History 108 Mid Term Exam 1 Remember, write one exam question from the list. You

History 108 Mid Term Exam 1
Remember, write one exam question from the list. You may also write the extra credit exam question for extra points. Make sure to write a complete answer and write the answers for each part of the main question. Each of the questions (remember, to select one) has many parts, so make sure to answer each part. I get asked length alot, just think of it this way, answer the question completely, but each one is a paragraph long so that means your looking at the least a few pages, meaning a paragraph minimum for each part to the question. I hope that makes sense. Prove to me you know the materials.
Here is the Mid Term Exam. You are to select 1 question and write a thorough exam on it.
For the exam remember you only write one essay and make sure you answer it thoroughly
and completely.
Exam Essay Questions:
First Contact between the Anglo-American Settlers and Native Americans was to have profound
repercussions for North America. Using the two readings (The Barbarous Years and the Furies)
describe the culture of conflict that the Early Europeans brought to the Americas. How does the
video Guns, Germs, and Steel fit into the equation? Describe the brutality and efficiency of
conflict used by Powhatan in the Chesapeake Bay region. Does this dispel the notion of racial
supremacy and a Eurocentric view of Empire?
Exam Essay Question:
Life in the Colonies was different for different people and different regions, with each
experiencing different perspectives and outcomes. What was the impact of colonialism on the
Native Populations and on Indentured Servants and Slaves? How did the Fur Trade and
competition between empires shape not only commerce but also the forced spread of religion?
How did life differ between the major regions of North American Colonies, in particular the
Middle Colonies (Chesapeake region) from the New England Colonies (remember the video).
Exam Essay Questions:
The American Revolution had a profound impact on the Colonies. First, describe the two sides in
the conflict, the English regulars and the Colonial Militias. Describe what is meant by the terms
loyalists and insurgents in the Breen text (American Insurgents). Describe the early years of the
war. Describe the character of fighting in the South. How did the French Entry into the War
affect the outcome?
Here below is an extra credit exam question. If can give you up to 10% additional points on
the exam. You are to watch the movie Last of the Mohicans, the 1992 version with Daniel
Day Lewis and then answer the following question in an essay format, complete. This is
extra and you still need to write one of the essays above as well.
**** Extra Credit Essay Possible????? Based on the Movie Last of the Mohicans with Daniel
Day Lewis as the Main Actor.
Possible Exam Essay Questions:
The Struggle for Empire during the Seven Years War (The French-Indian War) had a lasting
effect on the American Colonies. Using the movie “The Last of the Mohicans” provide a
conceptual understanding of the tensions of the time. First, describe the tensions between the
English troops and Colonials. Describe the relations between the European Powers and the
Native Americans tribes. Describe the differences in military tactics between the Native
Americans and the Europeans.