave Owners, Abolitionists

J. Labor Unions, Business Owners

2. At the end of the Revolutionary War, a major economic issue that faced the United States was:

F. The number of failed small businesses.

G. Lack of natural resources.

H. No strong, international trading partners.

J. The large amount of war debt. 3. Disagreement over Alexander Hamilton’s national economic policies:

A. Gave rise to the first political parties.

B. Caused Washington to fire Hamilton as the Secretary of the Treasury.

C. Ignited riots among northern business owners.

D. Brought federalists and anti-federalists together in agreement to oppose Hamilton’s plan.

5. The statement, “The duty and interest of the United States require that they should adopt a conduct friendly and impartial toward the [warring] powers” best summarizes:

A. Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan

B. The Monroe Doctrine

C. The foreign policy of George Washington

D. France’s appeal to the United States in 1793


6. Which of the following is not a statement from George Washington’s Farewell Address?

F. “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations [with] foreign nations…”

G. “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”

H. “Avoid the accumulation of debt…not ungenerously throwing upon [future generations] the burden, which we ourselves ought to bear.”

J. “As a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents…are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”

8. In the map below, the Northwest Territory was the subject of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787.

The Northwest Ordinance:

F. Allowed for slave ownership in territories not yet defined as a “state”.

G. Defined the process for which new states would be admitted to the United States.

H. Prohibited settlement in this region.

J. Created a peace treaty with Native Americans.

7. Marbury v. Madison (1803) was significant because:

A. It gave significant decision making power to the President.

B. It established the first case of judicial review in which a law was struck down as unconstitutional.

C. It created a system of lower courts and weakened the Supreme Court.

D. State courts were given a higher level of authority that federal courts.


9. The Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) and the Monroe Doctrine (1823) were common in what aspect?

A. Created a strong political and military alliance with France.

B. Established a stronger United States presence in world affairs.

C. Sought to avoid conflicts with European nations.

D. Communicated the United States the desire for westward expansion.

11. All of the following were significant policies and occurrences of George Washington’s presidency, except:

A. Neutral stance on foreign conflicts that did not directly involve the United States.

B. Establishment of a national bank and a federal system of credit and currency.

C. Emergence of major political parties.

D. Purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.

10. What major foreign policy declared that the American continents were no longer open to exploration and settlement by European nations?

F. The Monroe Doctrine

G. George Washington’s Farewell Address

H. Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793

J. Embargo Act of 1807

12. In 1787, Thomas Jefferson said, “I think it is wise…not to entangle ourselves with the affairs of Europe.” What document shares this same belief?

F. George Washington’s Farewell Address

G. The Declaration of Independence

H. Marbury v. Madison (1803)

J. Federalist Papers


A. Democratic-Republican

Party

B. Federalist Party

C. Hamilton’s Financial Plan

D. Louisiana Purchase

E. Marbury v. Madison (1803)

F. Missouri Compromise

G. Monroe Doctrine

H. Northwest Ordinance

I. Proclamation of Neutrality

J. Tariff

K. Thomas Jefferson

L. War of 1812

M. Washington’s Farewell

Address

N. Whiskey Rebellion

1. _____ The first Secretary of the Treasury’s proposal to establish a national bank to stable the economic system

2. _____ Conflict with Britain over the impressment of US sailors that proved the nation could defend itself

3. _____ The first president’s advice to the nation to remain neutral in European affairs

4. _____ Uprising by western farmers in response to Hamilton’s taxation plan

5. _____ Supreme Court assertion that it can declare a law unconstitutional and established the first major instance of judicial review

6. _____ Political organization that supports stronger state governments and limited federal government

7. _____ One of the leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party

8. _____ Presidential declaration that the American continents was no longer open to European exploration and settlement

9. _____ Taxation on imported goods from other countries

10. _____ 1803 expansion of US territory that doubled the size of the nation

11. _____ 1793 declaration that the US would not engage itself in French-British conflicts

12. _____ Political party that advocated for a strong national government

13. _____ Established territorial law and path for new states to be admitted into the Union

14. _____ Agreement between anti-slavery advocates and pro-slavery supporters over where slavery was permitted

DAY 6 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Age of Jackson – Readiness TEKS 8.5C, 8.7C, 8.15D, 8.17B, and 8.18A

1. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made cotton growing in the south to become very efficient, and therefore profitable, for southern farmers. This lead to which of the following occurrences:

I. An increase in the African slave trade II. Smaller cotton plantations took the place of larger farms III. Dependence on cotton in the southern economy

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II, and III

3. Andrew Jackson dispatched naval ships to Charleston harbor and warned South Carolina that its action to void the Tariff of 1832 within its territory was treason. This was his response to:

A. Indian Removal Act

B. Industrial Revolution

C. Missouri Compromise

D. The Nullification Crisis

2. The key issue of the Nullification Crisis was a debate over:

F. Individual power of states over federal authority

G. Abolishment of slavery

H. Women’s right to vote and run for office

J. Relocation of Indians to western territories

4. In context of Question #3 (above), Andrew Jackson believed that:

F. South Carolina farmers could determine their own level of taxation.

G. South Carolina was correct in its assertion that it could secede from the Union over the Tariff of 1832.

H. South Carolina did not have the authority to nullify a

federal law unconstitutional.

J. South Carolina was no longer a slave state under federal law.


5. In Worcester v. Georgia, Supreme Court Justice John Marshall declared:

“The act of Georgia under which the plaintiff [Worchester] was prosecuted is void. The acts of Georgia are [against] the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States.”

This ruling supports the idea of:

A. republicanism

B. popular sovereignty

C. individual rights

D. anti-federalism

7. In the Nullification Crisis, what political leader argued that states reserved the right to nullify federal laws?

A. Andrew Jackson

B. John Calhoun

C. John Quincy Adams

D. Henry Clay

6. During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Protestant Evangelicals supported what major reform movement?

F. Abolishment of slavery

G. Individual rights for Indians

H. Women’s right to vote

J. Rights of factory workers

8. Why were southern states against the higher tariffs enacted by Congress?

F. It would make it more difficult to export crops.

G. It would give northern farmers an economic advantage.

H. It would give slaves more individual rights.

J. It would prevent manufacturing business from growing.


9. The following political cartoon and commentary was in response to the “reckless power” of Andrew Jackson.

Criticism of the Jackson’s ideas led to what major political movement?

A. Women’s right to vote

B. Establishment of the Whig Party

C. Trail of Tears

D. War of 1812

10. Andrew Jackson’s views on slavery were mostly aligned with which of the following groups?

F. Protestant evangelicals

G. Northern Republicans

H. Southern plantation owners

J. European immigrants 11. How did the southern plantation system influence the northern economic system?

A. The economic system of the northern states was completely independent from the southern plantations.

B. The tariffs on southern plantations made northern businesses more profitable.

C. Northern plantations could not compete with cheaper prices from southern plantations because of their use of slave labor.

D. Southern plantations produced cotton used in northern mills and factories.


A. Henry Clay

B. Spoils System

C. Jacksonian Democracy

D. Indian Removal Act

E. Worcester v. Georgia

F. Trail of Tears

G. Nullification Crisis

H. Abolitionists

I. Eli Whitney

J. Whig Party

K. Tariff of Abominations

L. Free Enterprise System

M. Second Great Awakening

N. Seneca Falls Convention

1. _____ Name given to the 1828 taxation on raw materials that angered many states

2. _____ Political organization founded in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson

3. _____ The practice of replacing government officials aligned with views of the president

4. _____ Meeting in which women demanded equality with men, including the right to vote

5. _____ 1830 law that required the relocation of Cherokees to western territories

6. _____ Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state’s belief it could declare a federal law unconstitutional within its own borders

7. _____ Inventor of the cotton gin, a device that changed the profitability of cotton farmers and the need of slavery labor

8. _____ Large movement of Cherokees from their native lands, resulting the in deaths of thousands of Indians

9. _____ People who oppose slavery

10. _____ Supreme Court ruling that declared only the federal government, not an individual state, could enforce laws on distinct Indian communities

11. _____ He proposed a compromise on tariffs that essentially ended the Nullification Crisis

12. _____ Nation-wide revival of strong religious feelings that sparked many reform movements of the 1820s and 1830s

13. _____Term given to the presidential policies of Andrew Jackson and his belief that politics had been corrupted by special interests

14. _____ Economic system characterized by minimal government interference and free action between producers and consumers

DAY 7 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Westward Expansion and Sectionalism – Readiness TEKS 8.6B, 8.6D, 8.7C, 8.10B, 8.11A, 8.12D, and 8.23A

1. All of the following are considered significant roots of the Manifest Destiny except:

A. Americans believed that it was their mission to extend democracy from Atlantic to Pacific coast.

B. Expanding westward was a way to secure the United States from rival powers like England, Spain, and Russia.

C. Plantation owners in the south wanted to expand their farming operations, and slavery, into the western frontier.

D. Americans romanticized the pioneering spirit and as a symbol of individualism and freedom.

3. Sam Houston’s victory at the Battle of San Jacinto eventually led to which of the following occurrences?

A. The Annexation of Texas in 1845 and the US-Mexican War

B. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803

C. The opening of the Oregon Trail to pioneers in the 1840s

D. The Gadsden Purchase of 1853

2. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the purchase of Florida in 1819, and the annexation of Texas in 1845 are all examples of what political philosophy of the 19th century?

F. Free Enterprise System

G. Federalism

H. Abolitionism

J. Manifest Destiny

4. How did the Compromise of 1850 affect land gained through the US-Mexican War?

F. Established free markets of trade with both Mexico and the United States

G. Expanding voting rights to women

H. Opened Texas to the practice of slavery

J. Created a new railroad system to transport goods from Texas to the east coast


5. Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups was a result of which congressional action?

A. The Annexation of Texas in 1845

B. Compromise of 1850

C. Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

D. Missouri Compromise of 1820

7. Using the map below, which territories of land were acquired by the United States between 1845 and 1855?

A. Territories B, C, and D

B. Territories D and E

C. Territories B, E, and G

D. Territories E, G, H and J

6. Texas and California both have what historical characteristic in common?

F. Achieved statehood in 1845

G. Former territories of Mexico

H. Settled by Mormons

J. Allowed the practice of slavery

8. Using the map in question #7, which territory was purchased for $10 million from Mexico to construct a railroad route to the Pacific?

F. Territory F

G. Territory G

H. Territory H

J. Territory J


9. Which of the following is not true about why pioneers and settlers pursued western territories?

A. The availability of natural harbors for shipping

B. Inexpensive land

C. Abundant natural resources

D. Fertile soil for farming

11. All of the following contribute to sectionalism of the United States in 1850 except:

A. Differences in local geography

B. Regional availability of natural resources

C. Uniform currency and federal taxation

D. Religious values and beliefs within a community

10. Beginning in 1847, thousands of Mormons moved westward and settled near the Great Salt Lake for what reason?

F. Economic opportunities associated with mining

G. Religious freedom

H. Strong belief in the Manifest Destiny

J. Farming and cattle ranching

12. Which of the following quotes does not support the idea that it should be the mission of the United States to control all territory from Atlantic to Pacific coasts?

F. “We are anxious to force free government on all; It is a great mistake.” – John Calhoun

G. “And that claim is by the right…to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us.” – John O’Sullivan

H. “For the common happiness of them all, for their peace and prosperity, I believe it is indispensable that they should be associated in one federal Union.” – John Quincy Adams

J. “The United States…are fully determined…to bring into cultivation every portion of the territory contained within their acknowledged boundaries.” – Henry Clay


A. Annexation of Texas

B. Compromise of 1850

C. Dred Scott Decision

D. Florida

E. Fugitive Slave Law

F. Gadsden Purchase

G. German Immigrants

H. Irish Immigrants

I. Kansas-Nebraska Act

J. Louisiana Purchase

K. Manifest Destiny

L. Mexican Cession

M. Mormons

N. Oregon Territory

O. Republican Party

P. Sectionalism

Q. US-Mexican War

1. _____ Belief that it is the fate of the United States to occupy North America from Atlantic to Pacific coasts

2. _____ Came to America to escape famine

3. _____ Purchased from Spain in 1819 for $5 million

4. _____ Path of thousands of settlers westward to the fertile Williamette Valley

5. _____ Religious group founded during the “Second Great Awakening” by Joseph Smith in 1830

6. _____ Occurrence of statehood in 1845 following independence from Mexico

7. _____ Land purchase from Mexico in 1853 to build a railroad connecting the South to the Pacific Coast

8. _____ 1803 purchase of land from France that doubled the size of the United States

9. _____ People coming to America flee political unrest in their home country

10._____ Tendency for people living in a particular region to develop their own unique way of life

11. _____ Law that allowed Southern slave owners to hunt down escaped slaves in the North

12. _____ California was admitted as a free state in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law

13. _____ 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty to decide whether a state will be free

14. _____ Resulted in an American victory and established the Rio Grande border with Mexico

15. _____ The purchase of much of the southwest territory of the United States through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

16. _____ Critics of the Kansas-Nebraska Act founded this organization to stop the spread of slavery

17. _____ Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not views as citizens, but as property

DAY 8 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Industrialization and Cultural Reform – Readiness TEKS 8.12B, 8.13B, 8.24B, 8.27A, and 8.27B

1. What statement below best answers the flow chart?

A. Workers moved into cities where factories are located.

B. Factory owners bought large amounts of rural land.

C. Factories were built away from transportation hubs.

D. Labor unions were weakened due to a decline in farming.

3. Newspapers ads, like the one below, were becoming common in the 1860s.

Which of the following is true about railroad shipping in the 1860s?

A. Railroad companies were suffering financially from rapid industrialization.

B. Railroad shipping made it easier to transport manufactured products from factories to rural areas.

C. Railroads were not an efficient form of transporting goods in 1860.

D. Shipments through canals and rivers could reach more people in the western states than railroads.

2. Which of the following was not a factor in bringing about rapid industrialization?

F. Improvement in roads, canals, and railroad networks

G. Advances in technology and machinery

H. Decline in the need for food grown on farms

J. Increasing population and demand for produced goods


4. Which of the following is a key innovation in produced goods during the 1850s and 1860s, as shown in the example below?

F. Gasoline-powered engines

G. Individualized and unique production

H. Electrical motors

J. Interchangeable parts

6. Based on the map below, which of the following is a true statement about transportation in 1825?

F. Railroads were vital for transporting goods from New York to Chicago.

G. The Erie Canal opened up trade opportunities from the East Coast to the Midwest

H. Traditional mail routes were the only option of sending a package from Buffalo to Cleveland.

J. Telegraphs were important to sending daily news from western states to the East Coast.

5. A form transportation that revolutionized shipment of goods and travel from New Orleans to Kansas City in the 1850s was:

A. Railroad

B. Steamboat

C. Paved roads

D. Cotton gin

7. What technological advancement of the mid-1800s allowed for news to travel from Boston to Kansas City within the same day?

A. Transcontinental Railroad

B. Steamboat

C. Telegraph

D. Radio


8. The “Second Great Awakening” was a catalyst for all of the following major social reforms of the 1800s except:

F. Ending slavery

G. Banning alcoholic drinks

H. Reforming prisons

J. Extending voting rights to women

10. The following document is from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.

What social reform and reference are the authors making?

F. Women’s rights related to the Declaration of Independence

G. Temperance movement related to the Constitution

H. Prison reform related to the Bill of Rights

J. Abolitionism related to the Mayflower Compact

9. What social reform effort is Horace Mann advocating for in his quote below?

“Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” – Horace Mann, 1855

A. Slavery cannot be avoided as a means to building a wealthy, civilized society.

B. Basic education for all is essential to the success of the United States in the industrial revolution.

C. The availability of alcoholic beverages ruins the quality of the workforce.

D. Prison reform and the decent treatment of the mentality ill is a moral imperative.


A. Abolitionism

B. Cotton Gin

C. Dorothea Dix

D. Elizabeth Stanton

E. Horace Mann

F. Industrialization

G. Interchangeable Parts

H. Mass Production

I. Prison Reform

J. Second Great Awakening

K. Seneca Falls Convention

L. Steamboat

M. Telegraph

N. Temperance

O. Transcontinental Railroad

P. Urbanization

1. _____ Increased the capacity and speed for river travel

2. _____ Movement of people from rural areas to cities

3. _____ Invention by Eli Whitney that increased the profitability of plantations

4. _____ Ability to create goods in large quantities at affordable prices

5. _____ Restriction of alcoholic beverages

6. _____ Religious revival that sparked many social reform efforts in the 1800s

7. _____ Reformer for the availability of education for all children

8. _____ Reform effort that sought to end the practice of slavery

9. _____ A leader of the women’s rights movement and organizer of the Seneca Fall Convention

10._____ The rapid changing in the creation of goods brought about by technological advances that allowed for mass production

11. _____ The uniformity of products allowed for common components to swapped

12. _____ The sending of electrical impulses, usually in code language, along a wire

13. _____ 1848 convention seeking the advancement of women’s rights

14. _____ Connection of the east and west coasts of the United States for transportation of people and goods

15. _____ Leader who campaigned for caring for the mentally ill and prison reform

16. _____ Campaign for human treatment of criminals and transition back into society

DAY 9 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Civil War – Readiness TEKS 8.8B, 8.17B, and 8.18A

1. Fort Sumter, as illustrated below, was significant in the Civil War because:

A. It marked the beginning of the war as Confederates attacked the Union held fort.

B. The Confederate Army was dealt a strong defeat which turned the tide of the war to the Union’s favor.

C. The Confederate-held fort was attacked and sieged by the Union army.

D. The marked the last major battle in the Civil War.

3. What would best describe the missing event in the sequence below?

A. Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.

B. Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.

C. Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

D. Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.

2. Which Civil War event listed below was the first major Union defeat of General Robert E. Lee?

F. Battle of Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, 1863)

G. Battle of Bull Run (Virginia, 1861)

H. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” (1864)

J. Battle of Antietam (Virginia, 1862)

4. Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the Civil War?

F. State’s rights to secede

G. Continuation of slavery in the South

H. Economic differences between North and South states

J. Division within the Republican Party in the 1860 election


5. The focus of President Lincoln’s efforts shifted from winning the war to bringing Confederate states back into the Union after what event?

A. Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi

B. Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

C. Union victory at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

D. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House

7. Use the map below of Civil War battle sites to answer the question.

Which of the following is a true statement?

A. There was nearly an equal number of battles fought east and west of the Mississippi River.

B. The largest concentration of battle sites was around the Washington, D.C. area.

C. Texas was strategically important for the Confederate Army.

D. Controlling the Mississippi River was not a strategy of the Union commanders.

6. President Lincoln made this opening statement in his address following the Battle of Gettysburg:

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

What reference and point was Lincoln making in his speech?

F. The US Constitution does not give the southern states the right to secede.

G. The Declaration of Independence does not condone slavery.

H. The Bill of Rights supports the cause of the Confederates.

J. The Supreme Court was wrong in the Dred Scott Decision.


8. The following political cartoon, printed in 1861, is advocating for what action?

F. Arkansas should vote with the Republican Party.

G. Arkansas should remain in the Union.

H. Arkansas should secede from the Union.

J. Arkansas should join the Confederacy as a free state.

10. As depicted in the illustration below, what major battle of the Civil War was important in controlling the Mississippi River?

F. Battle of Vicksburg

G. Battle of Antietam

H. Battle of Gettysburg

J. Battle of Bull Run

9. What were the most important advantages of the North had over the South in the Civil War?

A. Alliances with France and Great Britain

B. Support of southern Democrats

C. Superior military leaders

D. Human resources and financial strength

11. The Dred Scott Decision (1857) of the US Supreme Court set the stage for what two major causes of the Civil War?

A. Slavery and states’ rights

B. Taxation and free trade

C. Temperance and slavery

D. Sectionalism and tariffs


A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Appomattox Court House

C. Battle of Antietam

D. Battle of Gettysburg

E. Battle of Vicksburg

F. Democratic Party

G. Election of 1860

H. Election of 1864

I. Emancipation Proclamation

J. Fort Sumter

K. Jefferson Davis

L. John Wilkes Booth

M. Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural

Address

N. Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural

Address

O. Republican Party

P. Robert E. Lee

Q. Ulysses S. Grant

1. _____ After his 1864 re-election, he focused on the need to end slavery and rebuilding the Union after the war

2. _____ Lincoln’s victory quickly lead to the secession of South Carolina and the beginning of the Civil War

3. _____ Location of Lee surrendering to Grant, ending the Civil War

4. _____ Republican presidential candidate in the Election of 1860

5. _____ President of the Confederate States of America

6. _____ Commanding General of the Union forces

7. _____ Assassinated Lincoln shortly after the Election of 1864

8. _____ Political organization that was deeply torn in the Election of 1860 over the issue of slavery

9. _____ Three-day battle with 8,000 soldiers dead that marked a turning point victory for the Union army

10. _____ Battle that occurred on the Mississippi River

11. _____ Presidential order that declared all slave free

12. _____ Lincoln narrowly defeats McClellan

13. _____ Location of the beginning of the Civil War

14. _____ Commanding General of Confederate forces

15. _____ Political organization that nominated Lincoln in the Election of 1860

16. _____ Speech in which Lincoln declared the Constitution was a contract between all states and an individual state could not secede on its own decision

17. _____ First battle in Union territory resulting in the single deadliest day of the war

DAY 10 – Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review Name ______________________ Date ____________ Reconstruction – Readiness TEKS 8.9C, 8.16A, 8.16B, and 8.19A

1. Which of the following was not a condition of the southern states immediately after the Civil War?

A. Freed slaves were protected by civil rights laws

B. Large number of businesses were bankrupt

C. Crop failures drove up food prices

D. Confederate currency had little or no value

3. Following the Civil War, Congress established federal assistance for freed slaves, such as the school pictured below.

This assistance was known as the:

A. Black Codes

B. Jim Crow laws

C. Freedman’s Bureau

D. Civil War Amendments

2. Samuel McCall, a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts stated in 1899 that conditions for freed slaves in the south following the Civil War were a “little better than that of slavery, and in one important respect, far worse.” What condition is Samuel McCall referring to?

F. Voting suffrage for freed slaves

G. Civil rights protection from the federal government

H. Freed slaves becoming self-employed

J. Southern states passing “Black Code” laws


4. Seven African-Americans, pictured below, were elected to Congress during Reconstruction.

Which answer below best explains why they were able to be elected?

F. The creation of the Freedman’s Bureau helped educate many freed slaves.

G. Black Codes were passed in many southern state legislatures.

H. The 15th Amendment was added to the Constitution.

J. President Johnson was impeached by Congress.

6. Terroristic organizations like the Ku Klux Klan gained strength in the South after Reconstruction mainly because:

F. Sharecropping

replaced slavery.

G. Carpetbaggers protected the rights of ex-Confederates.

H. The 15th Amendment

was passed by Congress.

J. Northern troops withdrew and local control was returned.

5. In order to deal with the South’s economic problems after slavery, plantation owners and freedmen developed a system of:

A. Carpetbaggers

B. Sharecropping

C. Joint-ownership agreements

D. Revenue sharing

7. The Emancipation Proclamation was given real power by the passage of the:

A. 13th Amendment

B. 15th Amendment

C. Black Code laws

D. Freedman’s Bureau


8. Which of the following pictures best illustrates the addition of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution?

F. G. African-Americans Voting Jury Rights for All Citizens

H. J. Women’s Voting Rights Emancipation

9. The Declaration of Independence and the 14th Amendment both address what rights of American citizens?

A. Freedom of Speech

B. Right to Bear Arms

C. Inalienable Rights of Life and Liberty

D. Right to a Jury Trial 10. The 15th Amendment, as passed and ratified in 1870, applied to all of the following except:

F. Ex-Confederates

G. Freed Slaves

H. Women

J. Non-Landowners


A. 13th Amendment

B. 14th Amendment

C. 15th Amendment

D. Andrew Johnson

E. Black Codes

F. Carpetbaggers

G. Civil Rights Bill

H. Freedman’s Bureau

I. Hiram Rhodes Revels

J. Homestead Act

K. Ku Klux Klan

L. Radical Republicans

M. Reconstruction

N. Scalawags

O. Sharecropping

P. Susan B. Anthony

Q. Transcontinental Railroad

R. Ulysses S. Grant

1. _____ Became president after the assassination of Lincoln; later impeached

2. _____ Made the Emancipation Proclamation federal law

3. _____ Gave federal lands away to settlers in the West

4. _____ Laws passed in southern states that contained much of the same language as Slave laws

5. _____ Federal organization that provided education, food, and medical care to former slaves

6. _____ First African-American elected to Congress

7. _____ Political group that sought to maintain troops in southern states to ensure freedmen rights and protection

8. _____ Term given to the time directly after the Civil War when southern states rejoined the Union

9. _____ Extended suffrage to African-Americans

10. _____ Congressional action to guarantee freedmen’s rights

11. _____ Massive project connecting California to the East Coast in 1869

12. _____ Group founded by ex-Confederates who terrorized freedmen

13. _____ Fought for extended voting right to women

14. _____ Former Union general that oversaw much of the Reconstruction efforts as President

15. _____ Name given to northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction

16. _____ Made all freed slaves American citizens

17. _____ Practice of former slaves working for plantation owners in exchange for livestock, tools, and land

18. _____ Name given to southerners who sided with the Union cause during the Civil War

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