FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

 FINAL EXAM DAY AND TIME:

Format: Monday, November 26, 11-1:30

I. Multiple Choice: 25 of 27 (50%)

(these questions will be drawn from lectures since the midterm)

Be sure to study the outlines on the blog. They have the key terms that should guide your study.

II. Essay: The possible essay questions are below.

I will choose two; you will write on one.

YOU NEED TO BRING A BLUE BOOK.

1. War and History: What impact did war have on the nation? Choose 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,” and The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Link each book to its time. What does each book say about its time? For example, you might link Benjamin Franklin to the mid-century challenges or the American Enlightenment.

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?

FOR ALL OF THESE ESSAYS, REMEMBER, PLAN TO WRITE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. THIS IS A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH ESSAY AND SHOULD HAVE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC DETAIL…NAMES, DATES, STORIES, EVENTS, LAWS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HELPS YOU CRAFT AN INTELECTUALLY STIMULATING ANSWER.