Week 1 discussion
DQ1 The Cost of Expansion
Explain how and why slavery developed in the American
colonies. Why couldn’t colonists use indentured servants as they had in the
past? How would you describe the differences between slaves and indentured servants?
DQ2 Colonial Identities
The colonies of New England, the Mid –Atlantic and the Upper
and Lower South developed their own forms of culture, conduct and commerce.
Given the choice, where would you have preferred to live?
Week 2 discussion
DQ1 The American Revolution
How did the British colonists evolve from good citizens to
revolutionaries who could compose and back something as special as the
Declaration of Independence? What were the causes of the American Revolution?
DQ2 Confederation and Constitution
What were the main problems with the Articles of
Confederation that led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787? How did the
national government under the Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation?
Week 3 discussion
DQ1 The Market Revolution
Discuss America’s transportation revolution that took place
during the first half of the 1800s, including the development of roads, canals,
railroads, and steamboats. How did they contribute to the “market revolution?”
Elaborate.
DQ2 Manifest Destiny
Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war
necessary? Was it a good thing? What does this war tell us about this period of
American history? Was it God’s plan that the U.S. extend from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way to defend what they planned
to do anyway? Elaborate.
Week 4 discussion
DQ1 The Civil War
In the beginning, each side in the Civil War believed the
war would be brief and that their side would win. What advantages did each side
hold that made them feel this way? Elaborate.
DQ2 Reconstruction
Lincoln had one plan for bringing the rebel states back into
the Union; Andrew Johnson another; and the Radical Republican Congress a third.
Discuss the aims of each president, and explain why and in what ways Congress
took control of Reconstruction.
Week 5 discussion
DQ1 America and the Industrial Revolution
Describe the basic industries of America’s Industrial
Revolution and explain what made the men who controlled them so successful.
Select one industry to argue your point (such as the petroleum industry). Were
the men who dominated this industry “robber barons,” as some suggested, or
simply good businessmen? Explain your answer.
DQ2 Imperialism and America
Discuss the events that drew the United States into World
War I. To what extent did ethnicity play a role in America’s neutrality
from1914-1917? How significant was America’s contribution to the war effort?
Elaborate.
Week 6 discussion
DQ1 The Great Depression
What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did
the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either
before or since? Can you see any modern parallels to the Great Depression?
Elaborate.
DQ2 World War II
What were the underlying causes of World War II? Select one
event that you think irrevocably led the world (and the U.S.) to war more than
any other event. Argue your selection with details that support your answer.
Week 7 discussion
DQ1 The Cold War and America
How did the Cold War affect the social and political climate
in the United States during the 1950s? In particular, how do you explain
McCarthyism and the Red Scare? Can you think of any modern parallels to these
events, when fear and paranoia threatened basic American liberties? Elaborate.
DQ2 Terrorism in the 21st Century
Discuss how you see the "war on terrorism" as of
this date. Do you think the United States should be engaged in such a war? Give
reasons for or against this war and whether or not we are giving up our own
principles to wage it.
Week 2 Quiz
Question 1
(TCO 2) What major complaint motivated farmers to become
involved in Shays's Rebellion?
They were tired of taxation without representation in the
British Parliament.
They felt that they were overtaxed by the state of Massachusetts
because the state was paying off the Revolutionary War debt to wealthy
creditors in Boston.
They did not want the state of Massachusetts to belong to
the union.
They wanted higher prices for their crops.
Question 2
(TCO 1) Maryland was the only Southern colony
located along the Atlantic Ocean.
established on land bought from Native Americans.
founded for religious reasons.
begun as a proprietary colony.
Question 3
(TCO 1) Puritan leaders found Anne Hutchinson especially
dangerous because she
practiced witchcraft.
preached Antinomianism.
had the support of the Pilgrims.
came from a powerful family.
Question 4
(TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop
dramatically after 1660?
The English were no longer sought after as indentured
servants.
The political turmoil in England kept them close to home.
The English economy improved and political and religious
conflict diminished.
The English were opposed to the growing slave trade in the
colonies.
Question 5
(TCO 2) The Great Awakening led to
The Enlightenment.
the strengthening of evangelical sects, such as the
Baptists.
declining interest in religion.
scientific discoveries.
Question 6
(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates
represented every colony except
Georgia.
Virginia.
Rhode Island.
Massachusetts.
Question 7
(TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority
over the colonists was held by the
state governments.
French government.
British government.
government in Washington, D.C.
Question 8
(TCO 2) General Washington won the Battle of Trenton
primarily because
the enemy troops did not speak English.
the weather was cold.
his troops outnumbered enemy troops.
he surprised the enemy.
Question 9
(TCO 9) The Articles of Confederation created a national
government with
three branches of government.
a president.
a bicameral Parliament.
a congress of delegates.
Question 10
(TCO 1) The Constitution divides government power
among many different states.
among multiple branches of national government.
among representatives of the people.
between state and national government.
Question 11
(TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and analyze major actions taken by
the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss
specifically at least one act that dealt with what the colonists viewed as
unfair taxation. Then discuss the significance to the colonists of the Tea Act
and the Coercive Acts and why these particularly galled the colonists. Make
sure you use enough details to support your answer.
Week 4 Quiz
Question 1
(TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency
for
Andrew Jackson.
John Quincy Adams.
Henry Clay.
William Crawford.
Question 2
(TCO 3) The Waltham System
pioneered prison reform.
created a factory system concentrating all aspects of cloth
production under one roof.
made settlements in many areas throughout the U.S.
introduced a plan to bring immigrants to the U.S.
Question 3
(TCO 1) Slavery expanded with the growth of
freight shipment.
public education.
cotton plantations.
northern industries.
Question 4
(TCO 3) How did emigrants traveling west gain security?
Federal troops traveled with them.
They traveled in groups to help each other.
They crossed the land in winter to avoid contact with
Indians.
Missionaries went ahead of them to convert Indians.
Question 5
(TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap
at the Battle of Jacinto?
Stephen F. Austin
Jim Bowie
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
Question 6
(TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850
required private citizens to assist with apprehending
runaway slaves.
required private citizens to help runaway slaves escape.
applied only to northern states.
applied only to southern states.
Question 7
(TCO 3) How did northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave
Act?
Some northern states enacted legislation opposing it.
Some northern states supported it.
Some northern states enacted the Wilmot Proviso.
Some northern states challenged it in the Supreme Court.
Question 8
(TCO 2) Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president, angered
the North.
the South.
both the North and the South.
neither the North nor the South.
Question 9
(TCO 8) Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War,
that he would not free enslaved people?
He personally supported slavery.
He wanted to trick the South into surrendering.
He wanted to impress European leaders.
He wanted to keep the border states in the Union.
Question 10
(TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of
the war in favor of the Union?
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
Question 11
(TCO 2) Identify and
analyze the arguments over slavery in the New Western Territories after the
Mexican War (1846–1848). How did northern and southern Democrats differ over
this issue? Then describe the presidential election of 1848. Identify the key
parties and candidates. Analyze how the results of this election set the stage
for a reconfiguration of American politics that ultimately led to Civil War. Be
sure to use enough details to support your answer.
Week 6 Quiz
Question 1
(TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most
likely to be from
England.
Germany.
Ireland.
Italy.
Question 2
(TCO 2) The major benefit of building skyscrapers was
supporting the steel industry.
using limited land efficiently.
creating a distinctive skyline.
adding artistic buildings to the city.
Question 3
(TCO 6) The gold standard was
the replacement of gold coins with silver coins.
a measure of a politician’s achievement while in office.
the ideal balance between tariffs and prices.
a political issue in the 1896 Presidential election.
Question 4
(TCO 10) Progressivism and Populism largely differed in
goals.
ideology.
Progressives built political coalitions that transcended
party lines.
organization.
Question 5
(TCO 6) What were some of the most serious problems faced by
U.S. volunteer soldiers during the Spanish-American War?
The trip to Cuba was long and dangerous.
Inadequate medical care
They could not communicate with their families at home.
They did not speak Spanish and did not know their way around
Cuba.
Question 6
(TCO 7) The decisive battles in World War I were fought
in Alsace-Lorraine.
in Austria-Hungary.
on the eastern Front.
on the western Front.
Question 7
(TCO 7) Which nation was forced to pay reparations after
World War I?
France
Germany
Great Britain
The United States
Question 8
(TCO 11) This trial became a symbol of the conflict within
Protestantism between modernists and fundamentalists.
Scopes Monkey Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Fatty Arbuckle Trial
None of the above
Chapter 21
Question 9
(TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal?
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Question 10
(TCO 11) Which economic factors led to the Great Depression?
Underproduction, disparity of wealth, low interest rates,
and low stock speculation
Underproduction, high consumption, low interest rates, and
high stock speculation
Overproduction, disparity of wealth, limited money supply,
and high stock speculation
Overproduction, high consumption, limited money supply, and
low stock speculation
Question 11
(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and explain at least two major reasons for the growing call
in the late 1800s for the United States to become a global
empire. Then identify and describe one of the first events that signaled the
beginning of American imperialism. Make sure you use enough details to support
your answer.
Week 2 Web Link Assignment #1
Search the library for scholarly articles on the debate
surrounding the composition and ratification of the Constitution. These can be
primary or secondary sources but should come from academic sources. Recommended
topics include: state constitutions drafted after the American Revolution;
correspondence from significant colonial figures (e.g., John Dickinson, James
Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and others); the Virginia and/or New Jersey Plan;
the Federalist Papers, and so on. These entries will provide a valuable
resource for your first historical essay. Unacceptable internet resources
include but are not limited to: Wikipedia, online general reference
encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia Britannica, online dictionaries, and general
informational search sites such as coursehero.com, infosearch.com,
infoplease.com, about.com, answers.com, etc.
General Instructions
Write a 4-6 sentence description of a single URL on the
specified topic. Submit the assignment
as a Word document.
Your Web Link Assignments should include an introduction to
the site and a description, and/or evaluation, of it. Be specific. The key is that someone should
be able to read your entry and know whether this site is one that might be
relevant to their research. See the example below for a good description.
Example
Pennsylvania State Constitution of 1776. (2008)
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/pa08.asp
The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 (ratified September
28, 1776) has been described as the most democratic in America and was drafted
by Robert Whitehill, Timothy Matlack, Dr. Thomas Young, George Bryan, James
Cannon, and Benjamin Franklin. The Constitution provides for a unicameral
legislature, a Supreme Executive Council, a President elected by an Assembly
and Council together, and a Council of Censors. The constitution was later
copied by revolutionaries of Vermont as a basis for their constitution. This
site is useful as it gives us an insight into the debate over constitutional
government that would culminate in 1787.
Week 4 Historical Essay #1
This assignment is due this week.
As depression struck the new nation in the mid-1780s, new
questions arose about the nature of American democracy. Many conservatives
believed that the answer lay in a stronger national government. Most radicals
believed it was up to the states to relieve the financial burden of the people.
These sentiments fostered a movement for a new constitution. Political
differences soon stimulated the creation of political parties.
Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation with the
new Constitution of 1787. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the
Articles vis-à-vis the Constitution? Give specific instances that demonstrate
the weakness of the Articles (such as the Western problem).
Then analyze the drafting of the Constitution, using
specific details to show how the various states (slave vs. free, east vs. west)
compromised in order to effectively draft a constitution. Pay particular
attention to Roger Sherman's plan, the Great Compromise, which broke a
stalemate that could have been fatal to the development of the new Constitution.
Finally, compare and contrast the debate over ratification
between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Make sure you cite specific
examples from the Federalist Papers to support the Federalist position and
contrast it with leading proponents of the opposition (such as John Hancock).
Analyze how the debate over a bill of rights illustrates the differences
between the two parties. Evaluate the relative success of the Bill of Rights in
achieving an effective balance between national and states' interests.
This paper must be four to five double-spaced pages in
length (not including the References page) and utilize no less than four
academic quality sources. Margins should be no more than one inch (right and
left) and the essay should be composed in an appropriate font and size. Sources
must be documented and cited using APA format.
Week 6: Web Link Assignment #2
Students are to search the Internet for scholarly articles
on the events and causes that led to World War I. These can be primary or secondary
sources but should come from academic sources. Recommended topics include:
essays and articles on the rise of nationalism and imperialism in Germany and
the other major powers involved in World War I; the rise of militarism in the
decade before World War I; Irish- and German-American reaction to World War I;
etc. These entries will provide a valuable resource for your second historical
essay. Unacceptable internet resources include but are not limited to:
Wikipedia, online general reference encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia
Britannica, online dictionaries, and general informational search sites such as
infosearch.com, infoplease.com, about.com, answers.com, etc.
General Instructions
Write a 4-6 sentence description of a single URL on the
specified topic. Submit the assignment
as a Word document.
Your Web Link Assignments should include an introduction to
the site and a description, and/or evaluation, of it. Be specific. The key is that someone should
be able to read your entry and know whether this site is one that might be
relevant to their research. See the example below for a good description.
Example
Pennsylvania State Constitution of 1776. (2008)
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/pa08.asp
The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 (ratified September
28, 1776) has been described as the most democratic in America and was drafted
by Robert Whitehill, Timothy Matlack, Dr. Thomas Young, George Bryan, James
Cannon, and Benjamin Franklin. The Constitution provides for a unicameral
legislature, a Supreme Executive Council, a President elected by an Assembly
and Council together, and a Council of Censors. The constitution was later
copied by revolutionaries of Vermont as a basis for their constitution. This
site is useful as it gives us an insight into the debate over constitutional
government that would culminate in 1787.
Week 7 Historical Essay #2
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the
immediate cause of World War I. But the events that led to the Great War go
further back into the nineteenth century. As with the Boxer Rebellion of 1900,
nationalism, imperialism, and militarism all played a part.
Analyze how the forces of nationalism, imperialism, and
militarism irrevocably led to World War I. Pay particular attention to the rise
of Pan-Slavism in Eastern Europe and the corresponding rise of nationalism in
German-speaking states. Analyze how the alliance system contributed to the
ultimate outbreak of war.
Then analyze the events that drew the United States into
World War I. Clearly discuss why America first remained neutral
between1914-1917. What role did ethnicity play in America's neutrality? Then
identify and analyze the specific events that led to America's entrance into
the war. Evaluate America's contribution to the war effort and to what extent
America's entry contributed to the end of the war. Finally, analyze the events
that led to the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. What effect did this have
on America's role in the world during the 1920s and 1930s? Pay particular
attention to the role of President Woodrow Wilson both during and after the
war, in particular, his efforts to establish the League of Nations.
This paper must be four to five double-spaced pages in
length (not including the References page) and utilize no less than four
academic quality sources. Margins should be no more than one inch (right and
left) and the essay should be composed in an appropriate font and size. Sources
must be documented and cited using APA format.
Don't forget to submit your assignment.
Week 8 Final Exam
TCO 4) Which of the following made up the largest segment of
Spain’s colonial population by the 1700s?
Spanish
Africans
Indians
Mestizos (multiracial)
Question 2
(TCO 1) The Jamestown colony was established by
a joint-stock company.
religious dissenters.
English missionaries.
an aristocratic explorer.
Question 3
(TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies
supported the kidnapping of Africans.
directly seized Africans for enslavement.
worked to remedy the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.
profited from the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.
Question 4
(TCO 4) The Great Awakening led to
the Enlightenment.
declining interest in religion.
strengthened evangelical sects, such as the Baptists.
scientific discoveries.
Question 5
(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates, such
as Patrick Henry and John Adams, encouraged colonists to think of themselves as
Americans.
Britons.
Virginians.
New Englanders.
Question 6
(TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority
over the colonists was held by the
state governments.
French government.
British government.
government in Washington, D.C.
Question 7
(TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of
Yorktown and the American Revolution without help from
Spanish explorers.
Germans.
the French.
Native Americans.
Question 8
(TCO 1) Congress called a convention to revise the Articles
of Confederation because
states wanted the power to regulate commerce.
state governments called for a new constitution.
the federal government wanted states to collect taxes.
the federal government needed to be made stronger.
Question 9
(TCO 1) The constitution divides government power
among many different states.
among multiple branches of national government.
among representatives of the people.
between state and national government.
Question 10
(TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency
for
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
William Crawford
Question 11
(TCO 3) In the early 19th century, the largest source of
European immigration came from
Germany.
Poland.
England.
Ireland.
Question 12
(TCO 3) Cotton production was especially intensive in that
part of the South referred to as
The Black Belt.
The Cotton Belt.
The Sun Belt.
The Slave Belt.
Question 13
(TCO 3) Which of the following helped James K. Polk win a
decisive presidential victory?
The Mexican War
Polk’s vow to obtain both Texas and Oregon
Polk’s opposition to Manifest Destiny
The Texan revolt
Question 14
(TCO 2) Congress tried to resolve the dispute between the
North and the South about slavery in the territories by
repealing the Wilmot Proviso.
adopting the Wilmot Proviso.
adopting the Compromise of 1850.
repealing the Compromise of 1850.
Question 15
(TCO 2) How did Northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave
Act?
Some northern states enacted legislation opposing it.
Some northern states supported it.
Some northern states enacted the Wilmot Proviso.
Some northern states challenged it in the Supreme Court.
Question 16
(TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was that
southerners believed
that slavery was not that important.
one southerner could whip 10 Yankees.
that the North lacked the courage to fight.
deeply in Lincoln’s ability to avoid war.
Question 17
(TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of
the war in favor of the Union?
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Gettysburg
Question 18
(TCO 10) Some neighborhoods, and even industries, came to be
associated with immigrants of a particular nationality because immigrants
could learn only one job.
refused most work offered to them.
would work only for one employer.
tended to settle in nationality groups.
Question 19
(TCO 10) Progressivism and populism largely differed in
their goals.
their ideology.
that progressives built political coalitions that
transcended party lines.
their organization.
Question 20
(TCO 7) The decisive battles in World War I were fought
in Alsace-Lorraine.
in Austria-Hungary.
on the Eastern Front.
on the Western Front.
Question 21
(TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did the Germans
use against British ships?
Radar
Convoys
Airplanes
Submarines
Question 22
(TCO 11) This trial became a symbol of the conflict within
Protestantism between modernists and fundamentalists.
Scopes Monkey Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Fatty Arbuckle Trial
None of the above
Question 23
(TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal?
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Question 24
(TCO 11) The Great Depression affected
only American farmers.
only the U.S. economy.
only the U.S. and European economies.
the global economy.
Question 25
(TCO 7) Hitler justified Germany's aggression by stating
that
Germany needed living space in the East for its people.
he wanted to preserve order in Czechoslovakia.
he wanted to spread communism in Austria and other
countries.
he felt that other European leaders approved of his
policies.
Question 26
(TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and describe the main provisions of
the Constitution of 1787. Make sure you
analyze the compromises made at the convention to ensure the passage of the new
federal constitution. Then discuss the formation of America’s first two political
parties, the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists. What were the major
differences and who were the best-known members of each party? Make sure you
use enough details to support your answer.
Question 27
(TCO 2) Identify and analyze the Dred Scott decision. Be
sure to discuss the political reaction to this decision. Then analyze the
election of 1860 and how the controversy over slavery divided the party into
northern and southern branches. Analyze the ascendency of Abraham Lincoln to
the presidency. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.
Question 28
(TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two major
reasons for the growing call in the late 1800s for the United States to become
a global empire. Then identify and describe one of the first events that
signaled the beginning of American imperialism. Make sure you use enough
details to support your answer.
Question 29
(TCOs 7 and 9) Identify and analyze the main events of the Korean
War and Cuban Missile Crisis. Then assess how these events affected the
relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Make sure you use
enough details to support your answer.
