US History Exam Essays
Mr. Marchand
The Seton Keough High School
2015-2016
Choose ONE of the following prompts:
1. Compare and contrast the religious views of Puritans and Quakers. Your response should include names, dates and places, as well as a description of religious beliefs.
2. The Revolutionary War began badly for the colonists. Describe at least three reasons why this is true, and describe the time and place where the situation changed. Your response should include names, dates, and places.
3. Describe the reasons why the Constitution was written and explain why the status of slaves and the representation in Congress were controversies. Explain how these issues were resolved. Also, explain why the Bill of Rights was amended to the Constitution.
4. Between 1820 and 1850 changes in manufacturing, transportation and communication have on individual Americans? Your response should include specific names, dates and examples.
5. Between 1800 and 1850 the status of women changed. More importantly, there was pressure for much greater change in the status of women. Identify and describe at least three of these issues. Your response should include names, dates, and locations. Your response should specifically include a description of the Seneca Falls convention.
6. What did the issue of Manifest Destiny have to do with the Mexican War? Your essay should include a definition and description of Manifest Destiny. Your essay should include events that led up to the Mexican War, including the Alamo, the Texas Independence War, and the annexation of Texas.
7. How were the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 related, and what were the differences? Describe the reasons why the Missouri COmpromise failed and why the Compromise of 1850 was put together.
8. What happened in Kansas in the 1850's, and what did those events have to do with the slavery issue and the beginning of the Civil War?