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Midterm Exam Study Guide
The midterm will be open notes, but NOT open computer. Anything you have handwritten you may bring to class. You may bring any documents to class as long as they are marked with your notes.

Format: 2 out of 3 short answer; 1 out of 2 essays

Short Answers will be derived from the following terms, people and events. Answers should identify the term and, most importantly, identify its significance (use your analytical skills to draw out why its important). Answers do not need to be complete sentences, but complete ideas.

Terms:
Jefferson’s Agrarian Republic
Hamilton’s Industrial Outlook
Industrial Revolution
Market Revolution
Manifest Destiny
Factory labor
Slavery

People:
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
George Fitzhugh
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Elijah Pierson
Robert Matthews

Events:
The Trail of Tears
The Mexican War The Nullification Crisis Medicine during the Civil War (Hospital Sketches) "March to the Sea"

Essays: Essays should follow the same format we have practiced in weekly papers (intro, body paragraphs with evidence, conclusion). Two of three will appear on the exam. You must write on one.

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