GCU322 Lecture Quiz 3 with complete solutions

Document Content and Description Below

Spain's initial settlement focus in what is now the U.S. was: - ANSWER in the Rio Grande Valley of what is now northern New Mexico California, Nevada, and Utah (along with most of Arizona, much of ... New Mexico and Colorado, and part of Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a conquest from Mexico Which of the following were among the last provinces (the 8th and 9th) to become part of Canada? - ANSWER Alberta and Saskatchewan Florida joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Spain Alaska joining the U.S. was due to: - ANSWER a purchase from Russia The "Pennsylvania Dutch" settlers were actually _____ settlers. - ANSWER German The Oregon country (which today includes not only Oregon, but Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming) became part of the U.S. due to: - ANSWER a treaty with Great Britain Which Canadian entity kept getting smaller and smaller as new provinces and territories were created? - ANSWER the Northwest Territories Between _____% of the African slaves brought to the Americas during the three-and-a-half centuries of the slave trade ended up in what is now the U.S. - ANSWER 5-10 Which of the following Canadian provinces was acquired directly from Britain and immediately became a new Canadian province? - ANSWER British Columbia Which North American city was NOT founded by the French? - ANSWER Cleveland _____ settlers were the first European settlers in New York and the Hudson Valley. - ANSWER Dutch In which of the following current U.S. states did Spain NOT attempt any settlements? - ANSWER Nevada Which current U.S. state was originally meant as a place for Native Americans, especially those who had been evicted from throughout the American South. - ANSWER Oklahoma Which Native American group arrived in what is now the American Southwest not very long before the Europeans arrived in the area? - ANSWER Navajo [Show More]

Last updated: 1 year ago

Preview 1 out of 2 pages