CLEP COLLEGE COMPOSITION EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS
⫸ Vasco Nunez de Balboa Answer: crossed the isthmus of Panama -
First European to see the Pacific Ocean
⫸ Juan Ponce de Leon Answer: explored Florida in search of gold and
the fountain of youth. Claimed Florida for Spain
⫸ New Spain Answer: autocratic empire to benefit the parent country.
utilized slavery and imported african slaves
⫸ John Cabot Answer: Italian explorer for England - searched for the
Northwest Passage
⫸ Giovannia da Verrazano Answer: Italian explorer for France
⫸ Jacques Cartier Answer: claimed area of the St Lawrence River -
Montreal - for france, also searched for the NW Passage
⫸ Huguenots Answer: French Protestants came to New World to escape
catholic french persecution. were massacred by the spaniards.
⫸ Francis Drake Answer: English captain, sailed around the world.
Funded by Queen Elizabeth
,⫸ The Impeachment Process Answer: Per Article 1 - House initiates
impeachment & acts as grand jury. Next, the Senate with the chief
justice presiding begins a trial for guilt or innocence of the president.
⫸ the Dutch Colony of New Netherland Answer: hostile relations with
indians because of exploitation of fur trade (main source of wealth).
Ethically diverse which led to internal struggling.
⫸ Spanish colonization of new world was characterized by: Answer:
exploitation of indians, establishing african slavery, introduction of the
horse to america, and the creation of large agriculture plantations
⫸ Puritans Answer: sought to create perfect religions utopia. Came to
the new world to escape persecution. Were not pacifists, did not approve
of the pilgrims, or catholics.
⫸ King Philips War Answer: Wampanoag Indians organized by King
Philip to destroy New England settlements, Puritans counterattacked and
won - ended indian resistance to white settlement
⫸ A series of wars between England and France for control of North
America Answer: King Williams War, Queen Anne's War, King
George's War and the Seven Years War - French were defeated
⫸ James Otis Answer: earned his fame for the Writs of Assistance.
, ⫸ John C Calhoun Answer: leader in the states right movement
⫸ Henry Clay & Daniel Webster Answer: supporters of the union -
against secession
⫸ The Compromise of 1850 Answer: California admitted free; stricter
fugitive slave law; slave trade forbid in D.C.; New Mexico admitted by
popular sovereignty
⫸ The Missouri Compromise Answer: Engineered by Henry Clay To
balance the number of "slave states" and "free states," Maine was
admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. Prohibited slavery
north of latitude 36°30'
⫸ The Battle of Saratoga Answer: America victory that prompted the
French to form an alliance against england.
⫸ Maryland Answer: purchased by Catholic Lord Baltimore to be a
refuge for persecuted Catholics
⫸ Mercantilism Answer: Export more than import. Encouraged
Americans to provide raw materials to England and purchase
manufactured goods. Americans were to engage in exclusive trade with
England.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS
⫸ Vasco Nunez de Balboa Answer: crossed the isthmus of Panama -
First European to see the Pacific Ocean
⫸ Juan Ponce de Leon Answer: explored Florida in search of gold and
the fountain of youth. Claimed Florida for Spain
⫸ New Spain Answer: autocratic empire to benefit the parent country.
utilized slavery and imported african slaves
⫸ John Cabot Answer: Italian explorer for England - searched for the
Northwest Passage
⫸ Giovannia da Verrazano Answer: Italian explorer for France
⫸ Jacques Cartier Answer: claimed area of the St Lawrence River -
Montreal - for france, also searched for the NW Passage
⫸ Huguenots Answer: French Protestants came to New World to escape
catholic french persecution. were massacred by the spaniards.
⫸ Francis Drake Answer: English captain, sailed around the world.
Funded by Queen Elizabeth
,⫸ The Impeachment Process Answer: Per Article 1 - House initiates
impeachment & acts as grand jury. Next, the Senate with the chief
justice presiding begins a trial for guilt or innocence of the president.
⫸ the Dutch Colony of New Netherland Answer: hostile relations with
indians because of exploitation of fur trade (main source of wealth).
Ethically diverse which led to internal struggling.
⫸ Spanish colonization of new world was characterized by: Answer:
exploitation of indians, establishing african slavery, introduction of the
horse to america, and the creation of large agriculture plantations
⫸ Puritans Answer: sought to create perfect religions utopia. Came to
the new world to escape persecution. Were not pacifists, did not approve
of the pilgrims, or catholics.
⫸ King Philips War Answer: Wampanoag Indians organized by King
Philip to destroy New England settlements, Puritans counterattacked and
won - ended indian resistance to white settlement
⫸ A series of wars between England and France for control of North
America Answer: King Williams War, Queen Anne's War, King
George's War and the Seven Years War - French were defeated
⫸ James Otis Answer: earned his fame for the Writs of Assistance.
, ⫸ John C Calhoun Answer: leader in the states right movement
⫸ Henry Clay & Daniel Webster Answer: supporters of the union -
against secession
⫸ The Compromise of 1850 Answer: California admitted free; stricter
fugitive slave law; slave trade forbid in D.C.; New Mexico admitted by
popular sovereignty
⫸ The Missouri Compromise Answer: Engineered by Henry Clay To
balance the number of "slave states" and "free states," Maine was
admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. Prohibited slavery
north of latitude 36°30'
⫸ The Battle of Saratoga Answer: America victory that prompted the
French to form an alliance against england.
⫸ Maryland Answer: purchased by Catholic Lord Baltimore to be a
refuge for persecuted Catholics
⫸ Mercantilism Answer: Export more than import. Encouraged
Americans to provide raw materials to England and purchase
manufactured goods. Americans were to engage in exclusive trade with
England.
