IT'S HERE: PRACTICE TEST to help prepare for final exam questions on Chapters 14, 15, and 16. Take the quiz (you'll have a chance to see your answers again at the end), then scroll down in this blog post to see study questions for the final exam.
ESSAY PRACTICE:
Some themes that were important in the third and fourth quarters are slavery, and foreign relations (America's relationship with other countries): Here are some questions to help you think about these issues:
How did slavery affect the unity of the United States from about 1820 to 1865? Who were the major interest groups (people who had an interest in slavery, or an opinion about it - something to gain or lose)? What were some of the major issues they confronted? What were some of the compromises, acts, and other legislative solutions American statesmen attempted to work out to deal with the issue of slavery? What was the result by the 1860s?
The United States was growing in size from its beginnings and through much of the nineteenth century. Acquiring territories through warfare, purchase, negotiation, or other has presented the United States with many opportunities and challenges. What were some of the opportunities and challenges presented by the following acquisitions (or attempted acquisitions) of territory:
Old Northwest Territory, Louisiana Purchase, Texas, Oregon Territory, California, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase.
Old Northwest Territory, Louisiana Purchase, Texas, Oregon Territory, California, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase.
America’s relationship with other countries has shaped its history in important ways. What was America’s relationship with Great Britain, France, and Mexico between 1812 and 1865? Think about topics such as boundaries, territory, trade, treaties, or conflicts, including military conflicts. What were some of the issues and results?
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