HIS 243 – Final Exam Study Guide (Spring 2013)

History 243 – Foundations of the United States

Sections 301 – H & J

Professor Rogers

Final Examination Study Guide

This study guide should provide you with all of the necessary information to study and do well on the final examination. Students will be provided with a blue book(s) in which to write their answers.

The final examination will be held on the same date but at different times, depending on your section. For the morning class (section H) the exam will be held on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. For the afternoon class (section J) the exam with be held on Monday, May 20 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Students will have the full period of time in which to complete their exam.

Structure

The exam will be broken into two parts: term identification and short answer questions.

Part One – Term Identification (15 points)

Students will be given between ten and fifteen terms drawn from the lectures, of which they will be asked to identify only THREE. Again, students are to select only THREE TERMS to identify. Any terms identified beyond that will be ignored. Each identified term will be worth up to five points, for a total of fifteen points on this part of the exam.

In indentifying terms students are expected to explain WHO or WHAT the term is, WHEN the term took place historically, WHERE the term fits geographical, and, most importantly, give the Historical Significance of the term. When describing the WHEN of a term, a student is not required to always give an exact date – centuries (such as 1600s, 1700s, etc.) or over all time periods (the Medieval Warm Period, the American Revolution, etc.) are acceptable.  When discussing the Historical Significance  of a term students should be sure to stress why the term is important to American history and place in context with other events, people, and historical processes we have discussed in class. Any answer that does not cover all of these points will lose points.

List of possible terms on the test is provided below

Part Two – Short Answer (10 points)

Students will be given between five and ten short answer questions, of which they will be asked to answer TWO. Again, students are only to answer TWO questions. Any questions answered beyond that will be ignored. Each question answered will be worth up to five points, for a total of ten points on this part of the exam.

Answers are expected to be between three to four paragraphs and answer all aspects of the question. Any answer that is either too short or fails to cover every aspect of the question will lose points.

Terms