History 110 - Units II and III Exam, Fall 2014 - Dr. Gayle Olson-Raymer
Directions. This is a take-home examination. Your TYPEWRITTEN ANSWERS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH. You must turn it in at the beginning of class and remain for the entire class to get credit for this exam. You may earn up to 120 total points for this exam. There are two parts to the exam:
PLEASE carefully read the directions for Parts I and II as well as the entire exam before you begin answering the questions. Be sure you understand what the question is actually asking before you begin to write your answer!!!
Part I: True or False (5 points each for 80 total points), For questions 1-11, you must provide EVIDENCE from the class discussions to support your answers. For questions 12-16, you must provide EVIDENCE from the required readings and viewing to support your answers. Your evidence must be presented in AT LEAST 4 SENTENCES.
____ 1. The causes and consequences of the Revolutionary War were revolutionary rather than evolutionary in nature.
____ 2. The Founding Fathers amended the Articles of Confederation at the Constitutional Convention.
____ 3. The Federalists favored the creation of strong state governments and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
____ 4. The belief in Manifest Destiny governed the westward movement across the North American continent between 1800-1860.
____ 5. It is more historically accurate to say that westward expansion was an example of Americans conquering the continent rather than an example of settling the continent.
____ 6. The powers of the Legislative Branch were dramatically increased during the Jackson presidency.
____ 7. The invention of the cotton gin ensured the expansion of slavery in the Southern states.
____ 8. The Congressional passage of several protective tariffs improved the political and economic relationships between the northern and southern states prior to the Civil War.
____ 9. The Doctrine of Discovery was incorporated into colonial law, U.S. law, and then institutionalized through the 1823 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Johnson v. McIntosh.
____ 10. During its first 10 years as a state, Californians passed a series of laws that provided a great deal of legal protections for the state's Indian tribes.
____ 11. After the 1860 massacre at Indian Island in Eureka, Journalist Bret Harte published a front-page editorial in The Northern Californian that was widely accepted and praised by the citizens of Humboldt County.
____ 12. As seen in the film Inequality for All and as discussed in class, we can make some clear assumptions that wealth distribution has been unequal throughout much of American history.
____ 13. In Chapter 5 of Voices of a People's History, Zinn and Arnove argues that the Revolutionary War was "half a revolution."
____ 14. The voices of the women in Chapter 6 of Voices of a People's History indicate that the early women's movement was united in intent and purpose.
____ 15. The video Andrew Jackson - Good, Evil, and the Presidency, makes a strong argument that Jacksonian Democracy was only applicable to white, male Americans.
____ 16. In the Crash Course video on the "Market Revolution," Mr. Green argues that the massive economic shift from local manufacturing to industrial manufacturing was largely facilitate by new technologies.
Part II: Short Answers (20 Points each for 40 total points). For both questions, you must provide evidence to support your answer. Your answers must be in your own words and cannot be copied verbatim from the discussion notes. You may include quotes from both the class discussions and the reading/viewing, but they must be accompanied by your own explanation of the meaning. Your answers for each question must include AT LEAST 20 SENTENCES.