1. Social Studies STAAR Testing Strategies
Please write the following strategies in your STAAR Review Booklet

2. Weaknesses of the Articles of ConfederationNO
Power
Army
Courts/Currency
Taxes/tariffs/treaties

3. Mercantilism Mercantili$m Mother Country Manufacturing England $Money$
Colonies
Raw Materials

4. Civil War Battles Sponge = Sumter Bob = Bull Run Ate = Antietam
Vickie’s = Vicksburg
Green = Gettysburg
Apple = Appomattox

5. Manifest Destiny Text It: U = United States (Original)
L = Louisiana Territory
F = Florida T = Texas O = Oregon Territory M = Mexican Cession G = Gadsden Purchase

6. Marbury vs. Madison = Judicial Review
M & M’s = Jolly Ranchers
Marbury vs. Madison = Judicial Review

7. SOUTH South vs. North Secession State’s Rights $lavery Tariffs (taxes)
Union
Tariffs (taxes)
SOUTH
Secession
State’s Rights
$lavery

8. Civil War Amendments
FREE CITIZENS VOTE
13th
14th
15th

9. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Cotton Lincoln Underground Railroad
Uncle Tom’$ Cabin
Underground
Railroad

10. Vicksburg
North Victory
VICKSBURG
Split the South
Mississippi River

11. Saratoga turning point of the American Revolution

12. Sumter 1st Battle of the Civil War
South
Union
SUMTER

13. 1st Amendment R - Religion A - Assembly P - Petition P - Press
S - Speech

14. Dates Hand Strategy
Mayflower Compact

15. 8 Steps to Answering Questions Cover, Category, Keys—Text Me—R3
Cover answer choices
Identify the category (era)
Find the key information
Text it
Connect it to me
Read question with each answer
Reduce answer choices
Review your answer choice

16. LONG ANSWERS: HIGHLIGHT TO THE COMMA
1.How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?
Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while southern states considered them an economic burden.
Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure, while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt.
Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America
Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

17. You have 4 HOURS to take the STAAR exam.
Time Strategy
You have 4 HOURS to take the STAAR exam.
Use your time wisely.
First write ALL your strategies into your test booklet.
Then begin your test, reading each question slowly and applying your 8 step strategy.
Skip questions you are not sure about, come back to them after you have completed the remaining questions. You may have discovered the answer by reading other questions.
REMEMBER: You have 4 HOURS to take the STAAR exam.