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