20 Mar English

Final Exam

HIST 1301

NAME:

Your final exam is based on the following key terms, names, events, and ideas: Before you turn in your final, please delete these terms so it doesnt skew your turnitin.com similarity index. It would also help to delete the instructions in each section as well.

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Section 1. Identification (60 points). Choose SIX terms from the list above (at least ONE must come from each column or from each third of the list beyond that, you may choose). Write at least a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) for each that discusses the who/what/when/where information (identifying details important for this class). Then you should be able to argue why it/they is significance to American history. (The significance could be at least one of the following: the event/person created a change or led to something else happening; and /or the event/person is an example of a larger concept or phenomenon; and/or the event/person corrects a common misperception about American history). Type your responses in the numbered area below. Use as much space as you need.

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Section 2. Consequences (35 points). This section will test whether you can identify and explain the consequences of events in American history (in other words, youre discussing what happened because of something its not always negative but sometimes is). You must provide the consequences for these key events. Answer in 3-5 sentences.

1. What were the consequences of the development of the cotton gin?
2. What were the consequences of the Compromise of 1850?
3. What were the consequences of Andrew Johnsons Presidential Reconstruction?
4. What were the consequences of the U.S. invasion of Mexico (1846-1848)?
5. What were the consequences of Nat Turners Rebellion?

Section 3. Historical Progression (55 points). This section will test whether you understand the relation of events in American history to each other. You will choose one the historical progression questions below and provide seven events in that category in order. For each event, you will provide a 2 sentence statement that explains why that step was significant or served as a turning point in a given progression question. Some of the terms above could be points or could inform your points. Begin by deleting all the questions except for the one youre choosing.

• How did the institution of American slavery evolve from 1800 until 1865?
• How did American democracy change from 1800 through 1877?
• How did sectional tensions (North vs. South) increase or change from the early 1800s through 1877?
• How did the tensions between federal and state power evolve from 1800 until 1877?

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