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| The first test(9/26) will cover chapters 1-4 in the textbook and classes through 9/21. The test will consist of 25 multiple choice and true/false questions and 5 short essays (you will have a choice of 5 out of 6). For the multiple choice and true/false section, I urge you to look at the questions for each chapter under textbook resources. Although I may change the wording of a particular question, most of the 25 questions on the test will come from the textbook site. As for the essays, you should be able to do each of the following (these are objectives, not actual test questions): 1. You should be able to describe Native American civilizations prior to the age of European exploration and conquest. Particular emphasis on their diversity (including the reasons for and consequences of that diversity). 2. You should be able to describe the early interactions between Native Americans and Europeans, and explain the factors that contributed to the diminution of Native populations and the development of dependency among Native populations on Europeans. 3. You should be able to explain the development of slavery in the New World, starting with the Portuguese and Spanish and eventually adopted by the English at Jamestown. What made slavery attractive? Why resort to African populations as a source of slaves? 4. You should be able to identify the principal factors (commercial, social, religious, political, technological) that made exploration, conquest and colonization of the Americas likely and possible starting in the late 15th century. 5. You should be able to compare and contrast the experiences of colonists at Jamestown (starting in 1607) and Plymouth (starting in 1620). What motivated each group? How did each colony organize itself? What explains the early success in New England and the struggle for survival among the Virginians? How did each group deal with internal division and external threat? 6. You should be able to relate how events in Europe (particularly England during the 1600's) influenced the development of the American colonies. 7. You should be able to discuss religious freedom, toleration and persecution in the North American colonies. To what extent were individuals at liberty to practice the religions of their choosing? Which colonies experimented in religious toleration, and to what extent were they successful? 8. You should be able to explain how England's commercial policies (e.g., the Navigation Acts) influenced the development of the colonies and generated discord among the colonists. 9. You should be able to analyze one or more primary sources and relate the information contained in those sources to broader issues raised in the readings or in class. |
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