FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

FINAL EXAM DATE: FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 11-1:30pm
FINAL EXAM FORMAT:

HISTORY 231 FINAL EXAM FORMAT:

I.                 Multiple Choice: 15 of 17 (30%)

These will be taken from the information since the midterm.

II.           Essay (70%) You will have two essay questions. The two questions will come from the following areas. You will write on one of the two questions:

  1.    Sectionalism: from the foundation of the nation to the Civil War.
2. War and History: the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War. (causes and outcomes)
3. Course Readings: Consider the key themes from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Common Sense and Celia, A Slave. Link each of these to its time….Benjamin… to the mid-century challenges, Common Sense to the discussion of the Revolution, and Celia… to slavery and sectionalism.

FOR ALL OF THESE ESSAYS, REMEMBER, PLAN TO WRITE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. THIS IS A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH ESSAY AND SHOULD HAVE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC DETAIL.
TO STUDY, MAKE OUTLINES FOR EACH THEME, ADDING TONS OF INFORMATION.