2nd Exam Review

This exam is only for undergraduates.

You have two hours to take the exam.

When you are ready to take the exam open up the exam email. Send me a read receipt. Open the attachment and take the exam.

When you finish the exam email it to me.

The exam window runs through 11:59:59 PM June 8.

Term (1/3)

There will be 6 terms on the exam. You will write on one. Define or identify the term--describe where, when, what, who--and give a brief explanation of why it was significant.

Complete list of Terms to know for the exam:

George Mason
Virginia Constitution and Declaration of Rights
Pennsylvania Constitution (1776)
William Howe
Henry Knox
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
John Burgoyne
George Germain
Henry Clinton
Philip Schuyler
Horatio Gates
Daniel Morgan
Battle of Bennington
Battle of Brandywine
1^st & 2^nd Battles of Freeman's Farm/Bemis Heights/Saratoga
Plan of Conciliation
Treaty of Alliance
Robert Morris
Valley Forge
Nathanael Greene
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
Battle of Penobscot Bay
Charles Cornwallis
Patrick Ferguson
Banastre Tarleton/Tarleton's Legion
Battle of Waxhaws
Battle of Camden
Thomas Sumter
Andrew Pickens
Francis Marion
Henry Lee/Lee's Legion
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Cowpens
George Rodney
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battles of the Capes/Yorktown
Articles of Confederation
Battle of the Saints
Treaty of 1783
Shelburne
Expulsion of the Loyalists
George Clinton


Essay (2/3)

There will be 2 or 3 essay questions on the exam. You will write on one. You should be comprehensive in discussing all significant points and giving examples to support your statements.
 

1. "In the American Revolution and War of Independence, all Americans were united fighting for freedom against tyranny." Criticize this statement.

2. Why did the British lose and the Patriots win the War of Independence?

3. What were results of the Revolution/War of Independence?

4. Was the American Revolution a revolution? Or, how revolutionary was it? (Discuss how there are different answers to these questions.)