Unit One Review: Compare and contrast the British, French, and Spanish imperial goals in North America between 1580 and
1763.
Compare and contrast the ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period
from 1607-1750
Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776.
Throughout the colonial period, economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did
religious concerns. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to economic and religious concerns.
The French and Indian War (1754 – 1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess
the change with regard to the following in the period between 1763 and 1775: -Land acquisition –Politics -Economics
Trace the growth of colonial political unity from the end of the French and Indian war to the Second Continental Congress
Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to the
following: -Foreign relations -Economic conditions-Western lands
Unit Two Review: Analyze the contributions of the following in helping establishing a stable government after the adoption
of the Constitution: -John Adams -Thomas Jefferson -George Washington
Analyze the relative importance of Hamilton’s financial plan in defining the philosophy of the Federalists.
Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, these developments often face serious
opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those who opposed the growing power of the national government in
the following: -Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 -Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798-1799 -Hartford Convention, 1814-1815
Explain the influence of the following on the U.S. decision to go to war in 1812:-Embargo policies of Jefferson and Madison British impressment of American seamen -Settlers’ conflicts with Native Americans -Expansionist goals of the war hawks
To what extent did the War of 1812 constitute a “second American revolution?” In your answer be sure to address Each of
the following. Limit your answer to the period through the 1820s: Foreign Relations, Economic development
Unit Three Review:In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence the following?:-Abolition Temperance
-The cult of domesticity -Utopian communities
To what extent did Jacksonian Democracy address the needs of the common man?
In what ways did the development in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States in the
period 1820 - 1860?
Compare the experiences of the following groups of immigrants during the period of 1830 – 1860: English, Irish-German
American reform movements between 1820 and 1860 reflected both optimistic and pessimistic views of human nature and
society. Assess the validity of this statement in reference to reform movements of the following areas: -Education Temperance -Women’s rights -Utopian experiments -Penal institutions
Analyze the impact of the following on the decision of the United States to go to war with Mexico: -Manifest Destiny -The
Rio Grande boundary dispute -The annexation of Texas-Slidell's Mission
Unit Four Review:"Slavery was the dominating reality of all Southern life" Assess the validity of this generalization for
the following aspects of Southern life from about 1840 to 1860: political, social, economic, and intellectual life.
Assess the impact of the following as causes of the Civil War: -John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry -Panic of 1857 -Bleeding
Kansas -Dred Scott Decision
Analyze the extent in which the failure of Reconstruction (1865-1877) affected the economic, social, and political
opportunities of former slaves.
Explain how and why the federal government changed as a result of the Civil War with respect to the following during the
period 1861 – 1877: -Race relations -Economic Development -Westward Expansion
Unit Five Review:How were the lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century affected by
technological developments and government actions?
Analyze the reasons for the emergence of the Populist movement in the late nineteenth century
Assess the importance of the following in the decision to declare war against Spain in 1898.
-Yellow journalism -Sinking of the Maine -U.S. business interests -Naval strategies -The Cuban revolution
How did the United States move from neutral power to active participant in the First World War?
What impact did the U.S. involvement in WWI on each of the following:-Civil Liberties –Women -African-Americans
Unit Six Review: To what extent and why did the United States adopt an isolationist policy in the 1920’s and 1930’s?
In what ways did economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment help create the reputation of the
1920’s as the Roaring Twenties?
How do you account for the onset of the Great Depression of the 1930’s?
Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression altered the American social fabric in the 1930’s.
To what extent was the New Deal successful in dealing with the Great Depression?
How did the homefront contribute to the “total war effort” during WWII?
Analyze the home-front experiences of the following groups during the Second World War: African Americans, Japanese
Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans
To what extent did the decade of the 1950’s deserve its reputation as an age of political, social, and cultural conformity?
Unit Seven Review:To what extent did the foreign policy of the United States in Southeast Asia, cause Americans both
young and old, to question traditional social institutions and political practices of America. (20th century in particular
Vietnam)
Analyze the events of 1968 that made this year a turning point in late 20 century American social and political history.
How did democracy expand in the United States during the 1960s?
What were the successes and its frustrations of the 1960s civil-rights movement?
What were the social and economic impact of Kennedy’s New Frontier and Johnson’s Great Society programs?
Discuss with respect to the following, the view that the 1960’s represented a period of profound cultural change.
-Education -Gender roles -Music -Race Relations
Analyze the extent to which of the following transformed American society in the 1960’s and 1970’s:-The Civil Rights
movement
-The antiwar movement -The women’s movement
In what ways did the 1970s represent an era of limits for Americans—politically economically and socially?
How successful were the domestic and foreign policy of the following United States Presidents?: Richard Nixon, Jimmy
Carter, Ronald Reagan