WELCOME TO MR. FORD'S HISTORY CLASS



|1. |Unit 3 Critical Period Exam |

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|3. |Part 1: Multiple Choice- Please PRINT in CAPITAL LETTERS the most correct answer. (2 points each: 64 points in section) |

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|5. |Part 2: Vocabulary Identification- Please choose FIVE (5) of the following vocabulary words to thoroughly IDENTIFY, EXPLAIN (people |

| |involved, groups involved, causes of an issue, the location of the person/event, consequences, and so on) and provide the HISTORICAL |

| |SIGNIFICANCE. At the end of each summary, write HS followed by the historical significance. Each identification is worth 10 points. For |

| |every additional note I write on the side of your identification, a point will be deducted. (50 points in section) |

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|12. |Vocabulary Choices: |

| |Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Shays Rebellion Great Compromise |

| |Necessary and Proper Claus XYZ Affair Quasi War |

| |Washington’s Farewell Address Proclamation of Neutrality James Madison |

| |Necessary and Proper Clause Alien and Sedition Acts Federalist Papers |

| |Jay’s Treaty Whiskey Rebellion Citizen Genet |

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|18. |Part 3: Short Answer: Please choose TWO of the following Short Answer Questions. Each part of the Short Answer question (a, b and c) are |

| |worth 3 points each. Each part of the Short Answer question should be answered with a specific example and proper elaboration. (10 points|

| |each question: 20 points in section) |

| |3 points: Fully answers question with specific example and elaboration |

| |2 points: Answers question with specific example |

| |1 point: Answers some of question but without specific example or elaboration |

| |0 point: Provides and inaccurate or irrelevant response |

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Please choose two (2) of the following short answer questions.

Briefly answer the questions in complete sentences. A thesis is not required.

Question 1. Answer a, b and c.

a.)Briefly explain support for the argument that the Articles of Confederation succeeded in guiding the United States through its first decade using ONE of the choices below.

• Victory in the Revolutionary War

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

b.) Briefly explain a challenge to the statement during this period using ONE of the choices below.

• Financial circumstances

• Foreign affairs

• Domestic concerns

c.) Briefly explain using either ONE of the choices above or your own historical knowledge whether you agree or disagree with the statement.

Question 2 is based on the excerpt below.

“Sir, suffer me to recall to your mind that time, in which the arms and tyranny of the British crown were exerted…

“This, Sir, was a time when you clearly saw into the injustice of a State of slavery…that you publicly held forth this true and invaluable doctrine…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are create equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights…’

“But, Sir, how pitiable is it to reflect, that although you were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Fther of Mankind, and of his equal and impartial distribution of these rights and privileges, which he hath conferred upon them, that you should at the same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren, under groaning captivity, and cruel oppression.”

- Benjamin Banneker, African American scientist and surveyor, letter to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, 1792

2. Using the excerpt, answer a, b, and c.

a.) Briefly explain why Banneker questioned Jefferson’s actions on slavery.

b.) Briefly explain why ONE o the following people would either support or question Banneker’s view.

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

c.) Briefly explain how Thomas Jefferson might have responded to Banneker’s questions about slavery.

Question 3. Answer a, b, and c.

a. Briefly explain how ONE of the following best supports the statement that “the United States of Constitution is a bundle of compromises.” Provide at least ONE piece of evidence to support your explanation.

• The office of the presidency

• That system of representation

• The institution of slavery

b. Briefly explain a criticism of ONE of the compromises cited above.

c. Identify and briefly explain the role played by an individual at the Constitutional Convention in bringing about ONE of the compromises mentioned above or a compromise not mentioned.

Question 4. Answer a, b, and c.

a. Choose ONE of the choices below, and explain why it best supports this statement: “America’s first foreign policy under Presidents Washington and Adams have the primary goal of avoiding war.”

• Citizen Genet controversy

• Jay Treaty

• XYZ Affair

b. Contrast your choice against ONE of the other options, demonstrating why that option is not as good as your choice.

c. Briefly explain an argument for war involving ONE of the choices provided OR another situation during this period of the first two presidents.

Question 5. Answer a, and b.

a. Choose THREE of the following topics and describe how the Democratic-Republicans and Federalists disagreed.

• Foreign Policy

• National Bank

• Assumption and National Debt

• French Revolution and Neutrality

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Jay’s Treaty

• Bank of the United States

• Protective Tariff

b. Was this disagreement beneficial for the young United States of America? Explain.

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