MIDTERM

Midterm Format:
I. SHORT ESSAY (40%)

One Short Essay (1 of the following questions will be on the test)
a. Why did the English colonize the Americas?
b. What were the key differences between colonial New England and Virginia?
c. What were the key events that caused the American Revolution?
d. What impact did “Common Sense,” and the “Declaration of Independence”
have on the forming of the United States?


II. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (60%)
30 Multiple Choice Questions
(you will answer 30 of 33)

Here are two sample multiple choice questions to show you the level of detail you need:

The French and Indian War ended with the
a. Treaty of Paris of 1763
b. Treaty of Paris of 1783
c. Treaty of Paris of 1898
d. Treaty of Versailles

The Prime Minister of England who signed the Stamp Act was
a. Thomas Hucthinson
b. George Grenville
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. King George III


FOLLOW THIS ADVICE:
Napoleon: “In planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible.”