Rhetoric II

History 1301-001

Fall 2021

Examination Two

General Instructions:

Answer one question from each section of this examination. You may only use assigned readings and lectures to answer the questions for this examination. In particular, be sure to use and quote from at least two course readings in each of your answers. Please use parenthetical citations with the author’s last name or title and page number. No footnotes or bibliography are necessary. You do not need to cite information from lectures. All text should be Times New Roman 12 point font, double spaced, and with one inch margins. Please do not exceed the page range for each answer or risk a grade penalty. You will submit your answers using the Exam Two assignment link available on the main eLearning page for HIST 1301.001. You may submit your answers anytime before 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, November 1, 2021.

Section I:

In a well-written, detailed essay of between 500 and 550 words, draw on assigned readings and lectures to answer one (1) of the following questions.

1. “British colonists lived in an empire of goods.” What does this statement mean and how does it help explain the origins of the American Revolution?

2. How did colonial opposition to Parliament come to include participants from all levels of colonial society?

Section II:

In a well-written, detailed essay of between 500 and 550 words, draw on assigned readings and lectures to answer one (1) of the following questions.

1. How did the French and Indian War change life in British North America?

2. How revolutionary was the American Revolution?