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Quarter 1 Test- Monday, November 9

End of Quarter Test Format

  • 50 Multiple Choice Questions (50 pts. total) that will require you to not only know chapter terms and content, but also analyze the period of U.S. History up to 1800
  • Questions are based on both your weekly chapter readings up through Chapter 7 and your class notes.

Review Session

TBD

Study Guide

Pre-Columbus through 1800

Below are essential questions and objective questions to help you frame, organize, and categorize much of the information you have learned this quarter and study for the end of the Quarter Test. The essential questions help you think about the larger themes and analyze the content you have learned. The objective questions are more specific questions that help you think about the content and SFI that you have learned on particular topics throughout the quarter. These questions cover the majority of material, but additional content from your chapter terms and class notes may appear on your test. You will need to create some study guide note cards to help you study. These note cards will be turned in on the day of the test.

Creation of American Society (Pre-Columbus-1763)

Essential Questions:

  1. Is European dominance in North America inevitable?
  2. Why do the British get to define American culture?
  3. How does life compare among the original 13 colonies?

Objective Questions:

  1. Who were the early Native American groups in North America? Where did they settle, and what were the defining features of their cultures?
  2. Who were the early European discoverers? What were their motivations?
  3. Describe the interactions between Native Americans and different groups of Europeans. Were they good neighbors to each other? Why or why not?
  4. Compare and contrast the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth.
  5. In what ways have the colonies and various regions developed distinct identities.
  6. By the mid 1700s are the colonies still British or uniquely American?
  7. How did the relationship between Britain and the colonies change during the 16th and 17th centuries?

The New Republic (1763-1800)

Essential Questions:

  1. Were the colonists justified in their declaration of Independence?
  2. Was Independence all the colonists had hoped for?
  3. How were the governments created under the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution a reflection of the colonists’ experience?
  4. How did the first two presidents define the power of the new government?

Objective Questions:

  1. How and why did the colonies go from loving, to hating Britain?
  2. Why did the colonists revolt? What events led to the revolution?
  3. What actions did the colonists take against the British? How did the colonists react?
  4. What were the arguments for and against Independence? How did Jefferson justify Independence in the Declaration?
  5. How did a rag-tag group of soldiers (colonists) defeat world's super power (Britain)?
  6. What were the features of the Articles of Confederation? Was it an effective form of government?
  7. How did the Constitution resolve the issues of state v. federal power, equal v. proportional representation, and who should be counted in the populations of the states?
  8. How did the Constitution protect against despotic government and the potential for mob rule?
  9. Describe the arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-federalists regarding the new Constitution.
  10. How did Washington and Hamilton deal with the financial issues they were faced with?
  11. How did Washington handle diplomacy with European nations?
  12. What recommendations did Washington make in his farewell address?
  13. How did Adams address the possible loss of power to a rival political party?
  14. How did Adams react to being provoked by the French?