HISTORY
231, WINTER, 2013/FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE:
YOU NEED TO BRING A BLUE BOOK.
FINAL EXAM SECTION ONE: WED MARCH 20, 8-10:30
FINAL EXAM SECTION TWO: WED MARCH 20, 11-1:30
I. ESSAY: (50%) There will be two questions on the test. You
will write an essay on one of those. The questions come from the following four
areas.
1. War
and History: What impact did war have on the nation? Explore at least
three of the following: the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of
1812, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War
2. Sectionalism: How did this nation move from unity to disunion? In other words, what caused the Civil War?
3. Course Readings: Consider the key themes from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, “Common Sense,” The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, and Midnight Rising. Link each book to its time. For example, you might link Benjamin Franklin to the mid-century challenges or the American Enlightenment. Midnight Rising is obviously linked to sectionalism.
4. SURVEY OF COURSE: Considering the whole course, would you say that the history of the U.S. to 1865 is better characterized as a story of sorrow and oppression or one of success and freedom? Which point of view more aptly captures the history of this nation?
2. Sectionalism: How did this nation move from unity to disunion? In other words, what caused the Civil War?
3. Course Readings: Consider the key themes from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, “Common Sense,” The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, and Midnight Rising. Link each book to its time. For example, you might link Benjamin Franklin to the mid-century challenges or the American Enlightenment. Midnight Rising is obviously linked to sectionalism.
4. SURVEY OF COURSE: Considering the whole course, would you say that the history of the U.S. to 1865 is better characterized as a story of sorrow and oppression or one of success and freedom? Which point of view more aptly captures the history of this nation?
A strong
essay will have ample detail. You should include names, dates, events, causes,
consequences, or anything else that can convince me that you are thinking
deeply about these issues and have given evidentiary support to your thinking. The writing and presentation are not judged here. Instead, I want to see that you have a wealth of detail.
II. TERMS: (50%) You will
identify and give the significance of five of the following terms.
“Beecher’s
Bibles”
Andrew Jackson
Battle of New Orleans
Cherokee Nation v.
Georgia
Compromise
of 1850
Dred Scott
Election of 1800
Fugitive
Slave Act
Stephen Douglas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
“Bleeding Kansas”
Stephen Douglas
Kansas-Nebraska Act
“Bleeding Kansas”
John L. O’Sullivan
John Marshall
Lewis and Clark
Louisiana Purchase
Manifest Destiny
Marbury v. Madison
New
England Emigrant Aid Company
Revolution of 1800
Saint Patrick’s Brigade
The Caning
of Sumner
"Know-Nothings"
Panic of 1857
"Know-Nothings"
Panic of 1857
Pottawatomie
Creek
Lincoln-Douglas Debate for Senate
John Brown's Raid
The Election of Lincoln
Lincoln-Douglas Debate for Senate
John Brown's Raid
The Election of Lincoln
The Missouri Compromise
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
War of 1812
Wilmot
Proviso
Winfield Scott
Worcester v. Georgia
Zachary Taylor
WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR…
· An excellent answer (90-100%) is three to four
sentences and gives the who, what, where, when, so it fully defines the term in
its time. It also gives a clear indication of why the term is important. Each
term is a small window into something significant.
· A strong answer (80-90%) may slight some of
the identification, perhaps leaving out a date or name. But it still gives a
clear indication that the author knows exactly what the term is. This answer
gives some indication of why the term is important but does not fully connect
the term to its time.
· An average (70-80%) answer gives a few details
that identify the term but may be over generalized. This answer makes an
attempt to give the significance of the term but does not give a clear
indication of the importance of the term.
