Historians Often Talk About the Columbian Exchange. What Was the Columbian Exchange? Identify
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1491-1607
Historians often talk about the Columbian Exchange. What was the Columbian Exchange? Identify and explain THREE cause and effect relationships that resulted.
1607-1754
Briefly compare the economic situation in the Jamestown colony before and after John Rolfe's "discovery" of tobacco. How did Rolfe "save" the Jamestown?
Compare and contrast each of these colonial regions. In your response, be sure to include information about the following: two colonies located there.
Explain the significance of the First Great Awakening and the effect it had on religion in the American colonies.
1754-1800
The Constitutional Convention was originally divided by two rival plans for government: the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Describe each plan
1800-1848
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant and Benjamin Banneker were both important men in the early years of the United States. Choose ONE of them and write a short paragraph.
As the United States expanded westward in the 1800s, the phrase Manifest Destiny became common. What does "Manifest Destiny" mean? Explain how THREE of these relate to the term "Manifest Destiny."
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Texas Annexation (1845)
Mexican Cession (1848)
Gadsden Purchase (1853)
1844-1877
Identify each of these terms and briefly explain why it was a cause of the Civil War (1861-1865).
A. "States' Rights"
B. Compromise of 1850
C.Dred Scottcase
D. Election of 1860
Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution
1865-1898
Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the west coast.
Answer a, b, and c.
a) Briefly explain how ONE of these played the MOST important role in the late-19th Century labor movement.
Haymarket Riot (1886)
Homestead Strike (1892)
Pullman Strike (1894)
b) Provide an explanation of the event to support your position above.
c) Briefly explain why ONE of the other choices would not be as important.
1890-1945
Discuss the role that Jane Addams played in the Progressive Movement. Youmustuse complete sentences when writing your response.
Why did the U.S. refuse to join the League of Nations? Who is more at fault for not joining, the Senate or President Wilson? Support with evidence.
What ideas were presented by President Wilson in his Fourteen Points plan at the end of World War I? What point did he think was most important and why?
Describe and explain the importance of these conferences held during World War II: - Tehran - Yalta – Potsdam.
The "Tuskegee Airmen" played an important role in U.S history. Briefly explain who they were and the roles they played in Alabama history.
Discuss the decision of the United States to enter World War II, including the nation’s movement from a policy of isolationism to international involvement and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
1945-1980
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were two important foreign policy developments in the opening years of the Cold War. Describe what they were and how they impacted the early stages of the Cold War.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact were two important Cold War organizations. Describe their purpose and function as they related to the Cold War.
Describe the historical significance of Jackie Robinson. Youmustuse complete sentences when writing your response.
What was the significance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and his “I Have a Dream” speech?
Describe the impact television has had on American culture, including the Kennedy-Nixon debates, and news coverage of the Civil Rights Movement.
Define the "Baby Boom" generation and show how it stimulated the building of suburban housing developments such as Levittown and the interstate highway system to get to them.
Compare and contrast the domestic focus of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon.
1980-2015
To what extent was supply-side economics, also known as "Reagonomics", similar to President Hoover's economic policies?
How did the policies introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, including "perestroika" and "glasnost" lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union?