Regents Review

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Which geographic feature was most important for developing business in New England and Middle Colonies?

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natural harbors

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The aim of the writers of the Constitution was to

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strengthen the power of the central government

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The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples of

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checks and balances

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Which group is directly elected by the people? Options: Supreme Court judges, Presidents cabinet members, political party leaders

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members of the House of Representatives

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Early United States leaders were inspired by?

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Enlightenment thinkers

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Thomas Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the US 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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The belief of Manifest Destiny can best be described as

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The God given right for American expansion

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Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe were famous for what?

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abolition movement

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Kansas-Nebraska Act, Raising Tariffs on imports and the rise of abolition movements were all factors that led to

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Civil War

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The Chinese Exclusion Act was proposed to

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protect the jobs American workers