Native A WGU Academy US History Final exam questions with correct answers

Native A WGU Academy US History Final
exam questions with correct answers
mericans ||were ||closely ||linked ||to? ||- ||Correct ||answer-The ||natural ||world

Cahokia ||was ||a ||large ||trading ||center ||located ||near ||what ||present-day ||city? ||-
||Correct ||answer-St. ||Louis




Prior ||to ||European ||contact, ||the ||eastern ||third ||of ||what ||is ||today ||the ||United ||States ||-
||Correct ||answer-had ||the ||most ||abundant ||food ||resources ||of ||any ||region ||of ||the ||continent




The ||origins ||of ||the ||majority ||of ||human ||existence ||in ||North ||America ||began ||-
||Correct ||answer-with ||migrations ||across ||an ||ancient ||land ||bridge ||over ||the ||Bering

||Strait.




Many ||pre-Columbian ||tribes ||east ||of ||the ||Mississippi ||River ||were ||loosely ||linked ||by ||-
||Correct ||answer-common ||linguistic ||roots




In ||Spanish ||colonial ||societies, ||mestizos ||- ||Correct ||answer-came ||to ||make ||up ||the ||largest
||segment ||of ||the ||population




Who ||was ||the ||first ||known ||European ||to ||look ||westward ||upon ||the ||Pacific ||Ocean, ||in ||1513 ||-
||Correct ||answer-Vasco ||de ||Balboa




In ||1620, ||the ||Puritans ||Pilgrims ||who ||came ||to ||North ||America ||- ||Correct ||answer-Hoped ||to
||create ||their ||ideal ||close-knit ||Christian ||community




The ||"triangular ||trade" ||in ||the ||Atlantic ||dealt ||with ||which ||commodity? ||- ||Correct ||answer-
||Rum, ||sugar, ||slaves ||and ||molassss




The ||first ||plantations ||in ||the ||colonial ||North ||America ||emerged ||in ||the ||tobacco-growing
||areas ||of ||- ||Correct ||answer-Virginia ||and ||Maryland




In ||the ||North ||American ||colonies, ||mulatto ||children ||were ||- ||Correct ||answer-rarely
||recognized ||by ||their ||white ||fathers




In ||North ||America ||as ||a ||result ||of ||the ||Seven ||Years ||War, ||England ||- ||Correct ||answer-
||confirmed ||its ||commercial ||supremacy ||and ||increased ||its ||political ||control ||of ||the ||settled

||regions.




During ||the ||first ||stage ||(1754-1756) ||of ||the ||French ||and ||Indian ||War ||- ||Correct ||answer-The
||Iroquois ||remained ||largely ||passive




The ||major ||participants ||in ||the ||Seven ||Years ||War ||in ||North ||America ||were ||the ||-
||Correct ||answer-the ||Iroquois, ||the ||English, ||and ||the ||French

, In ||North ||America ||during ||the ||18th ||century, ||French ||relations ||with ||the ||Indians ||differed ||from
||that ||of ||the ||English ||in ||that ||rhey ||- ||Correct ||answer-We're ||more ||tolerant ||of ||Indian ||cultures




Many ||colonists ||believed ||the ||legislation ||passed ||by ||the ||Grenville ||ministry ||in ||1764-1765 ||-
||Correct ||answer-meant ||the ||British ||were ||trying ||to ||take ||away ||their ||tradition ||of ||self-

||government




In ||the ||Great ||Plains ||region, ||most ||pre-Colombian ||societies ||- ||Correct ||answer-engaged ||in
||sedentary ||farming




Scholars ||estimate ||that ||human ||migration ||into ||the ||Americas ||over ||the ||Bering ||Strait
||occurred ||approximately ||- ||Correct ||answer-11,000 ||years ||ago




The ||first ||truly ||complex ||society ||in ||the ||Americas ||was ||that ||of ||the ||- ||Correct ||answer-Olmec

The ||Massachusetts ||Bay ||Puritans ||- ||Correct ||answer-created ||a ||colonial ||"theocracy."

In ||its ||beginning, ||the ||Maryland ||colony ||- ||Correct ||answer-was ||a ||refuge ||for ||English
||Catholics




Compared ||to ||women ||in ||colonial ||Chesapeake, ||New ||England ||women ||- ||Correct ||answer-
||were ||more ||likely ||to ||have ||their ||family ||remain ||intact




The ||17th ||century ||tobacco ||economy ||of ||the ||Chesapeake ||region ||- ||Correct ||answer-went
||through ||numerous ||boom-and-bust ||cycles




In ||the ||17th ||century, ||the ||great ||majority ||of ||English ||immigrants ||who ||came ||to ||the
||Chesapeake ||region ||were ||- ||Correct ||answer-indentured ||servants




Most ||17th ||century ||English ||immigrants ||to ||the ||North ||American ||colonies ||were ||-
||Correct ||answer-Laborers




Which ||statement ||regarding ||the ||lives ||of ||slaves ||in ||colonial ||North ||America ||is ||true ||-
||Correct ||answer-Slave ||religion ||was ||a ||blend ||of ||Christianity ||and ||African ||folk ||tradition




After ||the ||Bible, ||the ||first ||widely ||circulated ||publications ||in ||colonial ||America ||were ||-
||Correct ||answer-almanacs




George ||Whitefield ||is ||associated ||with ||the ||- ||Correct ||answer-Great ||Awakening

A ||common ||form ||of ||resistance ||of ||enslaved ||Africans ||to ||their ||condition ||was ||-
||Correct ||answer-running ||away




Through ||the ||first ||half ||of ||the ||18th ||century, ||the ||Iroquois ||Confederacy ||formed ||agreements
||and ||traded ||with ||- ||Correct ||answer-Both ||France ||and ||England ||at ||the ||same ||time