U.S. History: Final Exam Study Guide
Final Exam (100 points) Date of Exam: To Be Decided The final exam will cover all materials after the midterm up until the end of the semester. This exam consists of: 1. Multiple Choice (10 questions) = 10 points 2. Fill in the Blanks (5 questions) = 5 points 3. Matching (5 questions) = 5 points 4. Identification (5 terms) = 20 points 5. Short Answer (5 questions) = 10 points 6. Essay Questions (1 question) = 50 points Policy for Notes: • You may use 1 page of notes for the test. • Notes may be hand-written or typed on a 8.5 x11 sheet of paper. You may use the front and back of the paper. • You must submit your notes ONE day before the exam. **If you do not submit your notes early, you will not be able to use notes during the exam. Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blanks, Matching: (20 questions on the exam) You will not receive lose points for incorrect answers, so use the “POE = Process of Elimination” to find the best possible answer. Also, these questions will give you clues for answering IDs, Short Answer, and Essay questions. Identifications (ID): (5 terms on the exam) There are 20 possible Identification questions on the study guide, only 5 will be on the midterm. However, you should review all the terms since they will help you with the essay question. IDs require you to show your understanding of the term/concept by defining the term and explaining why it is important. For the following terms, be sure you are able to answer the following questions: a) What does this term refer to? What does this term mean? b) Why is it important? What historical precedent did it establish? What did it lead to? Short Answer: (5 questions on the exam) All short answer questions must be answered in complete sentences. You will lose half a point for incomplete sentences. Review questions from homework assignments and the Do Now questions to prepare for the short answer portion of your exam. Essay: (1 question on the exam) There are 3 possible essay questions on the study guide, only one will be on the test. You can prepare for these by studying the IDs and using them to support your answer in the essay question.
Topics: American Visions Textbook – Chapters 2, Section 5 Chapter 3, all sections *Also Study Quiz 3 & 4 Classroom Lectures/Discussions – Resistance Reconstruction Industrialization Westward Expansion Outside Reading – Yuri Kochiyama & Pan-Ethnic movements 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Wounded Knee Massacre *Be able to answer Document Based Questions. Identifications: 1. Presidential & Radical Reconstruction 2. Radical Republicans 3. Military Reconstruction Act 4. Civil Rights Act of 1864 5. Homestead Act 6. Wounded Knee Massacre 7. Transcontinental Railroad 8. Push and Pull Immigration 9. Angel Island vs Ellis Island 10. 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Essay Questions: 1. How do you define resistance? In your last project you studied a resistance movement that impacted the United States. Explain the ways in which the person/organization/movement you studied embodies your definition of resistance. Give specific examples. 2. Industrialization marked the birth of Modern America. Describe the ways in which Industrialization changed American society. Be sure to compare how it impacted people from all sectors of society. 3. The Gilded Age was an era filled with great cultural changes as well as many contradictions. Analyze the ways in which the social, economic, political, and cultural conditions of the Gilded Age led to more social reforms? 11. Laissez-Faire 12. Populism 13. Social Darwinism 14. American Federation of Labor 15. W.E.B. Du Bois 16. Political Machine 17. Gospel of Wealth 18. Vertical vs Horizontal Integration 19. Segregation 20. Plessy vs Ferguson Immigration – Push and Pull Urbanization Social Reform (reforms and leaders) Gilded Age