Regents Prep

Multiple Choice

100

15 What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution? (1) punishing the South for seceding from the Union (2) granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons (3) allowing the states to veto federal laws (4) creating a “separate but equal” society

(2) granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons

200

The 1920s are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for (1) political reform (2) economic depression (3) social and cultural changes (4) ending Prohibition

(3) social and cultural changes

300

A major reason the American colonists of the 1600s chose to settle along the seacoast and rivers was so that they could... (1) export slaves (2) carry out trade (3) protect themselves from Native American Indians (4) use water power to run factory machinery

(2) carry out trade

400

3 Which heading best completes the partial outline below? (1) Early Colonial Documents (2) Limits on Representative Government (3) Contributions of the Enlightenment (4) Foundations of American Democracy

(1) Early Colonial Documents

500

5 One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to (1) establish a postal system (2) collect adequate taxes from the states (3) control western lands (4) admit new states to the Union

(2) collect adequate taxes from the states

Multiple Choice

100

A direct result of United States involvement in World War II was (1) an increase in the production of consumer goods (2) the entry of more women and minorities into the workplace (3) a decrease in industrial activity (4) a decrease in federal control over the economy

(2) the entry of more women and minorities into the workplace

200

14 Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the (1) treatment of Native American Indians (2) issue of slavery (3) funding for internal improvements (4) treaties with European nations

(2) issue of slavery

300

29 One purpose of the GI Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) was to (1) end racial segregation in the military (2) replace the draft with an all-volunteer military (3) maintain troop strength at World War II levels (4) give educational aid to returning veterans

(4) give educational aid to returning veterans

400

9 The power of judicial review was established when (1) the original United States Constitution was adopted (2) an amendment was added to the United States Constitution (3) President Thomas Jefferson established the power in an executive order (4) the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803)

(4) the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803)

500

2 Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a (1) self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations (2) market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials (3) source of manpower for the British army and navy (4) buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

(2) market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

Timeline

100

Which war happened before the Civil War: a) World War I b) World War II c) Revolutionary War d) The Civil War

c) Revolutionary War

200

Which event happened between World War I and World War II: a) American Independence b) The end of slavery c) The Great Depression d) All of the above

c) The Great Depression

300

When was the Civil Rights Movement?

1940s/1950s/1960s/1970s

400

Put these wars in order: World War I, World War II, The Civil War, the Vietnam War

Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam

500

What was the name of the larger communism-based conflict happening from 1947-1989

The Cold War

Themes in History

100

Name two presidents

literally any president

200

Name two reform movements

Women's suffrage/Right to Vote, Voting Rights for American Americans, Civil Rights Movement, prison reform, Black Lives Matter, Progressive Movement, labor unions/organized labor

300

Name and describe two amendments that shaped American history

Any amendment

400

Name two laws that changed American History and explain how?

Espionage Act, Wagner Act, Interstate Commerce Clause, etc

500

What are some examples of Unites States Foreign Policy (action the federal government has taken on other countries)?

What is James K. Polk sending troops to the Rio Grande (1846), William McKinley deciding to annex the Philippines (1898), Woodrow Wilson asking for a declaration of war(1917), Harry Truman deciding to use the atomic bomb (1945), John F. Kennedy quarantining Cuba (1962), Lyndon B. Johnson sending combat troops to Vietnam (1965-1968), Richard Nixon improving relations with China (1972), George H. W. Bush sending troops to Kuwait (1990-1991), and George W. Bush sending troops to Iraq (2003).