FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

FINAL EXAM FORMAT:

I. Multiple Choice: 15 of 17 (30%)
These will be taken from the information since the midterm.

II. Essay (70%) You will have two questions. The two questions will come from the following areas:

a. Sectionalism: from the foundation of the nation(from the signing of the Constitution) to the Civil War.

b. The North and South from origins to the Civil War. For this question, go all the way back to the beginning of the class...colonial New England and Colonial Chesapeake. Compare these two regions from that point until the Civil War.

c. War and History: the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War. (causes and outcomes)

d. Course Readings: Consider the key themes from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the Five Civilized Tribes and Celia, A Slave. Link each of these to its time….Benjamin… to the mid-century challenges, Five… to the Indian Removal discussion, and Celia… to slavery and sectionalism


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.
TO STUDY, MAKE OUTLINES FOR EACH THEME, ADDING TONS OF INFORMATION.