Learning
Module 1 – Exam Study Guide
History 101[1]
General Information:
Section One – Lecture Notes
See “Resources”
on the class website. The relevant
lecture outlines and PowerPoint presentations will be marked is a **.
Assignment Pages in the Textbook
Chapter 5:
1.
The events and significance of the Stamp Act
2.
The major event that caused the British government to
impose restrictions and the economies and liberties of the colonists.
3.
Virtual Representation
4.
The “shot that was heard around the world” --- what
does this refer to?
5.
Concepts and significance of ideas presented in Common
Senses and the Declaration of Independence
6.
Advantages/Disadvantages of the British and the
Americans in the War for Independence.
(See lecture notes as well as the discussion in the textbook.)
7.
Significance of the battles of (1) Saratoga; (2)
Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey; and Yorktown.
8.
Provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
9.
“Liberty to Slaves”
10. The
Loyalists; James Chalmer’s concept of liberty
11. Daughters
of Liberty
Chapter 6:
1.
Examples of how the concepts of liberty and freedom
developed and expanded: its links to equality before the law, political rights,
economic opportunity. Specifically the issues of voting rights, religious
toleration, economic freedom.
2.
The groups excluded or discriminated against in the
expansion of liberty and freedom.
3.
Liberty and equality for women: their contributions to
the war; the concept/actions of Republican Motherhood.
4.
Voices of Freedom – slaves petitions; actions by
slaves to their ideas about freedom
5.
Free blacks in northern states: economic conditions
and ability to vote
6.
Demographic characteristics (class, race/ethnicity,
gender) of leaders in the American Revolution and Revolution Within
7.
Wealth of Nations – author and concept of invisible
hand
8.
The impact of the revolutionary war on the meaning of
freedom.
9.
Impact of American independence on Native Americans.
10. Jefferson
and slavery: his attitude and his action.
Chapter 7:
1.
Articles of Confederation: concept of organized
national government; strengths and weaknesses.
2.
Shay’s Rebellion
3.
New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan
4.
Slavery and the US Constitution – References and
compromises
5.
The anti-federalists and the Bill of Rights
6.
The US Constitution refers to the “people”. Which demographic group does this term refer
to? Which groups are excluded, e.g. are not part of the national identity and
do not have rights.
Chapter 8:
1.
Significance of George Washington as the nation’s
first present; his perception of his role
2.
Alexander Hamilton’s objectives and actions for the
nation’s economy; his choice of an important ally among European nations.
3.
The Hamilton-Jefferson bargain
4.
Author of petition to end slavery; member of the
Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
5.
Whiskey Rebellion – significance
6.
Role of newspapers and pamphlets in political debate
in the 1790s
7.
The Federalists’ view of freedom
8.
Vindication of the Rights of Women
9.
Target of the Sedition Act
10. Kentucky
and Virginia Resolutions
11. Gabriel’s
Rebellion
12. Jefferson
and the Louisiana Purchase
Section Two: Short Essay
· This essay will be written in class; it is worth up to 10 points.
· Three of the following questions will be on the exam. You will be required to write on one of these topics.
· Paper will be supplied for writing the essay.
· The questions, shown below, based on information in the textbook, and, in some cases, also information from one of the two activities.
· You will write one essay from the choices given.
· You can use a topical outline for writing the essay. This outline MUST be submitted with you exam essay. If the outline is detailed, points will be deducted from the earned score on the in-class essay.
Chapter 5: Describe how liberty and freedom were used in both Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and in the Declaration of Independence. Include specific examples from each document and point out the similarities and differences.
Chapter 6: How did women react to the language of freedom and liberty? Include in your Abigail Adams’s opinions expressed in her letter to John Adams.
Chapter 7: Explain how the slave clauses in the U.S. Constitution embedded slavery more deeply than ever in American life and politics, even though they were compromises. Be sure to explain what the various compromises were.
Chapter 8: Women were increasingly coming to believe
that they too had the right to knowledge, education, public discourse, and
employment. Discuss the various arguments being made in the late eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries by women as to their changing roles in the new
republic. Include the relevant examples
from Activity 2 in your answer.