US Political Development & Women's Rights: Hist 120 Fall 2008 Exam Study Guide - Prof. Lis | Exams World History

HIST 120 Fall, 2008

Lisa Solomon, Instructor Imperial Valley College

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

Four of the following questions will be selected for the Final exam: you

will choose which two of those chosen you wish to answer. Your answers

need to be as complete as possible, responding to each part of the question;

use your text (a copy of which is in the library), lecture notes, handouts, and

video notes. Any answer that has material from an outside source (other

texts, the internet, etc.) will be marked down by 25%.

You will need to bring a small blue or green book for each question.

The essay books cannot contain any writing prior to the exam (this is not a

take-home Final). This exam is worth 350 points toward your course grade.

You may use no more than two pages of notes for reference per question

(one piece of paper with notes on both sides or two pieces of paper with

notes on one side of each). Any cell phone, pager, or other electronic device

that makes a sound during the test will be held by the Instructor for the

remainder of the test period.

Any essay found to contain material that is word for word from the text

or any other source, and does not have quotation marks and page numbers,

will be marked for plagiarism. A score of 0 will be recorded and no make-up

exam will be permitted. Any answer that contains more than two pages of

material cited from the book will be marked down by 25%. Any attempts at

cheating and/or plagiarism will be dealt with accordingly, and the Instructor

reserves the right to lower the student's course grade to the next lower

letter grade (for example, a "C" could become a "D").

You will be taking the Final exam on December 8 and December 10

(you have two class sessions to complete the Final). The Friday class has the

entire period on Friday, December 12.

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1. Between 1810 and 1820, the United States went through a war, political

changes, and debates over slavery. Describe the impacts that the War of

1812, Monroe Doctrine, sectionalism, and the Missouri Compromise had on

the political development of the United States. In your opinion, was one of

these more critical to the continued independence of the country? Explain

your answer.

2. What were some of the difficulties and issues facing women between

1848 and 1861? How were these issues and difficulties addressed by the

Seneca Falls Convention? Did the status of women change much during this

period (include differences that may have existed because of race, region,

social class)? Explain your answer.

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HIST 120 Fall, 2008 Lisa Solomon, Instructor Imperial Valley College FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Four of the following questions will be selected for the Final exam: you will choose which two of those chosen you wish to answer. Your answers need to be as complete as possible, responding to each part of the question; use your text (a copy of which is in the library), lecture notes, handouts, and video notes. Any answer that has material from an outside source (other texts, the internet, etc.) will be marked down by 25%. You will need to bring a small blue or green book for each question. The essay books cannot contain any writing prior to the exam (this is not a take-home Final). This exam is worth 350 points toward your course grade. You may use no more than two pages of notes for reference per question (one piece of paper with notes on both sides or two pieces of paper with notes on one side of each). Any cell phone, pager, or other electronic device that makes a sound during the test will be held by the Instructor for the remainder of the test period. Any essay found to contain material that is word for word from the text or any other source, and does not have quotation marks and page numbers, will be marked for plagiarism. A score of 0 will be recorded and no make-up exam will be permitted. Any answer that contains more than two pages of material cited from the book will be marked down by 25%. Any attempts at cheating and/or plagiarism will be dealt with accordingly, and the Instructor reserves the right to lower the student's course grade to the next lower letter grade (for example, a "C" could become a "D"). You will be taking the Final exam on December 8 and December 10 (you have two class sessions to complete the Final). The Friday class has the entire period on Friday, December 12.

1. Between 1810 and 1820, the United States went through a war, political changes, and debates over slavery. Describe the impacts that the War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine, sectionalism, and the Missouri Compromise had on the political development of the United States. In your opinion, was one of these more critical to the continued independence of the country? Explain your answer. 2. What were some of the difficulties and issues facing women between 1848 and 1861? How were these issues and difficulties addressed by the Seneca Falls Convention? Did the status of women change much during this period (include differences that may have existed because of race, region, social class)? Explain your answer.

3. During the 1850s, the United States was subject to the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, and the raid on Harper's Ferry. Briefly describe what each of these was about, and how they impacted the ongoing battle over slavery. In your opinion, did any of these events have more of an impact that the others on the issue of slavery and states' rights? Explain your choice. 3. Discuss some of the major social/religious, economic, and political changes that took place in this country (North, South, West, and territories) between 1850 and 1860. How did these changes add to or detract from the growing debates over slavery? 4. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South as of late

How did those strengths and weaknesses compare to how each side fought the war, and its eventual outcome? In your view, should the North (including President Lincoln) have let the Southern states secede from the union? Explain your answer. 5. Discuss the Civil War's economic and social impacts on the Northern and Southern states (be sure to include women and Blacks, both free and slave), the political issues of 1861 to 1865, and the emotions felt by those impacted by the war. In your opinion, did the Civil War resolve the issues that caused it? Explain your answer. 6. Describe the basic desires that Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Congress all had in mind for Reconstruction. How did these desires differ from each other, and how were they similar? What impacts did the action of the "carpetbaggers", "scalawags", and groups like the KKK have on Reconstruction? What was the status of Reconstruction by late 1877? In your view, which Reconstruction plan offered the best opportunities for Blacks and whites in the South? Explain your choice.

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