Regents Prep #3

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1. In deciding to purchase the Louisiana Territory,
President Thomas Jeerson had to overcome the
problem of
A. obtaining the support of Western settlers
B. passing the constitutional amendment
necessary to authorize the purchase
C. avoiding a possible war with England over the
purchase
D. contradicting his belief in a strict interpretation
of the Constitution
2. The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic
signicance for the United States because it
A. reduced British control of North America
B. focused the United States on westward
expansion
C. extended United States control over Mexico
D. decreased tensions with Native American
Indians
3. Which geographical advantage did the United
States gain with the Louisiana Purchase?
A. a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of
Mexico
B. access to southern ports on the Pacic Ocean
C. control of land west of the Rocky Mountains
D. more natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean
4. As a strict constructionist, President Thomas
Jeerson questioned the constitutional right to
A. receive diplomats from foreign nations
B. purchase the Louisiana Territory
C. grant pardons to convicted criminals
D. veto legislation passed by Congress
5. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)
on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of
social studies.
To carry out the foreign policy referred to in the
cartoon, President Theodore Roosevelt added a
corollary to the
A. Monroe Doctrine
B. Open Door policy
C. Good Neighbor policy
D. Panama Canal Treaty
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6. The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United
States would
A. prevent the establishment of new European
colonies anywhere in the world
B. help colonies in North and South America
adopt a democratic form of government
C. view European interference in the Americas
as a threat to the national interest of the
United States
D. prevent other nations from trading with South
American nations
7. In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established
mainly because the United States wanted to
A. keep control of Alaska and Hawaii
B. establish more colonies in Latin America
C. support England's attempt to keep its empire
in Central America
D. warn Europe against any further colonization
in Latin America
8. As a result of the establishment of the Monroe
Doctrine (1823), the United States was able to
A. acquire parts of South America as land for
settlement
B. expand inuence in the Western Hemisphere
C. increase its trade with Asia
D. form military alliances with European nations
9. Since 1823, which United States policy has limited
foreign inuence in the Western Hemisphere?
A. the Eisenhower Doctrine
B. popular sovereignty
C. imperialism
D. the Monroe Doctrine
10. Which is the most valid generalization about the
United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice
John Marshall?
A. It reduced the delegated powers of Congress.
B. It made decisions that strengthened the power
of the National Government.
C. It usually supported the principle of States
rights.
D. It followed a doctrine of strict interpretation
of the Constitution.
11. How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825
aect United States commerce?
A. New York City lost business as manufacturing
centers grew in the West.
B. United States exports to European countries
declined.
C. Western farmers gained better access to East
Coast markets.
D. The Midwest became the center of textile
production.
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12. The leadership of Supreme Court Justice John
Marshall resulted in
A. greater power for the Federal Government
B. a strict interpretation of the Constitution
C. a weakened system of checks and balances
D. the expansion of civil rights
13. Which foreign policy advice did George
Washington give in his Farewell Address of 1796?
A. A new and weak nation should ally itself with
the stronger nations of Europe.
B. European countries should not try to establish
new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
C. The United States has the right to intervene
in a Latin American nation when necessary.
D. The new nation should avoid permanent
alliances with any other nation of the world.
14. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)
on the map below and on your knowledge of
social studies.
Which geographic feature formed the western
border of the United States in 1783?
A. Pacic Ocean B. Mississippi River
C. Great Lakes D. Rocky Mountains
15. In his Farewell Address, President George
Washington advised the nation to avoid permanent
alliances because he believed that the United States
A. would risk its security by involvement in
European aairs
B. had no need for the products or markets of
Europe
C. possessed military power superior to any
European nation
D. needed to limit European immigration
16. With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory,
President Thomas Jeerson domonstrated that he
had modied his view of the
A. need for high protective taris
B. ability of the masses to participate in
government
C. benets of an agricultural society
D. strict interpretation of the Constitution
17. In 1794, President George Washington sent federal
troops into western Pennsylvania to deal with an
uprising known as the Whiskey Rebellion. The
signicance of President Washington's action is
that it
A. strengthened the power of local and state
governments
B. forced Congress to pass the Bill of Rights
C. showed the strength of the Federal
Government under the Constitution
D. weakened the power of the Federal
Government to collect sales taxes
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18. The decision of President George Washington to
use the state militia to put down the Whiskey
Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated that the
A. states were still the dominant power in the
new nation
B. President was becoming a military dictator
C. Federal Government had no authority to
impose an excise tax
D. new National Government intended to enforce
Federal laws
19. Alexander Hamilton's nancial plan helped to
establish the credit of the United States government
by
A. providing for the payment of the nation's
debts
B. taxing only the people most able to pay
C. favoring agriculture over industry
D. encouraging spending for national defense
20. The primary goal of manifest destiny was the
A. abolition of slavery in territories held by the
United States
B. removal of European inuence from South
America
C. expansion of the United States westward to
the Pacic Ocean
D. secession of the Southern States from the
Union
21. As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton
was most noted for
A. devising a plan to pay o the nation's debts
B. beginning a system to tax exports
C. arranging necessary loans from European
nations
D. raising revenue from the sale of western lands
22. Actions and policies of the Government under
President George Washington generally resulted in
the
A. establishment of strong political ties with
other nations
B. liberation of many enslaved persons
C. failure to create a sound nancial program for
the country
D. strengthening of the Federal government
23. President Andrew Jackson claimed that use of the
spoils system increased democracy in the federal
government because it
A. removed property-holding qualications for
voting
B. limited the role of the electoral college in
presidential elections
C. allowed larger numbers of citizens to hold
oce
D. used nominating conventions to pick political
party candidates
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24. Which action during Washington's administration
led to the Whiskey Rebellion in western
Pennsylvania?
A. passage of a new excise tax
B. establishment of a presidential cabinet
C. creation of the Bank of the United States
D. ban on slavery in the Northwest Territory
25. Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a
protective tari to encourage the growth of
A. labor unions B. manufacturing
C. agriculture D. slavery
26. One major reason that Alexander Hamilton
proposed a national bank was to
A. improve the economic position of the United
States government
B. help state governments collect taxes
C. make loans available to owners of small farms
D. reduce foreign investment in the United States
27. Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality (1793),
Jeerson's Embargo Act (1807), and the Monroe
Doctrine (1823) were all eorts to
A. avoid political conicts with European nations
B. directly support European revolutions
C. aid Great Britain in its war against France
D. promote military alliances
28. The passage of the Homestead Act and the
completion of the transcontinental railroad helped
to fulll the United States commitment to
A. reconstruction
B. racial equality
C. manifest destiny
D. conservation of natural resources
29. The Homestead Act (1862) attempted to promote
development of western lands by
A. creating a system of dams for crop irrigation
B. providing free land to settlers
C. removing all restrictions on immigration
D. placing Native American Indians on
reservations
30. The principle of popular sovereignty was an
important part of the
A. Indian Removal Act
B. Kansas-Nebraska Act
C. Homestead Act
D. Dawes Act
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