Benchmark #2 U.S. History Regents Review

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Information on the graph most clearly supports the conclusion that the Erie Canal

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improved transportation between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes

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One major result of the completion of the Erie Canal was that

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New York City became the nation’s commercial center

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Which factor most influenced the economic development of the colonial South? Options: plentiful forests, warm and wet growing seasons, rich deposits of iron ore and coal, abundant water power for manufacturing

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warm and wet growing seasons

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The social contract theory as used in the Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by the writings of

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John Locke

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the years between 1781 and 1787 are often referred to as the “critical period” because the

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central government lacked the power to deal with major problems

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Which power regarding the federal judiciary was established in Marbury v. Madison?

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Federal laws may be declared unconstitutional.

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Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would

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help ensure the economic stability of the new nation

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President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law

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showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law

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What is a major result of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

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The powers of the federal government were expanded.

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In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians

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white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians