Final Exam

Final Exam Directions
History 7 online – Summer 2020
Your Final Exam should be submitted as one single document via the canvas
course site and will be due on Thursday July 02 at 2:00pm. **No late
submissions will be accepted, and this is not negotiable. ** It is your
responsibility to correctly submit this assignment by the due date and time.
Cutting and pasting into the comments is not a proper submission, nor is
attaching a file to the comments section of canvas. You are also not allowed
to directly email me your final – it must be submitted via canvas.
YOU MUST SUBMIT A FINAL EXAM
IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS – NO EXCEPTIONS
If you anticipate that internet connection will be a problem, please make sure
to find a solution before the due date. Also be aware that many students
tend to submit at the very last minute so it might be possible that
canvas can get heavy traffic, to avoid any possible issue please try
submitting this exam well before the deadline.
For this exam, please do not include any outside sources (no other websites or
materials are necessary or will be accepted). Please only use the class
lectures, assigned videos, and any assigned readings from the class to
support your ideas. Try to avoid anecdotal examples and root your answers
in the course materials. Again, you are not allowed to cut and paste your
response via the Canvas comment section, and you are not allowed to email
me your assignment directly.
There are specific word counts for each part of the Final Exam, please
try your best to adhere to these word counts. A few words over or under
won’t be a huge issue, yet if your responses are significantly under or over the
word count that will affect your grade. These are rather short responses so you
have to decide what the most important ideas are, and how you will most
effectively discuss those ideas.
 Please read the entire document carefully before you begin your exam
*All of your responses must be 12-point font, double-spaced, proofread, and
submitted as a single pdf or word document, on time via Canvas, and you must
put your name and date on your submission. If these directions are not
followed you will absolutely lose points. *
Part I: ID Terms (100 points)
Please identify and discuss the significance of four of the terms listed below
(25 points each). ONLY CHOOSE FOUR TERMS. Please note that these
terms are taken directly from the lecture IDs. Please make sure to provide as
complete an answer as possible in paragraph form. You must provide a
definition for the ID term and also provide why the term is significant, how
does it connect to our broader class themes and readings, what does the term
reveal about the particular circumstances of U.S. history. Try to avoid
anecdotal examples and root your answers in the course materials (primary
sources, lectures, videos, etc.). Each ID term response should be
approximately 250 words in paragraph form.
1) The Middle Passage
2) Trail of Tears
3) Stamp Act Crisis
4) Colonization
5) Fugitive Slave Law, 1850
6) John Brown
7) Three-Fifth Clause
8) The General Strike
9) Emancipation Proclamation
10) Pueblo Revolt
Part II: Essay Question (100 Points)
Choose only one essay question from the options below and answer
completely. Make sure to read and address all the components of the
question. You must cite at least three assigned primary sources in your
response (from Voices of Freedom). Your essay should be approximately 1000
words. Try to avoid anecdotal examples and root your answers in the course
materials. *Please note that if you do not include a thoughtful interrogation
of the assigned primary sources you will lose a significant amount of points.
 Please read the entire document carefully before you begin your exam
1) Please describe and assess the transition of power and authority in Colonial
America from the moments leading up to the American Revolution through
the establishment of the U.S. Constitution. Make sure to discuss the three
major articulations of authority in the colonies and eventually the new
nation (Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S.
Constitution). What were the major points and characteristics of these
visions; what challenges did these ideas face? Please make sure to support your
interpretation with references to primary source documents.
2) Please assess and describe the rise of abolitionism. What were the
characteristics and circumstances of the abolition movement? Who
were some of the key abolitionists and what were some of the distinct
strategies they developed? What was the result of this movement? Please
make sure to support your interpretation with references to primary source
documents.
3) Please assess and describe the political, social and economic characteristics
of the American Civil War. In your response, you should consider the
following questions: What were the immediate causes of the war? What
strategies where implemented by both sides? What struggles did each side
face? Who were some of the major figures involved in this conflict? What role
did enslaved peoples play in (re)defining the war, and what was the
significance of the Emancipation Proclamation? Who won the war? Who
lost the war? Please make sure to provide a thoughtful and well supported
response that includes references to primary source documents.