This document contains a series of daily warm-up questions and prompts for a U.S. History I class. The questions cover a wide range of topics related to U.S. history from the abolition movement and Civil War era to industrialization, immigration, and politics in the late 19th/early 20th century. Students are prompted to recall facts, examine historical events, compare different time periods and regions, and give opinions on issues such as slavery, Reconstruction, treatment of Native Americans, and the distribution of wealth.
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31.) Great Britain put into several acts and rules that upset the American colonists during our early years. The Stamp Act especially angered many colonists. Why did they not like the Stamp Act and protest it? What actions did they take during their protest of it? How did the Loyalists group respond to the Stamp Act and the rebellious colonist actions? Provide details & historical examples to support your answer.
32.) The following table will be given for this response that will be used to help formulate your answer. Take time now to examine the chart and become familiar with what is being shared. Make sure to look closely at all of the labeling that is given on the chart to explain what information is being given. Support your answer with specific facts that you were able to learn from the chart.
33.) The 1800s was an exciting time when people began to travel West across the continent in search of new lands, resources, and adventure. Aside from farmers, what other groups of people travelled West during this time period and WHY?
34.) After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had strong opinions on how Southerners should be treated and what should happen in the South. Many Northerners did not agree with his ideas. What were Lincolns ideas and how did they differ from many Northerners?
35.) Think about the Reconstruction. Historians often times do not agree on whether the Reconstruction was a success or a failure. Arguably there were positive and negative effects. What do you feel were 2 successful results of the Reconstruction? Also, what do you feel were 2 failures of the Reconstruction?
36.) What is Social Darwinism? How does it apply to how some Americans viewed wealth and prosperity in the country?
37.) The Transcontinental Railroad was a massive building project for our country. Why did the Federal government support the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad? What effects did this railroad have on people living in the area while it was being built AND after it was finished?
38.) What was the goal of U.S. foreign policy with China? Why do you think Hay did not favor establishing colonies in China?
39.) World War I impacted the world in many ways. Thinking about the United States specifically, how did WWI affect our country in the following three ways: politically, economically, and socially? Make sure to address all three ways.
40.) Think back to the 1920s in the United States. This was a time of excitement, but also tough times for many Americans. What was life like specifically for people living in rural and urban areas of the country? How were the lifestyles and experiences of people living in these areas culturally different? How did these differences cause these two groups to argue and clash at times?
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1. Compare and contrast racial conflict in the South and the West.
2. How successful were business people in overcoming the problems that confronted them in the last third of the nineteenth century?
3. How did some urban housing reforms of the late nineteenth century eventually add to urban blight?
4. Why was it so difficult to resolve such issues as the spoils system, the tariff, and bimetallism, which consumed congressional energies in the late nineteenth century?
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1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of progressivism.
2. In what ways were mobilization and the war effort a fulfillment of the progressive legacy? In what ways did the war deny the basic tenets of progressivism?
3. How did popular culture—whether in the form of best-selling novels, games, films, or radio programs—reflect and respond to the ravages of the Great Depression?
4. Compare and contrast the Depression experiences of Mexican- and African-Americans. In your opinion, which group fared better?
Question 3 of 4
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1. Describe the major war aims of the Allied Powers.
2. How did the war change the attitudes of women and minorities toward their status in American society?
3. Many historians feel that Harry Truman as much as Joe McCarthy gave force to the postwar “Red Scare.” Explain why you agree or disagree.
4. Compare the quality of life in the suburbs with the quality of life either on farms or in cities.
Question 4 of 4
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1. Compare the achievements and shortcomings of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
2. Defend or attack the use of civil disobedience as a strategy in the civil rights movement, using Martin Luther King’s early career as an example of the technique.
3. Both Indians and Hispanics were hardly “monolithic” ethnic groups in American life. Explain how that led to a variety of responses to the activist currents of the 1960s and 1970s, among both Hispanics and Indians.
4. Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade; then defend or criticize it.
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There are four sections in this exam, with four questions each .You are required to answer only one question in each section. Be sure to include as much information as possible to support your answer. Each answer should be 3-5 paragraphs in length. Be sure to cite your sources.
Section 1
1. Compare and contrast racial conflict in the South and the West.
2. How successful were business people in overcoming the problems that confronted them in the last third of the nineteenth century?
3. How did some urban housing reforms of the late nineteenth century eventually add to urban blight?
4. Why was it so difficult to resolve such issues as the spoils system, the tariff, and bimetallism, which consumed congressional energies in the late nineteenth century?
Section 2
1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of progressivism.
2. In what ways were mobilization and the war effort a fulfillment of the progressive legacy? In what ways did the war deny the basic tenets of progressivism?
3. How did popular culture—whether in the form of best-selling novels, games, films, or radio programs—reflect and respond to the ravages of the Great Depression?
4. Compare and contrast the Depression experiences of Mexican- and African-Americans. In your opinion, which group fared better?
Section 3
1. Describe the major war aims of the Allied Powers.
2. How did the war change the attitudes of women and minorities toward their status in American society?
3. Many historians feel that Harry Truman as much as Joe McCarthy gave force to the postwar “Red Scare.” Explain why you agree or disagree.
4. Compare the quality of life in the suburbs with the quality of life either on farms or in cities.
Section 4
1. Compare the achievements and shortcomings of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
2. Defend or attack the use of civil disobedience as a strategy in the civil rights movement, using Martin Luther King’s early career as an example of the technique.
3. Both Indians and Hispanics were hardly “monolithic” ethnic groups in American life. Explain how that led to a variety of responses to the activist currents of the 1960s and 1970s, among both Hispanics and Indians.
4. Describe the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade; then defend or criticize it.
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2. • Day 2: Think of and describe a time in your life
when you stood up for your beliefs. Was your
position unpopular? How did your opponents
treat you? Did anyone persuade you to agree
with them?
• *Provide at least one example!!
3. • Day 3:
Answer the following on a notebook paper
(hand in):
1. Examine the Abolition Movement timeline.
2. What early events paved the way for
abolitionists’ thinking?
3. What types of strategies or tactics did the
abolitionists use to promote their cause?
4. • Day 4: In the 1850s, what were
most Americans’ views on slavery?
Why?
5. • Day 3: What do you think Douglass meant
when he said “Knowledge is the pathway to
freedom?”
6. Day 3
• Why and how did some people in the U.S.
support slavery? What reasons did they give?
7. • Day 3:
Recall any fact about slavery or the lives of
slaves that you remember from the movie
or last week’s notes.
8. Day 4:
Why do people living in different regions of the
country have different beliefs?
Bonus: What was one major difference
between the North and South before the Civil
War?
10. • Day 6:
What was popular sovereignty? Why would
some states want popular sovereignty?
11. Day 7:
How did the Fugitive Slave Act divide the
nation?
12. • Day 7:
• What are the advantages and disadvantages
of a two-political-party system (Democrat and
Republican) today? (List one advantage and
disadvantage for each)
13. Day 10
• Think of a time when you /members of your
family had a dispute. Describe what it was like
and how may this relate to a civil war?
– Why is it more intense within families?
14. Day 9
• Name one major advantage of the Union over
the Confederacy. Name one major advantage
of the Confederacy over the Union.
15. Day 10
• Based on the map activity we did last week,
why do you think the Union strategy in
defeating the South was successful?
16. Day 11
• Describe at least one new
innovation/technology in warfare during the
Civil War and how it affected the war.
17. Day 10
• Why do you think people actually picnicked
outside the early battles such as Bull Run?
What did they soon learn about the reality of
war?
18. Day 11
• What if Virginia had not seceded from the
Union? How may this have changed the
course of the war? Think about:
– Virginia’s influence on Southern states
– Virginia’s location and resources
19. • Day 12:
• What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
20. • Day 13:
• Who was the 54th Regiment? Why were they
so famous?
21. • Day 14:
How may have African American soldiers been
discriminated against in the Civil War?
37. • Day 25:
What was one difficulty for freed slaves in the
South during Reconstruction?
38. • Day 24:
• Why do you think the U.S. government did not
make as serious attempts to make Native
American citizens like they did with African
Americans?
39. • Day 25:
• What effect did the destruction of the buffalo
have on the Native Americans?
40. • Day 26:
Give an example of the U.S.’s assimilation policy
41. • Day 27:
• How would you characterize the government’s
treatment toward Native Americans in the late
1800s?
42. • Day 28:
• What developments led to the rapid growth of
the cattle industry?
43. • Day 29:
• What were the causes of the end of the open
range?
44. • Day 30:
• Why did many African Americans choose to
move west after the Civil War?
45. • Day 31
• What are your New Year’s
Resolutions?
46. • Day 32:
• What were the factors (resources,
people, etc.) that led to the growth of
Industrialization in the late 1800s in the
U.S.?
47. • Day 33
What was a new invention that
revolutionized how railroads were made?
What were the effects of this?
48. • Day 34:
• What was one positive effect of the railroads
on the U.S.?
49. • Day 35:
• If you could start your own business, what
would it be and why?
50. • Day 36:
• How should wealth be distributed in the U.S.?
What obligation, if any, do wealthy people
have to use their wealth?
51. • Day 37:
- Describe a monopoly in recent history. Why do
you think monopolies don’t really exist today (or
don’t last for long)?
52. • Day 38:
• Name any business leader you know of today
and list two of his qualities. (If you can’t think
of any business leaders, think of two qualities
you think a good business leader would have)
53. • Day 39:
• What types of things would you want in your
job as a worker? (benefits, pay, etc.) Name at
least 3.
54. • Day 40
Why do you think some Americans would be
prejudiced against immigrants?
55. • Day 41:
• Compare the lives of immigrants living in cities
today vs. in the late 1800s/early 1900s. What
is similar/different about their experiences?
56. • Day 41:
• What was done in the cities to try to help
immigrants? What was their attitude toward
this help? Why do you think some Americans
wanted to help immigrants while others hated
them?
57. • Day 42:
Why were immigrants drawn to political bosses?
What was the connection between immigrants
and politics?
58. • Day 43
• Have you ever given someone a gift with the
intention of getting something in return?
Do you think politicians do this today?
60. • Day 45:
• Have you ever felt discriminated against?
Describe the situation.
• What are various forms of prejudice?
61. • Day 46:
• Which of the following do you think is more
effective in changing the actions of business-
Governmental action (laws), fines, or public
protest? Explain why.