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This 2025 WGU Academy US History Practice Exam & Solutions is a carefully crafted resource designed to help students succeed in their U.S. History assessments. It simulates the style, scope, and difficulty of actual WGU exams, covering major periods such as colonial America, revolution and early republic, expansion and sectionalism, the Civil War, industrialization, world wars, the Cold War, civil rights, and modern developments. Each question comes with a fully verified correct answer, accompanied by a clear and elaborate rationale explaining why that answer is correct and why alternative options are not. These detailed explanations deepen your understanding of historical causation and connections, not just rote memorization. Ideal for self-study, timed mock exam practice, or guided review, this package helps you identify your weak areas, reinforce your strengths, and build confidence. Whether you're working through quizzes, the midterm, or preparing for your final, this resource aligns with the WGU syllabus and supports your path to mastery.

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WGU Academy US History (2025) comprehensive questions and verified
answers ( detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
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1. The origins of the majority with migrations (from Eurasia) across an ancient land bridge
of human existence in North over the Bering Strait.
America began

2. Which sentence best describes They built irrigation systems and constructed towns
pre-Columbian societies of the
Southwest?

3. Who were the first inhabitants migrants who crossed over from Asia
of the American continent?

4. Why did the Colonial govern- He preached separation from the Church of England.
ment in Massachusetts vote to
deport Roger Williams?

5. What prompted the influx of the need for workers on tobacco plantations
African slaves to the Southern
Colonies and the Caribbean in
1619?

6. Which was not a result of the Native Americans were open to trade and Europeans showed
first interactions between na- no interest.
tive Americans and Europeans
arriving in North and South
America?

7. Which sentence most accurate- They created a blend of Christianity and African folklore.
ly describes religious practices
and beliefs among slaves in the
South in the early 1700s?

8. disputes over territory



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What was the most significant
cause of the war in North Amer-
ica between the French and
British in the 1750s and 1760s?

9. How did the French and Indi- French territory east of the Mississippi was conceded to the
an War alter territorial claims in British.
North America?

10. What was Samuel Adams' rea- He wanted to publicize Americans' grievances against the
son for creating the Commit- British and coordinate the colonists' responses
tees of Correspondence?

11. What was the result of the It unified resistance among the colonists to Britain's econom-
Tea Act of 1773 among the ic exploitation of the colonies
colonists?

12. What action by the American the Boston Tea Party
colonists resulted in the pas-
sage of the Intolerable Acts by
the British Parliament?

13. What was Thomas Paine's pur- to convince the colonists to break away from the English
pose in writing his pamphlet, government
Common Sense?

14. What was the main goal of the to focus government authority at the state level
Articles of Confederation?

15. What was the principal com- It lacked a clearly enumerated Bill of Rights.
plaint Anti-Federalists had with
the original Constitution?



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16. After the American Revolution, an impending conflict with Indians
what problem contributed sig-
nificantly to the need for a fed-
eral Constitution?

17. During the formation of the re- Alexander Hamilton
public, who recommended to
President Washington that a
national bank should be estab-
lished?

18. Which was a direct result of the the creation of the Department of the Navy
"XYZ Affair"?

19. In the 1790s, which group be- Republicans
lieved that America should be
rural and agrarian rather than
commercial and urban?

20. What was an unusual feature of the large number of women involved in the movement
the Second Great Awakening in
the early 1800s?

21. What was an effect of the Sec- a crusade against personal immorality
ond Great Awakening?

22. What was one of the most im- purchasing the Louisiana Territory
portant accomplishments of Jef-
ferson's presidency?

23. Which factor contributed to improvements in public health
the significant increase in



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the American population from
1820 to 1840?

24. In the early 1800s, what was Slaves could not be taught to read or write
one of the principles of the
slave codes in the South?

25. What inspired Francis Scott Key He was proud to see Fort McHenry survive a naval bombard-
to write the Star Spangled Ban- ment.
ner?

26. How did the westward expan- It caused displaced or threatened Indian tribes to form al-
sion of white settlers affect liances with the British
British advantages during the
War of 1812?

27. Which invention had the great- steam engine
est effect on transportation
and trade during the early
years of the American Repub-
lic?

28. What economic trend trans- The South experienced a dramatic rise in cotton production
formed the South in the
mid-nineteenth century?

29. Before the Civil War, what cam- Free-Soil Movement
paign was intended to keep
slavery out of new territories?

30. Which significant political shift more people involved in the political process
characterized Andrew Jackson's
presidency?
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