History 101: Final Examination Study Guide
The Final Examination will be held in class on Wed. Dec. 21, from 1:00pm-3:00pm
(The Final Exam is worth 110 Points)

Possible Identifications: Five of the following will appear on the exam, you will answer THREE
(20 Points each, 60 Total Pts)

Safety Valve Search for Community 49ers Transportation Revolution Sources of Manifest Destiny Race for Oregon War With Mexico (1846-48) Why not “All Mexico”? Plan of Civilization Trail of Tears (1837-8) Artisan’s Republic Bastard Workshop Journeymen Strikes Second Great Awakening Moral Problem Moral Solutions Utopian Communities Women at Work Cult of Domesticity

White Man’s Democracy Northern Jim Crow How the Irish Became White Southern Industrialization Why So Few Slave Rebellions? Abolitionists in America The Pro-Slavery South Free Soil, Free Labor Compromise of 1850 Bleeding Kansas (1856) Dred Scott Decision (1857) Harpers Ferry (1859) Election of 1860 Why the Civil War Lasted So Long Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Presidential Reconstruction Congressional Reconstruction “Redemption”

Possible Essay Questions: One of the following questions will appear on your final examination (50 Total Pts)

In evaluating your essay answers, I will consider how well you muster evidence from various lectures and readings to support your case. The more complete your answer -- that is the more material you draw upon and the more varied your examples -- the better your grade will be. I am looking for both breadth and depth of knowledge. Each of these questions requires you to reference material from several different lectures. Limiting your answer to an excellent discussion of evidence from one lecture -- even if it is the most relevant lecture -- is not sufficient to earn an "A." Remember: each of these questions asks you to fashion an argument. I am not looking for one “right” answer. I am interested in what conclusions you have drawn from the course. At the same time, although your opinions are central to your answer and while I expect you to make your general argument clear, you must present specific evidence drawn from course material to support your case. Without specific examples from lectures and readings you will not have proven your argument not matter how clearly you articulate it.

1) The expansion of the United States westward was a complex process: for a variety of reasons, the US acquired western lands and diverse groups of people moved to the west. In your opinion, what were the most important factors explaining westward expansion? Rank the factors according to importance, explain each factor, and justify your ranking. Remember you are making an argument about why you thought some factors were more or less important than the others, not just listing reasons.

2) The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in America in the 1790s-1840s dramatically transformed Northern society. These changes did not affect all Northerners in the same way: some people benefited; many others experienced a decline. The fallout from early industrialization also spread well beyond the workplace. Assess industrialization and its ripple effect on Northern society. Who profited from early industrialization (either directly or indirectly)? Who lost ground or perceived themselves to have lost ground? How far did the fallout extend? How did different groups of Americans respond to the dramatic social and economic changes produced by early industrialization? [Note: The greater the diversity of groups you consider and the more examples you include showing the effects AND responses to early industrialization, the better your grade will be]

3) Clearly, racism was one of the defining forces of the 19^th century. It shaped a wide variety of developments in the years before, during, and after the Civil War (some having to do with the Civil War and Reconstruction, others dealing with entirely different matters). Indeed, one could say that racism—in all its forms and guises—was the driving force behind most of the century’s major historical events and processes. Compare and contrast the many different ways that racism influenced the course of the 19^th century. Remember you are making an argument about how racism shaped key developments not just listing examples of racism. [Note: The greater the diversity of topics you consider, the better your grade will be].