WGU Academy US History Final
Native Americans were closely linked to? - answerThe natural world
Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city? - answerSt.
Louis
Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States -
answerhad the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - answerwith
migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait.
Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by -
answercommon linguistic roots
In Spanish colonial societies, mestizos - answercame to make up the largest segment
of the population
Who was the first known European to look westward upon the Pacific Ocean, in 1513 -
answerVasco de Balboa
In 1620, the Puritans Pilgrims who came to North America - answerHoped to create
their ideal close-knit Christian community
The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity? - answerRum, sugar,
slaves and molassss
The first plantations in the colonial North America emerged in the tobacco-growing
areas of - answerVirginia and Maryland
In the North American colonies, mulatto children were - answerrarely recognized by
their white fathers
In North America as a result of the Seven Years War, England - answerconfirmed its
commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions.
During the first stage (1754-1756) of the French and Indian War - answerThe Iroquois
remained largely passive
The major participants in the Seven Years War in North America were the - answerthe
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 - answerWe're more tolerant of Indian cultures
Many colonists believed the legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 -
answermeant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government
In the Great Plains region, most pre-Colombian societies - answerengaged in sedentary
farming
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait
occurred approximately - answer11,000 years ago
The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the - answerOlmec
The Massachusetts Bay Puritans - answercreated a colonial "theocracy."
In its beginning, the Maryland colony - answerwas a refuge for English Catholics
Compared to women in colonial Chesapeake, New England women - answerwere more
likely to have their family remain intact
The 17th century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region - answerwent through
numerous boom-and-bust cycles
In the 17th century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the
Chesapeake region were - answerindentured servants
Most 17th century English immigrants to the North American colonies were -
answerLaborers
Which statement regarding the lives of slaves in colonial North America is true -
answerSlave religion was a blend of Christianity and African folk tradition
After the Bible, the first widely circulated publications in colonial America were -
answeralmanacs
George Whitefield is associated with the - answerGreat Awakening
A common form of resistance of enslaved Africans to their condition was -
answerrunning away
Through the first half of the 18th century, the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements
and traded with - answerBoth France and England at the same time
The Proclamation of 1763 - answerwas supported by many Indian tribes
Native Americans were closely linked to? - answerThe natural world
Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city? - answerSt.
Louis
Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States -
answerhad the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - answerwith
migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait.
Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by -
answercommon linguistic roots
In Spanish colonial societies, mestizos - answercame to make up the largest segment
of the population
Who was the first known European to look westward upon the Pacific Ocean, in 1513 -
answerVasco de Balboa
In 1620, the Puritans Pilgrims who came to North America - answerHoped to create
their ideal close-knit Christian community
The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity? - answerRum, sugar,
slaves and molassss
The first plantations in the colonial North America emerged in the tobacco-growing
areas of - answerVirginia and Maryland
In the North American colonies, mulatto children were - answerrarely recognized by
their white fathers
In North America as a result of the Seven Years War, England - answerconfirmed its
commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions.
During the first stage (1754-1756) of the French and Indian War - answerThe Iroquois
remained largely passive
The major participants in the Seven Years War in North America were the - answerthe
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 - answerWe're more tolerant of Indian cultures
Many colonists believed the legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 -
answermeant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government
In the Great Plains region, most pre-Colombian societies - answerengaged in sedentary
farming
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait
occurred approximately - answer11,000 years ago
The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the - answerOlmec
The Massachusetts Bay Puritans - answercreated a colonial "theocracy."
In its beginning, the Maryland colony - answerwas a refuge for English Catholics
Compared to women in colonial Chesapeake, New England women - answerwere more
likely to have their family remain intact
The 17th century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region - answerwent through
numerous boom-and-bust cycles
In the 17th century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the
Chesapeake region were - answerindentured servants
Most 17th century English immigrants to the North American colonies were -
answerLaborers
Which statement regarding the lives of slaves in colonial North America is true -
answerSlave religion was a blend of Christianity and African folk tradition
After the Bible, the first widely circulated publications in colonial America were -
answeralmanacs
George Whitefield is associated with the - answerGreat Awakening
A common form of resistance of enslaved Africans to their condition was -
answerrunning away
Through the first half of the 18th century, the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements
and traded with - answerBoth France and England at the same time
The Proclamation of 1763 - answerwas supported by many Indian tribes
