TAKS Practice Questions

Do your best and justify every answer! (why did you pick that

one???)

The Southern Colonies had large plantations, where cash crops such as cotton, rice, and sugar could be

grown and tended by slaves. What was the economic impact of slavery in the South?

A. Planters with many slaves could produce more crops and gain further wealth

B. no poor white farmers could make a living for themselves in the South

C. only the wealthiest planters could afford to feed and house enough slaves to make a profit

D. slaves provided cheap, convenient labor but did not significantly increase the profits of Southern planters

In the early 1800’s, most Americans lived on farms. What economic factor caused the population to shift to cities in the mid-to-

late 1800’s?A. Factories attracted farm workers and

immigrants to urban areasB. B. farmers became discouraged by

economic losses from droughts and Indian attacks

C. C. farmers’ crops were suddenly damaged by huge swarms of insects

D. D. the Civil War caused people to move to cities to be closer to other people

At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the Great Compromise___

A. Set up a two-house legislative branch, an executive branch, and a national court

B. Determined that three-fifths of the slave population would count for representation in Congress

C. Gave the government power to increase taxes and control trade

D. Decided each state would have two votes in the Senate and a number of representatives in the House based on population

Which document set up the democratic ideal of majority rule for a group of English settlers in America?

A. The Declaration of Independence

B. The Magna Carta

C. The Charter of the Dutch West India Co.

D. The Mayflower Compact

Freedom of speech and press assures that the people of a democratic society will be able

to____A. urge the violent overthrow of the governmentB. say whatever they will about others even if it is not trueC. express opinions opposed to those of the governmentD. call for the taking up of arms against unjust rulers

Which area that eventually became part of the United States was first a Spanish

territory, then part of Mexico, and then an independent nation?

A. The Louisiana Purchase

B. California

C. Spanish Florida

D. Texas

What is one way the increase of industries such as cotton mills and clothing factories changed the life of women in the 19th century?

A. Women could get more raw material for making clothes for the family

B. Women could no longer afford to buy pre-made clothes, and had to make all their family’s clothes by hand

C. Women had more time because they did not have to make all their families clothes by hand

D. Women had trouble finding cotton to sew their own clothing

Which of the following statements represents Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist view point?a. The power given to the central government must not be too greatb. the states should not be allowed to pass lawsc. the rights of the people do not need to protection from the central governmentd. the stronger the central government, the better

The Southern Colonies had large plantations, where cash crops such as cotton, rice, and sugar could be grown and tended by slaves. What was

the economic impact of slavery in the South?

a. Planters with many slaves could produce more crops and gain further wealth

b. no poor white farmers could make a living for themselves in the South

c. only the wealthiest planters could afford to feed and house enough slaves to make a profit

d. slaves provided cheap, convenient labor but did not significantly increase the profits of Southern planters

In the early 1800’s, most Americans lived on farms. What economic factor caused the population to shift to cities in the mid-to-late 1800’s?

A. Factories attracted farm workers and immigrants to urban areas

B. farmers became discouraged by economic losses from droughts and Indian attacks

C. farmers’ crops were suddenly damaged by huge swarms of insects

D. the Civil War caused people to move to cities to be closer to other people

8.12a

The early English colonists of North America settled near rivers, which provided resources and ---

a) a source of transportation

b) power for factories

c) a shield from wild animals

d) a natural boundary for territories

Obj. 3— 8.25b

Obj. 3— 8.5b

By 1832 many southerners opposed protective tariffs because these tariffs---

a) Increased the cost of owning slaves

b) Lowered the price of cotton

c) Increased the price of foreign manufactured goods

d) Discouraged the construction of new factories

Obj. 4— 8.16d

The first three articles of the Constitution reflect the principle of-

A. Separation of powers

B. Individual rights

C. Popular sovereignty

D. Federalism

• Article I – declares that legislative authority be given to Congress

• Article II - declares that executive authority be given to the president

• Article III - declares that judicial authority be given to a supreme court

Obj. 4— 8.3b

The Mayflower Compact was important because it---

a) declared American independence from the British government

b) established an alliance between the American colonists and Native Americans

c) was the first written expression of self-rule in colonial America

d) granted economic freedom in the colonies and overturned British trade laws

1-- 8.1cWhich document was written in 1787 and

replaced the Articles of Confederation as federal law?

a) Declaration of Independence

b) Treaty of Paris

c) U.S. Constitution

d) Monroe Doctrine

8.5c

Which of the following names completes this chart?a) James Monroeb) Patrick Henryc) James Madisond) Thomas Jefferson

8.5g

8.24d• During the 1800s immigrants from China

provided critical labor in---

A steel mills in the East

B cotton plantations in the South

C textile mills in the North

D railroad construction in the West

8.5eThis speech by ____ urges the U.S. to

take a policy of neutrality where European affairs are concerned.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

“Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none or very distant relation…Our detached and distant situation invites us to pursue…our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any foreign power.”

8.4d

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to a bicameral (2 house) legislature as a way to:

a) Insure speedy passage of legislation

b) Assure the right to vote to all adult males

c) Address the issue of population differences among the states

d) Satisfy the different interests of the rich and poor citizens

8.4a

The graphic above represents:

a) the triangle trade

b) the mercantile system

c) the tariff system

d) the continental trade

ColoniesGreatBritain

raw materials

manufactured products