US Regents Review

Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?

• containment
•  imperialism 
•  détente
• neutrality 

Which United States foreign policy stated that European powers should no longer expect to establish colonies in the Western Hemisphere?

• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Good Neighbor Policy
• Alliance for Progress

 The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power of the federal courts by

•  increasing the number of judges
•  enabling the president to overturn lower-court decisions
• establishing federal supremacy over state governments
• establishing the principle of judicial review

 At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise between the large states and the small states resulted in

•  the creation of a bicameral legislature
•  a provision for equal protection of the laws
•  a permanent solution to the slavery issue 
•  the guarantee of voting rights for all male property owners

 In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged American colonists to

•  establish their own nation
•  pay their colonial taxes
• obey the laws of Parliament
• form an alliance with France

 What is the subject of this 1872 painting?

•  invention of the railroad 
• evolution of westward migration
•  religious influence of the Puritans
• protection of national parks

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

• disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

• violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

When was America declared independent?

• June 6th, 1774
• June 6th, 1775
• July 4th, 1776
• July 4th, 1781

Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these