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USHG Regents Review 1 (U1-3)

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  • The House of Burgesses was important because it
    Was the first representative government in the colonies
    Declared war on Britain
    Created the U.S. Constitution
    Abolished slavery
  • George Washington's Farewell Address warned against
    The Constitution
    Political Parties & Foreign Alliances
    Overwhelming Taxes
    The dangers of Free Speech
  • Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
    To protect individual liberties
    To increase executive power
    To limit the power of Congress
    To prevent taxation
  • What was the Great Compromise?
    Agreement to end slavery
    Treaty with France
    Created a two-house legislature
    Settled land disputes
  • What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
    Keep Europe out of Western Hemisphere
    Ending the slave trade with European countries
    Keep Europe out of Eastern Hemisphere
    Joining a foreign alliance with the Eastern Hemisphere
  • The Missouri Compromise attempted to
    Support tariffs
    Maintain a balance of free and slave states
    Give women the right to vote
    Ban slavery
  • What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
    To write a new Constitution
    To form a new government
    To punish British loyalists
    To explain why the colonies wanted to break away from Britai
  • The Articles of Confederation were weak because
    The federal government couldn’t tax or raise an army
    They gave too much power to the president
    It banned trade
    States couldn’t vote
  • Why did many English settlers come to the New World in the early 1600s?
    To become monarchs
    To avoid the French Revolution
    To gain religious freedom
    To escape slavery
  • Which economic policy is most closely associated with colonialism and trade regulations in the 1600s?
    Isolationism
    Capitalism
    Socialism
    Mercantilism
  • Which document includes the principle of checks and balances?
    Declaration of Independence
    Articles of Confederation
    Monroe Doctrine
    U.S. Constitution
  • Why did Southern states secede after the Election of 1860?
    The North wanted war
    The Constitution changed
    Lincoln supported slavery
    Lincoln was seen as a threat to slavery
  • The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was important because it
    Doubled the size of the U.S.
    Ended slavery in the West
    Created the Republican Party
    Started the War of 1812
  • What caused the growth of factories in the North in the early 1800s?
    The War of 1812
    Southern Slavery
    The Industrial (Market) Revolution
    Westward Expansion
  • The Seneca Falls Convention focused on
    Labor Laws in the U.S.
    The Temperance Movement
    Ending Slavery in the States
    Women's Rights and Suffrage
  • What was the main goal of Abolitionists?
    Expanding West
    End Slavery
    Preserve the Union
    Increase Tariffs
  • What is the main idea of popular sovereignty?
    Kings are chosen by God
    Judges should rule the country
    The people hold the power to govern
    Only Congress can govern
  • What event showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
    Boston Tea Party
    Shays' Rebellion
    Whiskey Rebellion
    Battle of Saratoga
  • "No taxation without representation" was a colonial reaction to
    The Mayflower Compact
    British taxes without colonial input
    Slavery
    The French and Indian War
  • What was Manifest Destiny?
    Belief that slavery should cover the U.S.
    California choosing to remain independent
    Belief that U.S. should expand to Pacific Ocean
    Renewed interest in trading with Europe
  • Which colonial region was most dependent on slavery due to its plantation economy?
    Western
    Southern
    New England
    Middle
  • Which early political party supported a strong federal government and national bank?
    Whigs
    Democratic-Republicans
    Know-Nothings
    Federalists
  • The Compromise of 1850 included
    Ending all slavery
    A stricter Fugitive Slave Law
    Annexing Canada
    Banning voting rights
  • What is judicial review?
    Congress can veto laws they do not approve of
    U.S. Citizens can vote on court rulings
    The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional
    The President selects judges personally
  • The 3/5 Compromise dealt with
    Trade with Great Britain
    Ending slavery by 1800
    Voting Rights for Women
    Counting slaves for representation and taxation
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to
    California's independence
    The start of the Civil War
    Peace in the West
    Bleeding Kansas
  • The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because it
    Ended slavery in new territories
    Increased taxes on goods
    Prevented westward settlement beyond the Appalachians
    Banned trade with Britain
  • The Mayflower Compact is best described as
    A trade agreement with Spain
    An early form of colonial self-government
    A military alliance with Native Americans
    A royal charter for Massachusetts
  • What is federalism?
    The president has all power
    The military controls the government
    Power is divided between national & state gov.
    Each state is a separate nation
  • What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
    Border disputes with Mexico
    Attacks by Native Americans
    Religious differences
    Disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley
  • Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    John Locke
    Baron de Montesquieu
    Thomas Hobbes
  • What was the result of the Mexican-American War?
    The U.S. gained new territory in the Southwest
    Slavery ended in the U.S.
    Texas returned to Mexico
    California stayed independent
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