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WorksheetsU.S. History Regents Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3620secs
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.
Base your answer to question 11 on the time line below and on your knowledge of social studies.
1803 - Louisiana Purchase Treaty established western boundary of United States.
1818 - Convention with Britain established northern boundary of Louisiana Territory.
1819 - Adams-Onís Treaty granted Florida to United States.
1842 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty established Maine- Canada border.
1846 - Treaty of Oregon established northern boundary of OregonTerritory.
The time line shows that the major way the United States gained territory in the early 19th century was through .
War
Executive order
Diplomacy
Arbitration
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because
white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians
Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition
he sought complete control of Texas by the United States
Base your answer to question 13 on the painting Above and on your knowledge of social studies.
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?
praise for Manifest Destiny
opposition to the end of slavery
opposition to the purchase of Alaska
encouragement of industrial development
Base your answers to question 14 on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: The right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if their state is to be slave or free.
Speaker B: The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is exactly what this country needs. Perhaps now the abolitionists will stop their meddling.
Speaker C: Secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the Union.
SpeakerD: The rights of the states must be protected. The federal government is exceeding its authority.
The solution proposed by Speaker A is known as
nullification
popular sovereignty
the spoils system
federal supremacy
Base your answers to question 15 on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: The right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if their state is to be slave or free.
Speaker B: The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is exactly what this country needs. Perhaps now the abolitionists will stop their meddling.
Speaker C: Secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the Union.
SpeakerD: The rights of the states must be protected. The federal government is exceeding its authority.
Which speaker most accurately represents the opinions of President Abraham Lincoln
A
B
C
D
Black Codes were established in the South immediately after the Civil War in an effort to
integrate freedmen into American society
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
expand educational opportunities
limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
Base your answers to question 17 on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: The government should not interfere with business. The market will regulate itself over time. Successful businesses will remain, while inefficient ones will be eliminated.
Speaker B: The inequalities resulting from unregulated capitalism are too vast. The individual worker and consumer are at the mercy of business owners. The government must do something to protect the people.
Speaker C: Government should own and manage the principal manufacturing, transpor- tation, and banking industries.
Speaker D: The workers should control the industries in which they work. Profits should be shared equally among them.
Which action by the federal government was a step toward the approach to business favored by Speaker B?
passage of the Transcontinental Railway Act
passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
creation of the civil service system
decision by the Supreme Court in United States v. E. C. Knight Co
Base your answers to question 18 on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: The government should not interfere with business. The market will regulate itself over time. Successful businesses will remain, while inefficient ones will be eliminated.
Speaker B: The inequalities resulting from unregulated capitalism are too vast. The individual worker and consumer are at the mercy of business owners. The government must do something to protect the people.
Speaker C: Government should own and manage the principal manufacturing, transpor- tation, and banking industries.
Speaker D: The workers should control the industries in which they work. Profits should be shared equally among them.
Which speaker is expressing a viewpoint that is most consistent with the principles of laissez-faire economics?
A
B
C
D
Base your answer to question 19 on the photographs above and on your knowledge of social studies
Apache children at the Carlisle Indian School (Pennsylvania), in1886 and Carlisle Indian School four months later, 1887
This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
train future leaders in tribal traditions
prepare children for life on the reservation
teach skills needed for working in factories
promote cultural assimilation
A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they
were better educated than native-born Americans
had a higher standard of living than most Americans
adapted easily to American culture
competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers
Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door Notes (1899–1900) to world powers to
keep Chinese workers from coming to America
secure a fair settlement in the Russo- Japanese War
protect United States trading interests in China
ect United States trading interests in China
(4) bring a peaceful end to the Boxer Rebellion
“...We therefore formulate, and for ourselves adopt the following pledge, asking our sisters and brothers of a common danger and a common hope, to make common cause with us, in working its reasonable and helpful precepts [principles] into the practice of everyday life.
I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented and malt liquors, including wine, beer and cider, and to employ all proper means to discourage the use of and traffic in the same....”
— National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, 1908 (adapted)
According to this passage, those who adopted this pledge believed that
religion had no place in national politics
Congress should repeal Prohibition
alcohol consumption was damaging to society
only the government can solve social problems
One major goal of the Progressive movement was to
balance the federal budget by decreasing spending
provide unemployment insurance to workers
limit direct citizen control over government
pass laws to help solve economic and social problems
One foreign policy goal of President Theodore Roosevelt was to
create future states by annexing Pacific island territories
restrict European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
limit United States investment in Latin America
encourage independence movements in Africa
W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington most strongly disagreed over which issue?
the constitutionality of the Sherman Antitrust Act
the construction of the Panama Canal
methods to achieve racial equality
support for the Allies in World War I
After World War I, senators who opposed United States participation in the League of Nations argued that American membership in the organization would
limit the power of the president
make trade with nonmember nations more difficult
force the country to end traditional military alliances
involve the nation in future world conflicts
The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of
factory workers from the Northeast to the Sun Belt
communists deported to Russia as undesirable aliens
African Americans to northern cities to find work
refugees fleeing from eastern Europe to the United States
What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s?
development of television
growing popularity of radio and motion pictures
publication of novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis
expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s
During the 1920s, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Palmer raids, and the revival of the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate that
nativist sentiments were on the rise
cultural values were similar between urban and rural Americans
popular support for international involvement was increasing
public support for limiting immigration was declining
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
stressed the need for individual self-reliance
supported direct relief to people out of work
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
What was one cause of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed?
Costs associated with World War I had bankrupted the economy.
Speculators had purchased shares of stock on margin with borrowed funds.
Federal tax cuts had caused high inflation.
Low farm production had weakened banks.
Base Question 32 on the image above
The main idea of this 1937 cartoon about President Franklin D. Roosevelt is that the president is
trying to increase the public’s respect for the Supreme Court
seeking the Supreme Court’s help against his political opponents
attempting to exercise too much influence over the Supreme Court
refusing to allow the Supreme Court to review legislation
One outcome of the situation referred to in the cartoon was that
President Roosevelt decided not to seek reelection
the Supreme Court ended most New Deal programs
President Roosevelt was impeached for abuse of his powers
Congress rejected President Roosevelt’s effort to pack the Supreme Court
Base your answer to question 34 on the illustrations below and on your knowledge of social studies.
These illustrations were used during World War II to encourage women to
raise revenue by buying war bonds
conserve household products to support the war effort
donate food to help feed the Allied forces
support the war effort by working in defense industries
After World War II, the legal basis for the criminal trials of German and Japanese wartime officials by the Allies was that these officials had
overthrown monarchies by force
violated nonaggression pacts
committed crimes against humanity
established communist police states
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 primarily to
provide for the mutual defense of the member nations
promote social and cultural exchanges between members
promote free trade between the United States and Asia
rebuild Western Europe’s war-ravaged economy
Base your answer to question 37 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
...It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale. ...
— President Harry Truman, Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948 According to the passage, the principal goal of President Truman in issuing this executive order was to
stop the military draft
end segregation in the armed forces
increase opportunities for women to serve in combat
ensure an adequate number of troops to fight in the Cold War
“U.S.SendsAidtoGreeceandTurkey”
“China Falls to Red Communists”
“Senator Joe McCarthy Claims Communists Infest U.S. Government”
Which generalization regarding these headlines is most valid?
The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy.
The Soviet Union assisted in the rebuilding of Japan after World War II
The United States returned to a foreign policy of neutrality after World War II
The United Nations led the effort to contain fascism
Base your answers to question 39 on the interview below and on your knowledge of social studies.
...[Reporter Mike] WALLACE: All right, sir. A Federal District Court has already ruled that Little Rock [Arkansas] Central High School should be integrated. And the reasons for preventing integration now are anemic [weak]. In view of your promise to the President [Dwight D. Eisenhower], will you respect this decision and give your okay to integration beginning tomorrow morning?
...[Governor Orval] FAUBUS: I’ve previously given my okay to integration. The Guard was not called out to prevent integration, but to keep the peace and order of the community. And, of course, I disagree with your preliminary statement that we are in defiance of a Federal Court order, based upon the premise that the peace and good order of the community is paramount to all other issues. ...
— Mike Wallace interview with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, September 15, 1957
The issue discussed in this interview grew out of an effort to enforce the Supreme Court decision in
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
Base your answers to question 40 on the interview below and on your knowledge of social studies.
...[Reporter Mike] WALLACE: All right, sir. A Federal District Court has already ruled that Little Rock [Arkansas] Central High School should be integrated. And the reasons for preventing integration now are anemic [weak]. In view of your promise to the President [Dwight D. Eisenhower], will you respect this decision and give your okay to integration beginning tomorrow morning?
...[Governor Orval] FAUBUS: I’ve previously given my okay to integration. The Guard was not called out to prevent integration, but to keep the peace and order of the community. And, of course, I disagree with your preliminary statement that we are in defiance of a Federal Court order, based upon the premise that the peace and good order of the community is paramount to all other issues. ...
— Mike Wallace interview with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, September 15, 1957
The confrontation between Governor Faubus and President Eisenhower referred to in this interview was ended by the
use of federal troops to protect African American students
passage of the Voting Rights Act by Congress
forced resignation of Governor Faubus
immediate desegregation of all Southern schools
Base your answer to question 41 on the newspaper headlines below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The crisis highlighted in these newspaper headlines was the
invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
election of Fidel Castro as president of Cuba
opposition of Cuba to the Alliance for Progress
placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba by the Soviet Union
Which development was a direct result of the baby boom that followed World War II?
decrease in school construction
increase in suburbanization
decline in crime rates
rise in immigration
During the 1960s and 1970s, Cesar Chavez worked to unionize migrant farm workers by
seizing the land of the lettuce and grape growers
securing passage of federal legislation to limit immigration
using nonviolent tactics such as boycotts and hunger strikes to help migrant farmers
urging growers to reduce the workforce through mechanization
CLARK M. CLIFFORD 815 Connecticut Avenue Washington, D.C. 20006
The President The White House
Dear Mr. President:
...I believe our ground forces in South Vietnam should be kept to a minimum, consistent with the protection of our installations and property in that country. My concern is that a substantial buildup of U.S. ground troops would be construed by the Communists, and by the world, as a determination on our part to win the war on the ground.
This could be a quagmire. It could turn into an open end commitment on our part that would take more and more ground troops, without a realistic hope of ultimate victory.
I do not think the situation is comparable to Korea. The political posture of the parties involved, and the physical conditions, including terrain, are entirely different. ...
Respectfully yours, Clark
What advice about United States involvement in Vietnam is President Lyndon B. Johnson being given in this letter?
Escalation of the Vietnam War is necessary to stop communist expansion
Increasing the United States military commitment to Vietnam would be a mistake.
Victory in the Vietnam War will be assured if the president continues his policies.
Military success in Vietnam is improving the president’s chances for reelection
Base your answer to question 45 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“STRANGE — THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE SOME CONNECTION WITH THIS PLACE”
The investigations that are the subject of this cartoon resulted in
authorization of public financing of all federal elections
eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon
upholding of President Nixon’s right to executive privilege by the Supreme Court
issuance of pardons for presidential aides
46 “IranStartsUraniumEnrichmentProgram”
“North Korea Conducts Underground Atomic Tests”
“Pakistan Accused of Selling Atomic Secrets to Libya”
These headlines are most closely related to United States national security concerns over the
proliferation of nuclear weapons
construction of nuclear power plants
effectiveness of the nuclear test ban treaty
enforcement of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Base your answer to question 47 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
...Capitalism, demonstrably the greatest of the constructed economic systems, has in the past decade clearly proved its advantages over the alternative systems. The information highway will magnify those advantages. It will allow those who produce goods to see, a lot more efficiently than ever before, what buyers want, and will allow potential consumers to buy those goods more efficiently. Adam Smith would be pleased. More important, consumers everywhere will enjoy the benefits. — Bill Gates, 1995
Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this passage?
Information technology will make it easier to buy and sell goods.
Information technology will make capitalism obsolete.
Government must regulate the information technology industry.
The costs of information technology will outweigh its benefits.
The terms containment, domino theory, and massive retaliation are most closely associated with United States foreign policy efforts to
maintain neutrality during World War I (1914–1917)
avoid conflict with Germany and Japan in the 1930s
wage the Cold War in the 1950s
increase trade with Latin America in the 1970s
Base your answers to question 49 on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies.
United States Immigration, 1901-2000
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by information in the graph?
Immigration increased in every decade throughout the 1900s
Immigrants have a higher birth rate than native-born Americans.
Immigration is likely to decrease significantly in the future.
Immigration in the 1990s was about the same as in the first decade of the 1900s
Base your answers to question 50 on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies.
United States Immigration, 1901-2000
The level of immigration shown on the graph for the 1930s and 1940s was mainly due to
the lack of free land in the United States
a worldwide economic crisis and warfare
nativist attacks on African Americans
improved political conditions in Europe
