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11th Grade Regents Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

2.
Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?
a)
They were treated well and given free education.
b)
They were beaten and treated very badly.
c)
They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.
d)
They were paid to do work in factories.
3.
Small farms, rocky soil, cold winters, short growing season describes
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
d)
Western colonies
4.

The United States Constitution was influenced by

a)

The Magna Carter

b)

The English Bill of Rights

c)

Common Law

d)

All of the above

5.

Which Enlightenment thinkers influenced the Constitiution

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbs

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Albert Einstein

6.

Virginia House of Burgesses and The Mayflower Compact are examples of

a)

representative governments

b)

authoritarian regimes

c)

a monarchy

d)

an oligarchy

7.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was

a)

the start of the American Revolution

b)

when British troops were sent to stop rebellious colonists and shots were fired

c)

a meeting where colonists decided whether they would rebel against GB or reconcile

d)

when the colonists vowed obedience to only the king

8.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
9.

The Missouri Compromise was needed to

a)

keep the balance of free and slave states

b)

prevent a civil war from happening

c)

decide a president

10.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
11.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

12.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
13.

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

a)

slavery would be banned in all future states.

b)

the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

c)

the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

d)

slavery would be allowed in every future state.

14.
What event caused Kansas to be known as “Bleeding Kansas?”
a)
John Brown's attempts to take over United States arsenals
b)
Tension between Nebraskans and Kansans over the border
c)
Fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters
d)
Murders of runaway slaves on the western prairie
15.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A train that took people to freedom.

b)

A tunnel where people could buy slaves.

c)

A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

d)

A home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

16.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
17.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
18.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
19.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
20.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
21.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
22.
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Francis Willard
23.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
24.
Allowed alcohol by retracting the 18th Amendment
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
25.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
26.
Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
27.
Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
a)
hospitality of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region
b)
construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
c)
freeing of slaves in the southern states
d)
influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
28.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

d)

violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

29.

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ___________________________________

A. House of Burgesses

B. Mayflower Compact

C. New England town meetings

a)

British System of National Government in North America

b)

Colonial Responses to the Practice of Salutary Neglect

c)

British Attempts to Control Colonial Governments

d)

Colonial Efforts at Self-Government

30.

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Mississippi River

31.

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

a)

admitting new states to the Union

b)

promoting diplomatic relations with foreign nations

c)

funding internal improvements

d)

securing ports on the Pacifi c Coast

32.
What is Salutary Neglect?
a)
Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules.
b)
American policy to neglect the rules of Britain.
c)
The process of neglecting salutary.
d)
An economic system that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colony
33.
When was America declared independent?
a)
June 6th, 1774
b)
June 6th, 1775
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
July 4th, 1781
34.
Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
35.

Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Waterloo

36.
What was added to the U.S.Constitution to guarantee that people's individual freedoms would be protected under the law?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Petition of Right
c)
Habeas Corpus
d)
Preamble
37.

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I.___________________________________

A. Brought to colonies against their will

B. Endured brutal conditions

C. Provided labor for a successful agricultural economy D. Resisted attempts to eliminate their culture

a)

Chinese Immigrants on the West Coast

b)

Enslaved Africans in the South

c)

Indentured Servants in New England

d)

Mexican Farmers in the Southwest

38.
Which factor contributed to the trend shown on this graph?
a)
Low demand for stocks
b)
Buying of stocks on margin
c)
Low confidence in the stock market
d)
Strict government regulation of the stock market
39.
What was one reason that nuclear weapons were not used during the Cold War?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
Strategic Defense Initiative
c)
Mutually Assured Destruction
d)
The Domino Theory
40.
What precedent was established for U.S. presidents by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? 
a)
Override international peace treaties
b)
To engage in military activity without a congressional declaration
c)
To terminate war without congressional approval
d)
To ignore United Nations deliberations 
41.
The doctrine of “separate but equal” was established in which court case?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Fisher v. OU State Regents
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
McLaurin v. OU
42.
Which President desegregated the military in 1948?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Harry S. Truman
43.
Which policy did the United States adopt when World War I first broke out in Europe? 
a)
Isolationism
b)
Pacifism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
44.
What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
a)
Overthrow Nikita Khruschev
b)
Overthrow Juan Castro
c)
Overthrow Joseph Stalin
d)
Overthrow Fidel Castro
45.
Some American leaders believed that if Vietnam fell to communism, all of Southeast Asia would also fall. This philosophy was called what?
a)
Communism Theory
b)
Vietnam Theory
c)
Topple Over Theory
d)
Domino Theory
46.
The Dawes Act was enacted to speed up the process of what?
a)
Chinese Exclusion
b)
Assimilation
c)
Buffalo Hunting Laws
d)
Native American Rights
47.
The 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments to the Constitution all….
a)
Enacted Presidential Powers
b)
Increased Womens Rights
c)
Voting Rights to All
d)
Increased legal protection  for Blacks
48.
The reasoning behind the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs was to achieve what?
a)
To ensure the German Surrender
b)
To force the Japanese to surrender
c)
To give the Soviets atomic bomb plans
d)
To make the Japanese join Western Alliances
49.

What was the goal of the Neutrality Acts of 1936-37?

a)

For the United States to enter WWII immediately

b)

For the United States to stay out of European conflicts

c)

To encourage the Axis powers to take over Europe

d)

Laws that made it legal to discriminate against Jews

50.

Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Benny Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Josef Stalin

51.

What is appeasement?

a)

Giving in to the demands of an enemy to keep peace

b)

One of FDR's New Deal programs

c)

Building up the British military

d)

Lightning warfare

52.

Who made up the Axis powers?

a)

Germany, Great Britain, France

b)

United States, U.S.S.R., France

c)

Germany, Italy, Japan

d)

Italy, France, Russia

53.

US minority group who were forced into internment camps during WWII

a)

Japanese-Americans

b)

Italian-Americans

c)

Russian-Americans

d)

Jewish Americans

54.

The invasion of which country started World War II?

a)

Poland

b)

Belgium

c)

France

d)

Czechoslovakia

55.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

The plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships

b)

The plan to develop the atomic bomb

c)

The historic meeting of the “Big Three”

d)

The training of the Navajo code talkers

56.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

d)

violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

57.

Homeland Security and the Patriot Act

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

c)

Obama

58.

Under Obama Care, you can stay on your parent's insurance until you turn how old?

a)

16

b)

26

c)

36

d)

Forever

59.

Barack Obama first ran for the presidency in 2008 against __________.

a)

Donald Trump and Mike Pence

b)

John McCain and Sarah Palin

c)

Michael Warm and John Cold

d)

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

60.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
61.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
62.
Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
63.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi 
64.
Ronald Reagan declared war on what?
a)
Terror
b)
Poverty
c)
Drugs
d)
AIDS
65.
Controls supply and price of oil  
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
Iran
66.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
67.
This space shuttle exploded on January 26, 1987 and President Reagan addressed the nation.
a)
Challenger
b)
Columbia
c)
Atlantis 
d)
Discovery
68.
Which President was involved in the Watergate scandal?
a)
Johnson
b)
Ford 
c)
Kennedy
d)
Nixon
69.
US EMBASSY ATTACKED. HOSTAGES TAKEN.
a)
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
b)
CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
c)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
d)
OPEC
70.
In the Camp David Accords (1978), President Jimmy Carter succeeded in...
a)
returning the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
b)
suspending grain sales to the Soviet Union and China
c)
freeing hostages being held in Iran
d)
providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

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