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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year was the first representative assembly introduced in Jamestown in the form of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
2. What title refers to the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child?
3. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by what U.S. President?
4. The Second Seminole War began in 1835 and lasted until when?
5. What is the title of Chapter 6 in A People’s History of the United States?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where did Dorr’s Rebellion occur? How does the author describe the surrounding circumstances of this event in Chapter 10?
2. What did Columbus discover when he returned to his fort at Navidad on his second journey, according to the author in Chapter 1? What did he take with him?
3. How do we know the details of Christopher Columbus’s first encounter with the Arawak people? How does the author describe Columbus’s views of the people in Chapter 1?
4. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?
5. How does the author compare and contrast the treatment of women to that of the Native Americans in Chapter 7?
6. Why did the English send 1,000 soldiers to Virginia in 1676, according to the author in Chapter 3?
7. How does the author describe Mexico’s land area and status after 1821 in Chapter 8?
8. Who wrote the history of Columbus’s adventures in Cuba from the perspective of the inhabitants, according to the author in Chapter 1?
9. What choice were the Native American people given in regard to their futures and their homes, according to the author in Chapter 7?
10. How are the traditions and cultures of the Native American tribes described regarding their perception of women in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the different methods employed by labor unions, political parties, and advocacy groups during the nineteenth century in order to evoke change. What methods were most effective? What methods of protest are still used today? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the period of the Great Depression and its impact as seen in urban and rural communities across the United States. How did the Great Depression influence migration from the Midwest to California? What was this period of migration known as? Do you think those who lived in urban or rural environments were affected more by the Depression? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the class struggles of the nineteenth century in the United States. What corporate and government abuses led to the civil unrest in the country and the establishment of organizations to fight corruption? How effective were these organizations in protecting the common people?
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