WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY MIDTERM PAPER
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What action by the American colonists resulted in the passage of
the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament?
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
◉ What was Thomas Paine's purpose in writing his pamphlet,
Common Sense?
Answer: To convince the colonists to break away from the English
government
◉ What was the main goal of the Articles of Confederation?
Answer: To focus government authority at the state level
◉ What was the principal complaint Anti-Federalists had with the
original Constitution?
Answer: It lacked a clearly enumerated Bill of Rights
◉ After the American Revolution, what problem contributed
significantly to the need of a federal Constitution?
, Answer: An impending conflict with Indians
◉ During the formation of the republic, who recommended to
President Washington that a national bank should be established?
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
◉ Which was a direct result of the XYZ Affair"?
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?
Answer: Republicans
◉ What was the unusual feature of the Second Great Awakening in
the early 1800s?
Answer: the large number of women involved in the movement
◉ What was the affect of the Second Great Awakening?
Answer: A crusade against personal immortality
◉ What was one of the most important accomplishments of
Jefferson's presidency?
Answer: Purchasing the Louisiana Territory
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What action by the American colonists resulted in the passage of
the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament?
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
◉ What was Thomas Paine's purpose in writing his pamphlet,
Common Sense?
Answer: To convince the colonists to break away from the English
government
◉ What was the main goal of the Articles of Confederation?
Answer: To focus government authority at the state level
◉ What was the principal complaint Anti-Federalists had with the
original Constitution?
Answer: It lacked a clearly enumerated Bill of Rights
◉ After the American Revolution, what problem contributed
significantly to the need of a federal Constitution?
, Answer: An impending conflict with Indians
◉ During the formation of the republic, who recommended to
President Washington that a national bank should be established?
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
◉ Which was a direct result of the XYZ Affair"?
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?
Answer: Republicans
◉ What was the unusual feature of the Second Great Awakening in
the early 1800s?
Answer: the large number of women involved in the movement
◉ What was the affect of the Second Great Awakening?
Answer: A crusade against personal immortality
◉ What was one of the most important accomplishments of
Jefferson's presidency?
Answer: Purchasing the Louisiana Territory
