18 Jun DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF YOUR CHOICE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE SUCCESSES OUTWEIGHED THE FAILURES.
The best way to study is to start with the general concepts and work your way down to the specifics. First, think about the themes of this unit from the Early Exploration to the American Revolution. Look over your notes to get a sense of how these themes shape “US” history in this time period.
Second, look at the essay questions. Pick one you like and develop your answer to it. Come up with short, general answers for the various parts of the essay prompt. Then go through your notes to find specific examples/terms that illustrate why your general answers are correct.
Finally, review the terms from the terms list. If they are already in your essay, then you’ve already studied them. For terms not already used in your essay, look at the other themes and essay questions to organize them and see how they fit together. Their significance is often what they represent about American history in this period or how they changed America. If you are struggling to determine the significance of a term, see if it would be useful evidence for answering one of the essay options. If so, that’s probably its significance.
Ultimately, I am holding you responsible for everything discussed in class. If anything is unclear, you are responsible for asking me to clarify it either during class, after class, or via email.
Themes:
This unit has had several related themes. Most of the questions on this test will revolve around these themes, so, when you’re studying, try to understand how the terms fit into these themes. You may notice that the essay questions also correspond to these themes.
Motivations, methods, and results of colonization and exploration
English origins and legacies for American colonies
International competition and Atlantic World context
War and strategy in colonial conflicts
Essays:
Because I am giving you these questions in advance, I will expect well-thought-out essays. Writing a history essay is not difficult, but many students are unfamiliar with the format for academic writing. Your answers should begin with one or two sentences that provide the short version of your answer to the question. This is your thesis or argument. After those sentences, you should explain, in detail, why your answer is correct, using specific examples to support your thesis.
The essays are about communication and critical thinking. You must communicate to me that you understand the material and have drawn some connection between the events and themes we’ve discussed. The essays are not about grammar or spelling. I will not penalize you for incorrect grammar or spelling as long as I can still understand what you mean. If your grasp of written English is such that this may be a problem, please come see me before the test and we will figure something out.
We discussed English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese exploration and colonization in this class. In your opinion, which country was the most successful in these endeavors prior to the French and Indian War (1753) and why? Describe the successes and failures of your choice and explain why the successes outweighed the failures. Justify your answer with specific examples from lecture and the textbook and with comparisons to the other nations.
Based on what we’ve discussed in class, was English colonization of America overall more beneficial to the England or to their colonists in America or neither before the American Revolution? Give specific examples to justify your answer, and explain it thoroughly.
What were the long and short term causes of the American Revolution? Discuss economic factors, the English political legacy, and foreign policy. Did these elements make the Revolution inevitable, or could it still have been avoided? Justify your answer thoroughly and with specific information.
Why were the British able to win the French and Indian War and the preceding colonial wars but not the American War of Independence? Provide specific examples, and discuss military, diplomatic, and economic factors.
Unit 1 Terms List
Inca
Cahokia
Tenochtitlan
Little Ice Age
Carthage
Hanno the Navigator
Trans-Saharan Trade
Eratosthenes
Leif Erikson
Greenland
Vinland
Trans-Saharan Trade
Silk Road
Timbuktu
Byzantium
Mongols
Portugal
Feitorias/Factories
Cape of Good Hope
Constantinople
Renaissance
Reformation
Christopher Columbus
Reconquista
Treaty of Tordesillas
Hernan Cortez
Conquistadores
New Spain
Triangle Trade
Columbian Exchange
Missions
Encomienda
Mercantilism
Northwest Passage
St. Lawrence River
Huron
Reformation
Calvinism
Coureurs de bois/woods runners
Joint-Stock Company
Seigneuries
Royal Colony
King’s Daughters
La Salle
Louisiana
New Netherlands
Protestant
Anglican
Plantation System
Joint-Stock Company
Jamestown
Tobacco
Royal Colony
Puritans
Separatists/Pilgrims
City on a Hill
Proprietary Colony
Restoration
Parliament
Divine Right
Glorious Revolution
Legitimacy
Social Contract
Enlightenment
Mercantilism
Navigation Acts
Atlantic World
George Washington
French and Indian War
Benjamin Franklin
Albany Plan of Union
Cajuns
Regulars
Militia
War of Attrition
War of Annihilation
Guerilla Warfare
George III
Pontiac’s War
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act Congress
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Sons of Liberty
Actual and Virtual Representation
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Suffolk Resolves
First Continental Congress
John Galloway
Second Continental Congress
Continental Army
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Cornwallis
League of Armed Neutrality
Nathanael Greene
Yorktown, Treaty of Paris (1783)
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