1301 Study Guide for Midterm Spring 2012 Dr. Brunet You have an hour and twenty minutes for this exam, so WATCH YOUR TIME. You should spend roughly 40 minutes on your essay and 40 minutes on your short answers. Part I. Short Answer Exercises. 60pts. total The following SIX terms will be on your exam. You will choose THREE and write a short answer for each term. Remember these are not essays, so keep them concise and to the point. You should define each term, put them in their historical context AND give the reason WHY they were historically important. In other words, answer the basic “who, what, where, when, why”. Your answers should average no more than a page in length. Each answer is worth 20 points. Bacon’s Rebellion Mercantilism Neolithic Revolution/Mesoamerica House of Burgesses The French and Indian War Great Awakening Part II. Essay. 40pts. total The following three essays will be on the exam. You will choose one, and write an essay. Your essay must include an introduction, your points of discussion and a conclusion. Compare and contrast the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies in British America. Be sure to include economic, religious, social, and institutional factors. In your opinion, which group of colonies was most successful? Explain your answer. Why did the Europeans embark on voyages of exploration in the 15th century? What were the results of European exploration, on Asia, Africa and the Americas? Which European country was most successful at colonization and why? In your opinion, was European exploration and colonization a positive or negative factor in history? Explain your answer. Trace the development of British policy towards its American Colonies between 1763-1775. What sort of opposition (both legal and popular) did the colonists offer to this new policy, and why did this opposition eventually lead to a full-blown revolution? Finally, in your opinion, was the American Revolution a conservative or a liberal revolution? Explain your answer.