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T‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍he exam should be typed with 1” margins all around in a reasonable (11- or 12-point) font. The exam should be submitted through the Safe Assignment link that will be set up in Blackboard’s Assignments tab. The exam will be due by 8:30 am on Monday, October 18. Answer three (3) of the following questions by writing well-reasoned and well-written essays (or here) addressing the question(s) asked. Use ONLY sources from the class. You should not use Wikipedia or any other online sources other than those I’ve already posted on the Blackboard site. You should use the Painter text, the Argersinger book (when relevant), and the other materials posted in Modules 1-4. While there is no formal length requirement, a good rule of thumb for a successful essay would be a minimum of 500 words (about two double-spaced pages). Regardless of length, essays should address the question or ideas posed. 1. How did the period of Reconstruction shape the United States during the subsequent decades of the Nineteenth Century? 2. One of the ideas expressed in these early modules is how the . after the Civil War was engaged in a “search for order” as a soci‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ety experiencing drastic and sudden change. (A summary of the argument of Robert Wiebe’s classic book by that title is here.) How did the late 19th century from the end of Reconstruction to the election of 1896 embody the concept of a search for order? 3. What were the major issues surrounding internal migration within and immigration to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? What impact did migration and immigration have on the society, politics, and economy of the period? 4. The rise of capital in the late 19th century, and the surrounding economic issues, is one of the most significant issues of the course thus far. To what extent was this explosive growth a positive, and to what extent a negative, development? 5. Examine the ways in which Populism affected the . from its rise to its demise in 1896. What were its major principles, and why did the movement collapse? 6. Some historians have argued that America had, by 1896, changed too much from its agrarian beginnings for Populism to achieve success. How had the country changed? What aspects of Populism were tied to this old America, and which aspects were mod‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ern enough to