WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY 1 FINAL
EXAM 2026 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
COLLECTION
⫸ During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the
colonies. Answer: were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to
disrupt the American war effort. South Carolina lost nearly 1/3 of all
slaves.
⫸ Which of the following statements regarding the American
Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE?. Answer: After the war,
many Indians began to adapt to the norms of white society
⫸ The British military campaign of 1777 saw. Answer: General John
Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
⫸ As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his
supporters demanded. Answer: moratorium on debt collection
⫸ Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British
government. Answer: restricted American access to British markets
⫸ The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to. Answer:
provide for the admission of new states into the union
,⫸ Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated
by. Answer: the closing of British ports to American trade
⫸ The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to. Answer: None
of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, granting citizenship to
slaves, granting suffrage for free black males, abolishing slavery and
granting citizenship to slaves)
⫸ In the first national elections in 1789,. Answer: all the presidential
electors cast their votes for George Washington
⫸ The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Answer:
were well educated by the standards of their time.
⫸ Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the
document be ratified by. Answer: special state ratifying conventions
⫸ As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton. Answer: supported the
creation of a national bank.
⫸ Jay's Treaty (1794). Answer: avoided a likely war with England
⫸ Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise
revenue through. Answer: an excise tax and an import tax
, ⫸ The emergence of an alternative political organization to the
Federalists was prompted by. Answer: belief that the power of the
Federalists needed to be restrained
⫸ The Judiciary Act of 1801. Answer: was an attempt by Federalists to
secure their hold on the courts
⫸ In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned
developing a nation that would. Answer: be largely agricultural and rural
⫸ The presidential campaign of 1800. Answer: was notable for the
sensational personal slandering of both candidates
⫸ The Second Great Awakening. Answer: began as an effort by church
establishments to revitalize their organizations
⫸ During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome
Lake called for. Answer: the restoration of traditional Indian culture
⫸ The religious concept of deism. Answer: argued for a remote God
that had withdrawn from human affairs.
⫸ The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison
(1803). Answer: stated that Congress had no authority to expand the
power of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court had the power to
nullify an act of Congress
EXAM 2026 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
COLLECTION
⫸ During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the
colonies. Answer: were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to
disrupt the American war effort. South Carolina lost nearly 1/3 of all
slaves.
⫸ Which of the following statements regarding the American
Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE?. Answer: After the war,
many Indians began to adapt to the norms of white society
⫸ The British military campaign of 1777 saw. Answer: General John
Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
⫸ As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his
supporters demanded. Answer: moratorium on debt collection
⫸ Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British
government. Answer: restricted American access to British markets
⫸ The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to. Answer:
provide for the admission of new states into the union
,⫸ Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated
by. Answer: the closing of British ports to American trade
⫸ The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to. Answer: None
of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, granting citizenship to
slaves, granting suffrage for free black males, abolishing slavery and
granting citizenship to slaves)
⫸ In the first national elections in 1789,. Answer: all the presidential
electors cast their votes for George Washington
⫸ The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Answer:
were well educated by the standards of their time.
⫸ Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the
document be ratified by. Answer: special state ratifying conventions
⫸ As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton. Answer: supported the
creation of a national bank.
⫸ Jay's Treaty (1794). Answer: avoided a likely war with England
⫸ Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise
revenue through. Answer: an excise tax and an import tax
, ⫸ The emergence of an alternative political organization to the
Federalists was prompted by. Answer: belief that the power of the
Federalists needed to be restrained
⫸ The Judiciary Act of 1801. Answer: was an attempt by Federalists to
secure their hold on the courts
⫸ In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned
developing a nation that would. Answer: be largely agricultural and rural
⫸ The presidential campaign of 1800. Answer: was notable for the
sensational personal slandering of both candidates
⫸ The Second Great Awakening. Answer: began as an effort by church
establishments to revitalize their organizations
⫸ During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian revivalist Handsome
Lake called for. Answer: the restoration of traditional Indian culture
⫸ The religious concept of deism. Answer: argued for a remote God
that had withdrawn from human affairs.
⫸ The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. Madison
(1803). Answer: stated that Congress had no authority to expand the
power of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court had the power to
nullify an act of Congress
