HIS 213 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Olive Branch Petition, Salem Witch Trials, Atlantic Slave Trade
8 Jun 2018
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HIS 213 B Fall 2015
HIS 213 Mid-Term Examination Study Guide
Part 1: Identification. You will be given a shortlist of terms taken from the list below, from
which you will choose 5 terms to identify in one paragraph each answering who, where, what,
when and, most importantly, why the term is historically significant. (5 paragraphs = 50 points)
Identification Terms
Cahokia
“City on a Hill”
Olive Branch Petition
Columbian Exchange
Navigation Acts
Loyalist
Pocahontas
First Great Awakening
Gen. George Washington
Virginia Tobacco Society
Jonathan Edwards
Yorktown
Indentured Servants
Boston Massacre
Articles of Confederation
Atlantic Slave Trade
Sons of Liberty
New Jersey Plan
Puritans
Boston Tea Party
Anti-Federalists
Mayflower Compact
Intolerable Acts
Alexander Hamilton
Salem Witch Trials
Common Sense
Whiskey Rebellion
Part 2: Essay. You will choose & answer one essay from the given options. Essays must use an
organized, multi-paragraph structure with a brief introduction and conclusion in addition to well-
reasoned and supported body paragraphs that answer all parts of the question, giving specific
examples to support the answer. (100 points)
Possible essays (by chapter) follow:
1. Compare the impact of Spanish, French, & English approaches to colonization on the indigenous
populations of the Americas. Which European colonial power was the most successful in their
relationship with Native Americans? (Hint for an ‘A’: In your answer, be sure to include at least one
specific example of interactions with Native Americans for each European colonial power.)
2. Why were the patterns of settlement in the Chesapeake and New England so different? What forces and
ideas shaped the spatial organization of each region? How can the spatial settlement of the colonies
account for the introduction and growth of slavery in America? (Hint for an ‘A’: In your answer, explain
how the climate, society, and labor system affected the patterns of settlement for each region.)
3. Why did the importance of religion decline throughout the colonies from the 17th to the 18th century?
How did American colonists respond to these changes? (Hint for an ‘A’: In your answer, be sure to
address the influence of new philosophies, church doctrine & social concerns of new generations of
colonists.)
4. Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence confirmed a major shift in the conflict
between the colonies and Britain. Why did the colonies make this decisive break in 1776? (Hint for an
‘A’: In your answer, discuss some of the (Patriots’) arguments for & (Loyalists’) arguments against
independence and explain why this document was so revolutionary.)
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You will choose & answer one essay from the given options. Essays must use an organized, multi-paragraph structure with a brief introduction and conclusion in addition to well- reasoned and supported body paragraphs that answer all parts of the question, giving specific examples to support the answer. (100 points) Possible essays (by chapter) follow: compare the impact of spanish, french, & english approaches to colonization on the indigenous populations of the americas. Why did the colonies make this decisive break in 1776? (hint for an.
