2009 Fall Final Review

Apush Final Exam Review (part I)

Here is a list of some of the majority of the topics to be covered on the objective section of the final exam!

• Ways Captain John Smith helped Jamestown

• John Rolfe

• The "headright" system

• Freedom of religion in which colony?

• Factors leading to Bacon's Rebellion?

• Significance of Bacon's Rebellion

• Economies of the Caribbean islands

• African slaves vs. indentured servants

• The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony

• Anne Hutchinson's reason for exile

• Characteristics of the Restoration colonies

• The overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution affected the colonies in which way?

• During the seventeenth century, at least three-fourths of the immigrants who came to the Chesapeake region…

• The mid-1690s marked a turning point in the history of the black population in America because…?

• Historian Edmund S. Morgan argued that the institutionalization of African slavery in America reflected…what?

• The most numerous of the non-English immigrants were…?

• Conditions were good in PA for agricultural because...?

• A common problem in American commerce in the seventeenth century

• The functions of an American city

• Reasons for the decline of piety in colonial America

• The Great Awakening

• Purpose of the Albany Conference (1754)

• Reason for the English decision to reorganize the British Empire after 1763

• Feeling by the colonists after the French and Indian War

• Problem facing the Brit. gov’t after the Fren. & Indian War

• The purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763

• British policies after 1763 generally were…

• The Sugar and Stamp acts were designed chiefly to

• Colonies main objection tot he Stamp Act

• Townshend believed that colonists would not protest his taxes because…

• Attempts by the colonies to unify

• The objectives of the Committees of Correspondence

• The Quebec Act angered colonists because…

• American complaints concerning lack of representation made little sense to the English who pointed out that…

• The event leading to the passage of the Intolerable Acts

• Conditions of the Intolerable Acts

• Common Sense about American complaints against…

• Advantages British had during the Revolutionary War

• Summarize the move for independence by Americans

• The Declaration of Independence accomplished…

• Which of the following was NOT a step taken by the First Continental Congress?

• The First Continental Congress did all of the following EXCEPT

• Characteristics of early state constitutions

• Successes under the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses under the Articles

• The most significant division in the Constitutional Convention was between:

• James Madison's Virginia Plan proposed:

• The most important issue left unaddressed when the Constitutional Convention adjourned was:

• The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its:

• Which major concern did the original constitution not address

• The most distinctive feature of the constitution was…

• Why did the framers include an Electoral College

• The ideologies of A. Hamilton

• President Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion

• Under the Constitution, the status of the western Indian tribes was

• The only real success of Jay’s Treaty

• In the election of 1796

• Controversies surrounding the election of 1800

• The Federalists’ last gasp attempt to maintain power

• List the differences and examples between delegated, concurrent and reserved powers
• List the goals of the "Jefferson Era"
• List two goals the Jefferson Era that were responsible for the establishment of "patterns of education"
• Views of women and Native Americans during the Jefferson Era
• Characterize the status of higher education in the US during the Jefferson Era
• Identify ways the US was developing a "National Culture"
• Characterize the religious atmosphere during the Jefferson Era
• And anything else we happen to cover...
• Essay questions coming on Friday.

Assignments for the Constitution

Read the Constitution. Then, answer the following questions:

· What are the main topics of each of the seven Articles of the Constitution?

· What branches of government are created by the Constitution?

· Provide some examples of how each branch has power over another branch.

· How can Congress remove the President from office?

· List some of the powers that belong to the federal government only.

· What is the longest time a President elected today can stay in office?

· How long to members of the House of Representatives serve? Senators?

· How old do you have to be to be a Representative? A Senator? A federal judge?

· How old do you have to be to be a federal judge?

· How old do you have to be to be President? Vice President?

· Explain "habeas corpus."

· Explain what an ex post facto law is.

· Explain "bill of attainder."

· How many states had to ratify the Constitution to put it into effect?

• How many states have to ratify an amendment to make it part of the Constitution?

Essay Questions for Chapter One Test

Test on Thursday, August 27th.

Choose one of the following and prepare a well-developed outline to bring to class on Thursday. You will hand in the outline for a grade.

1. How did the environments of different regions of America shape the development of the various Indian cultures during the pre-Columbian era? Did these diverse civilizations have any common elements among their cultures? If so, what were they?

2. What cultural factors pushed Europeans to explore beyond their borders during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? What were the various goals of these expeditions and settlements? What kinds of exchanges occurred between the explorers and the natives, and how was each side affected by these interactions?

3. Were the factors that pushed the English toward America any different than those that influenced other nations? If so, how did they affect the English approach to exploration and colonization of the New World?

"PURITAN CONSERVATISM" (pp. 20-28)

I'm going to be very honest here... it's been a very long time since I've read this book, therefore I'm reading it again. The series was recommended to me by a couple of my college professors as I began to prepare to take the GRE's to attend grad school.  It's tough reading, but I learned a ton or two of great information.

However, this section on "Puritan Conservatism" is what I'll admit is pretty boring stuff. The author, Daniel Boorstin, is one of America's great historians. He earned a law degree (hence the detail he goes into in this section) from Yale, and has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. After a prolific career as a writer, he became the Librarian of the Library of Congress (is this redundant?). As I said, it's a little heavy reading, but I'm reading it along with you this summer. So please be frank, let it rip in the comment section! Tell me what you like, and what you don't (as I just did). Even if you "get" 10% of what Boorstin discusses, you'll be way ahead of the game.

For further guidance, go to the post entitled, "Directions." 

Therefore, let us cut to the chase. Skim this section looking for a couple of main ideas that I'd like you to share in the comments section (each of this "posts" will contain their own comment section). Before commenting, you'll have to register as a member of this blog. Scroll down to the very bottom of the comment section, and you should see a link to click on to register.

I only ask that you pay attention to Lechford's complaints against the Puritan church membership.

He also thought the church too democratic, why?

Also, what was the "Half-way Covenant" and what was it's purpose?

Georgia

There are 11 questions, please respond to as many as you can in the "comment" found at the bottom of each of the posts -- This post is entitled "Georgia."

1. How did Georgia become a victim of its own benefactors?

2. How did the "promotional" literature depict Georgia?

3. According to Boorstin, what was Percival's and Oglethrope's "one crucial mistake"?

4. What was the "purpose" of the colony of Georgia?

5. What role did the British government play in Georgia's "philanthropic" endeavor?

6. How did the colony of Georgia distribute land to its inhabitants?

-- How was this a mistake?

7. What was the reason blacks (slaves) were prohibited?

8. Describe the silk-making industry in Georgia?

9. Please pay special attention to the chapter entitled, "A Charity Colony."

10. In what specific say did the "universal ills of buraucracy: pettiness, arbitrariness [and] corruption" doom the colony?

11. What reasons were given in 1750 to allow slavery in Georgia?

Quakers

1. Comment on each of the following Quaker philosophies:

a. Belief in equality

b. Informality

c. Toleration

d. Martydom

2. Why did the Puritans treat the Quakers so poorly (use as part of your explanation the experiences of Mary Dyer)?

3. What was a characteristic of Quaker worship?

4. According to Boorstin, why didn't Quakerism become the dominant religion in America?

5. What problems arose of the Quakers in the "taking of oaths?"

6. What internal dilemmas did the Quakers face in their attempts to govern the colony?

7. What happened to Quaker rule in 1756?

8. List examples of Quaker legacies that can be witnessed by the 18th century.

9. What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he referred to Quakers as "Protestant Jesuits"?

10. What is meant by the Quaker description of themselves as, "dissenters in their own country"? 

11. See page 69 for an interesting quote.

12. Although Quakers were pacifists, how did Quakers deal with the constant warfare that surrounded them, and what role did Benjamin Franklin play?

"How Puritans Resisted the Temptation of Utopia"

Please pay attention to two things in this very short chapter:

1. Why Puritans did not pursue to create utopian society;

2. (and more importantly) What ideas did they struggle with in forming a government.

Please comment on each.

SUMMER READING LIST

There are three books I'd like for you to purchase this summer and read (and respond to questions on this web site).

Boorstin, D.J. (1964). The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

Amazon.com has copies on sale for under $1.00

(On Monday, June 9th I bought the last copy on the shelf at Bookman's for $6)

Zinn, H. A People's History of the United States.

Again, Amazon has copies on sale starting at $9.00

You only need to read the first ten chapters in the Zinn book.

I ask that you log into this web site throughout the summer to look at questions I'd like you to respond to... It will be my way of checking periodically to see if you are reading and thinking.

My email address is:

mike@elderwire.com

Do not hesitate to email me with questions or comments.

Happy (summer) reading!!!

First Post on Readings -- Boorstin, "Colonial"

Please respond to five of the eight in the "comment" section of this post found at the bottom of these questions (and please sign you name!).

1. What is meant by the referenced, "City upon a hill?"

2. According to Boorstin's interpretation of Winthrop's speech, what was America's destiny?

3. In what way(s) were Puritans theologians (in society and not necessarily in terms of government)?

4. In what way(s) did Puritans lack open dialogue into theological questions?

5. "The failure of Puritans to develop a sense of toleration was both a source of weakness as well as a strength." Please comment.

6. In what way(s) is the the sermon "an American institution?"

7. What might living in a "wilderness" have to with influencing Puritan behavior?

8. Perhaps (according to Boorstin) the most distinctive of the sermon was what?

On pp. 14-15 please pay special attention to the description of the Puritan meeting  house as well as the sacrifices individuals made to attend.

DIRECTIONS

First, concentrate on getting through Boorstin's, "Colonial Experience" before any of the other readings. This will be the most challenging. Then Zinn's "People's History."

The chapters are divided into what are called "posts" on this blog.

At the end of each post you will see a link for "comments." Under this comment section is where I would like you to respond to as many question as you'd like, unless I specify a certain number. 

Before you make your first "comment", you must first register. Scroll to the very bottom and you'll find the prompt. 

After each "comment" you post, please include your name, or I will not be able to give you "credit."

Know that everything I ask you to write will be evaluated subjectively -- based on my opinion, and of course, experience. Your responses in the comment section should be qualitative in nature (meaning that your responses should be well thought out and supportive with examples from the reading) as opposed to quantitative. However, quantitative responses will also be quantitatively evaluated (meaning that the more you answer, the more "points" you score). 

The Posts are chronologically arranged. Read through all of the posts and you should be able to figure this out.

As always, contact me with any questions via email... or in the comment section after each post.

We're approaching the middle of our summer break, therefore, you better get cracking.