US History Regents Exam Practice

Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?

• Ohio

• Georgia

• Delaware

• New York

Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate?

• Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England

• Colonies were required to send manufactured goods to Europe

• England encouraged the colonies to seek independence

• The British opposed the use of slave labor in the colonies

One major source of conflict between Native Americans and European colonists was...

• the question of who owned the land

• food sources

• border disputes

• all of the above

what geographical feature was used to establish the 1763 line of proclamation?

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

Join or Die was a political cartoon that encouraged...

• The 13 colonies to unite in the French & Indian War

• American Revolution

• slavery

• Americans to avoid the French & Indian War

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged American colonists to...

• Join the revolutionary movement for the US independence

• Pay the colonial taxes imposed by Great Britain

• Obey the laws of the British Parliament

• Form an alliance with France

The Boston Tea party was...

• a party where colonists drank tea all night

• a protest in reaction to the tea tax

• A protest in reaction to the Stamp Act

• What ended the French and Indian War

Which enlightenment thinker influenced Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• none of the above

Which of the following was a difference between the Articles of Confederation & Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation proposed a bicameral Congress

• Articles of Confederation had a strong central government

• US Constitution had a strong central government

• Articles of Confederation established a Supreme Court

What does FEDERALISM mean?

• division of powers between state and local gov't

• division of power between state and central (federal) gov'ts

• checks and balances

• separation of church and state