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