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The following released test questions are taken from the Grade 6 – 8 History–Social Science Standards Test.
The test is administered to students in grade 8, covering the standards for grades 6, 7, and 8. This test is one of
the California Standards Tests administered as part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program
under policies set by the State Board of Education.
All questions on the California Standards Tests are evaluated by committees of content experts, including
teachers and administrators, to ensure their appropriateness for measuring the California academic content and
skills standards in Grade 6 – 8 History–Social Science. In addition to content, all items are reviewed and
approved to ensure their adherence to the principles of fairness and to ensure no bias exists with respect to
characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and language.
This document contains released test questions from the California Standards Test forms in 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, and 2008. First on the pages that follow are lists of the standards assessed on the Grade 6 – 8
History–Social Science Test. Next are released test questions. Following the questions is a table that gives the
correct answer for each question, the content and skills (where applicable) standard that each question is
measuring, and the year each question last appeared on the test.
The following table lists each reporting cluster, the number of items that appear on the exam, and the number
of released test questions that appear in this document.
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
REPORTING CLUSTER QUESTIONS RELEASED
ON EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
1. World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations 16 23
2. Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages 14 22
3. Renaissance/Reformation 10 16
4. U.S. Constitution and the Early Republic 22 29
5. Civil War and Its Aftermath 13 19
TOTAL 75 109
In selecting test questions for release, three criteria are used: (1) the questions adequately cover a selection of
the academic content standards assessed on the Grade 6 – 8 History–Social Science Test; (2) the questions
demonstrate a range of difficulty; and (3) the questions present a variety of ways standards can be assessed.
These released test questions do not reflect all of the ways the standards may be assessed. Released test
questions will not appear on future tests.
For more information about the California Standards Tests, visit the California Department of Education’s
Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp.
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WH6.6.2. Explain the geographic features of China that made governance and the spread of ideas
and goods difficult and served to isolate the country from the rest of the world.
WH6.6.3. Know about the life of Confucius and the fundamental teachings of Confucianism and
Taoism.
WH6.6.4. Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and how he
sought to solve them.
WH6.6.5. List the policies and achievements of the emperor Shi Huangdi in unifying northern
China under the Qin Dynasty.
WH6.6.6. Detail the political contributions of the Han Dynasty to the development of the imperial
bureaucratic state and the expansion of the empire.
WH6.6.7. Cite the significance of the trans-Eurasian “silk roads” in the period of the Han Dynasty
and Roman Empire and their locations.
WH6.6.8. Describe the diffusion of Buddhism northward to China during the Han Dynasty.
WH6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social
structures during the development of Rome.
WH6.7.1. Identify the location and describe the rise of the Roman Republic, including the
importance of such mythical and historical figures as Aeneas, Romulus and Remus,
Cincinnatus, Julius Caesar, and Cicero.
WH6.7.2. Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its significance (e.g., written
constitution and tripartite government, checks and balances, civic duty).
WH6.7.3. Identify the location of and the political and geographic reasons for the growth of Roman
territories and expansion of the empire, including how the empire fostered economic
growth through the use of currency and trade routes.
WH6.7.4. Discuss the influence of Julius Caesar and Augustus in Rome’s transition from republic
to empire.
WH6.7.5. Trace the migration of Jews around the Mediterranean region and the effects of their
conflict with the Romans, including the Romans’ restrictions on their right to live in
Jerusalem.
WH6.7.6. Note the origins of Christianity in the Jewish Messianic prophecies, the life and
teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament, and the contribution
of St. Paul the Apostle to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs (e.g., belief in the
Trinity, resurrection, salvation).
WH6.7.7. Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other
Roman territories.
WH6.7.8. Discuss the legacies of Roman art and architecture, technology and science, literature,
language, and law.
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WH7.3.2. Describe agricultural, technological, and commercial developments during the Tang and
Sung periods.
WH7.3.3. Analyze the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the
Sung and Mongol periods.
WH7.3.4. Understand the importance of both overland trade and maritime expeditions between
China and other civilizations in the Mongol Ascendancy and Ming Dynasty.
WH7.3.5. Trace the historic influence of such discoveries as tea, the manufacture of paper,
wood-block printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
WH7.3.6. Describe the development of the imperial state and the scholar-official class.
WH7.4 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social
structures of the sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa.
WH7.4.1. Study the Niger River and the relationship of vegetation zones of forest, savannah, and
desert to trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; and the growth of the Ghana and Mali
empires.
WH7.4.2. Analyze the importance of family, labor specialization, and regional commerce in the
development of states and cities in West Africa.
WH7.4.3. Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and
cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs, ethics, and
law.
WH7.4.4. Trace the growth of the Arabic language in government, trade, and Islamic scholarship
in West Africa.
WH7.4.5. Describe the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African
history and culture.
WH7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social
structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan.
WH7.5.1. Describe the significance of Japan’s proximity to China and Korea and the intellectual,
linguistic, religious, and philosophical influence of those countries on Japan.
WH7.5.2. Discuss the reign of Prince Shotoku of Japan and the characteristics of Japanese
society and family life during his reign.
WH7.5.3. Describe the values, social customs, and traditions prescribed by the lord-vassal system
consisting of shogun, daimyo, and samurai and the lasting influence of the warrior code
in the twentieth century.
WH7.5.4. Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism.
WH7.5.5. Study the ninth and tenth centuries’ golden age of literature, art, and drama and its
lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji.
WH7.5.6. Analyze the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the
samurai in that society.
WH7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social
structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe.
WH7.6.1. Study the geography of the Europe and the Eurasian land mass, including its location,
topography, waterways, vegetation, and climate and their relationship to ways of life in
Medieval Europe.
WH7.6.2. Describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the roles played by the early
church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman
Empire.
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Renaissance/Reformation (Grade 7)
WH7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the
Renaissance.
WH7.8.1. Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new
interest in humanism (i.e., a balance between intellect and religious faith).
WH7.8.2. Explain the importance of Florence in the early stages of the Renaissance and the
growth of independent trading cities (e.g., Venice), with emphasis on the cities’
importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.
WH7.8.3. Understand the effects of the reopening of the ancient “Silk Road” between Europe and
China, including Marco Polo’s travels and the location of his routes.
WH7.8.4. Describe the growth and effects of new ways of disseminating information (e.g., the
ability to manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into the vernacular, printing).
WH7.8.5. Detail advances made in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography,
engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy (e.g., by Dante
Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni, Johann Gutenberg,
William Shakespeare).
WH7.9 Students analyze the historical developments of the Reformation.
WH7.9.1. List the causes for the internal turmoil in and weakening of the Catholic church (e.g., tax
policies, selling of indulgences).
WH7.9.2. Describe the theological, political, and economic ideas of the major figures during the
Reformation (e.g., Desiderius Erasmus, Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale).
WH7.9.3. Explain Protestants’ new practices of church self-government and the influence of those
practices on the development of democratic practices and ideas of federalism.
WH7.9.4. Identify and locate the European regions that remained Catholic and those that became
Protestant and explain how the division affected the distribution of religions in the New
World.
WH7.9.5. Analyze how the Counter-Reformation revitalized the Catholic church and the forces
that fostered the movement (e.g., St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits, the Council of
Trent).
WH7.9.6. Understand the institution and impact of missionaries on Christianity and the diffusion of
Christianity from Europe to other parts of the world in the medieval and early modern
periods; locate missions on a world map.
WH7.9.7. Describe the Golden Age of cooperation between Jews and Muslims in medieval Spain
that promoted creativity in art, literature, and science, including how that cooperation
was terminated by the religious persecution of individuals and groups (e.g., the Spanish
Inquisition and the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain in 1492).
WH7.10 Students analyze the historical developments of the Scientific Revolution and its
lasting effect on religious, political, and cultural institutions.
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US8.6.3. List the reasons for the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States
and describe the growth in the number, size, and spatial arrangements of cities (e.g.,
Irish immigrants and the Great Irish Famine).
US8.6.4. Study the lives of black Americans who gained freedom in the North and founded
schools and churches to advance their rights and communities.
US8.6.5. Trace the development of the American education system from its earliest roots,
including the roles of religious and private schools and Horace Mann’s campaign for
free public education and its assimilating role in American culture.
US8.6.6. Examine the women’s suffrage movement (e.g., biographies, writings, and speeches of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Fuller, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony).
US8.6.7. Identify common themes in American art as well as transcendentalism and individualism
(e.g., writings about and by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Herman
Melville, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
US8.7 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the South from
1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
US8.7.1. Describe the development of the agrarian economy in the South, identify the locations
of the cotton-producing states, and discuss the significance of cotton and the cotton gin.
US8.7.2. Trace the origins and development of slavery; its effects on black Americans and on the
region’s political, social, religious, economic, and cultural development; and identify the
strategies that were tried to both overturn and preserve it (e.g., through the writings and
historical documents on Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey).
US8.7.3. Examine the characteristics of white Southern society and how the physical
environment influenced events and conditions prior to the Civil War.
US8.7.4. Compare the lives of and opportunities for free blacks in the North with those of free
blacks in the South.
US8.8 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from
1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
US8.8.1. Discuss the election of Andrew Jackson as president in 1828, the importance of
Jacksonian democracy, and his actions as president (e.g., the spoils system, veto of the
National Bank, policy of Indian removal, opposition to the Supreme Court).
US8.8.2. Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward
expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny (e.g., the Lewis and Clark
expedition, accounts of the removal of Indians, the Cherokees’ “Trail of Tears,”
settlement of the Great Plains) and the territorial acquisitions that spanned numerous
decades.
US8.8.3. Describe the role of pioneer women and the new status that western women achieved
(e.g., Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie Bidwell; slave women gaining freedom in the West;
Wyoming granting suffrage to women in 1869).
US8.8.4. Examine the importance of the great rivers and the struggle over water rights.
US8.8.5. Discuss Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions, attitudes toward
slavery, land-grant system, and economies.
US8.8.6. Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War, including
territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the
lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today.
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At least twenty-five percent of the content questions must include an element of the skills standards.
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achievements in the development of
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punishments.
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7 The Ten Commandments of the ancient
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4 The art and architecture of ancient Egypt were
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B moral and ethical teachings.
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A Abraham.
We regard an individual who takes no
interest in public affairs not as harmless,
B Solomon.
but as useless.
C Moses.
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ancient Athenians placed on individual
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10 Greece’s mountainous terrain and its series of
small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to
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12 The legacy of ancient Greek myths and
epics, such as the Iliad, continues to provide
A a political system based on independent people with
city-states.
A accurate descriptions of historical events.
empire.
C real life stories about everyday people.
civilizations.
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16 How did the rise to power and reign of
Alexander most affect Greece?
atlas — a collection of maps A He established a peaceful relationship with the
herculean — very powerful Persian Empire.
B Romans.
C Greeks.
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D Egyptians.
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14 Ancient Greeks used myths about their gods
primarily to
B Pacific
A strike fear in their enemies. C D Ocean
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B explain events in the natural world. Arabian Bay
Sea of Philippine
C justify their type of government. Bengal Sea
Indian Ocean
D undermine the Persian religion.
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15 In 480 B.C., the independent Greek city-states
formed an alliance under the leadership of
the Indus River Valley and the early civilization
it supported?
Athens and Sparta during their conflict with the A location A
A Persians. B location B
B Egyptians. C location C
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lowest caste.
C stop the Chinese people from converting
another.
D create democratic institutions.
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Shi Huangdi to China?
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A He unified most of China under one
government.
• Began in 500s B.C.
B He established a public education system in
• Hoped to preserve order in society China.
• Attempted to establish a harmonious C He required citizens to use the Mongol
society language.
• Created a system of ethics for D He encouraged acceptance of the Hindu
society religion.
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Which individual was responsible for the
Chinese social movement described in the text 22 What effect did Julius Caesar’s seizure of power
box above? have on the Roman political system?
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23 The origins of checks and balances in the
U.S. political system can be traced to the
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26 In the 700s A.D., Arabian merchants played an
important role in
A French monarchy.
A spreading new technology among Asia,
Africa, and Europe.
B Roman Republic.
Europeans to Islam.
D Aztec Empire.
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24 The wars with Carthage (264–146 B.C.) gave
the Roman Empire control of
B Asia Minor.
C
D
Northern Europe.
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27 Which shows the importance the Mongols
placed on improving trade contacts with other
civilizations?
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A the conquest of Constantinople
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B the establishment of caravan routes
The Mediterranean World
C the construction of large merchant fleets
D the creation of a national currency
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28 Which of these describes how paper was
introduced into medieval Europe?
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A The Chinese introduced it to the Arabs, who
632-661 A.D. W E passed it on to Europeans.
661-733 A.D.
S B The Swedes bought it from Russians, who
learned about it from Indians.
The map above represents the military C The Turks learned to make it and sold the
conquests associated with the spread of what process to Europeans.
major world religion?
D The Arabs learned about paper making from
A Christianity the Japanese and taught Europeans.
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C Islam
D Hinduism
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30 How did the location of cities in the West
African empires of Ghana and Mali influence
B traders who crossed the Sahara desert into
West Africa.
their growth?
C Christian missionaries from the Middle East.
A Their location in river valleys allowed for D barbarians migrating from North Africa.
extensive farming.
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C haiku poetry.
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33 Endurance, cunning, physical strength, and
courage were the ideal characteristics of
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statement.
A Confucian officials.
1679
B Buddhist priests.
1215 1295 1400 1500 1600 1688
C Japanese samurai.
D Hindu governors.
Magna Carta Habeas Corpus Act
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34 In medieval Europe, law and order were Revolution
maintained by the
The timeline shows events related to the
A legions.
B merchants.
A conflict between the Pope and the Holy
Roman Emperor.
C nobility.
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was legally tied to the land?
in England.
D establishment of an absolute monarchy in
France.
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36 During the medieval period in Europe, the
political power of the kings and great nobles
B The Crusades led to a decline in the
production of crafts and food crops.
was often constrained by the actions of C Cloth and spices brought back by crusaders
led to greater interest in trade.
A elected parliaments.
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Paris
Par i • Dec. 1348 Dec. 1347
The Pope is issuing a call for
June 1348 Dec. 1347
A help in fighting Martin Luther and the • Rome
Protestants.
B Crusaders to regain the Holy Land from
Muslims.
C the Emperor to restore the glory of the
Frankish Empire. The map above illustrates the spread of what
disease?
D armies to fight against the Mongol invaders.
A yellow fever
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B cholera
C bubonic plague
D malaria
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41 Use the map to answer the following question.
42 Which characteristic did Aztec and Incan
societies share?
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46 The stories from Marco Polo’s travels
encouraged Europeans to
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B abandon the feudal land system.
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C launch the Crusades against Muslims.
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47 Which of these is not a characteristic of
Renaissance painting?
4 A subject matter limited to Christian themes
B realistic portrait painting
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Year C settings reflecting the world of the artists
D paintings showing depth and perspective
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change shown on the chart above?
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A the migration of several culture groups to
North America
➤ Artist, architect, mathematician
B losses due to Spanish military actions
against native peoples ➤ Studied anatomy to draw more
realistic human figures
C starvation resulting from declining
agricultural production ➤ Painted a mural depicting the last
meeting of Jesus and his disciples
D the introduction of disease by contact with
Europeans ➤ Painted the portrait known as
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45 The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations each
developed
The information in the chart above best
describes which of these individuals of the
A powerful seafaring traditions.
Renaissance?
B monotheistic religious systems.
A Raphael
C democratic governments.
B Michelangelo
D complex architectural structures.
C da Vinci
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D Botticelli
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49 The poems and plays of which person are
representative of the English Renaissance?
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Movement of Jews from Spain
A Johann Gutenberg
London
B William Shakespeare
C Dante Alighieri
Paris
D Miguel de Cervantes
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the Reformation when its SPAIN
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A king declared himself head of the Church of 92 Toledo
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England. Algiers
B people demanded the adoption of Lutheran 1497
beliefs. Fez
C priests opposed reforms implemented by the
Pope.
D armies were exposed to Calvinist beliefs while
in France. What was the cause for the movement of the
Jewish population shown above?
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51 What was the Spanish Inquisition (1478–1834)?
A the invasion of Europe and Africa by the
Moors
A a system designed to establish new colonies B the spread of the Black Death through Europe
in the Americas
C the establishment of new colonies by the Jews
B the exchange of goods between Spain and to the west
Central and South America
D the forced removal of the Jews by church and
C the religious court established to find and government authorities
punish heretics
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armies out of Spain 53 The findings of Galileo and Newton were
significant because, from their time on,
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done by
A believe in the power of human reason.
A Galileo.
B Isaac Newton.
C Kepler.
D van Leeuwenhoek.
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55 Which Scientific Revolution-era invention led to
an increased understanding of diseases?
Ideas of John Locke
A the telescope
• R
ulers receive the right to govern
B the thermometer
from the people.
C the barometer
• Unjust rulers can be forced from
power.
D the microscope
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A republic
A It required a revision of the Christian calendar. B dictatorship
B It disputed Church teachings regarding the C representative democracy
universe.
D constitutional monarchy
C It allowed sailors to predict tides more
accurately. CSV22710
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57 The “Triangle Trade” and “Columbian
Exchange” are terms used to describe the
movement of goods between Western Europe,
West Africa, and
A Central Asia.
B the Americas.
C Australia.
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63 One goal of the Declaration of Independence
was to
• natural rights A establish a new monarchy for the independent
• separation of powers states.
• political equity B convince the British Parliament to prevent the
start of war.
C explain why the colonists felt the need to be
The teachings of Enlightenment thinking listed
free from British rule.
above provided the basis for the
D outline an economic system to raise money for
A establishment of democratic government.
the revolution.
B teaching of the Protestant Reformation.
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D
calling of the crusades.
development of feudalism.
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64 In designing the legislative branch, the writers
of the Constitution mainly based their ideas
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61 What were both the Magna Carta and the
English Bill of Rights designed to do?
A
B
French Estates General.
Congress of Vienna.
B separation of powers.
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C balance between national and state
government power 70 Which of these groups most likely supported
the political ideas and policies of Alexander
D the representation of states in the legislative Hamilton?
houses
A small farmers
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B tobacco planters
A George Mason
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B Patrick Henry
C Roger Williams
D Alexander Hamilton
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71 Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed
Alexander Hamilton’s tariff policy in part
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A rich bankers.
British Territory
B small farmers.
Oregon
Country
C big city merchants.
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The United
States
72 Shays’ Rebellion of 1786 resulted in increased Spanish
support for Territory
Florida
A creating a U.S. Bill of Rights.
(Spanish)
GULF OF
B revising the Articles of Confederation.
MEXICO
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73 Which of the following acquisitions secured
control of North America’s longest river, added
shaded area on the map above?
A George Washington
A purchase of Alaska
D James Madison
B Gadsden Purchase
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D
Louisiana Purchase
purchase of Florida
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75 In his Farewell Address, George Washington
urged the American people to
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countries.
D establish more effective political parties.
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78 What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine
(1823)?
United States Exports
120 A to open Canada to American settlers
Millions of Dollars
100
B to prevent European expansion in the
80
Americas
60
C to acquire Florida for the United States
40
Britain
0
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1790 1795 1800 1805 1810 1815
Year
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79 Which statement best describes the location
of factories in New England during the early
What is one reason for the dramatic decreases 1800s?
in exports in 1807 and from 1810 to 1812?
A They needed to be close to coal deposits.
C military and economic conflicts with Great D They needed to be close to railroads.
Britain
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D an increase in production and transportation
costs
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Timeline of
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77 Conflict with Mexico became highly likely
following the granting of statehood to
Technological Development
in the 1800s
Samuel Slater First factory First industrial
A Texas.
introduces in U.S. built in center built at
water-powered Waltham, Lowell,
B Missouri.
spinning machine. Massachusetts. Massachusetts.
C Arizona.
D Louisiana.
1790 1813 1822
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A oil.
B glassware.
C steel.
D textiles.
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81 During the 1800s, the movement of large
numbers of immigrants from many different
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85 Prior to the Civil War, which group had the
most political power in the South?
countries into large American cities resulted in
the rapid growth of A plantation owners
B cattle ranchers
A effective public health programs.
C urban merchants
B ethnic neighborhoods.
D religious officials
C public parks and recreation areas.
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D plentiful and affordable public housing.
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82 What agricultural invention, designed to
increase production, had the effect of
Go west, young man, and grow up with
the country.
increasing the number of slaves needed for
labor in the Deep South? —Horace Greeley
Hints Toward Reform
A the wheat reaper
A Farmers Alliance
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B Populist Party
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83 The growing importance of cotton to the South
created an economy and a society dominated by
C Manifest Destiny
D Temperance movement
B
C
small independent farmers.
large landowners.
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87 By the mid-1800s, California was being settled
mostly by people in search of
D industrial leaders.
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B wealth from the discovery of gold.
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84 The slave-based agricultural system in the
South encouraged the development of
C animal pelts for the fur trade.
A economic self-reliance.
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90 While the American colonies were fighting a
revolution against England and forming a new
Texas has been absorbed into the Union nation, New Spain was establishing new
in the inevitable fulfillment of the general settlements in California using what type of
law which is rolling our population system?
westward. A plantation
C mission
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A the Social Contract.
91 Who was the most important leader of the
B Manifest Destiny. Underground Railroad?
C isolationism.
A Harriet Tubman
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C Phillis Wheatley
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89 The Indian Removal Act (1830) relocated
thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian
D Sarah Grimké
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Territory for the purpose of
U.S. control.
B establish tax-supported schools.
the Cherokee.
beverages.
fur trappers.
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93 After the American Revolution, most Northern
state constitutions called for
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95 What led the newspapers to speak of “Bleeding
Kansas” in 1856?
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United States in 1850
96 States’ rights played a major role in all of the
following except the
3
2 A Kentucky and Virginia Resolves.
B Missouri Compromise.
4 C Nullification Crisis.
D Monroe Doctrine.
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97 Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is
GULF OF
similar to the Declaration of Independence in
PACIFIC
MEXICO that both documents
OCEAN
A include descriptions of laws which should be
passed.
B emphasize the need for effective government.
Which area on the map above was admitted as C support the ideals of self-government and
a state as a result of the Compromise of 1850? human rights.
A 1 D justify the need for economic change.
B 2 CSH00140
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98 What was the first major goal of President
Abraham Lincoln’s administration?
CSV22836 A to destroy the institution of slavery
B to maintain the unity of the country
C to expand the power of state governments
D to industrialize the economy
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With malice toward none; with charity for B ensure civil rights for former slaves.
the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s D rebuild the Southern naval system.
This ending to Lincoln’s Second Inaugural C gave forty acres and a mule to former slaves.
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100 What is one reason that the Union strategy for
defeating the South included a naval blockade
D reward veterans with land and money.
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106
Chicago Population
1,200
Attention Workingmen!
1,000
MASS-MEETING
(in thousands)
800
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108 A large percentage of the immigrants who came
to the United States during the late 19th and
early 20th centuries settled in large cities
because
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