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US History Regents Review 1

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  • The primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact (1620) was to:
    Form a government based on the consent of the governed
  • The Progressive Movement in the early 20th century sought to:
    Address social and political problems caused by industries
  • The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States and was negotiated with which country?
    France
  • Plessy v. Ferguson is a critical court case because it created the idea of:
    Separate but Equal
  • The Dawes Act (1887) aimed to:
    Integrate Native Americans into mainstream American society
  • Hoover is connected to Reagan and FDR is connected to LBJ over their policies and the question of
    How much should the government handle the economy
  • Which of the following Wars (and draft) were incredibly unpopular in the United States.
    Vietnam War
  • The Proclamation of 1763 was issued primarily to:
    Prevent conflicts with Native Americans
  • The policy of mercantilism was designed to:
    Increase England's wealth through colonial exploitation
  • The Monroe Doctrine (1823) warned European nations against:
    Colonizing the Western Hemisphere
  • The Federalist Papers were written to:
    Advocate for the ratification of the Constitution
  • The practice of manifest destiny in the 19th century led to:
    Westward expansion and conflicts with Native Americans
  • The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) focused on:
    Rebuilding the South and its economy
  • Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton often argued over
    National bank and role of the government
  • The Transcontinental Railroad was
    The first railroad to connect the US West and East
  • The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to:
    Declare the colonies' independence from Britain
  • The Marshall Plan (1948) was designed to:
    Rebuild Europe after World War II
  • The Spanish-American War (1898) was fought over:
    Independence of Cuba
  • The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared that:
    Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
  • The New Deal programs of the 1930s aimed to address the Great Depression through:
    Expanding government intervention in the economy
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to:
    Take military action in Vietnam without a formal declaration
  • The United States entered World War II after:
    The attack on Pearl Harbor
  • The Articles of Confederation were characterized by:
    A weak central government
  • The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1920) granted:
    Women the right to vote
  • The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1865) did which of the following?
    Prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude
  • The Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was significant because it:
    Demanded suffrage rights for women
  • The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) freed slaves in:
    Confederate states
  • The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 resolved the issue of representation in Congress by:
    Bicameral - Population & Equal
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on:
    Race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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