Regents Review #3 (A Young Nation)

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Thomas Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution when he negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

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negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803

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Between 1820 and 1850, Southern lawmakers consistently opposed protective tariffs because these tariffs

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increased the cost of imports.

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In the 1840s, westward expansion was justified by a belief in

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Manifest Destiny

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Which two areas of the map made up the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase? (1) A and B, (2) A and D, (3) B and D, (4) E and G

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A and D

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Which development in transportation is Governor Clinton describing?

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Erie Canal

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A major goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

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prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

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Which event most directly contributed to the growth of New York City as the nation’s leading trade center? (1) use of steamboats on the Mississippi River, (2) opening of the Erie Canal, (3) construction of the National Road, (4) passage of the Pacific Railway Act

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opening of the Erie Canal

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Which statement was included in the Declaration of Sentiments written at Seneca Falls in 1848? Options: (1) “. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; . . .” (2) “. . . I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” (3) “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. . . .” (4) “. . . I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. . . .”

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“. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; . . .”

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Which group benefited the most from the United States acquisition of the port of New Orleans? (1) farmers in the Ohio River valley, (2) Native American Indians in the Southwest, (3) fur trappers in the Hudson River valley, (4) gold miners in northern California

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farmers in the Ohio River valley

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A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

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limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere