Midterm Study Guide/Fall 2013/History 231/Dr. Schmoll

Exam Date: October 16

You need to bring a blue book. You do not need a scantron.

I.               MULTIPLE CHOICE: 40%

There will be 22 questions. You will answer 20 of them.

Here is an example of a multiple-choice question to show you the level of detail needed for this exam:

The French and Indian War ended with the

a. Treaty of Paris of 1763
b. Treaty of Paris of 1783
c. Treaty of Paris of 1898
d. Treaty of Versailles

II.             ESSAY: 60% One of following essay questions will appear on the exam..

1.     In considering the causes of the American Revolution, we have examined the impact of events (such as the Stamp Act or the Boston Tea Party) and ideas (such as tyranny or freedom). Discuss both events and ideas as causes of the American Revolution. Which do you think had a more important role in causing this war?

2.     How would you as an 18^th century colonist have responded to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Common Sense? Explain how each book displayed the tension of the 1700s. Be sure to consider specific events in your answer (such as the Paxton Boys or the Stamp Act). You may write this in the first person.

3.     How did the colonies change from the early colonies, through the middle times, to the end of the Revolution?

HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS EXAM:

Ø  Make outlines. Make sure that your outlines have way too much detail, way more than any normal human could ever remember. Remember, you cannot bring these to the exam, but you can remember what is on them and use the detail on the exam;

Ø  Try to memorize the outlines. Try to write them word for word without looking at the original. Fill in the gaps where you did not recall something. Do it again. Walk around your study area speaking the outline, looking down only when you need to for a quick reminder of the detail. Speak it again. Write it again…and most of all, have fun;

Ø  Fill in the gaps in your notes and add detail where you lack it. To do this, use a textbook or an online source;

Ø  Come to my office to ask questions, to show me outlines, or just to chat;

Ø  Follow Napoleon’s advice: “In planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible.” In essence, overprepare!