WGU practice US History exam with
complete solutions
In the French and Indian War, which advantage allowed the British to defeat the
French at Quebec?
Select one:
a.larger colonial populations
b.travel and trade experience
c.the use of cannons
d.local Indian allies - ANSWER- a.larger colonial populations
How did the Enlightenment affect intellectualism in colonial America?
Select one:
a.It instigated a revival of Puritan ideologies.
b.It encouraged colonists to reject religion in favor of science.
c.It stimulated the study of science and reason.
d.It inspired a distrust of government. - ANSWER- c. It stimulated the study of
science and reason.
What was the main goal of the Abolitionist movement in the 1800s?
Select one:
a.the Confiscation Act
b.the Emancipation Proclamation
c.the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
d.the Civil Rights Act of 1866 - ANSWER- c. the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Constitution
The Industrial Revolution in the United States _____
A. Had little momentum before the Civil War.
B. Created a widening gap between North and South.
, C. Preceded similar changes in England.
D. Had little impact on families and women. - ANSWER- B.Created a widening gap
between North and South.
The South's plantation culture discouraged efforts to match the North's
industrialization.
The Puritan founders of Massachusetts Bay Colony ____
A. Encouraged the diverse views of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
B. Had the same structure and goals as the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth.
C. Were grim and joyless.
D. Were intent on building a model community. - ANSWER- D. Were intent on
building a model community.
They spoke of a "due form of civil and ecclesiastical government, a city upon a
hill."
The nation emerged from its second war with England ____
A. Devastated with its capital in ruins.
B. Deeply divided over its future.
C. Better prepared to settle its western territories.
D. Struggling with sectional tensions over slavery in the territories. - ANSWER- C.
Better prepared to settle its western territories.
The doctrine of nullification argued that ____
A. A state could refuse to implement a federal law.
B. A state could refuse to obey a Supreme Court decision.
C. A state could refuse to accept the decision of the Electoral College.
D. A state could refuse to allow Federal troops to cross its borders. - ANSWER-
A.A state could refuse to implement a federal law.
A South Carolina state convention voted to nullify the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
The Emancipation Proclamation ____
A. Freed all slaves.
B. Freed slaves only in Union slave states.
C. Freed no slaves.
complete solutions
In the French and Indian War, which advantage allowed the British to defeat the
French at Quebec?
Select one:
a.larger colonial populations
b.travel and trade experience
c.the use of cannons
d.local Indian allies - ANSWER- a.larger colonial populations
How did the Enlightenment affect intellectualism in colonial America?
Select one:
a.It instigated a revival of Puritan ideologies.
b.It encouraged colonists to reject religion in favor of science.
c.It stimulated the study of science and reason.
d.It inspired a distrust of government. - ANSWER- c. It stimulated the study of
science and reason.
What was the main goal of the Abolitionist movement in the 1800s?
Select one:
a.the Confiscation Act
b.the Emancipation Proclamation
c.the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
d.the Civil Rights Act of 1866 - ANSWER- c. the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Constitution
The Industrial Revolution in the United States _____
A. Had little momentum before the Civil War.
B. Created a widening gap between North and South.
, C. Preceded similar changes in England.
D. Had little impact on families and women. - ANSWER- B.Created a widening gap
between North and South.
The South's plantation culture discouraged efforts to match the North's
industrialization.
The Puritan founders of Massachusetts Bay Colony ____
A. Encouraged the diverse views of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
B. Had the same structure and goals as the Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth.
C. Were grim and joyless.
D. Were intent on building a model community. - ANSWER- D. Were intent on
building a model community.
They spoke of a "due form of civil and ecclesiastical government, a city upon a
hill."
The nation emerged from its second war with England ____
A. Devastated with its capital in ruins.
B. Deeply divided over its future.
C. Better prepared to settle its western territories.
D. Struggling with sectional tensions over slavery in the territories. - ANSWER- C.
Better prepared to settle its western territories.
The doctrine of nullification argued that ____
A. A state could refuse to implement a federal law.
B. A state could refuse to obey a Supreme Court decision.
C. A state could refuse to accept the decision of the Electoral College.
D. A state could refuse to allow Federal troops to cross its borders. - ANSWER-
A.A state could refuse to implement a federal law.
A South Carolina state convention voted to nullify the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
The Emancipation Proclamation ____
A. Freed all slaves.
B. Freed slaves only in Union slave states.
C. Freed no slaves.
