WGU Academy US History Midterm
Amerigo Vespucci - answerhelped spread recognition of the idea that the Americas
were new continents.
What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after
contact with Europeans? - answerdisease
The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was -
answerSt. Augustine.
What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name? - answerFerdinand Magellan
What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for
colonization? - answerThe availability of farmland was declining, while the population
was growing.
In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans? -
answerLuther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan
thought.
King Charles I's treatment of Puritans could be characterized as - answerextremely
hostile.
The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in - answerNew York
Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony? - answerMaryland
Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans
came to view Indian society - answerwith fear and contempt
In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England - answercould not legally do so without the
king's permission.
The Fundamental Constitution for the Carolina colony - answerwas influenced by the
English philosopher John Locke.
The first North American college was - answerHarvard
In colonial New England, - answerdowries were a common feature of marriage.
Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE? - answerColonial slave
codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.
Amerigo Vespucci - answerhelped spread recognition of the idea that the Americas
were new continents.
What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after
contact with Europeans? - answerdisease
The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was -
answerSt. Augustine.
What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name? - answerFerdinand Magellan
What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for
colonization? - answerThe availability of farmland was declining, while the population
was growing.
In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans? -
answerLuther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan
thought.
King Charles I's treatment of Puritans could be characterized as - answerextremely
hostile.
The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in - answerNew York
Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony? - answerMaryland
Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans
came to view Indian society - answerwith fear and contempt
In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England - answercould not legally do so without the
king's permission.
The Fundamental Constitution for the Carolina colony - answerwas influenced by the
English philosopher John Locke.
The first North American college was - answerHarvard
In colonial New England, - answerdowries were a common feature of marriage.
Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE? - answerColonial slave
codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.
