WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY 1
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent?
Answer: Migrants who crossed over from Asia
◉ Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport
Roger Williams?
Answer: He preached separation from the Church of England
◉ What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern
Colonies and the Caribbean in 1619?
Answer: The need for workers on tobacco plantations
◉ Which was not a result of the first interactions between native
Americans and Europeans arriving in North and South America?
Answer: Native Americans were open to trade and Europeans
showed no interest
,◉ Which sentence most accurately describes religious practices and
beliefs among slaves in the South in the early 1700s?
Answer: They created a blend of Christianity and African folklore
◉ What was the most significant cause of the war in North America
between the French and British in the 1750s and 1760s?
Answer: disputes over territory
◉ How did the French and Indian War alter territorial claims in
North America?
Answer: French territory east of the Mississippi was conceded to the
British
◉ What was Samuel Adams' reason for creating the Committees of
Correspondence?
Answer: He wanted to publicize Americans' grievances against the
British and coordinate the colonists' responses
◉ What was the result of the Tea Act of 1773 among the colonists?
Answer: It unified resistance among the colonists to Britain's
economic exploitation of the colonies
◉ 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"?
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent?
Answer: Migrants who crossed over from Asia
◉ Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport
Roger Williams?
Answer: He preached separation from the Church of England
◉ What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern
Colonies and the Caribbean in 1619?
Answer: The need for workers on tobacco plantations
◉ Which was not a result of the first interactions between native
Americans and Europeans arriving in North and South America?
Answer: Native Americans were open to trade and Europeans
showed no interest
,◉ Which sentence most accurately describes religious practices and
beliefs among slaves in the South in the early 1700s?
Answer: They created a blend of Christianity and African folklore
◉ What was the most significant cause of the war in North America
between the French and British in the 1750s and 1760s?
Answer: disputes over territory
◉ How did the French and Indian War alter territorial claims in
North America?
Answer: French territory east of the Mississippi was conceded to the
British
◉ What was Samuel Adams' reason for creating the Committees of
Correspondence?
Answer: He wanted to publicize Americans' grievances against the
British and coordinate the colonists' responses
◉ What was the result of the Tea Act of 1773 among the colonists?
Answer: It unified resistance among the colonists to Britain's
economic exploitation of the colonies
◉ 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"?
