STRAIGHTERLINE US HISTORY 1 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the.
Answer: Olmecs
⩥ In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies. Answer:
Engaged in sedentary farming
⩥ The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest.
Answer: fished salmon as their principal occupation
⩥ Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the
United States. Answer: had the most abundant food resources of any
region of the continent.
⩥ The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest.
Answer: built large irrigation systems for farming.
⩥ Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs in 1518 was made possible
largely due to. Answer: the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox.
, ⩥ In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived
mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?. Answer: wool
⩥ The suppression of Bacon's Rebellion helped spur. Answer: Slavery in
Virginia
⩥ Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony?. Answer:
Maryland
⩥ The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas. Answer: Created an interest in
England to "civilize" Indians
⩥ The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in. Answer: New York
⩥ In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants
who came to the Chesapeake region were. Answer: Most indentured
servants received land upon completion of their contracts.
⩥ The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity?.
Answer: rum, sugar, slaves, and molasses
⩥ The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region.
Answer: went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles
EXAM PAPER 2026 FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the.
Answer: Olmecs
⩥ In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies. Answer:
Engaged in sedentary farming
⩥ The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest.
Answer: fished salmon as their principal occupation
⩥ Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the
United States. Answer: had the most abundant food resources of any
region of the continent.
⩥ The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest.
Answer: built large irrigation systems for farming.
⩥ Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs in 1518 was made possible
largely due to. Answer: the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox.
, ⩥ In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived
mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?. Answer: wool
⩥ The suppression of Bacon's Rebellion helped spur. Answer: Slavery in
Virginia
⩥ Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony?. Answer:
Maryland
⩥ The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas. Answer: Created an interest in
England to "civilize" Indians
⩥ The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in. Answer: New York
⩥ In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants
who came to the Chesapeake region were. Answer: Most indentured
servants received land upon completion of their contracts.
⩥ The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity?.
Answer: rum, sugar, slaves, and molasses
⩥ The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region.
Answer: went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles
