Berg HIST 1301—Midterm
Spring 2022
Part I: Short IDs The essay will have 8 short IDs. You will answer 5 of them. The IDs should
focus on the: who, what, when, where, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, why.
Enlightenment
Proclamation of 1763
Seven Years’ War
Stamp Act
John Locke
Columbian Exchange
Pueblo Revolt
Melting Pot
Battle of Saratoga
Yorktown
Quaker
Great Awakening
Loyalists
Mestizo
Glorious Revolution
Atlantic Slave Trade
Land Bridge
Smallpox
Zheng He
Volta do Mar
Hernan Cortes
Roanoke
Bacon’s Rebellion
New France
Part II: Answer two of the three questions. All three will be on the exam. You will pick
two.
1. Explain two major ideas and major events that contributed to the American Revolution.
2. Describe 1 distinct political and 1 distinct economic feature of the Carolinas, Virginia,
and Massachusetts.
3. Explain two reasons why Europeans conquered the New World. Provide specific
examples.
Tips:
1. The information for this information should come directly from lecture. I have provided
direct information to answer these questions.
2. The part II questions are a little open ended. Do not say everything about this topic.
Make an analysis or statement to answer the question and then back it up with specific
details with just a few examples.
3. How long does it need to be? Each short ID should be around a paragraph long. Each
short essay (Part II) should probably be two paragraphs each. However, what matters is
that you answer the question. The short ID should provide the important elements of it,
in particular the significance of the ID. The Part II questions should answer the question
and provide a couple of strategic details.
4. The more specific details you provide, the better.