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WGU ACADEMY U S HISTORY 1
FINAL EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1: Which sentence best describes pre-
Columbian societies of the Southwest?
CORRECT ANSWER: They built irrigation systems
and constructed towns
Question 2: Who were the first inhabitants of the
American continent?
CORRECT ANSWER: Migrants who crossed over from
Asia
Question 3: Why did the Colonial government in
Massachusetts vote to deport Roger Williams?
CORRECT ANSWER: He preached separation from the
Church of England
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Question 4: What prompted the influx of African slaves to
the Southern Colonies and the Caribbean in 1619?
CORRECT ANSWER: The need for workers on
tobacco plantations
Question 5: Which was not a result of the first
interactions between native Americans and Europeans arriving in North and South America?
CORRECT ANSWER: Native Americans were open to
trade and Europeans showed no interest
Question 6: Which sentence most accurately describes
religious practices and beliefs among slaves in the South in the early 1700s?
CORRECT ANSWER: They created a blend of
Christianity and African folklore
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Question 7: What was the most significant cause of the
war in North America between the French and British in the 1750s and 1760s?
CORRECT ANSWER: disputes over territory
Question 8: How did the French and Indian War alter
territorial claims in North America?
CORRECT ANSWER: French territory east of the
Mississippi was conceded to the British
Question 9: What was Samuel Adams' reason for creating
the Committees of Correspondence?
CORRECT ANSWER: He wanted to publicize
Americans' grievances against the British and coordinate the colonists' responses
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Question 10: What was the result of the Tea Act of 1773
among the colonists?
CORRECT ANSWER: It unified resistance among the
colonists to Britain's economic exploitation of the colonies
Question 11: What action by the American colonists
resulted in the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament?
CORRECT ANSWER: The Boston Tea Party
Question 12: What was Thomas Paine's purpose in
writing his pamphlet, Common Sense?
CORRECT ANSWER: To convince the colonists to
break away from the English government