History 110 - Units III and IV Examination - Dr. Gayle Olson-Raymer

Directions. There are three parts to this exam which is worth a total of 100 points:

1. Notes on your answers to four questions. You must address all four questions (Worth 80 points or 20 points each). When completing the written part of the exam, you must:
   • Submit your notes in typewritten form.
   • Provide examples and quotes fromclass discussions.
   • Turn them in on the day of the oral exam, Thursday, December 16th
2. Verbal in class. On the day of the scheduled exam, you will come to class with your written answers to the questions. You will be asked to join a group of your classmates. Each group will be assigned one of the exam questions and will spend 20 minutes discussing various ways the group members responded. Each group will elect a spokesperson who will share the group's selected response to the question. Worth 10 points.
3. Evaluation in class. Before you leave class, you will be asked to complete an evaluation of the exam process and how well you prepared for the written exam and participated in the oral exam. You will staple your evaluation on top of your written exam and turn it into the T.A. Worth 10 points

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST COME TO CLASS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ORAL EXAM TO RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THE ENTIRE EXAM.

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Questions: For questions 2-4, you must provide your own educated opinion that is supported by quotes and examples from your class notes. For question #1, you must include quotes and examples from Confederates in the Attic. Each question is worth 20 points.

1. Some historians have argued that the Civil War is still being fought in the South today - over 140 years after its conclusion. (Please note that there are three parts to this question - you must answer all three parts.)
   • In what ways does Hurwitz in Confederates in the Attic show progress in race relations, and in what ways does he show retreat? Be sure to use specific examples from the book to explain your answer.
   • Explain how at least one of the ten overall course themes is illustrated in this book.
   • In your educated opinion - based upon what you read in Confederates in the Attic and class notes- what were the major consequences of the Civil War?
2. Describe five new things about American history that you learned about the era of Manifest Destiny. (Please note that there are three parts to this question - you must answer all three parts.)
   • When describing each of the five, explain how they helped you gain a better understanding of the era of Manifest Destiny.
   • When describing each of the five, provide at least one specific example from class lectures to illustrate your understanding.
   • When describing each of the five, explain specifically how and why you agree or disagree with the way each of these topics were discussed in class and in the reading.
3. We have discussed several themes in this class, all of which are listed on the class web site. (Please note that there are three parts to this question - you must answer all three parts.)
   • Support or refute the theme that history is more evolutionary than revolutionary by using at least 2 examples from the class lectures from Units 3 and 4.
   • Pick one of the other course themes and describe how it is relevant to Unit 4, "Crumbling Loyalties and Dividing the Nation." Be sure to use at least 1 example from the Unit 4 class lectures to support your answer.
   • Write a new theme for the course that expresses something important you have learned this semester in Units 3 and 4. Your theme must be a complete sentence that has a bottom line message and is relevant to each of the four units that comprised the course content.
4. Throughout the semester, your professor has argued that everything learned in this class will help you understand the story of how and why Americans fought the Civil War. (Please note that there are three parts to this question - you must answer all three parts.)
   • Explain which parts of the story in all four units helped you better understand the Civil War. Be sure to use specific examples from the discussion notes to support your answer.
   • Explain which parts of the story were not as clear during our class discussions. Be sure to use specific examples the discussion notes to support your answer.
   • What was your favorite part of this story? Explain why. What was your least favorite part of this story? Explain why.