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The Final Examination
consists of 50 multiple choice and true/false questions, each worth
one point. Most of these questions are from material covered
during the last quarter of the course, particularly chapters
12-15. Please review these chapters closely and do the
practice quizzes on the textbook
website.
There are also five (5)
essay questions, each worth 10 points. Here is a rough outline
of what you should know for these questions:
(1) You should be prepared to discuss the "Era of Good
Feeling," and the issues dividing Americans during the Monroe
Administration (1817-1825) and beyond. You should be familiar
with economic changes in the U.S. during this period, and be
prepared to discuss the transportation revolution as well as early
industrialization.
(2) You should be familiar with the structure of antebellum
southern society, and be prepared to discuss the reasons why
non-slaveholding whites in the south continued to support slavery.
(3) You should be familiar with the causes and consequences
of the Second Great Awakening, particularly its impact on
women. Be prepared to discuss the various reform movements
that sprang out of the Great Awakening, and evaluate the success or
failure of each.
(4) You should be familiar with the doctrine of Manifest
Destiny, and the arguments for and against American expansion.
Be prepared to discuss the reasons for American migration westward
during the 1840's and beyond.
(5) You should be
familiar with the conditions and events leading up to the Civil War,
and be prepared to evaluate the extent to which slavery was the
overriding issue in the conflict. The
Exam will be closed book. You will have the full
two-hours to complete all questions. |