US History Regents Prep 2023/ 92 Questions
with complete solutions/ Verified /Graded
A+
13th amendment - -abolished slavery
-14th amendment - -Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws
-15th amendment - -citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color ,
or precious condition of servitude
-3/5 comprimise - -Only 3/5 of the states slave population counted toward
representation in Congress
-abolitionists - -people who believed that slavery should be against the law
-alexander hamilton - -United States statesman and leader of the Federalists (est. the
1st Bank of the US)
-articles of confederation - -a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original
states (the first "constitution")
-cabinet - -a group of advisors to the president (not in the constitution, example of
elastic clause)
-census - -a period count of the population to determine representation in Congress
, -checks and balances - -A system that allows each branch of government to limit the
powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power (Exec., Judicial, and
Legislative)
-cherokee trail of tears - -The moving of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. Only 1 out
of 5 lived. then the indian removal of 1830
-civil war - -a war between factions in the same country ex. North Vs. South
-declaration of independence - -the document recording the proclamation of the
second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies
from Great Britain
-delegated powers - -Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US
Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
-democracy - -a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens
who can elect people to represent them
-elastic clause - -the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws
"necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers
-electoral college - -the body of electors who formally elect the United States president
and vice-president
-emancipation proclamation - -Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it
declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
-frederick douglas - -Famous black abolitionist that escaped from slavery who would
later right a narrative of his own life that described his life. He promoted the abolitionist
cause and drew the line where evil must be denounced.
with complete solutions/ Verified /Graded
A+
13th amendment - -abolished slavery
-14th amendment - -Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are
guaranteed equal protection of the laws
-15th amendment - -citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color ,
or precious condition of servitude
-3/5 comprimise - -Only 3/5 of the states slave population counted toward
representation in Congress
-abolitionists - -people who believed that slavery should be against the law
-alexander hamilton - -United States statesman and leader of the Federalists (est. the
1st Bank of the US)
-articles of confederation - -a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original
states (the first "constitution")
-cabinet - -a group of advisors to the president (not in the constitution, example of
elastic clause)
-census - -a period count of the population to determine representation in Congress
, -checks and balances - -A system that allows each branch of government to limit the
powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power (Exec., Judicial, and
Legislative)
-cherokee trail of tears - -The moving of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. Only 1 out
of 5 lived. then the indian removal of 1830
-civil war - -a war between factions in the same country ex. North Vs. South
-declaration of independence - -the document recording the proclamation of the
second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies
from Great Britain
-delegated powers - -Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US
Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
-democracy - -a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens
who can elect people to represent them
-elastic clause - -the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws
"necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers
-electoral college - -the body of electors who formally elect the United States president
and vice-president
-emancipation proclamation - -Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it
declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
-frederick douglas - -Famous black abolitionist that escaped from slavery who would
later right a narrative of his own life that described his life. He promoted the abolitionist
cause and drew the line where evil must be denounced.
