WGU Academy US History Final
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Native Americans 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
The Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- was supported by many Indian tribes
The French and Indian war in North America - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- demonstrated that
increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy.
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Native Americans 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
The Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- was supported by many Indian tribes
The French and Indian war in North America - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- demonstrated that
increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy.
