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This comprehensive 63-page study guide contains questions and verified answers for the CLEP History of the United States 1: Early Colonization to 1877 exam, fully updated for the 2026-2027 testing cycle. This 100% correct and Grade A+ resource covers every essential topic in Early American History including European Exploration & Colonization, Colonial America, The American Revolution, The Constitution & Early Republic, Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracy, Westward Expansion, Sectionalism & Slavery, The Civil War, and Reconstruction. Designed for CLEP exam candidates, college students, and history enthusiasts, this comprehensive review provides verified answers for every question, making it the ultimate study resource for passing the CLEP History of the United States 1 exam
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Treaty of Tordesillas >>correct answer >> Moved the "line of demarcation" further west. Ignored by most other European nations. Vasco Nunez de Balboa >>correct answer >> crossed the isthmus of Panama - First European to see the Pacific Ocean
Juan Ponce de Leon >>correct answer >> explored Florida in search of gold and the fountain of youth. Claimed Florida for Spain New Spain >>correct answer >> autocratic empire to benefit the parent country. Utilized slavery and imported african slaves John Cabot >>correct answer >> Italian explorer for England - searched for the Northwest Passage Giovannia da Verrazano >>correct answer >> Italian explorer for France Jacques Cartier >>correct answer >> claimed area of the St Lawrence River -
The Dutch Colony of New Netherland >>correct answer >> hostile relations with indians because of exploitation of fur trade (main source of wealth). Ethically diverse which led to internal struggling. Spanish colonization of new world was characterized by: >>correct answer >> exploitation of indians, establishing african slavery, introduction of the horse to america, and the creation of large agriculture plantations Puritans >>correct answer >> sought to create perfect religions utopia. Came to the new world to escape persecution. Were not
pacifists, did not approve of the pilgrims, or catholics. King Philips War >>correct answer >> Wampanoag Indians organized by King Philip to destroy New England settlements, Puritans counterattacked and won - ended indian resistance to white settlement A series of wars between England and France for control of North America >>correct answer >> King Williams War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War and the Seven Years War - French were defeated James Otis >>correct answer >> earned his fame for the Writs of Assistance.
state and Missouri as a slave state. Prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30' The Battle of Saratoga >>correct answer >> America victory that prompted the French to form an alliance against england. Maryland >>correct answer >> purchased by Catholic Lord Baltimore to be a refuge for persecuted Catholics Mercantilism >>correct answer >> Export more than import. Encouraged Americans to provide raw materials to England and purchase manufactured goods. Americans were to engage in exclusive trade with England.
Virginia >>correct answer >> founded as a joint stock colony - became a Royal Colony The Jay Treaty >>correct answer >> attempted to settle conflict with Britian at sea, and curtail their agitation of indians on western borders. Provided for the evacuation of English troops from their posts along the Great Lakes. Was not supported because english refused to stop the impressment of American sailors The Election of 1800 >>correct answer >> Jefferson & Burr Tied - the house cast votes to decide - Jefferson elected
Dred Scott >>correct answer >> 1859 Roger taney's decision on slavery - stated the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Andrew Jackson >>correct answer >> 7th president, strong term, Vetoed the Second Bank, "kitchen cabinet", created the spoils system. Nicholas Biddle >>correct answer >> The Second Bank The Gadsden Purchase >>correct answer >> purchase of the land south of the Gila river purchased by Jefferson Davis so that the transcontinental railroad could pass through the south
When it formed in the 1850s, the Republican Party platform included: >>correct answer >> support of national unity and free labor The Trent Affair >>correct answer >>
agreed to take military ships from the Great Lakes The Treaty of Paris 1763 >>correct answer >> Ended the Seven Years War/ The French and Indian War. France gave up its claims in America. Spanish gave up Florida to Britain but gained New Orleans and Lousiana. The Prohibitory Act of 1775 >>correct answer >> Declared Americans to be no longer under the protection of King George III and amounted to a virtual declaration of war. Became president upon Lincoln's assassination >>correct answer >> Andrew Johnson
The Ostend Manifesto >>correct answer >> forced Spain to sell cuba to the US, or the US would seize the island. Slave population in south in 1860 >>correct answer >> 4 million The Tenure of Office Act >>correct answer >> passed in 1867 to reduce the power of President Andrew Johnson The Adams-Onis Treaty >>correct answer >> Spain gave the US both East and West Florida in return for US pmnt of $5 million in claims of american citizens against the spanish
Louisburg >>correct answer >> key british victory in the french and Indian War The Sellout of 1876 >>correct answer >> Republican Rutherford Hayes tied w/ Democrat Tilden in the college. When fraud claimed, Hayes met w/ southern Representatives and traded their votes for his promise to withdraw Union troops and end Reconstruction. The Albany Plan >>correct answer >> Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial unity in 1754. "join, or die" was the slogan. The Homestead Act of 1862 >>correct answer >> Sponsored by Lincoln - Granted 160 acres of government land to any person
who would farm it for at least five years.. The majority of homesteaders failed and returned back East. National hero of the US; naval lieutenant; fought against Barbary Pirates >>correct answer >> Stephen Decatur Governor of Massachusetts whose house was burned by protesters >>correct answer >> Thomas Hutchinson Leisler's Rebellion >>correct answer >> riot against lordly land holders in NYC Leader of Jamestown Colony >>correct answer >> Captain John Smith
Berkley b/c of his lack of protection from Indians on the Frontier Sir Walter Raleigh >>correct answer >> launched first attempt to colonize New World at Roanoke Name for the path of the Atlantic slave trade >>correct answer >> middle passage Northwest Ordinance of 1787 >>correct answer >> Federal order that divided the Northwest Territory into smaller territories and created a plan for how the territories could become states. Provided support for public education, prohibited slavery, sought fair treatment of Indians and set the
precedent of a territory becoming a new state equal with all existing states. Incident of the late 1790s in which French secret agents demanded a bribe and a loan to France in lieu of negotiating a dispute over the Jay Treaty and other issues >>correct answer >> the XYZ affair Tariff of Abominations 1828 >>correct answer >> Tariff passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North and was hated by the South. Led to Nullification Crisis Belief that the Constitution cannot be changed and is what it is >>correct answer >> Strict construction
