My U.S. Hist Midterm 4hrs

· Please download the eBook for this course, US History, at the following website: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history. You can read “view online,” download an app for OpenStax eBooks, or download it in another format for free or low cost (see underneath “Get the book”). A print copy can also be purchased if desired.

· Choose 8 of the 10 terms/names/events, and write 2+ sentences to specifically identify each (cite as precise facts as possible, rather than broad summarizations, to receive full credit):

· Historiography

· Spain in North America during the age of colonization

· Jamestown, Virginia

· The Year of 1619

· The Plymouth Colony (New England)

· King George III

· The Boston Tea Party

· The New York Campaign (American Revolutionary War)

· Slavery in the Colonies

· Shays' Rebellion

Part 2: Essays [worth 44 points total]

Thoroughly (4+ minimum sentences) respond to the following essay questions (cite very precise details as possible, rather than broad summaries, to receive full credit):

· Provide a substantial overview of the English colonies (prior to the American Revolution). Consider politics, institutions (such as education, slave labor, religion, etc.), and military events: [15 points]

· Explain what was involved in the French and Indian War. Also, describe how the conclusion of the war paved the way for further contention between the colonists and the English back in Britain: [14 points]

· Thoroughly analyze the American Revolution (the beginnings, the military events, the people involved, and the conclusion): [15 points]