04 Jan (TCO 2) Identify and analyze

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.