Spring 2009
TAKE-HOME ESSAY - 50 pts.
Fifty points of your midterm is based on the following essay question. Don't forget to use detailed examples and proofread your work. This essay must be typed and handed in at the start of the exam.
Q.) Based on your reading of the book The Scratch of a Pen, describe three specific examples of the convergence of different cultures in North America and the impact of environmental and cultural factors in the adaptation of cultural groups in colonial North America.
IN-CLASS ESSAY - 50 pts.
You must answer one of the following essay questions in class. Books and notes are not allowed.
1.) The French and Indian War was affected by events or by people who never set foot in North America. Describe three of those events or people. What was their importance concerning the war? How did they change the war's progress or its outcome?
2.) Compare and contrast the Indian-European politics of the Florida Territory with that of the Louisiana Territory, demonstrating three differences or similarities. Did these leave a positive or negative effect on North Americans?
MULTIPLE CHOICE/MATCHING - 20 pts.
In class you will answer multiple choice questions, matching, or fill-in-the-blanks. They will be similar to your quizzes. They will be based primarily on the notes posted on the class blog. Each question will be worth two points.
SHORT ANSWER - 30 pts.
In class you will be required to write short definitions or descriptions of six of the terms below. The actual list given in class will be shorter than the one you see here. Remember to not only define the terms but discuss in detail their importance in our study of colonial America. Short answer choices not used in the short answer section will be used in the Matching section of the test.
Great Awakening
Dr. Wheelock
Fighting by proxy
Jeffrey Amherst
Gifts
Proclamation Line of 1763
Acadians
Crispus Attucks
"Indianized" settlers
Revisionist history
Salamanca, NY
Neutrals
Hudson's Bay Company
The Griffon
Fort Niagara
Fort Ross
Keepers of the Western Door
Witchcraft
Three Flags Day
Reduction
Handsome Lake
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