Answer:
Response 1
Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase. What now? After President jefferson
made the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S Congress " divides the Louisiana Purchase
into the Territory of Orleans and the district of Louisisana," as states Source 1. But
becoming a state is not easy. Louisiana must overcome many hardships before
becoming a state.
The first problem that Louisiana must resolve is the border dispution in between
Spanish Texas. Spain and the United States both border an area in between texas
and Louisiana. Tensions run high until they agree that the land will be neutral;
belonging to neither one of them. As states passage 1,"U.S and Spanish officers
agree that the disputed area between the Territory of Orleans and Spanish Texas is a
neutral ground and neither group would control it." This was the first hardship that
Louisiana overcame.
The last difficulty that Louisiana faced was Congress aproval to become a state.
This was important because with out Congressional approval, Louisianians would not
have the same rights and protection as citizens in the states. After petitions from the
inhabitants of Louisiana, Congress approves Louisiana Statehood. "Congress
approves the Statehood petition from the Territory of Orleans. This was a great
success for he Territory of Orleans and ended their quest for statehood.
In conclusion, Louisiana statehood was a proccess and a struggle that was
overcome. Although it faced Congressional dispute and high tensions from Spanish
Texas, Louisiana was a state in the end.
Score: 2
The response earns a score of 2. It accurately identifies two different challenges faced
by Louisiana as it became a state: “The first problem that Louisiana must resolve is the
border dispution in between Spanish Texas” and “The last difficulty that Louisiana faced
was Congress aproval to become a state.” The response provides complete and correct
explanations of why each challenge had to be overcome in order for Louisiana to be
admitted to the Union as a state.
GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY 11
Grade 8 Social Studies Practice Test
Answer Key
Response 2
As Louisiana became a state, it had to face numerous challenges in order to be
admitted to the Union as a state. Initially, Louisiana had to overcome the opposition of
Congress and people in the House of Representatives. Numerous debates over
Louisiana Statehood arose over accepting Louisiana as a state. They worried that the
United States would become too large, and weaken the power of the original states.
Fearing that by accepting too many states, there would be no limit to the boundaries
of the United States, many people opposed the acceptance of Louisiana. This
opposition had to be overcome in order for Louisiana to become a state, as Congress,
the House of Representatives, and the Senate all had to approve of Louisiana's
statehood petition for it to become a state. Finally, Congress approved Louisiana's
statehood petition in 1811. In addition, Louisiana still had another challenge to face.
Even though its petition had been approved by Congress, Lousiana still needed a
state constitution to become an official state. Each state in the United State needed
its own state constitution. Therefore, Louisama delegates wrote a state constitution
and sent it to Congress to be approved. Finally, in 1812, Congress and President
Madision approved Lousiana's constitution and Lousiana officially became a state.
Score: 2
The response earns a score of 2. It fully and accurately identifies two different
challenges faced by Louisiana as it became a state: “Louisiana had to overcome the
opposition of Congress and people in the House of Representatives” and “Even though
its petition had been approved by Congress, Lousiana still needed a state constitution to
become an official state.” The response includes accurate explanations of why each
challenge had to be overcome in order for Louisiana to be admitted to the Union as a
state.
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