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Possible Essay Questions for Unit 1: From New World to
New Empires - the 16th Century to 1763 |
The 2 essays on the online exam work this
way.
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You
write 2 essays on the exam that ends the Unit. You can prepare because you see all of the possible questions below.
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When you
actually click on the exam essays, Blackboard displays choices for each of
those essays so students see different tests. You can write on either one of
the choices.
Timing of your work:
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You may
do it any time between 12:01 AM on the first day in the schedule to 11:59 PM on
the last day.
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You have
25 minutes to write your essay. As with all quizzes and exams, you must
complete your work within that time.
General Tip: You can identify information about significant and representative events that you need to read about carefully by:
§ Using the index at the back of the textbook with the general words in the question
§ Using the Reading Quiz questions for this Unit to find specific words to use in the index at the back of the textbook
Essays are graded based on your understanding of the history and using the Evidence Checklist/Rubric. These links may help:
§ For examples of student essays – using student examples from the History Changes Essay for both United States History 1 and 2
§ For how I use the Evidence Checklist/Rubric in grading
§ For how to work in ways that prevent the errors marked with the Evidence Checklist/Rubric
§ For a method for preparing to write a practical essay—one faster and more accurate than any method I have seen yet
Blackboard will display two of these to choose from. You write on either one. You must use the required readings provided at the same link you used for the History Changes Essay
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Servitude
in English Colonies in South – Early
1600s (What varied things happened to Africans sold in early Virginia)
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Slavery
in English Colonies in South – Late
1600s
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Indenture–
Pre-1676 in South (Before Bacon’s Rebellion)
Note: In the textbook, the phrase used for indentured servants in some
locations is English servants.
§ Indenture– Post-1676 in South (After Bacon’s Rebellion)
In learning the information you need for the essays, you must use content from our textbook. In most cases, the index at the back of the book will help you locate the content. Just make sure that you use chapters for this Unit, not an earlier or later Unit. As shown below, I provide help when needed:
§ If the index cannot help you, I provide a link stating sections of the book that will help you.
§ If my resources will help you understand content, I provide a tip.
Blackboard will display two of these to choose from. You write on either one.
§ nation-states competing in North America from about 1600 to about 1763 (Tip: Look at the Resources and the nation states compared with Quiz A’s content. Then notice how they change especially by the wars for empire covered in Quiz C’s content.)
§ feudalism and how nation-states applied it in North America until about 1700 (Locations in the textbook)
§ John Calvin and the influence of his beliefs on at least one colony in New England
§ Protestant Reformation and the development of the Middle Colonies
§ The Great Awakening
§ The Enlightenment
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