US HISTORY REGENTS REVIEW WITH 68 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments - -The three amendments to the Constitution that resulted from the Civil
War and abolished slavery, guaranteed civil rights, and guaranteed blacks the right to vote
-Abolition - -the movement to end slavery
-Agriculture - -Farming.
-Amendment - -a change to the Constitution
-Andrew Jackson - -As president he opposed the Bank of US, did not allow individual states to nullify
federal laws, was responsible for the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears". Created Spoils System
-Anti-Federalist - -a person apposed to the ratification of the US constitution, and wanted a bill of rights
to be added.
-Articles of Confederation - -1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no
judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
-Bicameral - -a legislature consisting of two "houses"
-Bill of Rights - -The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights
and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
-Brown V Board of Education - -1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
-Cabinet - -people that advise the president and help set policy for the nation--an example of the
unwritten Constitution
-Census - -population count every 10 years, to determine the number of representatives in Congress for
each of the states.
-Checks and Balances - -The power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government to
block some acts by the other two branches--ie. the veto, declaring a law unconstitutional, or impeaching
a president.
-Communism - -an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic
decisions. Its spread was our biggest fear after WW2!
-Compromise of 1850 - -it abolished the slave trade in the District of Columbia, admitted California as a
free state and opened much of the Mexican Cession to popular sovereignty
, -Constitution - -The document which established the present federal government of the United States
and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments. Supreme law of the land.
-Declaration of Independence - -* Document adopted on July 4, 1776.
* Established the 13 American colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain.
* Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it.
* Explained to the world why we wanted our freedom.
-Detente - -relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the
Soviet Union and China
-Dred Scott - -A black slave, had lived with his master for 5 years in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory.
Backed by interested abolitionists, he sued for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil.
The ruling on the case was that He was a black slave and not a citizen, so he had no rights.
-Electoral College - -the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-
president
-Federalism - -A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
-Federalist - -supporters of the constitution during the debate over its ratification; favored a strong
national government
-Federalist Papers - -Series of essays that defended the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans
that the states would not be overpowered by the federal government.
-Great Depression - -the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing
through the 1930s.
-Great Migration - -movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern
cities between 1914 and 1920
-Great Plains - -vast grassland between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains
-Great Society - -President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program. In 1965,
Congress passed many measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to
education.
-Harlem Renaissance - -a flowering of African American culture in the 1920s; instilled interest in African
American culture and pride in being an African American--ie. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington
-Harry Truman - -The 33rd U.S. president, who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt upon Roosevelt's death
in April 1945. Truman, who led the country through the last few months of World War II, is best known
for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945. After the
war, Truman was crucial in the implementation of the Marshall Plan, which greatly accelerated Western
Europe's economic recovery.
ANSWERS
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments - -The three amendments to the Constitution that resulted from the Civil
War and abolished slavery, guaranteed civil rights, and guaranteed blacks the right to vote
-Abolition - -the movement to end slavery
-Agriculture - -Farming.
-Amendment - -a change to the Constitution
-Andrew Jackson - -As president he opposed the Bank of US, did not allow individual states to nullify
federal laws, was responsible for the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears". Created Spoils System
-Anti-Federalist - -a person apposed to the ratification of the US constitution, and wanted a bill of rights
to be added.
-Articles of Confederation - -1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no
judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
-Bicameral - -a legislature consisting of two "houses"
-Bill of Rights - -The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights
and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
-Brown V Board of Education - -1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
-Cabinet - -people that advise the president and help set policy for the nation--an example of the
unwritten Constitution
-Census - -population count every 10 years, to determine the number of representatives in Congress for
each of the states.
-Checks and Balances - -The power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government to
block some acts by the other two branches--ie. the veto, declaring a law unconstitutional, or impeaching
a president.
-Communism - -an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic
decisions. Its spread was our biggest fear after WW2!
-Compromise of 1850 - -it abolished the slave trade in the District of Columbia, admitted California as a
free state and opened much of the Mexican Cession to popular sovereignty
, -Constitution - -The document which established the present federal government of the United States
and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments. Supreme law of the land.
-Declaration of Independence - -* Document adopted on July 4, 1776.
* Established the 13 American colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain.
* Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it.
* Explained to the world why we wanted our freedom.
-Detente - -relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the
Soviet Union and China
-Dred Scott - -A black slave, had lived with his master for 5 years in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory.
Backed by interested abolitionists, he sued for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil.
The ruling on the case was that He was a black slave and not a citizen, so he had no rights.
-Electoral College - -the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-
president
-Federalism - -A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
-Federalist - -supporters of the constitution during the debate over its ratification; favored a strong
national government
-Federalist Papers - -Series of essays that defended the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans
that the states would not be overpowered by the federal government.
-Great Depression - -the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing
through the 1930s.
-Great Migration - -movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern
cities between 1914 and 1920
-Great Plains - -vast grassland between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains
-Great Society - -President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program. In 1965,
Congress passed many measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to
education.
-Harlem Renaissance - -a flowering of African American culture in the 1920s; instilled interest in African
American culture and pride in being an African American--ie. Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington
-Harry Truman - -The 33rd U.S. president, who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt upon Roosevelt's death
in April 1945. Truman, who led the country through the last few months of World War II, is best known
for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945. After the
war, Truman was crucial in the implementation of the Marshall Plan, which greatly accelerated Western
Europe's economic recovery.
