Identification/Significance-
Select six of the following terms to discuss as part of your exam. Remember, it is important to identify
the term as well as discuss its significance to the overall arc of United States history. Remember, it is
important to be thorough and illustrate your full understanding of each of the items you choose.
English Reformation
The Spanish Armada
Jamestown
Puritans
Quakers
Bacons Rebellion
Glorious Revolution
English Declaration of Rights
Triangular Trade
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Essay-
Select one of the following prompts and write an essay as part of your exam. Remember, it is important
to be thorough in your work and really illustrate what you have learned, know, and understand about
the topic.
Discuss the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening as intellectual preludes to the American
Revolution. Which of these movements do you believe contributed most to America’s move towards
independence? Why?
How did tobacco agriculture transform the Chesapeake societies? Address economic, political, and
social factors.
How did the religious ideals of New England society shape its early history? How were these ideals
challenged by some members from within this society?
How did the experience of slavery differ between the upper South, the lower South, and northern
colonies?
Based on the colonial policies of Britain before the American Revolution, describe the views of
Parliament and King George III on their relationship with the colonies and why those views were
problematic to the colonists.
