US History + Government Regents Prep

During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the

• Ohio River

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

The United States purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was geographically important because it

• assured sole ownership of the Great Lakes

• ended Spanish control of the Southwest

• provided full access to the Mississippi River

• allowed completion of the first railroad in California

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

• restrictions on religious freedom (

• steps toward representative government

• resistance to British rule

• economic systems in the colonies

What was one result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?

• Sectional tension increased.

• The slave trade was abolished

• Northern states were more willing to compromise

• Southern states immediately seceded from the Union.

During the 1920s, the Scopes trial and the dispute over Prohibition showed the clash between

• rich people and poor people

• traditional values and modernism

• business owners and labor unions

• the national government and state governments

Which economic condition of the 1920s was a major cause of the Great Depression?

• Farm prices rose dramatically.

• Industry overproduced consumer goods

• Banks were reluctant to lend money

• Demand increased faster than supply

The conditions shown in this 1936 photograph were caused mainly by

• periods of widespread flooding

• deforestation and overgrazing

• global warming

• drought and poor farming techniques

Which Soviet Union action led to the situation shown in this cartoon?

• blockade of Berlin

• creation of the Warsaw Pact

• reunification of Germany

• construction of the Berlin Wall

A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to

• eliminate discrimination in housing

• implement job-training programs

• increase equal rights for African Americans

• end barriers to voting faced by African Americans

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• Special interest groups often influence elections.

• Lobbyists have limited influence on candidates.

• Candidates seeking reelection are harmed by campaign restrictions

• Federal laws have banned private interests from lobbying Congress.