U.S. History Practice Regents- 8/2017

Which geographic feature contributed most to the settlement of colonies along the Atlantic Coast?

• mountainous terrain

• extensive mineral deposits

• subtropical climate

• navigable rivers and harbors

During the 1700s, the British government used mercantilism to

• profit from its colonies

• develop colonial manufacturing

• discourage colonial agriculture

• promote colonial trade with other nations

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war

• increased French influence in North America

• ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains

• resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists

• created an alliance with Canada against the British

The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to

• urge adoption of the Albany Plan of Union

• gain support for declaring independence from Great Britain

• bring an end to the Revolutionary War

• convince states to ratify the new Constitution

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important in United States history because it established a method for

• admitting new states to the Union

• promoting diplomatic relations with foreign nations

• funding internal improvements

• securing ports on the Pacific Coast

Anti-federalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to

• grant more power to Congress

• provide a method of settling disputes between states

• prevent states from denying individuals the right to vote

• protect individual rights from the power of the central government

The term federalism is best described as the

• division of power between the national government and state governments

• creation of a two-house legislature in the national government

• method of reviewing laws and executive actions

• establishment of three branches of government

A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a

• majority vote of registered voters

• majority vote of the Supreme Court

• two-thirds vote of the state legislatures

• two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the nation because it

• linked the industrial centers of the North and the South

• allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes

• forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States

• increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest

Before the Civil War, the collapse of the Whig Party and the formation of the Free Soil and the Republican parties showed that

• opposing views on slavery affected national unity

• Americans were united in their political views

• major political parties received most of their support in the South

• Americans were divided over the issue of unlimited coinage of silver