American History

12 Times New Roman Font, single-spaced and you can use footnotes or endnotes.

No personal pronouns or use of Wikipedia.

Add bibliography of appropriate web sites, ending in .edu, .org (if going to specialized sites concerning the three eras) or .com if using the World Book Advanced, or specialized works concerning the three periods below from the Oxford University Press site. You may also use library books–both primary and secondary works. I recommended you use primary sources as well! Add bibliography—cite and quote properly.

Be sure to answer the questions as written in the order they are written.

Length 10 pages, but no more than 12

Questions

Identifications/Terms.

Answer the following thoroughly and completely. If a person:

Who are they?

Where were the from and from what location did they do their most significant work?

What did they do that is significant?

What motivated the person in their drive for success?

How did they go about achieving their goal?

What is their legacy for us today?

Format:

Last name, First Name (dates of their life). Then proceed to write your essay.

Concept or Term

Term name/event/

Define the term and give examples of it and how it played out in the periods we studied.

If event, after you name the event, tell me about how it started, how it ran its course, how it ended.

Short Answers: 5@10 points each (no repeats from the essay questions below.

Jonathan Edwards

Salem Witchcraft Episode

Great Awakening

Lewis and Clark

The XYZ Affair

2. The American Revolution (75 points)

What was the main cause of the conflict?
What events and acts of Parliament led to the break with Britain?
As to the Americans, who were the main players in the drive for independence? What was their contributions
What was the level of support for the war by the Americans? Explain.
What was the course of the war—its beginning, its turning point, and end?
What did the treaty offer both sides?
What did both sides get from the conflict.
3. The War of 1812 (75 points).

What was the main cause of the conflict?
What events and acts led to war with Britain?
As to the Americans, were they justified in going war? Why or why not? What did the U.S. want to achieve in the conflict?
What was the course of the war—its beginning, its turning point, and end? How did the American fare north of the US border? In the American South?
Who did the United States produce as heroes in the conflict? What was their contributions to the war effort?
How did the war end? What was the American attitude upon the ending of hostilities and the signing of the treaty of Ghent?
Who were the biggest losers and winners in the United States?