WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY 1 FINAL
EXAM REVIEW SHEET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Declaration of Independence.
Answer: the document recording the proclamation of the second
Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the
colonies from Great Britain
⩥ The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
Answer: began an improvement in relations between England and the
United States
⩥ In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America
after.
Answer: Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia
⩥ Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United
States because.
Answer: the French army on the American continent had been decimated
by disease.
,⩥ In 1802, what spurred President Jefferson to seek the building of a
river fleet and to give the impression that the United States might ally
with Great Britain?.
Answer: A new French regulation restricting the use of the port of New
Orleans by American ships.
⩥ John Marshall.
Answer: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v
Madison
⩥ In the Constitution, political parties were.
Answer: not mentioned
⩥ Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a federal.
Answer: Congress
⩥ In the Battle of Bunker Hill,.
Answer: First major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the
Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to
defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running
out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the
British suffered more deaths.
⩥ Under the Articles of Confederation.
, Answer: Congress did not have the power to tax, each state had one vote
in Congress
⩥ Antifederalists.
Answer: They believed that the Constitution would increase taxes,
weaken the states, wield dictatorial powers, favor the "well-born" over
the common people, and abolish individual liberty. But their biggest
complaint was that the Constitution lacked a bill of rights. Only by
enumerating the natural rights of the people, they argued, could there be
any certainty that those rights would be protected.
⩥ The New Jersey Plan.
Answer: that would retain the essence of the Confederacy with its one-
house legislature in which all states had equal representation. It would,
however, give Congress expanded powers to tax and to regulate
commerce.
⩥ The Alien and Sedition Acts.
Answer: Contains four parts: 1) Raised the residence requirement for
American citizenship from 5 to 14 years. 2) Alien Act - Gave the
President the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the country. 3)
Alien Enemies Act - permitted the President in wartime to jail aliens
when he wanted to. (No arrests made under the Alien Act or the Alien
Enemies Act.) 4) The Sedition Act - Key clause provided fines and jail
penalties for anyone guilty of sedition. Was to remain in effect until the
next Presidential inauguration.
EXAM REVIEW SHEET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Declaration of Independence.
Answer: the document recording the proclamation of the second
Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the
colonies from Great Britain
⩥ The Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
Answer: began an improvement in relations between England and the
United States
⩥ In the War of 1812, Britain turned its full military attention to America
after.
Answer: Napoleon's catastrophic campaign against Russia
⩥ Napoleon decided to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United
States because.
Answer: the French army on the American continent had been decimated
by disease.
,⩥ In 1802, what spurred President Jefferson to seek the building of a
river fleet and to give the impression that the United States might ally
with Great Britain?.
Answer: A new French regulation restricting the use of the port of New
Orleans by American ships.
⩥ John Marshall.
Answer: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Marbury v
Madison
⩥ In the Constitution, political parties were.
Answer: not mentioned
⩥ Under the Articles of Confederation, there was a federal.
Answer: Congress
⩥ In the Battle of Bunker Hill,.
Answer: First major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the
Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to
defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running
out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the
British suffered more deaths.
⩥ Under the Articles of Confederation.
, Answer: Congress did not have the power to tax, each state had one vote
in Congress
⩥ Antifederalists.
Answer: They believed that the Constitution would increase taxes,
weaken the states, wield dictatorial powers, favor the "well-born" over
the common people, and abolish individual liberty. But their biggest
complaint was that the Constitution lacked a bill of rights. Only by
enumerating the natural rights of the people, they argued, could there be
any certainty that those rights would be protected.
⩥ The New Jersey Plan.
Answer: that would retain the essence of the Confederacy with its one-
house legislature in which all states had equal representation. It would,
however, give Congress expanded powers to tax and to regulate
commerce.
⩥ The Alien and Sedition Acts.
Answer: Contains four parts: 1) Raised the residence requirement for
American citizenship from 5 to 14 years. 2) Alien Act - Gave the
President the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the country. 3)
Alien Enemies Act - permitted the President in wartime to jail aliens
when he wanted to. (No arrests made under the Alien Act or the Alien
Enemies Act.) 4) The Sedition Act - Key clause provided fines and jail
penalties for anyone guilty of sedition. Was to remain in effect until the
next Presidential inauguration.
