HIST 150 02 Final Study Guide 2024 PDF

Dr. S.E. Cornell U.S. History to 1877 Fall 2024 Final Review Guide The final is comprehensive. The interpretations and primary source analysis will be drawn from the second half of the course, while the essay covers all course material. You are expected to answ...

Dr. S.E. Cornell U.S. History to 1877 Fall 2024 Final Review Guide The final is comprehensive. The interpretations and primary source analysis will be drawn from the second half of the course, while the essay covers all course material. You are expected to answer in sufficient detail, demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of classroom lectures, discussions and other classroom materials, and course readings. This is a remote timed exam. You will start this exam during a 150-minute period (two and a half hours) of your choice Th, Dec 12 – 8 am, Th, Dec 14. The final deadline to SUBMIT your completed exam is 10:30 am on Th, Dec 14. It should take about 2 hours to write the exam, but you have an extra 30-minute cushion to ensure you can open and submit your exam. During the exam, you can access your notes, but you may not use online resources and you are prohibited from discussing the contents of the exam with anyone else. Academic dishonesty will result in failing the entire course, not just the exam. Any use of AI is strictly prohibited. Directions: - Open our course CANVAS page. -You will see a turnitin Final link in assignments module. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO WRITE THE EXAM. Canvas tracks whether or not you meet the time limit by when you first open the link. -The description of the turnitin assignment will contain your exam questions. Cut and paste that text into a word document and save your document as “Your Surname Final.” -You will have two and a half hours to write and submit your exam. - Just before you submit your exam, delete the instructions and questions, ensuring your document contains only your answers. -If you experience technical difficulties and the turnitin link doesn’t work for you, email your TA, ccing me, before the deadline with your answers BOTH as an attachment AND copied and pasted into the text of the email in case your attachment cannot be opened. -You will be marked down if you fail to follow directions, such as deleting the instructions and questions before submitting your file or failing to include the text of your answers in an email if you have problems submitting your exam using the turnitin link. Dr. S.E. Cornell U.S. History to 1877 Fall 2024 Exam Composition: Part 1: Certification of Academic Honesty (required for your exam to be graded) You must certify that you read and understood the instructions for the exam, adhered to the academic honesty standards, did not use any online resources, except for the online textbook, did not consult anyone about the exam while taking it, and understand the consequences of academic dishonesty. Part 2: Interpretations (20% of grade, suggested time, about 10 minutes each, 20 minutes total) You will be given a choice of quotations, with the author, date, and some context identified for you. You will be asked to write 2 short answers that address the following questions: In your answer, succinctly address the following questions: *What did the speaker or writer mean by these words? *Why did the speaker or writer express these thoughts? * What do these words and thoughts illuminate about US History? In other words, what is the overall significance of your analysis of this primary source in the context of this course? How does it relate to major course themes? As you can tell from all the underlining, the last question is key. Part 3: Primary Source analysis (30% of grade, suggested time 40 minutes) You will be given a short primary source to read. I will identify the author of the source and the historical context in which it was produced. You will write a short essay analyzing the meaning and significance of that source. I will provide several questions to prompt you and help you frame the document. Part 4: Essay (50% of grade, suggested time 1 hour) You will write one essay from a choice of two. The best essays will take a stand and support that stand clearly, demonstrating knowledge of, and reflection upon, all course material. For effective studying, relate course material to the central issues and questions below. Revisit Midterm Study Questions: 1. Tensions and transitions within the colonies What were the causes of tensions within the American colonies? How were those tensions manifested in different regions? What were the consequences of colonial tensions? 2. Significance and meaning of the American Revolution. What ideas prompted the colonists to fight? In what ways was the Revolution radical? In what ways was the Revolution conservative? 3. Significance and meaning of the U.S. Constitution In what ways did the U.S. Constitution support the ideas of the Revolution? In what ways did the Constitution negate the ideas of the Revolution? Where did slavery fit into the Constitution? Dr. S.E. Cornell U.S. History to 1877 Fall 2024 Reflect Upon Questions from the Second Half of the Semester: 4. Jacksonian Democracy How was Jacksonian democracy different from republicanism? What were the primary characteristics of two new political parties and the second party system in general? 5. Development of Sectionalism How and why did the South and North become distinct? How would you describe the primary characteristics of each society? What was proslavery ideology, moral antislavery, and political antislavery ideology? 6. The Civil War Was the Civil War the Second American Revolution? What caused the war? What did white Southerners fight for, what did white Northerners fight for, and what did enslaved people and Northern African Americans fight for? How did war aims change over time? Why did emancipation occur? Who freed the slaves? 7. Reconstruction How would you characterize Reconstruction? In what ways was it radical, in what ways was it conservative or moderate? Why did Reconstruction end the way it did? 8. Land What role did contests over land play in American history? In what ways can Native American history, the war with Mexico, battles over territorial governance, and land redistribution in the South be related to one another? 9. The Vote How did the right to vote change over the chronological period covered in this class? How did different groups fight for, gain, and/or lose the right to vote? Make sure that you can explain why these changes took place. 10. Experiences of various historical actors Always consider history from different vantage points. Think about the experiences of Native Americans, whites, and African Americans; of elites and ordinary people; of men and women. Dr. S.E. Cornell U.S. History to 1877 Fall 2024 For Effective Studying You Should Revisit the Terms from the Midterm and Be Able to Identify and Articulate the Significance of All of the Following Terms IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COURSE: Missouri Compromise Market Revolution Lowell Mills Tecumseh Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Trail of Tears Harriet Jacobs President Andrew Jackson Whigs Nat Turner’s Revolt Herrenvolk Democracy Nativism Temperance Separate Spheres Cult of Domesticity Compromise of 1850 Popular sovereignty Fugitive Slave Act 1850 Bleeding Kansas Republicans (new party) and their platform Charles Sumner Dred Scott decision John Brown Secession Fort Sumter Total war William Tecumseh Sherman Emancipation Proclamation 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Jourdan Anderson Black Codes KKK Compromise of 1877