Midterm Examination Study Guide

The Midterm is scheduled for Friday, October 19, noon-1:00 pm, 7th floor of the Administration Building

You will have the entire class period to complete your exam, so preparation is essential.

The exam includes a) identifications (6 @ 5 points each = 30 points), b) multiple choice questions (10 @ 2 points each = 20 points), and c) a topical essay (50 points). Students taking the midterm examination on October 19 will be permitted to use a "test aid." (A "test aid" must be no larger than the surface of one-half sheet of paper--one side--, 8.5 inches x 5.5 inches.)

Identifications will come only from those hotlinked to lecture topics on the class schedule and covered in class through September 30th. 

Multiple choice/True and false questions will be selected from the online quizzes.

Possible Topical essay questions are listed below.

I will choose at random three of the following essay questions for the midterm. You will be required to answer one of the three questions for your 50 point topical essay. Remember to include a thesis statement, supported by approximately three or more specific examples, and a brief conclusion.

Possible Topical Essay Questions:

1) Compare and contrast the economic and social conditions in seventeenth century New England and the Chesapeake? What contributed to the differences and similarities?

2) Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act? What were the responses in the American colonies to the legislation's passge and how did Parliament respond?

3) What was mecantilsm and how was it reflected in British policies directed at the American colonies from 1765-1775? What were the consequences of such policies?

4) Why did the largest and most powerful military power in the world lose the war fought in the American colonies from 1776-1783? Or, another way to look at this question is, why did the tiny and weak United States win the American Revolution?

5) What were the most significant economic and cultural trends from 1607-1700 shaping the British North American colonies in the region that later became the United States?