GCU322 Lecture Quiz 3 with complete
solutions
Spain's initial settlement focus in what is now the U.S. was: - ANSWER in the Rio
Grande Valley of what is now northern New Mexico
California, Nevada, and Utah (along with most of Arizona, much of New Mexico and
Colorado, and part of Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a conquest
from Mexico
Which of the following were among the last provinces (the 8th and 9th) to become part
of Canada? - ANSWER Alberta and Saskatchewan
Florida joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Spain
Alaska joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Russia
The "Pennsylvania Dutch" settlers were actually _____ settlers. - ANSWER German
The Oregon country (which today includes not only Oregon, but Washington, Idaho, and
parts of Montana and Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a treaty
with Great Britain
Which Canadian entity kept getting smaller and smaller as new provinces and territories
were created? - ANSWER the Northwest Territories
Between _____% of the African slaves brought to the Americas during the three-and-a-
half centuries of the slave trade ended up in what is now the U.S. - ANSWER 5-10
Which of the following Canadian provinces was acquired directly from Britain and
immediately became a new Canadian province? - ANSWER British Columbia
Which North American city was NOT founded by the French? - ANSWER Cleveland
_____ settlers were the first European settlers in New York and the Hudson Valley. -
ANSWER Dutch
In which of the following current U.S. states did Spain NOT attempt any settlements? -
ANSWER Nevada
Which current U.S. state was originally meant as a place for Native Americans,
especially those who had been evicted from throughout the American South. -
ANSWER Oklahoma
solutions
Spain's initial settlement focus in what is now the U.S. was: - ANSWER in the Rio
Grande Valley of what is now northern New Mexico
California, Nevada, and Utah (along with most of Arizona, much of New Mexico and
Colorado, and part of Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a conquest
from Mexico
Which of the following were among the last provinces (the 8th and 9th) to become part
of Canada? - ANSWER Alberta and Saskatchewan
Florida joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Spain
Alaska joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Russia
The "Pennsylvania Dutch" settlers were actually _____ settlers. - ANSWER German
The Oregon country (which today includes not only Oregon, but Washington, Idaho, and
parts of Montana and Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a treaty
with Great Britain
Which Canadian entity kept getting smaller and smaller as new provinces and territories
were created? - ANSWER the Northwest Territories
Between _____% of the African slaves brought to the Americas during the three-and-a-
half centuries of the slave trade ended up in what is now the U.S. - ANSWER 5-10
Which of the following Canadian provinces was acquired directly from Britain and
immediately became a new Canadian province? - ANSWER British Columbia
Which North American city was NOT founded by the French? - ANSWER Cleveland
_____ settlers were the first European settlers in New York and the Hudson Valley. -
ANSWER Dutch
In which of the following current U.S. states did Spain NOT attempt any settlements? -
ANSWER Nevada
Which current U.S. state was originally meant as a place for Native Americans,
especially those who had been evicted from throughout the American South. -
ANSWER Oklahoma
