A) To fully appreciate all that Alaska has to offer B) To illustrate why Alaska is a popular tourist destination C) To make the study of Alaska more engaging D) To gain insight into the history and future of Alaska
A) Movement B) Regions C) Place D) Human/environment interaction E) Location
A) Interior B) Southeastern C) Southwestern D) Southern Central
A) The ocean provided protection against attackers. B) The ocean provided rich stores of oil C) The ocean provided drinking water. D) The ocean provided continuous food.
A) They are culturally and linguistically unique from the other Alaskan Natives. B) They migrated over land from Canada. C) They can also be called Eskimos. D) They are cousins to the Eskimos.
A) Seasonal B) Sport C) Spiritual D) Cultural
A) African-American/blacks B) Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders C) Asian and Asian Americans D) Hispanics or Latinos
A) The Southwestern region B) The Northwest and Arctic region C) The Southcentral region D) The Interior region E) The Panhandle of the Southeast region
A) During colonization, the arts are not valued by the colonizers but tradition continues to be passed on, often in spite of colonizing efforts. B) Native Alaskans incorporate themselves into political units to thrive in the present day. C) Oral tradition is the only means for transmitting traditional stories. D) Three basic language groupings, isolated from European languages.
A) Caribou were the target for most hunts. B) Traditionally, hunters built cabins to use during the hunt. C) The target of the hunt depended on the season. D) Whale hunts were strictly ceremonial -- no whales were killed.
A) Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian B) Aleut and Alutiiq C) Inupiak and Saint Lawrence Island Yup'ik D) Yup'ik and Cu'pik
A) They adapted tools for fishing. B) They altered traditional values. C) They changed their patterns of fishing. D) They modified their boats and canoes.
A) England B) The United States C) Spain D) Russia
A) The first czar of Russia. B) The explorer who proved Asia and America were not connected C) The man who explored the interior of Alaska D) The man who helped the Russian-American company survive.
A) Serving among the Aleuts B) Being named a saint C) Taking the Aleuts to the Russian Czar in 1796 D) Serving the people of Sitka
A) The charter would subdue the Native Alaskans of the area. B) The charter would bring in great wealth. C) The charter would create a colony with over five thousand settlers. D) The charter would would establish dozens of colonies in Alaska.
A) Aleksandr Baranov B) Peter the Great C) Lebedev Lastochkin D) Natalia Shelikhov
A) They saw them as allies. B) They saw them as full Russian citizens. C) They disregarded them. D) They did not allow them to become educated.
A) Alaska was vulnerable following the Crimean War. B) Other areas were more appealing for trade. C) Many Russian colonists were dying. D) Fur supplies were dwindling.
A) He wanted to begin drilling for oil immediately. B) He was eager to acquire the gold mines of Alaska. C) He believed strongly in America's manifest destiny. D) He was afraid of Russia spying on America from Alaska.
A) Because gold is not easily counterfeited. B) Because gold was a form of universal currency. C) Because gold never changes in value. D) Because gold was easier to transport than dollar bills.
A) The District Organic Act B) The Alaskan Constitution C) The Territorial Organic Act D) The Statehood Act
A) Spreading Christianity B) Enslaving many Native Alaskans C) Fur trapping D) Being interested in preserving nature
A) Oil drilling B) Fishing C) Reindeer hunting D) Whaling
A) The Nelson Act B) all of the above C) The Marshall Trilogy D) Voting rights
A) Many people gained valuable experience. B) It showed the world that Alaska was a valuable asset to the United States. C) Millions of people became very rich. D) Many people decided to settle in Alaska.
A) He should go; as the second son he won't inherit anything. B) He shouldn't go; gold wasn't worth much at the time so going would be a waste of time. C) He should go; he can always work as a printer in Alaska. D) He shouldn't go; he is too old to handle the challenges of life in Alaska.
A) Chilkoot Pass B) The Iditarod C) The Golden Stairs D) White Horse Pass
A) The majority of them petitioned for suffrage. B) The majority of them worked in the canneries C) The majority of them mined for gold. D) The majority of them petitioned for suffrage. E) The majority of them entered various fields of employment.
A) Begin by focusing on the quadrants. B) Begin with inference. C) Begin with questioning. D) Begin by getting an overall impression of the picture.
A) constant danger from Native retaliation. B) poor sanitary conditions C) lack of military protection D) lack of political power for the miners
A) They gave Americans information about a rugged life. B) They pushed for the conservation of Alaska. C) They told about the success of Christian missionaries in Alaska. D) They brought more military units to Alaska.
A) It allowed Native Alaskans to stake claims on land they occupied. B) It increased taxes on coal, oil, and natural gas. C) It only lasted for ten years because of opposition from conservationists. D) It put the cost of land claims at a reasonable price for most people.
A) To organize Alaska as a territory. B) To write Alaska's first constitution. C) To organize Alaska as a state. D) To organize Alaska as a district.
A) the Matanuska Valley B) the southeastern region C) Barrow, Alaska D) the Fairbanks area
A) to prevent youths under twenty-one from voting B) to increase the number of libraries in Alaska C) to raise money for reading programs in Alaska D) to prevent Native Alaskans from voting
A) railroads B) roads C) airlines D) ships
A) national parks B) national forests C) national preserves D) national reservations
A) the Korean War B) the Cold War C) World War I D) World War II
A) It happened when Alaska was purchased from Russia. B) It was a long process that required many things, including the President's approval. C) It only needed the citizens' vote to happen. D) It was the first decision the citizens made after Alaska became a district of the United States.
A) communism B) federalism C) totalitarianism D) egalitarianism
A) to protect the rights of Alaskan citizens B) to outline state powers C) to organize state-level political parties D) to regulate state business practices
A) the legislature B) the Lieutenant governor C) the Secretary of State D) the Chief Justice
A) The same group wrote a separate document: the Declaration of Rights. B) Individual rights are discussed in section 1 of the state Constitution. C) The state Constitution only discusses the rights of alaskan citizens. D) The authors were mostly Native Alaskans who wer being granted new rights.
A) to promote corporate interests B) because people see the world differently C) to brainstorm political solutions D) because politics needed to be more organized
A) so you can register to vote B) so you can vote for officers on a state level C) This is the only time you can send public opinion messages to your state officials. D) legislative sessions begin about this time every year
A) Mining--miners followed it searching for gold. B) Exploration--a part of Alaska's heritage. C) The Great Bear--it is a symbol of strength. D) Food--it signifies the importance of agriculture.
A) the formation of Native Corporations B) the setting aside of on hundred million acres as federal land C) the discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay D) the creation of the oil pipline
A) It secured more than one third of the land for Alaskan claims. B) It secured their claims to some land. C) It secured salmon fishing rights for Native Alaskans. D) It set limits on foreign whaling.
A) the Nelson Act B) the Indian Reorganization Act C) the ANILCA agreement D) the ANCSA settlement
A) representing Native interests in all thing political B) preserving their group's cultural heritage C) creating social events for Natives in their areas D) resolving land claims among Natives
A) oil B) copper C) natural gas D) coal
A) permafrost B) earthquakes C) fire damage D) volcanic eruptions
A) Tourism doesn't bring in a great deal of revenue. B) Tourism changes with the whims of tourists. C) Tourists don't usually spend much time in Alaska. D) Tourism agencies haven't promoted Alaska very much
A) Alaskan crops need more herbicides. B) Alaska experiences a shorter growing season. C) There are higher shipping costs to get the produc to Alaska. D) There is not enough irrigation in Alaska.
A) exports to Canada B) exports to Russia C) exports to the rest of the United States D) exports to Asia
A) military action against government control B) very little resistance since the government has always looked after Native interessts C) peaceful resistance within established standards D) outward hostility towards non-natives
A) the Tanana Chiefs Council B) the Alaska Native Brotherhood C) the Alaska Federation of Natives D) the Alaska Native Sisterhood
A) Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valleys B) rural Alaska C) urban Alaska D) southern central Alaska
A) She founded one of the most successful oil companies in Alaska. B) She helped to create limits on the amount of Alaskan oil that could be pumped. C) She lobbied Congress for more exploration to find oil. D) She forced oil companies to comply with government regulations.
A) It doesn't; it is a stable dividend. B) The money fluctuates based on earnings. C) Lawmakers change the percentage rate every year. D) The money always decreases due to immigration to Alaska.
A) It established smaller schools that were closer to rural areas B) It made schooling through the twelfth grade fee for all Alaskans. C) It combined smaller schools to increase funding. D) It forced Natives to attend schools farther from home.
A) Native Alaskan villages are often plaqued with tuberculosis. B) Native Alaskans are often distrustful of Western medicine. C) Native Corporations used to off free health care, but no longer do. D) Health care workers most often work in highly populated (urban) areas.
A) The New Deal programs for collecting and creating Alaskan art B) the photography of Eadweard Muybridge C) the creation of the State Council on the Arts D) the writing of Augustus Comstock
A) The Fish and Game Department must preserve the fish and game in Alaska. B) The Fish and Game Department must protect future harvests. C) The Fish and Game Department must respect the right of "first serve" for Native Alaskans. D) The Fish and Game Department must allow for a subsistence lifestyle.
A) Entertainment B) Assembly C) Integration D) Social E) People |