Final Exam Study Sheet
History 201, Fall 2015
Dr. Craig
Our final exam will take place at the time and date listed at the end of your syllabus, and will account for 25% of your final grade. The exam will consist of 3 short identification questions worth 10 points each, and a, essay worth 70 points.
Note: please review the exam procedures listed in Section 8 of the syllabus. All rules, as stated in the syllabus, will be in effect. This includes all penalties for being late or materially unprepared to take the exam.
Part I. Short Identification. Five of the following terms will appear on your exam, and you will be asked to write an identification of three of them. This identification should be written in 3-5 complete sentences. You should define the term (who, what when, where, why, and how) and then provide and explanation of why the term is important to the larger themes of this class.
Samuel Parris; Betty Parris; Tituba; Candlemas Massacre; predestination; poppet; Abigail Hobbs; ergotism; hysteria; Mercy Lewis; femme couvert; dower; company town; spinning jenny; water loom; Sadler Committee; exploitation; Karl Marx; monopoly; monopsony; economic competition.
Part II. Essay. One of the following questions will appear on your exam. You should respond in a well-organized, thesis-driven, and specific essay which attempts to persuade that reader that your perspective on the question in the correct one. These essays should be backed up with solid information drawn from readings and class discussions.
1. Despite the widespread nature of witchcraft beliefs in colonial New England, the outbreak of accusations and trials in Salem Village in 1692 was highly unusual. What three factors do you think most likely account for that outbreak? How did those factors combine to make the situation in Salem unusual?
