Instructions:
The exam consists of one essay. It’s cumulative, which means it covers the entire course.
The essay answer should be 1000 words or longer. In the essay, you will be expected to refer to at least FIVE primary source readings assigned for the class (i.e., the original documents from the eras we’ve studied. NOTE: The textbook, Module/Unit slides, and any modern summaries/explanation pieces do NOT count as primary sources).
You should limit your time on the exam to TWO HOURS or less, all in one sitting. This is honor system-enforced!
Please make sure that your answers are well-organized, address all aspects of the prompts, and exhibit good grammar and spelling. Perfection is not expected, as this is a timed test, but do make an effort to create essays that are legible and easy to read. Please use a readable font and double-space (skip lines)!
If you use direct quotations, limit them to two lines or less each.
You may use your course textbook, the primary source texts/your study questions, and class lectures to help you with the test (basically, anything I’ve assigned to you or provided). You may not use any other sources.
Do not use AI or cheat sites.
You may not work with other students on this exam. There is to be NO exam-related interaction of any kind with others at any time during the time that the exam is active.
Prompt:
Liberty is a commonly cited American value. How was the concept of liberty defined, debated, and achieved in the United States from the colonial era through Reconstruction? How did the concept evolve, and how did various American constituencies perceive it? Don’t forget to discuss the concept re:
Religious and ethnic minority groups —-
Policy debates throughout US history from the colonial era through the 1870s
Independence and Constitutional debates —
Political parties and activist movements.
Sources:
http://digitalhistory.hsp.org/pafrm/doc/declaration-congress-held-new-york-october-7-1765
https://corematerials.homestead.com/30_Letter_XII_legal_disabilities_grimke.pdf
https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/walker/walker.html
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/evans/N00397.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760331aa
https://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/rbannis1/AIH19th/female.html
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/murray/equality/equality.html
http://www.civ.strangegirl.com/federalistpapers.html
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/5us137
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
https://books.google.com/books?id=kxcOAAAAIAAJ&q=political+parties#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/ajveto01.asp
https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/2946
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/anthony/anthonyaddress.html
THOSE ARE JUST SOME SOURCES YOU CAN USE BUT YOU DON’T NEED TO SE ALL OF THEM BUT
AT LEAST 5 OF THEM BECAUSE 5 SOURCES ARE REQUIRED..
if something doesnt work or you need more explaining or anything just let me know.
please do your best, thank you!
