WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY(FINAL REVIEW)RATED 100% CORRECT 2026 UPDATE
WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY(FINAL
REVIEW)RATED 100% CORRECT!! 2026 UPDATE
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began -
Correct Answer ✔✔:with migrations (from Eurasia) across an ancient land
bridge over the Bering Strait.
Which sentence best describes pre-Columbian societies of the Southwest? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:They built irrigation systems and constructed towns
Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent? - Correct Answer
✔✔:migrants who crossed over from Asia
Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport Roger
Williams? - Correct Answer ✔✔:He preached separation from the Church
of England.
What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern Colonies and the
Caribbean in 1619? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the need for workers on tobacco
plantations
Which was not a result of the first interactions between native Americans and
Europeans arriving in North and South America? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Native Americans were open to trade and Europeans showed no interest.
Which sentence most accurately describes religious practices and beliefs among
slaves in the South in the early 1700s? - Correct Answer ✔✔:They created
a blend of Christianity and African folklore.
What was the most significant cause of the war in North America between the
French and British in the 1750s and 1760s? - Correct Answer ✔✔:disputes
over territory
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How did the French and Indian War alter territorial claims in North America? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
French territory east of the Mississippi was conceded to the British.
What was Samuel Adams' reason for creating the Committees of
Correspondence? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:He wanted to publicize Americans' grievances against
the British and
coordinate the colonists' responses
What was the result of the Tea Act of 1773 among the colonists? - Correct
Answer ✔✔:It unified
resistance among the colonists to Britain's economic exploitation of the colonies
What action by the American colonists resulted in the passage of the Intolerable
Acts
by the British Parliament? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the Boston Tea Party
What was Thomas Paine's purpose in writing his pamphlet, Common Sense? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:to convince the colonists to break away from the
English government
What was the main goal of the Articles of Confederation? - Correct Answer
✔✔:to focus
government authority at the state level
What was the principal complaint Anti-Federalists had with the original
Constitution?
- Correct Answer ✔✔:It lacked a clearly enumerated Bill of Rights.
After the American Revolution, what problem contributed significantly to the
need for
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a federal Constitution? - Correct Answer ✔✔:an impending conflict with
Indians
During the formation of the republic, who recommended to President
Washington
that a national bank should be established? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Alexander Hamilton
Which was a direct result of the "XYZ Affair"? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the
creation of the
Department of the Navy
In the 1790s, which group believed that America should be rural and agrarian
rather
than commercial and urban? - Correct Answer ✔✔:Republicans
What was an unusual feature of the Second Great Awakening in the early
1800s? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:the large number of women involved in the movement
What was an effect of the Second Great Awakening? - Correct Answer
✔✔:a crusade against
personal immorality
What was one of the most important accomplishments of Jefferson's
presidency? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:purchasing the Louisiana Territory
Which factor contributed to the significant increase in the American population
from
1820 to 1840? - Correct Answer ✔✔:improvements in public health
In the early 1800s, what was one of the principles of the slave codes in the
South? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔:Slaves could not be taught to read or write
What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner? - Correct
Answer ✔✔:He
was proud to see Fort McHenry survive a naval bombardment.
How did the westward expansion of white settlers affect British advantages
during
the War of 1812? - Correct Answer ✔✔:It caused displaced or threatened
Indian tribes to form
alliances with the British
Which invention had the greatest effect on transportation and trade during the
early
years of the American Republic? - Correct Answer ✔✔:steam engine
What economic trend transformed the South in the mid-nineteenth century? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
The South experienced a dramatic rise in cotton production
Before the Civil War, what campaign was intended to keep slavery out of new
territories? - Correct Answer ✔✔:Free-Soil Movement
Which significant political shift characterized Andrew Jackson's presidency? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
more people involved in the political process
What antebellum philosophy in America sparked the creation of new reform
institutions? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the belief in the potential of the
individual
What antebellum philosophy in America focused on reexamining the individual
and
the individual's relationship to the natural world? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Transcendentalism
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REVIEW)RATED 100% CORRECT!! 2026 UPDATE
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began -
Correct Answer ✔✔:with migrations (from Eurasia) across an ancient land
bridge over the Bering Strait.
Which sentence best describes pre-Columbian societies of the Southwest? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:They built irrigation systems and constructed towns
Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent? - Correct Answer
✔✔:migrants who crossed over from Asia
Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport Roger
Williams? - Correct Answer ✔✔:He preached separation from the Church
of England.
What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern Colonies and the
Caribbean in 1619? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the need for workers on tobacco
plantations
Which was not a result of the first interactions between native Americans and
Europeans arriving in North and South America? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Native Americans were open to trade and Europeans showed no interest.
Which sentence most accurately describes religious practices and beliefs among
slaves in the South in the early 1700s? - Correct Answer ✔✔:They created
a blend of Christianity and African folklore.
What was the most significant cause of the war in North America between the
French and British in the 1750s and 1760s? - Correct Answer ✔✔:disputes
over territory
pg. 1
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How did the French and Indian War alter territorial claims in North America? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
French territory east of the Mississippi was conceded to the British.
What was Samuel Adams' reason for creating the Committees of
Correspondence? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:He wanted to publicize Americans' grievances against
the British and
coordinate the colonists' responses
What was the result of the Tea Act of 1773 among the colonists? - Correct
Answer ✔✔:It unified
resistance among the colonists to Britain's economic exploitation of the colonies
What action by the American colonists resulted in the passage of the Intolerable
Acts
by the British Parliament? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the Boston Tea Party
What was Thomas Paine's purpose in writing his pamphlet, Common Sense? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:to convince the colonists to break away from the
English government
What was the main goal of the Articles of Confederation? - Correct Answer
✔✔:to focus
government authority at the state level
What was the principal complaint Anti-Federalists had with the original
Constitution?
- Correct Answer ✔✔:It lacked a clearly enumerated Bill of Rights.
After the American Revolution, what problem contributed significantly to the
need for
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a federal Constitution? - Correct Answer ✔✔:an impending conflict with
Indians
During the formation of the republic, who recommended to President
Washington
that a national bank should be established? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Alexander Hamilton
Which was a direct result of the "XYZ Affair"? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the
creation of the
Department of the Navy
In the 1790s, which group believed that America should be rural and agrarian
rather
than commercial and urban? - Correct Answer ✔✔:Republicans
What was an unusual feature of the Second Great Awakening in the early
1800s? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:the large number of women involved in the movement
What was an effect of the Second Great Awakening? - Correct Answer
✔✔:a crusade against
personal immorality
What was one of the most important accomplishments of Jefferson's
presidency? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:purchasing the Louisiana Territory
Which factor contributed to the significant increase in the American population
from
1820 to 1840? - Correct Answer ✔✔:improvements in public health
In the early 1800s, what was one of the principles of the slave codes in the
South? -
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Correct Answer ✔✔:Slaves could not be taught to read or write
What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner? - Correct
Answer ✔✔:He
was proud to see Fort McHenry survive a naval bombardment.
How did the westward expansion of white settlers affect British advantages
during
the War of 1812? - Correct Answer ✔✔:It caused displaced or threatened
Indian tribes to form
alliances with the British
Which invention had the greatest effect on transportation and trade during the
early
years of the American Republic? - Correct Answer ✔✔:steam engine
What economic trend transformed the South in the mid-nineteenth century? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
The South experienced a dramatic rise in cotton production
Before the Civil War, what campaign was intended to keep slavery out of new
territories? - Correct Answer ✔✔:Free-Soil Movement
Which significant political shift characterized Andrew Jackson's presidency? -
Correct Answer ✔✔:
more people involved in the political process
What antebellum philosophy in America sparked the creation of new reform
institutions? - Correct Answer ✔✔:the belief in the potential of the
individual
What antebellum philosophy in America focused on reexamining the individual
and
the individual's relationship to the natural world? - Correct Answer
✔✔:Transcendentalism
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