U.S. History Regents Review

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

• slowed migration to the Midwest

• replaced railroads as the main method of transportation

• improved transportation between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes

• relied on the development of steamboats for canal use

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

• the population of Rochester fell

• shipping on Lake Champlain decreased

• manufacturing along the canal declined

• New York City became the nation’s commercial center

Which factor most influenced the economic development of the colonial South?

• plentiful forests


• warm and wet growing seasons

• rich deposits of iron ore and coal

• abundant water power for manufacturing

Base your answer to question 4 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

...The Jury withdrew, and in a small time returned, and being asked by the clerk, whether they were agreed of their verdict, and whether John Peter Zenger was guilty of printing and publishing the libels in the information mentioned? They answered by Thomas Hunt, their foreman, Not Guilty. Upon which there were three huzzas [cheers] in the hall which was crowded with people, and the next day I was discharged from my imprisonment. - John Peter Zenger

The court case discussed in this passage was important in the development of colonial America because it helped establish the principle of 


• freedom of the press

• double jeopardy

• freedom of assembly

• judicial independence

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


• John Locke

• Adam Smith


• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin

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

• colonies were forced to pay high reparations to England

• states were fighting the French and Indian War

• southern states threatened to secede from the Union over the issue of slavery

• central government lacked the power to deal with major problems 


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

• The president appoints all federal judges.

• The Congress creates lower federal courts.

• Members of the federal courts serve life 
terms.

• Federal laws may be declared unconstitutional.

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

• increase the power of state banks 


• raise revenue to reduce the need for tariffs 


• help ensure the economic stability of the new 
nation

• provide low-cost loans to farmers 


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

• helped assure his reelection to a third term

• forced frontier farmers to limit grain 
production 


• halted British fort construction in the 
Northwest

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

• Abuses of power by the president were prevented.

• The powers of the federal government were expanded.

• The powers of Congress over the territories were reduced. 


• Freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights were restricted.