WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY MIDTERM
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ puritans.
Answer: a denomonination of christianity that felt the need to
reform the church from within; some from this group decide to
break away from the church completely
◉ pilgrims.
Answer: a puritan subgroup that fled to holland; took the mayflower
to plymouth rock, massachusetts, and create the second settlement
in north america
◉ separatists.
Answer: group of puritans that chose to break away completely; a
more famous and more specific category of this group would be the
pilgrims
◉ predestination.
Answer: the religious concept that one's fate is already determined
by God and that nothing can be done to change one's fate
,◉ peter stuyvesant.
Answer: duke of new netherlands (later becomes new york)
◉ new jersey.
Answer: new colony formed after the duke of york gives a piece of
the newly won new netherlands colony to the duke of jersey
◉ quakers.
Answer: this denomination of separatist was persecuted in england;
as a result William Penn forms the colony of Pennsylvania
◉ philadelphia.
Answer: first capital city of the united states before the capital
moved to new york
◉ mercantilism.
Answer: a strategy in which nations can increase power through two
ways: obtain as much gold and silver as possible from from the
colonies a country owned, or establish a favorable balance of trade
◉ middle passage.
Answer: part of the triangular trade in which African slaves were
brought from their homeland to the Americas
, ◉ enlightenment.
Answer: an intellectual movement that points back to the
renaissance; stresses the use of logic and reason; prime example of
great enlightenment thinker would be ben franklin
◉ great awakening.
Answer: an intellectual movement that called for a return to religion;
seeks to revive the intensity and dedication of the original puritan
vision
◉ french and indian war.
Answer: war between the between the british and france; the native
americans aided the french cause; from 1754-1763; involved
disputes over the ohio river valley
◉ george washington.
Answer: this man was the leader of a militia group from virginia
involved in the french and indian war; leader of the US army during
the revolutionary war; first president of the united states
◉ treaty of paris 1763.
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ puritans.
Answer: a denomonination of christianity that felt the need to
reform the church from within; some from this group decide to
break away from the church completely
◉ pilgrims.
Answer: a puritan subgroup that fled to holland; took the mayflower
to plymouth rock, massachusetts, and create the second settlement
in north america
◉ separatists.
Answer: group of puritans that chose to break away completely; a
more famous and more specific category of this group would be the
pilgrims
◉ predestination.
Answer: the religious concept that one's fate is already determined
by God and that nothing can be done to change one's fate
,◉ peter stuyvesant.
Answer: duke of new netherlands (later becomes new york)
◉ new jersey.
Answer: new colony formed after the duke of york gives a piece of
the newly won new netherlands colony to the duke of jersey
◉ quakers.
Answer: this denomination of separatist was persecuted in england;
as a result William Penn forms the colony of Pennsylvania
◉ philadelphia.
Answer: first capital city of the united states before the capital
moved to new york
◉ mercantilism.
Answer: a strategy in which nations can increase power through two
ways: obtain as much gold and silver as possible from from the
colonies a country owned, or establish a favorable balance of trade
◉ middle passage.
Answer: part of the triangular trade in which African slaves were
brought from their homeland to the Americas
, ◉ enlightenment.
Answer: an intellectual movement that points back to the
renaissance; stresses the use of logic and reason; prime example of
great enlightenment thinker would be ben franklin
◉ great awakening.
Answer: an intellectual movement that called for a return to religion;
seeks to revive the intensity and dedication of the original puritan
vision
◉ french and indian war.
Answer: war between the between the british and france; the native
americans aided the french cause; from 1754-1763; involved
disputes over the ohio river valley
◉ george washington.
Answer: this man was the leader of a militia group from virginia
involved in the french and indian war; leader of the US army during
the revolutionary war; first president of the united states
◉ treaty of paris 1763.
