David M. Lauderback, Ph.D.
Professor of History

SYLLABUS
U.S. HISTORY II — ONLine

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Contact Information

We can visit over the phone at: 

512.223.3397

or via e-mail at:

dlauderb@austincc.edu

  or you can set up an appointment via Calendly at:

http://www.calendly.com/dlauderb

We can also set up a time. Just ask!

NOTE:  Students must use a lap top or desk top computer to take the quizzes and exams via Blackboard. You will not be able to take the quizzes and exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet.  So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not a tablet or an iPad or a phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to take quizzes and exams via Blackboard you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet

Course Description

This course surveys the major developments in the history of the United States and its people from 1877 to the present. It also includes examples of conflicting interpretations of the progress of that history and a program of historical research.

Distance Education courses take time and effort.

Students will be required to do the same amount of work and the same quality of work as students enrolling in the classroom equivalent of the course. This section is a distance education version of the standard United States History survey course. YOU WILL NEED patience, persistence, and self discipline to successfully complete the requirements of any online course. Why? Because you should expect to spend several hours each week -- at least -- just to keep up with the reading and completing the Study Guide. Then, you will need to spend even more time every day -- yes every day! -- reviewing your Study Guide as you prepare for exams. Do not wait to get ready for the exams; review the Study Guide every day. The key to success in any class -- especially a distance education class -- is review, review, review! You also have a term project that requires a sustained effort over the course of the semester. You need to budget time to research, understand, and complete each part of the project. If this description does not sound like you, or you are not sure if you will have the time to work on the class, then you should consider signing up for a lecture or synchronous course. Please contact the professor if you have any questions about the course. Always happy to visit.:)

You can get started right away!

One of the best things about a distance learning course is that you can start taking exams and submitting the parts of the term projects as soon as the section begins. See the Schedule for all course deadlines. You do not have to wait to take exams or turn in assignments. Once the semester begins, you can start taking quizzes and exams via the course Blackboard page. See InQuizitive, Quizzes and Exams below. You can start right away and finish the class as soon as you want. In fact, waiting until the last moment can cause you serious problems if "life happens" and you cannot meet the deadlines.

Talk to me . . .

A distance education course does not have the interaction of a class room. So that means you have to reach out when you have questions or concerns or "life happens." Problems are best solved before they occur. So talk to me. Come see me or call me during office hours or send me an email. We can discuss the material, review quizzes and exams, talk about test taking strategies, go over the format requirements of the term projects, or review study habits.

I am always happy to visit about the course.  Just give me a call or we can set up a time.:)

Course Objectives

The objectives for this course are detailed in the Study Guide.  For the Course Rationale, go to the History Department Webpage.

Required Reading

This semester you paid for "1st Day Access" to an eBook of the textbook for the course:

You can access the eBook directly from the course Blackboard page. Just click on: Textbook and then eBook.

The link will take you to the eBook for:

Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty!, Seagull, vol. 2, 7th edition (New York, Norton, 2022).  ISBN: 978-1-324-04134-4

The first time you log in to the course Blackboard page you should be able to access the eBook.:)

Once in, just click on the chapter you want to read. Access to the textbook will begin as soon as you can access the course Blackboard page and will end after the semester ends.

There are lower cost options of used hard copies of the book. So, if you do NOT want the eBook, and would like a refund, just go to the Course Blackboard page, Textbook, eBook Opt Out Link.

NOTE: You must OPT OUT no later than FRIDAY JULY 5 to get a refund.

Remember, you will need to read the chapters in Foner, Give Me Liberty to complete the quizzes and exams.  So, if you Opt Out of the eBook, be sure to rent or buy a copy of the textbook so you can complete the class.

NOTE: If you order your book on line and it arrives late, you are still responsible for all course deadlines on the Schedule, including quizzes and exams. So be sure to have your book on time for all quizzes and exams.

Course Requirements

Orientation

Each student MUST complete Orientation form via the course Blackboard page. Just click on the Orientation link on the course Blackboard page and follow the directions. Only takes a moment.

Each student MUST complete the Orientation form no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. 

WARNING!! Students who do NOT submit the Orientation form by the date listed in the Schedule may lose some or all of their financial aid.

New Federal Financial Aid reporting guidelines require the College to report students who "never attend" a course. ACC in turn requires faculty to report students who "never attended" by the Official Reporting Date. The Official Reporting Date happens very early in the semester. See the ACC Registration Calendar for the Official Reporting Dates. Please see the ACC Financial Aid office for questions about your financial aid and how the new policy might affect your financial aid status. So, make sure that you submit the Orientation form by the date listed in the Schedule.

1st and 2nd Student Contacts

Each student is REQUIRED to contact the instructor twice during the semester via the course Blackboard page. Just click on the 1st and 2nd Contact links on the course Blackboard page and follow the directions. Only takes a moment.

The contacts must be done no later than 11:59 pm on the deadlines listed in the Schedule.

The contacts give students the opportunity to verify test scores, review any projects submitted for an A or B, and determine your course grade. This is as much a requirement of the course as any other grading requirement.

Students who do not complete a course contact by deadline on the date listed in the Schedule will lose one (1) point from the overall course average. So, if your Total Average were 90.27% then you would lose one (1) point and the new course average would become 89.27%. If you complete both the 1st & 2nd Contact late then you will lose a total of two (2) points from the overall Total Average in the course.

If you have any questions at any time, do not hesitate to contact me. I am happy to discuss your progress in the course, go over the term projects, review your quizzes and exams, and talk about test-taking strategies. And you can reach me via e-mail, by telephone, or in person during office hours. And if my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up at time.

Narrative Research Project – 50 pts

The Narrative Research Project will enable students to critically examine aspects of the life of people who experienced the Holocaust before and during World War II.  The purpose of the Narrative Project is threefold:  first, to acquaint students with a classic volume of American history; second, to use the initial book to delve into the primary and secondary literature in order to find evidence regarding issues and events of their choosing; and finally, allow you, the student, to think critically about an important facet of American history to then organize your thoughts in clear, cogent prose.  You should not view this simply as a hurdle which you must overcome in order to earn a grade of 'B' or for an 'A' in the course.  Rather approach the Narrative Project as an opportunity to expand your creativity in thinking and writing, two very important aspects of any individual's necessary life skills.  Therefore, be advised that I consider this a VERY important aspect of the course and the parts of your Narrative Project will be read and graded VERY carefully.:)

Most important, I am always happy to visit about all aspects of the project.  Just give me a call during my electronic office hours or we can find a time.:)

NOTE:  You must complete and submit all parts of the Narrative Project by the deadlines listed in the Schedule for the assignment to factor in to your final average and your final grade. You may not earn "partial credit." The points on the outline and final draft are not extra credit.

Instead, like the quizzes and exams, the points on the completed Narrative Project are calculated in the total course average.

Most important, I am always happy to visit about all aspects of the project.  Just give me a all during my electronic office hours or we can find a time.:)

See the Schedule for the date by which you must submit: the Book Choice, Topic & Annotated Bibliography, Outline (25 pts), and Final Draft (25 pts).

Grading Policy

NOTE:  Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

For the grade of D – 135-156 pts

In addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams and:

• make a total course average of at least 60% on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams.

Failure to meet these requirements will result in the grade of F.  There are no further requirements. But you should recognize that a D may not transfer to other colleges or universities as a history credit. See the Schedule for the quiz and exam deadlines.

For the grade of C – 157-179 pts

In addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams and:

• make a total course average of 70% on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams.

Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

There are no further requirements. See the Schedule for the quiz and exam deadlines.

NOTE: The highest grade you can earn in the course without a completed Narrative Research Project is a C.

For the grade of B – 180-201 pts

In addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all fourteen (14) quizzes, all five (5) exams, and:

·make a total course average of 80% on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams and the completed Narrative Research Project

Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all five (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

NOTE: The highest grade you can earn in the course without a completed Narrative Research Project is a C.

To complete the B-Level objective, see the Narrative Research Project page for details on how to submit the:

a.) completed Book Choice for the Narrative Project;
b.) completed Topic & Annotated Bibliography for the Narrative Project
c.) completed Outline for the Narrative Project (25 points); and
d.) completed Final Draft of the Narrative Project (25 points).

NOTE:  You must complete all parts of the Narrative Project by the deadlines listed in the Schedule for the assignment to factor in to your final average and your final grade. You may not earn "partial credit." The points on the outline and final draft are not extra credit.

Instead, like the quizzes and exams, the points on the completed Narrative Project are calculated in the total course average.

REMINDER:

·Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all five (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

·The highest grade you can earn in the course without a completed Narrative Research Project is a C.

See the Schedule for the quiz, exam, contact, and Narrative Research Project deadlines. 

For the grade of A – 202-225 pts

In addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all fourteen (14) quizzes, all five (5) exams, and:

·make a total course average of 80% on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams and the completed Narrative Research Project

Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all five (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

NOTE: The highest grade you can earn in the course without a completed Narrative Research Project is a C.

To complete the A-Level objective, see the Narrative Research Project page for details on how to:

a.) completed Book Choice for the Narrative Project;
b.) completed Topic & Annotated Bibliography for the Narrative Project
c.) completed Outline for the Narrative Project (25 points); and
d.) completed Final Draft of the Narrative Project (25 points).

NOTE:  You must complete all parts of the Narrative Project by the deadlines listed in the Schedule for the assignment to factor in to your final average and your final grade. You may not earn "partial credit." The points on the outline and final draft are not extra credit.

Instead, like the quizzes and exams, the points on the completed Narrative Project are calculated in the total course average.

Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all five (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

See the Schedule for the quiz, exam, contact, and Narrative Research Project deadlines.

Remember, in addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all fourteen (14) quizzes, all five (5) exams, and:

·make a total course average of 80% on the 14 quizzes, the 5 exams, and the completed Narrative Research Project for a B

OR

·make a total course average of 90% on the 14 quizzes, the 5 exams, and he completed Narrative Research Project for an A.

REMINDER:

·Failure to take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive Assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all five (5) Unit Exams will result in a F in the course.

·The highest grade you can earn in the course without a completed Narrative Research Project is a C.

See the Schedule for the quiz, exam, and contact deadlines and the dates by which you must submit: the Book Choice, Topic & Annotated Bibliography, Outline, and Final Draft for the Narrative Research Project.

NOTE: Students submit all parts of the Narrative Research Project as DOCX attachments to their ACC email.

Testing Policy

InQuizitive Chapter Assignments -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments to complete the course.  Just click on the InQuizitive link on the course Blackboard page and follow the directions.

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule.

InQuizitive chapter assignments have a series of online questions that focus on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the InQuizitive chapter assignments.

Combined, the total average of the InQuizitive chapter assignments equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Textbook -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• InQuizitive -- located below the eBook link on the Textbook page and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the InQuizitive chapter assignments by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the InQuizitive chapter assignments is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

The deadline for all late InQuizitive chapter assignments is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments. You cannot pass the class unless you take every InQuizitive chapter assignments. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen InQuizitive chapter assignments;
• take InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 100 percent on a InQuizitive chapter assignments, you must take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late InQuizitive chapter assignments is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, and exams are listed in the Schedule. All InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students may:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments as soon as the semester begins. All of the InQuizitive chapter assignments are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking InQuizitive chapter assignments right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments more than once. But, only the first attempt at a chapter quiz will be graded and count toward the Total InQuizitive chapter assignments Average.  If you take a InQuizitive chapter assignments more than once, any subsequent attempts will not be counted toward your Total InQuizitive chapter assignments Average.
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline. If you take an InQuizitive chapter assignment after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the InQuizitive chapter assignment will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late InQuizitive chapter assignment is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take all of the InQuizitive chapter assignments no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Chapter Quizzes -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes to complete the course. Just click on the Unit and then Chapter link on the course Blackboard page and follow the directions.

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each chapter has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice quiz that focuses on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the Chapter Quizzes.

Combined, the total average of the Chapter Quizzes equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take 14 Chapter Quizzes, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2. Each Chapter Quiz is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Course Materials -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• Unit 2, 3, 4, or 5 -- select the Unit that has the chapter you want; and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the Chapter Quizzes by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

NOTE:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

The deadline for all late quizzes is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the InQuizitive assignments, quizzes, and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes. You cannot pass the class unless you take every quiz. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen QUIZZES;
• take quizzes by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each quiz is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 25/25 on a quiz, you must take the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the quiz after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all quizzes and exams are listed in the Schedule. All quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

REMEMBER:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

Students may:

• take the quizzes as soon as the semester begins. All of the exams are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking exams right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a quiz by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the quizzes more than once. But, only the first attempt at a chapter quiz will be graded and count toward the Total Quiz Average.  If you take a quiz more than once, any subsequent attempts will not be counted toward your Total Quiz Average.
• take the quizzes after the deadline. If you take a quiz after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the quiz will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Unit Exams -- 125 points

Students must take all five (5) Unit Exams to complete the course.  Just click on the Unit Exams link on the course Blackboard page and follow the directions.

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any exams. So be sure to take all of the chapter exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each unit has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice exam that focuses on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for how to prepare for the exams.  See the Schedule for the Chapters in Give Me Liberty! covered on each exam.

Remember it is your overall course average which determines your final grade.  In that sense, you may fail one or more exams and still pass the course provided that your average of all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments, all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes, and all (5) Unit Exams is 70% or better. In order to receive the maximum score on an exam, students must take exams no later than the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.

Students must:

• take all five exams. You cannot pass the class unless you take every exam. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all five exams;
• take exams by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each exam is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each exam has a deadline. In order to have a shot at earning 25/25 on an exam, you must take the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline listed in the Schedule, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.
• take all four exams by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all exams are listed in the Schedule. All exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take Exam 5 or any re-test. No

Students may:

• take the exams as soon as the semester begins. All of the exams are available via the course Blackboard page via the Exams link.
• earn maximum points by taking an exam by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the exam after the deadline. If you take an exam after the deadline dates listed on the Schedule the exam will count as a re-test. The highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all exams by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.
• re-test any of the five exams. If you earn less than 18/25 (72%) on any of the five exams you may take re-test. Remember, the highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all re-tests by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. See the re-test policy below.

Re-testing

If you do not pass any or all of the five exams the first time you take the exam, then you may retest each exam once (and only once).  There are two restrictions on the retest:

• The highest grade possible on the retest is 18/25 (72%).  If you score higher than 18 out of 25 (72%) on a retest, then 18 will be entered as your score for the exam.  YOU CANNOT score higher than 72% on the retest. Therefore, if you have passed the test the first time with a score of 18 out of 25 (72%) or greater, there is no point in retaking it.

• YOU MUST RETEST by the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. YOU MAY NOT RETEST AFTER the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule

To view your exams scores, log in to your ACC Blackboard account, go to the course page, and click on Tools, and then My Grades. You can review your progress in the class via the Grade Center and also check your status on the orientation form and the B and A level projects.

Distance Testing

All of the exams are available via the course Blackboard page via the Exams link. Students who live outside the Central Texas area can take exams remotely via the course Blackboard page.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive Assignments, Chapter Quizzes, and Unit Exams. So be sure to take all of the InQuizitive Assignments, Chapter Quizzes, and Unit Exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Deadlines

Remember, you can start taking exams and submitting the parts of the term projects as soon as the semester begins.

Let's talk about deadlines. Deadlines are not the first day you can complete an assignment; deadlines are the last day you can complete an assignment. Deadlines are not the only day you can complete an assignment; deadlines are the last day you can complete an assignment.

So do not wait until the last day, the deadline, to take a quiz, or an exam, or submit an assignment. Get your work done ahead of time. That way, if “life happens,” you have some time to work out options. If you wait until a deadline to complete part of the course and life interferes so you just cannot take an exam or turn in work, then you will have missed the Deadline. 

YOU MUST complete the Orientation form via the course Blackboard page no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. 

YOU MUST take the InQuizitive Assignments, Chapter quizzes, and Unit Exams no later than 11:59 pm on the DEADLINES listed in the Schedule to receive full credit. The quizzes and exams are available on the course Blackboard page.

YOU MUST take all quizzes and re-test exams by the DEADLINE for the 5TH EXAM listed in the Schedule. 

YOU MUST  complete the 1st Contact and 2nd Contact via the course Blackboard page after you take the THIRD and FIFTH exam no later than 11:59 pm on deadline listed in the Schedule. See the section on Student Contacts above for the penalty for submitting the contacts late. Each student is REQUIRED to contact the instructor twice during the semester via the course Blackboard page.

YOU MUST submit the Book Choice for the B-Level Objective or A-Level Objective (the Narrative Research Project), for approval by the instructor no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. Students who do not submit the Book Choice will not be permitted to submit the Topic & Annotated Bibliography, Outline, and Final Draft.

YOU MUST submit the Topic & Annotated Bibliography for the B-Level Objective or A-Level Objective (the Narrative Research Project), for approval by the instructor no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. Students who do not submit the Topic & Annotated Bibliography will not be permitted to submit the Outline and Final Draft

YOU MUST submit your Outline for the B-Level Objective or the A-Level Objective (the Narrative Research Project), for approval by the instructor no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. See the Narrative Research Project guidelines for the penalty for submitting the Outline one day late. Students who do not submit the Outline will not be permitted to submit the Final Draft.

YOU MUST turn in the Final Draft of your B-Level Objective or your A-Level Objective (the Narrative Research Project) no later than 11:59 pm on the deadline listed in the Schedule. See the Narrative Research Project guidelines for the penalty for submitting the Final Draft one day late.

All these DEADLINES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED!  There will be NO EXTENSIONS for these deadlines. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT for any work (either tests, retests, or A-Level or B-Level Objectives) submitted after the deadlines. And that includes work submitted after the 11:59 deadlines.

Course Policies

Use laptop or desk top computers for quizzes & exams

NOTE:  Students must use a lap top or desk top computer to take the quizzes and exams via Blackboard.  You will not be able to take the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet.  So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not a tablet or an iPad or a phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely.  And to take quizzes and exams via Blackboard you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.

Use of ACC email

Students are expected to use their ACC email for all course communication. Use your ACC email account ONLY to submit the parts of the term project. The College sends all official communication solely to the student's ACCmail account and expects students to read the messages in a timely manner. So that means all important information and emergency details will go only to your ACCmail. Students should expect to receive from, and send email to, their instructors via their ACCmail account. To set up an account, students can go to ACCmail for instructions.

Please see for the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Use of ACC email.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Recording Policy

To ensure compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student recording of class lectures or other activities is generally prohibited without the explicit written permission of the instructor and notification of other students enrolled in the class section. Exceptions are made for approved accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Recording of lectures and other class activities may be made by faculty to facilitate instruction, especially for classes taught remotely through Blackboard Collaborate or another platform. Participation in such activities implies consent for the student to be recorded during the instructional activity. Such recordings are intended for educational and academic purposes only.

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Recording Policy.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Academic Integrity and Scholastic Dishonesty

WARNING:  Violations of academic integrity and scholastic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated. Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty and plagiarizing on academic work. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to, tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework. Some examples of scholastic dishonesty include, but are not limited to:

• Copying or attempting to copy from others during an examination
• Copying or attempting to copy from others during an assignment
• Communicating examination information to, or receiving such information from, another person
• Using, attempting to use, or assisting others in the use of materials that are prohibited during an examination,  such as books, websites, prepared answers, written notes, or concealed information
• Allowing others to do one's assignment or a portion of one's assignment
• Purchasing or otherwise acquiring written work, with or without submitting it as your own.

NOTE: The use of Artificial Intelligence in the preparation of any assignment is an act of plagiarism and scholastic dishonesty which will result in the grade of F for the class.

Plagiarism, like other forms of scholastic dishonesty, will result in an F in the course. Plagiarism is defined as using another's work (whether printed, electronic, or spoken), without crediting the source. All of the following are considered plagiarism:

• Turning in someone else's work as your own
• Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• Changing words for copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• Copying so many words or ideas from a source that makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
• Copying from a website without giving credit
• Purchasing or otherwise acquiring written work, and submitting it as your own.

NOTE: The use of Artificial Intelligence in the preparation of any assignment is an act of plagiarism and scholastic dishonesty which will result in the grade of F for the class.

"Giving credit" means citing the source of your information. If you use materials from a website, book, or other source, you must give credit to that author by citing the source in a note. Definitions above are copied and/or adapted from:

http://www.laspositascollege.edu/facultystaff/honesty.php and from
https://www.plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism

Any student guilty of scholastic dishonesty and violating academic integrity policy will automatically receive an F in the course and be remanded to the appropriate Austin Community College authorities for disciplinary action. See the ACC Student Handbook and the Academic Integrity and Disciplinary Process for details on student rights and responsibilities regarding scholastic dishonesty.

Please see for the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Academic Integrity.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Incompletes

Incompletes will be given ONLY with a medical excuse certified by a physician. All incompletes MUST be completed within the first four weeks of the following session.  THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

Withdrawals

Student Withdrawals:

Students may withdraw from the course for academic reasons.  Withdrawals must be completed according to the guidelines of Austin Community College.  See the ACC Catalog procedures for withdrawing from a class and the Schedule for the deadline by which you must withdraw from a class.  Students may also withdraw from the course for non-academic reasons. Once again, see the guidelines in the ACC Catalog for details and the Schedule for the deadline by which you must withdraw from a class.

Instructor Withdrawals:

The instructor will NOT withdraw students for failing to fulfill any of the course requirements, see above.  Instead, students will receive a grade based on their performance in the course. Students who fail to fulfill any of the course requirements will receive a F. Therefore, if a student registers for a course it is the student's responsibility to satisfy the course requirements. If "life happens" and you cannot finish the course, be sure to withdraw.  Once again, see the guidelines in the ACC Catalog for details and the Schedule for the deadline by which you must withdraw from a class.

Office Hours

I am always happy to visit about your status in the course, the term projects, preparation and test-taking strategies and any other questions you have about the course.  Just give me a call during my electronic office hours listed above and on the course Blackboard page or we can set up a time.:)

Why? Problems generally are easier to solve BEFORE they happen. So, it is essential that students and the instructor make a concerted effort to maintain open lines of communication. In other words, talk to me. Let me know about any questions you have regarding the course, the material, and your performance. To that end, I have scheduled time to meet with students.  See my office hours listed above or we can set up a time. You may also contact me via e-mail at:  dlauderb@austincc.edu. I do have one request. If you make an appointment, please make every effort to keep that appointment.:)

Student Evaluation

ACC provides a interface on the course Blackboard page for you to evaluate the instructor(s) of your distance learning course. All Faculty Evaluation responses are kept confidential. Faculty members have no way to determine the source of any comments or responses to questions. Evaluation Reports are distributed to the faculty member after the final grades have been submitted.

Student Privacy

In compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and ACC policy, I will not give information concerning your grades, academic progress, or attendance to anyone other than you, including your parents, guardians, or high school personnel.  NOTE: ACC makes your “Directory Information” (name, address, phone number, birthdate, and other information), available to the public without your consent, unless you specifically request in writing that it NOT be publicly available.

For more information and for instructions to restrict public access to your information see: http://www.austincc.edu/ferpa

Please see for the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Privacy.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Responsibility

Students are expected to follow all of the requirements of ACC Student Rights & Responsibilities so that their actions:

• Reflect the highest level of honesty and integrity
• Are civil, courteous, and respectful of all members of the campus community, their property, and the College
• Support the smooth and unimpeded delivery of knowledge in the classroom and in coursework
• Encourage responsibility and prohibits the unlawful use of alcohol, illicit drugs, or other substances, and weapons
• Promote mutual respect, equality, and safety of its members and oppose those asked to harass, intimidate, or haze its members

Please see for the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Rights & Responsibilities.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Tutoring

Check out the new Help! page from ACC Distance Learning for a range of services, including information about classes, testing, tutoring, Advising, and How Tos on using Blackboard. The ACC Learning Labs provide provide one-on-one and group tutoring as well as guided study groups in a variety of subject areas for your ACC classes. The ACC Learning Labs have offices with hours morning, noon, and night plus weekends to help you get where you're going. Please see our hours of operation for more information.

College Policies

Use of ACC email

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Use of ACC email.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Campus Carry

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Campus Carry.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Discrimination Prohibited

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Discrimination Prohibited.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Recording Policy

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Recording Policy.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Safety Statement

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Safety Statement.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Statement on Academic Integrity

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Academic Integrity.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Senate Bill 212 and Title IX Reporting Requirements 

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Senate Bill 212 & Title IX Reporting Requirements.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Statement on Privacy

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Privacy.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Complaints

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Complaints.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Rights & Responsibilities

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Rights & Responsibilities.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Use of the Testing Center

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Use of the Testing Center.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Support Services.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Academic Support

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Academic Support.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Illness

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Illness.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Library Services

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Library Services.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Personal Support

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Personal Support.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Support

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Support.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Accessibility Services

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Accessibility Services.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Student Organizations

Please see the complete list of ACC College Policies for the official statement on Student Organizations.

https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/college-policies

Copyright The instructor reserves the right to all course materials and any said materials may not be reproduced in any form without the express, written consent of the instructor.

© David Marcus Lauderback, 2024 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Required Reading

This semester you paid for "1st Day Access" to an eBook of the textbook for the course:

You can access the eBook directly from the course Blackboard page. Just click on: Textbook and then eBook.

The link will take you to the eBook for:

Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty!, Seagull, vol. 2, 7th edition (New York, Norton, 2022).  ISBN: 978-1-324-04134-4

The first time you log in to the course Blackboard page you should be able to access the eBook.:)

Once in, just click on the chapter you want to read. Access to the textbook will begin as soon as you can access the course Blackboard page and will end after the semester ends.

David M. Lauderback, Ph.D.

Professor of History

STUDY GUIDE
U.S. HISTORY II — ONLine
 

InQuizitive & Quizzes

NOTE:  Students must use a lap top or desk top computer to take the quizzes and exams via Blackboard. You will not be able to take the quizzes and exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet.  So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not a tablet or an iPad or a phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely.  And to take quizzes and exams via Blackboard you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.

Learning objectives and directions for the Exams can be found below.  Quiz directions start at the top of the Study Guide.

Testing Policy

Testing Policy

InQuizitive Chapter Assignments -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments to complete the course. 

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule.

InQuizitive chapter assignments have a series of online questions that focus on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the InQuizitive chapter assignments.

Combined, the total average of the InQuizitive chapter assignments equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Textbook -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• InQuizitive -- located below the eBook link on the Textbook page and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the InQuizitive chapter assignments by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the InQuizitive chapter assignments is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

The deadline for all late InQuizitive chapter assignments is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments. You cannot pass the class unless you take every InQuizitive chapter assignments. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen InQuizitive chapter assignments;
• take InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is worth twenty five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 100 percent on a InQuizitive chapter assignments, you must take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late InQuizitive chapter assignments is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, and exams are listed in the Schedule. All InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students may:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments as soon as the semester begins. All of the InQuizitive chapter assignments are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking InQuizitive chapter assignments right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments more than once. But, you can earn up to 25/25 points only if you complete the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline. If you take an InQuizitive chapter assignment after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the InQuizitive chapter assignment will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late InQuizitive chapter assignment is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take all of the InQuizitive chapter assignments no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Chapter Quizzes -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes to complete the course.

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes or exams. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each chapter has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice quiz that focuses on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the Chapter Quizzes.

Combined, the total average of the Chapter Quizzes equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take 14 Chapter Quizzes, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2, Seagull Edition. Each Chapter Quiz is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Course Materials -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• Unit 1, 2, 3, or 4 -- select the Part that has the chapter you want; and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the Chapter Quizzes by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

NOTE:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

The deadline for all late quizzes is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the quizzes and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the quizzes or exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes. You cannot pass the class unless you take every quiz. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen QUIZZES;
• take quizzes by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each quiz is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 25/25 on a quiz, you must take the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the quiz after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all quizzes and exams are listed in the Schedule. All quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

REMEMBER:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

Students may:

• take the quizzes as soon as the semester begins. All of the quizzes and exams are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking quizzes and exams right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a quiz by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the quizzes more than once. But, only the first attempt at a chapter quiz will be graded and count toward the Total Quiz Average. If you take a quiz more than once, any subsequent attempts will not be counted toward your Total Quiz Average.
• take the quizzes after the deadline. If you take a quiz after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the quiz will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

REMEMBER:  I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about test-taking strategies and how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Tutoring

Check out the new Help! page from ACC Distance Learning for a range of services, including information about classes, testing, tutoring, Advising, and How Tos on using Blackboard. The ACC Learning Labs provide provide one-on-one and group tutoring as well as guided study groups in a variety of subject areas for your ACC classes. The ACC Learning Labs have offices located at the Cypress Creek, Eastview, Northridge, Pinnacle, Rio Grande, Riverside, Round Rock, and South Austin Campuses with hours morning, noon, and night plus weekends to help you get where you're going. Please see our hours of operation for more information.

ACC also provides 15 hours of free online tutoring services per semester for distance learning students who cannot come to campus to meet with a tutor in person. The service is called SMARTHINKING and provides academic support and independent study resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to live, one-on-one help with a number of subjects, SMARTHINKING also offers an Online Writing Lab to assist students with writing essays and papers in many disciplines. Click here to contact the Learning Lab for a Username and Password to and login instructions.

Preparing for InQuizitive and the Chapter Quizzes

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

Below are a series of steps designed to help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and the Unit Exams. Each of the items below are available via the course Blackboard page.  Just click on:

• Course Materials -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• Part 1, 2, 3, or 4 -- select the Part that has the chapter you want; and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

When you open the Chapter page, you will see the links you can access including the Chapter Quiz.

Please note, only the Chapter Quizzes and the Unit Exams will count toward your semester grade.  The other steps are set up to help you prepare, first, for the chapter quizzes.  Then, you can  use the Chapter Quizzes to practice for the the Unit Exams.

I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about test-taking strategies and how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Step 1:  Focus Questions

Each chapter begins with a list of Focus Questions. You can find the Focus Questions at the beginning of every chapter of the textbook. At the bottom of the Study Guide below, you will find the Focus Questions for each chapter and the pages covered by each Focus Question.

Please note that each Focus Question also has some additional, or supplemental, questions listed right below with the page numbers for each supplemental question.

Remember, each Focus Question covers specific pages in each chapter and, each Focus Question has supplemental questions that each cover specific pages.

So take time when taking notes the Focus Questions.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires).  As you take notes from the textbook, direct your review of the material to find details to help explain the answers to the questions.  You ought to find four or five factors for each Focus Question and each additional supplemental question.  None of the Focus Questions or the supplemental questions below each Focus Question can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question. Write out your answers.  Then, study your notes. Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review the details for the Focus and Supplemental Questions.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

The Focus Questions and the additional supplemental questions are designed to give you the structure to help guide your understanding of the purpose and details of each chapter.  Every link in the Course Materials -- the Outline, the Author Videos, the Sources of Freedom & the Voices of Freedom, the US History Tour, the iMap, and all the rest -- are created to help you make sense of the details in the text book. The Focus Questions exist to help you understand not only the details of the people and events of American history, but also why the people who live in United States have acted as they have.

Most important, all of the links on the Course Materials for every chapter have been set up to help answer the Focus Questions. 

Why? 

Because the questions on the Chapter Quizzes and the questions in the Unit Exams come from the Focus Questions and the additional questions listed below each Focus Question.

See below for a copy of the Focus Questions by Unit and Chapter

Step 2:  Outline

Before you even begin to read a chapter, spend some time with the Outline. Familiarize yourself with some of the important terms and people. Get a sense of the order in which events took place. See how the author has organized the main information and the subsets for each part of the chapter.

It is okay if you do not understand or are able to memorize each of the details of the Outline the first time if you review the Outline link. Instead, think of the Outline as a way to organize your thoughts about the chapter. Use the Outline to make sense of the main points of each chapter. Then, when you spend time with the Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom links, take the US History Tour, do some of the exercises on iMap, and work with any of the other links in each chapter, return to the Outline to help remind you of the main points of each chapter. Take advantage of the Outline to review, once again, the details you need to answer the Focus Questions.

Then, when you have completed taking notes for the Focus and supplemental questions in a chapter, use the Outline to review your notes. See how well you covered the material and how your notes combined with the outline help you to understand the purpose and details of the chapter.

The Outline is not a required element of the course. The Outline is not graded.

The Outline is an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 3:  Author Videos

Each chapter has a series of Author Videos.  Eric Foner, the author of Give Me Liberty! uses the videos to explore some important events and details for each Focus Questions.  Watching them is a good way to review the main themes of the chapter and think about the Focus Questions.

The Author Videos are not a required element of the course. The Author Videos are not graded.

The Author Videos are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 4:  Flashcards for Key Terms

Each chapter has a link to a series of "flashcards" that you can use to review the Key Terms from the chapter. You can find the Key Terms at the end of each chapter. The Key Terms have the corresponding page numbers right after the term in the list in your chapter. Also, each of the Key Terms in the glossary at the end of the textbook.You can download and/or print out the flash cards to study at your convenience.

The Flashcards are not a required element of the course. The Flashcards are not graded.

The Flashcards are an excellent way to review some of the details of the material in each Chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 5:  Sources of Freedom & Visions of Freedom

Each chapter has series of documents and images that explore differing conceptions of "freedom."  Spending time with the Sources of Freedom and the Visions of Freedom will help you think about the ways in which the people who have lived in the Untied States conceive of freedom. And, each of the documents and images are linked directly to the Focus Questions at the beginning of the chapter.

The Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom are not a required element of the course. The worksheets attached to the Sources of freedom and Visions of Freedom are not graded. 

The Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom are excellent tools to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 6:  US History Tour & IMAP

The US history to provides a series of interactive links that's racist Oracle developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources you can view through Google Chrome.

Each chapter also has a series of interactive maps, or IMAP.  The interactive maps are great way to take a look at the movement of people and ideas overtime. You can really see the evolution of the economy, agriculture, and movement of people over time.

The US History Tour and IMAP are not a required element of the course. The US History Tour and IMAP are not graded.

The US History Tour and IMAP are excellent tools to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 7:  Review Questions

At the end of each chapter, you can find a list of Review Questions and Key Terms. The author has written the review questions to help you make sense of the details you just read. Most of all, the review questions help you make sense of the Focus Questions and the additional questions within the Guided Reading Exercises. The Key Terms help you to understand which events, themes, issues, and people, matter most in the chapter. See the Flashcards for how to review the key terms. 

The Review Questions are not a required element of the course. The Review Questions are not graded.

The Review Questions are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and preparing for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 8: InQuizitive -- 25 points

The InQuizitive chapter assignments are a required element of the course. The InQuizitive modules are graded and your combined average on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments is equal to one (1) exam grade, or 25 points.

Each chapter has an online module designed to help students review the material before taking the Chapter Quiz: InQuizitive.

You can find the link to InQuizitive on the Textbook link on the course Blackboard page. The InQuizitive link is right below the Textbook link.

Once again, the InQuizitive modules are graded and your combined average on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments is equal to one (1) exam grade, or 25 points.

Remember, to receive full credit, students must submit the InQuizitive assignments by 11:59 pm on the date the chapter is due in the Schedule. If the InQuizitive chapter assignment is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date due in the Schedule, it will be treated as "late." The highest score you can receive on a late InQuizitive chapter assignment is 18/25 (72%). 

The InQuizitive modules are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and preparing for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 9:  Chapter Quiz -- 25 points

The fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes are a required part of the course. When you are ready to take the Chapter Quiz, just go to the course Blackboard page, click on Course Materials, and then click on the link to the Chapter Quiz.

Once you begin the quiz, you need to complete in one sitting. You will have fifteen (15) minutes to complete the quiz.  If you submit without answering all the questions, then you will receive zero (0) points for any unanswered questions.  Once you submit, the quiz is done. There are no retests for the Chapter Quizzes.

Remember, to receive full credit, students must submit the Chapter Review Quizzes by 11:59 pm on the date the quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

NOTE:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

The deadline for all late quizzes is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

EXAMS
 

Unit Exams -- 125 points

Students must take five (5) Unit Exams to complete the course. 

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any chapter InQuizitive chapter assignments the Chapter Quizzes or he Unit Exams. So be sure to take all of the exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each unit has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice exam that draws from the Focus Questions in the chapters you have read for the unit. 

Two things to remember about the Unit Exams:

• the Unit Exams are more difficult than the Chapter Quizzes;
• it is your overall course average which determines your final grade; and

1.)  The Unit Exams are more difficult than the Chapter Quizzes.

How so?

The InQuizitive assignments and the Chapter Quizzes require you to apply what you have learned from one chapter.  The Unit Exams require you to apply what you have learned from three (3) or four (4) chapters. See the Schedule for which chapters are covered in which units.

2.) Your total course average determines your final grade. In that sense, you may fail one or more exams and still pass the course provided that your average on all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all (5) Unit Exams of scores is 70% or better. In order to receive the maximum score on an exam, students must take exams no later than the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.

Students must:

• take all five exams. You cannot pass the class unless you take every exam. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all four exams;
• take exams by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each exam is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each exam has a deadline. In order to have a shot at earning 25/25 on an exam, you must take the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline listed in the Schedule, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.
• take all four exams by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all exams are listed in the Schedule. All exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take Exam 5 or any re-test. No exams or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students may:

• take the exams as soon as the semester begins. All of the exams are available via the course Blackboard page via the Exams link
• earn maximum points by taking an exam by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the exam after the deadline. If you take an exam after the deadline dates listed on the Schedule the exam will count as a re-test. The highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all exams by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.
• re-test any of the five exams. If you earn less than 18/25 (72%) on any of the five exams you may take re-test. Remember, the highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all re-tests by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. See the re-test policy below.

Re-testing

If you do not pass any or all of the five exams the first time you take the exam, then you may retest each exam once (and only once).  There are two restrictions on the retest:

• The highest grade possible on the retest is 18 (72%).  If you score higher than 18 out of 25 (72%) on a retest, then 18 will be entered as your score for the exam.  YOU CANNOT score higher than 72% on the retest.  Therefore, if you have passed the test the first time with a score of 18 out of 25 (72%) or greater, there is no point in retaking it.

• YOU MUST RETEST by the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. YOU MAY NOT RETEST AFTER the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any exams. So be sure to take all of the exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

To view your exams scores log in to your ACC Blackboard account, go to the course page, and click on My Grades. You can review your progress in the class via the Grade Center and also check your status on the orientation form and the B and A level projects.

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

NOTE:  Learning objectives and directions for the Exams can be found below.  Quiz directions start at the top of the Study Guide.

Exam 1:  The Map Test

Because life in the of the United States has been, and continues to be, shaped and influenced to a large degree by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that students know the basic details of United States geography. Therefore the student will be required to take a geography map test.

The map test will be the first exam taken in this course and must be completed by the deadline date listed in the Schedule.

An atlas map containing all of the features the student will need to identify can be found in the textbook. Please see the practice map below which may be copied for study. Here is a link to a series of maps you can use to review the location of rivers, lakes, cities, states, and the rest.  

Cities and States

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/us_general_reference_map-2003.pdf

Rivers and Lakes

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/us-rivers_and_lakes-2003.pdf

The test will specify twenty-five (25) of the following and ask the student to locate them on a map:

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NOTICE:
!!TESTS 2-5 REQUIRE MUCH MORE PREPARATION THAN TEST 1!!
!!TESTS 2-5 ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN TEST 1!!
YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE QUESTIONS ON THE TESTS
AND CAREFULLY APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM
THE STUDY GUIDE BELOW

REMEMBER, WE CAN MEET BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR EXAMS TO TALK ABOUT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES & HOW TO APPLY THE STUDY GUIDE TO THE EXAMS.

JUST ASK.:)
 

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Exam 2: “Progress” 1865-1915

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 15  “What is Freedom?  Reconstruction”

Focus Question 1.  What divisions of freedom did former slaves and slaveholders pursue in the postwar South? pp. 566–79

Discuss the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the postwar South. pp. 571-573

How did former slaveholders define their freedom and that of their slaves? pp. 569-71

What did freedom mean to African-Americans in the South after the Civil War? pp. 566-9

Focus Question  2.  What were the sources, goals, and competing visions for Reconstruction?  pp. 579-90

Discuss Radical Reconstruction as a Constitutional Revolution. pp. 583-6

How did Radical Republicans gain control of the Reconstruction process? pp. 581-3

What was Andrew Johnson’s vision for Reconstruction? pp. 579-81

Focus Question 3.  What were the social and political effects of Radical Reconstruction in the South? pp. 590-4

Discuss Southern blacks' struggle for economic freedom. pp. 594.

Discuss the accomplishments of Southern Reconstruction governments. pp. 593-4

Focus Question 4.  What were the main factors, in both the North and South, for the abandonment of Reconstruction? pp. 594-601

How did Southern whites challenge Reconstruction governments? pp. 594-6 & 598-9.

Why did Northerners lose their resolve to pursue Reconstruction? pp. 597-601

Ch. 16 “America’s Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Focus Question 1.  What factors combined to make the United States a mature industrial society after the Civil War? pp. 605-613

Discuss the significance of technological innovation for the second industrial revolution. pp. 605-608

Explain the transformation and concentration of American big business in the late nineteenth century. pp. 608-610

Focus Question 2.  How was the West transformed economically and socially in this period? pp. 613-629

Discuss the hopes and challenges of ranchers in the American West. pp. 616-618 Discuss the different approaches of the federal government toward the Plains Indians. pp. 621-27

Focus Question 3.  Was the Gilded Age political system effective in meeting its goals? pp. 629-634

How did corruption shape politics in the Gilded Age? pp. 630

Why did the federal government produce so little change in the Gilded Age? pp. 631-34

Focus Question 4.  How did the economic development of the Gilded Age affect American freedom? pp. 634-639

How did Americans make sense of the new social structure of the Gilded Age? pp. 635-636

How did the notion of the freedom of contract create opportunities and constraints on liberty? pp. 636-639

Focus Question 5.  How did reformers of the period approach the problems of an industrial society? pp. 639-647

What were the goals of the Knights of Labor, and what set them apart from other unions? pp. 640-41

Discuss the national phenomenon of Edward Bellamy's Utopia. pp. 643

Ch. 17  “Freedom’s Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900”

Focus Question 1.  What were the origins and the significance of Populism? pp. 651-659

Discuss the role of government in the capital-labor conflicts of the 1890s. pp. 649-652

Identify the Populist Coalition and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. pp. 654-658

Focus Question 2.  How did the liberties of blacks after 1877 give way to legal segregation across the South? pp. 659-669

Discuss the hopes and disappointments African-Americans experienced. pp. 660-665

Discuss Southern lynchings in the late nineteenth century. pp. 666-668

Focus Question 3.  In what ways did the boundaries of American freedom grow narrower in this period? pp. 669-677

Discuss anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States in the late nineteenth century. pp. 669-672

How did Booker T. Washington try to address white supremacy in the South? pp. 672-673

Focus Question 4.  How did the United States emerge as an imperial power in the 1890s?  pp. 677-689

Discuss the reasons why Americans were drawn to expansion in the late nineteenth century pp. 677-681

What broader philosophical questions did the American experience with imperial acquisition raise in the United States? pp. 684-689

Ch. 18  “The Progressive Era, 1900-1916”

Focus Question 1  Why was the city such a central element in Progressive America? pp. 694-703

Discuss the ways in which international migration streams connected the United States with the world. pp.

How did Henry Ford transform lives of American workers and of consumers? pp.

Focus Question 2  How did the labor and women’s movements challenge the nineteenth-century meanings of American Freedom? pp 703-715

How did the prospects for industrial freedom change for workers in the Progressive era? pp.

What were the origins and goals of the "new feminism"? pp.

Focus Question 3.  In what ways did Progressivism include both democratic and anti-democratic impulses? pp. 715-724

Discuss the impact of Progressive reform on the reach of democracy. pp.

What role did state and local governments play in bringing about reform during the Progressive era? pp.

Focus Question 4.  How did the Progressive presidents foster the rise of the nation-state? pp. 724-732

What set Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to economic regulation apart from his predecessors? pp.

What was Woodrow Wilson’s "New Freedom" and how did it compare to Roosevelt’s "New Nationalism"? pp.

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Exam 3:  “War & Promise” 1916-1945

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 19  “Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 1916-1920”

Focus Question 1.  In what ways did the Progressive presidents promote the expansion of American power overseas? pp. 737-742

Explain the significance of the Panama Canal for American expansion. pp. 737-739

Discuss the reasons and the outcome of American intervention in Mexico. pp. 739-742

Focus Question 2.  How did the United States get involved in World War I?  pp. 742-746

How did Americans react to the outbreak of World War I in Europe? pp. 742-744

Explain Woodrow Wilson’s vision for peace after World War I. pp. 744-746

Focus Question 3. How did the United States mobilize resources and public opinion for the war effort? pp. 746-755

How did the federal government direct the economy in World War I? pp. 746-747
How did civil liberties fare during World War I? pp. 752-755

Focus Question 4. How did the war affect race relations in the United States? pp. 755-767

How did World War I change American attitudes toward immigration? pp. 759-761

Discuss the new opportunities Southern African-Americans found in World War I. pp. 765-767

Focus Question 5.  Why was 1919 such a watershed year for the United States and the world? pp. 767-777

Explain the surge of anticommunist hysteria in the United States after World War I. pp. 768-771

What signs of future major conflicts were already becoming apparent at the end of World War I? pp. 776-777

Ch. 20  “From Business Culture to Great Depression. The Twenties, 1920-1932”

Focus Question 1.  Who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s? pp. 784-89

Who benefited the most from the new prosperity of the 1920s? pp. 782-783

Who fell behind and lost ground in the economy of the 1920s? pp. 784-87

Focus Question 2.  In what ways did the government promote business interests in the 1920s? pp. 789-795

How did the Republican administrations shape economic life at home during this decade? pp. 790-791

Discuss the role of the United States in the world during the 1920s. pp. 794-795

Focus Question 3.  Why did the protection of civil liberties gain importance in the 1920s? pp. 795-799

What caused the new push for civil liberties in 1920s America? pp. 796-798

How did the nation’s courts address the question of civil liberties after World War I? pp. 798-799

Focus Question 4.  What were the major flash points between fundamentalism and pluralism in the 1920s? pp. 799-809

What role did race play in the fundamentalist orientation of conservative Americans in the 1920s? pp. 795-806

Discuss the growth and cultural importance of Harlem in the 1920s. pp. 807-809

Focus Question 5.  What were the causes of the Great Depression, and how effective were the government’s responses by 1932? pp. 810-816

Discuss the way regular Americans experienced the Great Depression. pp. 812-814

How did Herbert Hoover address the economic crisis? pp. 814-815

Ch. 21  “The New Deal, 1932-1940”

Focus Question 1.  What were the major policy initiatives of the New Deal in the Hundred Days? pp. 821-830

How did the Roosevelt administration try to salvage the national banking system?  pp. 823-824

How did the New Deal initially try to aid farmers? pp. 826-828

Focus Question 2.  Who were the main proponents of economic justice in the 1930s, and what measures did they advocate? pp. 830-835

Why did workers join the new labor organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations? pp. 831-833

How did leading voices on the left criticize the limitations of the New Deal? pp. 833-836  

Focus Question 3.  What were the major initiatives of the Second New Deal, and how did they differ from the First New Deal? pp. 835-838

Discuss the ways the Works Progress Administration changed the nation.  pp. 836-837

How did the Roosevelt administration design Social Security? pp. 837-838

Focus Question 4.  How did the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom? pp. 838-845

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt change the meaning of liberalism during his presidency? pp. 839-840

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt try to overcome the opposition of the United States Supreme Court? pp. 841-844

Focus Question 5.  How did New Deal benefits apply to women and minorities? pp. 845-851

What role did Southern Democrats play in limiting the reach of the New Deal? pp. 846-847

How did the New Deal affect the lives of Native Americans? pp. 84

Focus Question 6.  How did the Popular Front influence American culture in the 1930s? pp. 852-859

What vision of American society did the Popular Front promote in the 1930s? pp. 854

How did organized labor and labor militancy in the United States change the role of civil liberties during the 1930s? pp. 855-857

Ch. 22  “Fighting for the Four Freedoms. World War II, 1941-1945”

Focus Question 1.  What steps led to American participation in World War II? pp. 864-873

Discuss the American position of isolationism in the 1930s. pp. 866

Explain the U.S. strategy in the European theater of war. pp. 867

Focus Question 2.  How did the United States mobilize economic resources and promote popular support for the war effort? Pp. 873-880

What impact did World War II have on American businesses? pp. 874-875

How did women's lives change during World War II? pp. 879-880

Focus Question 3.  What visions of America’s postwar role began to emerge during the war? Pp. 880-884

Explain the concept of the American Century. pp. 880-881

How did Congress handle the question of economic rights for citizens? pp. 882-884.

Focus Question 4.  How did American minorities face threats to their freedom at home and abroad during World War II? pp. 884-898

Discuss the experience of Mexican-Americans during World War II pp. 886-887

Why did World War II spur the growth of the civil rights movement? pp. 893-898

Focus Question 5.  How did the end of the war begin to shape the postwar world? pp. 898-903

Explain why the United States developed and deployed the atomic bomb during World War II. pp. 898-900

How did the United States reshape the world economic order toward the end of World War II? pp. 900-903
 

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Exam 4: “The American Way of Life” 1945-1968

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 23  “The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953”

Focus Question 1. What series of events and ideological conflicts prompted the Cold War? pp. 908-917

Explain the emergency of the Truman Doctrine. pp. 909-910

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Berlin Blockade. pp. 912-913

How did the Korean War end up in a stalemate in 1951? pp. 914-916

Focus Question 2. How did the Cold War reshape ideas of American freedom? 917-922

How did the Cold War affect American culture? pp. 918-919

Why did the concept of human rights emerge during the Cold War? pp. 920-922

Focus Question 3. What were the major initiatives of Truman’s domestic policies? pp. 922-927

What were President Truman’s domestic policy goals? pp. 922

How did the Democratic Party’s embrace of civil rights shape the election of 1948? pp. 925

Focus Question 4. What effects did the anticommunism of the Cold War have on American politics and culture? pp. 927-938

Discuss the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. pp. 928-931

How did the Cold War shape the struggle for civil rights? pp. 934 & 938 

Ch. 24  “An Affluent Society, 1953-1960”

Focus Question 1. What were the main characteristics of the affluent society of the 1950s? pp. 942-957

Discuss the changes that television brought to Americans’ lives. pp. 946-947

How did women experience postwar affluence? pp. 949-950

How did the growth of the suburbs “harden” racial divisions the United States in the 1950s? pp. 950-953

Focus Question 2. How were the 1950s a period of consensus in both domestic policies and foreign affairs? pp. 957-968

What distinguished President Eisenhower’s "Modern Republicanism" from his party’s policies in the past? pp. 959-960

Explain President Eisenhower’s Cold War strategy of massive retaliation. pp. 961

How did the Cold War shape the emergence of a Third World? pp. 962-965

Focus Question 3. What were the major thrusts of the civil rights movement in this period? pp. 968-979

How did the Brown decision affect the setting out of which the American civil rights movement grew in the 1950s? pp. 972-974

How did southern whites respond to the civil rights movement? pp. 971

How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott become such a significant event? pp. 974-976

Focus Question 4. What was the significance of the presidential election of 1960? pp. 979-981

Discuss the political differences between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the 1960 election. pp. 979-980

What did Dwight D. Eisenhower mean with the "military-industrial complex" in his farewell address in 1961? pp. 980

Ch. 25  “The Sixties”

Focus Question 1. What were the major events in the civil rights movement of the early 1960s? pp. 985-989

How did the participation of college students change the civil rights movement in the early 1960s? 985-6

What made the spring of 1963 the “high point” of civil rights protests, and how did southern whites respond? pp. 986-988

What was the significance of the March on Washington? pp. 988-989

Focus Question 2. What were the major crises and policy initiatives of the Kennedy presidency? pp. 989-992

How did President Kennedy change America’s role in the world? pp. 989-990

How did the Kennedy administration face and resolve the Cuban missile crisis? pp. 990-991

Focus Question 3. What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson’s Great Society programs? pp. 992-999

How did the Freedom Summer seek to redress a weakness of Civil Rights Act of 1964? 992-993

Explain the conservative movement that emerged in the 1960s. pp. 994-995

Why did Lyndon B. Johnson push for a War on Poverty in his Great Society program? pp. 997-998

Focus Question 4. How did the civil rights movement change in the mid-1960s? pp. 999-1002

What were the deeper causes for the uprisings and the black ghettos of American cities in the 1960s? pp. 1000-1001

Explain the rise of Black Power in the 1960s. pp. 1001-1002

Focus Question 5. How did the Vietnam War transform American politics and culture? pp. 1002-1014

What was "new" about the New Left? pp. 1002-1003

How did Lyndon B. Johnson make the Vietnam War his own? pp. 1005-1008

Why did the anti-War movement and the counterculture seek to create new meanings of freedom? pp. 1008-1009, 1012-1013

Focus Question 6. What were the sources and significance of the rights revolution of the late 1960s? pp. 1014-1024

How did the Women’s movement expand the drive for greater personal freedom regardless of sexual orientation? pp. 1014-1018

How did the environmental movement become part of the rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s? pp. 1020-1021

How did the rights revolution of the 1960s bring about the birth of a new constitutional right to privacy? pp. 1021-1023

Focus Question 7. In what ways was 1968 a climactic year for the Sixties? pp. 1024-1028

What made the year 1968 so pivotal in American history? pp. 1024-1025

Discuss the ways in which 1968 was a global rather than just a national climax of rights revolutions. pp. 1025-1026

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Exam 5: “A New Century” 1968-present

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 26  “The Triumph of Conservatism”

Focus Question 1. What were the major policies of the Nixon administration on social and economic issues? pp. 1031-1038

What was President Richard Nixon’s position on race issues? pp. 1033-1034

How did the Burger Court address the lingering questions of racial inequality? pp. 1034-1036

How did Richard Nixon change the nation’s Cold War strategy? pp. 1037-1038

Focus Question 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? pp. 1039-1043

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Richard Nixon's policy of Vietnamization? pp. 1039-1041

Why did Richard Nixon resign the presidency in 1974? pp. 1041-1043

Focus Question 3. In what ways did the opportunities of most Americans diminish in the 1970s? pp. 1043-1052

How did the U.S. economy end up suffering both from inflation and high unemployment? pp. 1043-1044

How did President Jimmy Carter change the nation’s foreign policy? pp. 1049-1050 

Focus Question 4. What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s? pp. 1052-1058

Why did the Religious Right attack Equal Rights for women and abortion ? pp. 1053-1055

How did the tax revolt of the latter 1970s gain momentum especially in the West? pp. 1056-1057

Focus Question 5. How did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad? pp. 1058-1069

How was Reaganomics supposed to work, and what did it look like in practice? pp. 1059-1063

How did President Ronald Reagan’s renewal of the Cold War lead to corruption over Central America? pp. 1065-1067

Ch. 27  “From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2001”

Focus Question1. What were the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration in the aftermath of the Cold War? pp. 1073-1080

How did the United States get into the first Gulf War in 1991? pp. 1073-1074

Why did Clinton embrace welfare reform as part of his “political strategy?” pp. 1078

How did the world respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Balkans in the 1990s? pp. 1078-1080

Focus Question 2. What forces drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s? pp. 1080-1086

How did computers revolutionize the nation and its economy? pp. 1082-1083

How did the “Enron Syndrome” reflect deregulation practices? 1084-1085

Why did American workers lose so many manufacturing jobs in the 1990s and thereafter? pp. 1085-1086

Focus Question 3. What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s? pp. 1086-1102

How did immigration change the United States at the turn of the 21st century? 1087-1094

How did the United States end up with the phenomenon of mass incarceration? pp. 1095-1097

How did the “rights revolution” merge with the “identity debate to battle “cultural conservatism? pp. 1098-1100

Focus Question 4. How did a divisive political partisanship affect the election of 2000? pp. 1102-1106

Why did Republicans try to impeach President Bill Clinton? pp. 1102-1103

How did the nation resolve the dispute over the outcome of the presidential election of 2000? pp. 1103-1105 

Ch. 28  “A New Century and New Crises”

Focus Question 1. What were the major policy elements of the war on terror in the wake of September 11, 2001? pp. 1110-1113

How did the nation, the American people, and the Bush administration respond to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001? pp. 1110-1112

Explain the Bush Doctrine and its implications. pp. 1112-1113

Focus Question 2.  How did the war in Iraq unfold in the wake of 9/11? pp. 1113-1117

Why did the United States go to war in Iraq? pp. 1114-1116

What criticisms emerged over the American conduct of war in Iraq? pp. 1116-1117

Focus Question 3. How did the war on terror affect the economy and American liberties? pp. 1117-1120

How did September 11 change the way the president exercised his constitutional powers? pp. 1118-1119

Explain the controversy over the American use of torture in the war on terror. pp. 1119-1120

Focus Question 4. What events eroded support for President Bush’s policies during his second term? pp. 1120-1131

What was the larger historical significance of Hurricane Katrina? pp. 1121-1123

How did Bush use fear to drive is policy toward the border and Islam?

Explain the causes of the Great Recession. pp. 1129-1133

Focus Question 5. What kinds of change did voters hope for when they elected Barack Obama? pp. 1136-1141

What change did President Obama manage to bring about, and what were the limits to this change? pp.

What hopes did the election of President Barack Obama inspire in the American people? pp.

Focus Question 6. What were the major challenges of Obama’s first term? pp. 1141-1150

How did the America respond to growing racial tensions over police shootings?

How did Obama change American foreign policy to meet the challenge of ISIS?

Focus Question 7. What were the prevailing ideas of American freedom at the beginning of the 21st century? pp. 1150-1154

Why does “American Exceptionalism” also have a “darker side?” pp. 1151-1152

       How does the poem by Langston Hughes reveal the inconsistencies of American Freedom

© David Marcus Lauderback, 2024 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

David M. Lauderback, Ph.D.

Professor of History

STUDY GUIDE
U.S. HISTORY II — ONLine
 

InQuizitive & Quizzes

NOTE:  Students must use a lap top or desk top computer to take the quizzes and exams via Blackboard. You will not be able to take the quizzes and exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet.  So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not a tablet or an iPad or a phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely.  And to take quizzes and exams via Blackboard you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.

Learning objectives and directions for the Exams can be found below.  Quiz directions start at the top of the Study Guide.

Testing Policy

Testing Policy

InQuizitive Chapter Assignments -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments to complete the course. 

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule.

InQuizitive chapter assignments have a series of online questions that focus on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the InQuizitive chapter assignments.

Combined, the total average of the InQuizitive chapter assignments equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Textbook -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• InQuizitive -- located below the eBook link on the Textbook page and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the InQuizitive chapter assignments by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the InQuizitive chapter assignments is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

The deadline for all late InQuizitive chapter assignments is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments. You cannot pass the class unless you take every InQuizitive chapter assignments. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen InQuizitive chapter assignments;
• take InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each InQuizitive chapter assignments is worth twenty five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 100 percent on a InQuizitive chapter assignments, you must take the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late InQuizitive chapter assignments is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, and exams are listed in the Schedule. All InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students may:

• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments as soon as the semester begins. All of the InQuizitive chapter assignments are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking InQuizitive chapter assignments right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments more than once. But, you can earn up to 25/25 points only if you complete the InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the InQuizitive chapter assignments after the deadline. If you take an InQuizitive chapter assignment after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the InQuizitive chapter assignment will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late InQuizitive chapter assignment is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all InQuizitive chapter assignments by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any InQuizitive chapter assignments. So be sure to take all of the InQuizitive chapter assignments no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No InQuizitive chapter assignments, quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Chapter Quizzes -- 25 points

Students must take all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes to complete the course.

NOTE: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes or exams. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each chapter has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice quiz that focuses on the learning objectives found in the Study Guide. Please see the Study Guide for the steps to follow when reading the chapters in Give Me Liberty! and the links on the course Blackboard page to use in order to prepare for the Chapter Quizzes.

Combined, the total average of the Chapter Quizzes equals the value of one Unit Exam toward your final grade.

Students will take 14 Chapter Quizzes, one for each chapter in Foner, Give Me Liberty! An American History, vol. 2, Seagull Edition. Each Chapter Quiz is available via the course Blackboard page. Just click on:

• Course Materials -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• Unit 1, 2, 3, or 4 -- select the Part that has the chapter you want; and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

To receive full credit, students must submit the Chapter Quizzes by 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as a "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

NOTE:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

The deadline for all late quizzes is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students must:

• take the quizzes and exams with a lap top or desk top computer.  You will not be able to take the quizzes or exams via a phone, iPad, or tablet. So be sure you have access to the internet and a computer -- not tablet or iPad or phone -- to take the quizzes and exams.  The ACC Testing Centers are currently not available, so you will have to take the exams remotely. And to access the quizzes and exams via Blackboard, you must use a lap top or desk top computer with live access to the internet.
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes. You cannot pass the class unless you take every quiz. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all fourteen QUIZZES;
• take quizzes by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each quiz is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each quiz has a deadline. In order to earn 25/25 on a quiz, you must take the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the quiz after the deadline listed in the Schedule, the highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 
• take all fourteen (14) quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all quizzes and exams are listed in the Schedule. All quizzes, exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take the quizzes, Exam 5, or any re-test. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

REMEMBER:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

Students may:

• take the quizzes as soon as the semester begins. All of the quizzes and exams are available via the course Blackboard page. So you can begin taking quizzes and exams right away;
• earn maximum points by taking a quiz by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the quiz by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the quizzes more than once. But, only the first attempt at a chapter quiz will be graded and count toward the Total Quiz Average. If you take a quiz more than once, any subsequent attempts will not be counted toward your Total Quiz Average.
• take the quizzes after the deadline. If you take a quiz after 11:59 pm on the deadline dates listed on the Schedule, the quiz will count as a "late." The highest score you can earn on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all quizzes by the deadline for Exam 5. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

AND: The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any quizzes. So be sure to take all of the chapter quizzes no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

REMEMBER:  I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about test-taking strategies and how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

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Preparing for InQuizitive and the Chapter Quizzes

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

Below are a series of steps designed to help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and the Unit Exams. Each of the items below are available via the course Blackboard page.  Just click on:

• Course Materials -- upper left of the course Blackboard page;
• Part 1, 2, 3, or 4 -- select the Part that has the chapter you want; and
• Chapter 15-28 -- click on the chapter you want to access.

When you open the Chapter page, you will see the links you can access including the Chapter Quiz.

Please note, only the Chapter Quizzes and the Unit Exams will count toward your semester grade.  The other steps are set up to help you prepare, first, for the chapter quizzes.  Then, you can  use the Chapter Quizzes to practice for the the Unit Exams.

I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about test-taking strategies and how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Step 1:  Focus Questions

Each chapter begins with a list of Focus Questions. You can find the Focus Questions at the beginning of every chapter of the textbook. At the bottom of the Study Guide below, you will find the Focus Questions for each chapter and the pages covered by each Focus Question.

Please note that each Focus Question also has some additional, or supplemental, questions listed right below with the page numbers for each supplemental question.

Remember, each Focus Question covers specific pages in each chapter and, each Focus Question has supplemental questions that each cover specific pages.

So take time when taking notes the Focus Questions.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires).  As you take notes from the textbook, direct your review of the material to find details to help explain the answers to the questions.  You ought to find four or five factors for each Focus Question and each additional supplemental question.  None of the Focus Questions or the supplemental questions below each Focus Question can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question. Write out your answers.  Then, study your notes. Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review the details for the Focus and Supplemental Questions.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

The Focus Questions and the additional supplemental questions are designed to give you the structure to help guide your understanding of the purpose and details of each chapter.  Every link in the Course Materials -- the Outline, the Author Videos, the Sources of Freedom & the Voices of Freedom, the US History Tour, the iMap, and all the rest -- are created to help you make sense of the details in the text book. The Focus Questions exist to help you understand not only the details of the people and events of American history, but also why the people who live in United States have acted as they have.

Most important, all of the links on the Course Materials for every chapter have been set up to help answer the Focus Questions. 

Why? 

Because the questions on the Chapter Quizzes and the questions in the Unit Exams come from the Focus Questions and the additional questions listed below each Focus Question.

See below for a copy of the Focus Questions by Unit and Chapter

Step 2:  Outline

Before you even begin to read a chapter, spend some time with the Outline. Familiarize yourself with some of the important terms and people. Get a sense of the order in which events took place. See how the author has organized the main information and the subsets for each part of the chapter.

It is okay if you do not understand or are able to memorize each of the details of the Outline the first time if you review the Outline link. Instead, think of the Outline as a way to organize your thoughts about the chapter. Use the Outline to make sense of the main points of each chapter. Then, when you spend time with the Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom links, take the US History Tour, do some of the exercises on iMap, and work with any of the other links in each chapter, return to the Outline to help remind you of the main points of each chapter. Take advantage of the Outline to review, once again, the details you need to answer the Focus Questions.

Then, when you have completed taking notes for the Focus and supplemental questions in a chapter, use the Outline to review your notes. See how well you covered the material and how your notes combined with the outline help you to understand the purpose and details of the chapter.

The Outline is not a required element of the course. The Outline is not graded.

The Outline is an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 3:  Author Videos

Each chapter has a series of Author Videos.  Eric Foner, the author of Give Me Liberty! uses the videos to explore some important events and details for each Focus Questions.  Watching them is a good way to review the main themes of the chapter and think about the Focus Questions.

The Author Videos are not a required element of the course. The Author Videos are not graded.

The Author Videos are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 4:  Flashcards for Key Terms

Each chapter has a link to a series of "flashcards" that you can use to review the Key Terms from the chapter. You can find the Key Terms at the end of each chapter. The Key Terms have the corresponding page numbers right after the term in the list in your chapter. Also, each of the Key Terms in the glossary at the end of the textbook.You can download and/or print out the flash cards to study at your convenience.

The Flashcards are not a required element of the course. The Flashcards are not graded.

The Flashcards are an excellent way to review some of the details of the material in each Chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 5:  Sources of Freedom & Visions of Freedom

Each chapter has series of documents and images that explore differing conceptions of "freedom."  Spending time with the Sources of Freedom and the Visions of Freedom will help you think about the ways in which the people who have lived in the Untied States conceive of freedom. And, each of the documents and images are linked directly to the Focus Questions at the beginning of the chapter.

The Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom are not a required element of the course. The worksheets attached to the Sources of freedom and Visions of Freedom are not graded. 

The Sources of Freedom and Visions of Freedom are excellent tools to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 6:  US History Tour & IMAP

The US history to provides a series of interactive links that's racist Oracle developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources you can view through Google Chrome.

Each chapter also has a series of interactive maps, or IMAP.  The interactive maps are great way to take a look at the movement of people and ideas overtime. You can really see the evolution of the economy, agriculture, and movement of people over time.

The US History Tour and IMAP are not a required element of the course. The US History Tour and IMAP are not graded.

The US History Tour and IMAP are excellent tools to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and will help you prepare for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 7:  Review Questions

At the end of each chapter, you can find a list of Review Questions and Key Terms. The author has written the review questions to help you make sense of the details you just read. Most of all, the review questions help you make sense of the Focus Questions and the additional questions within the Guided Reading Exercises. The Key Terms help you to understand which events, themes, issues, and people, matter most in the chapter. See the Flashcards for how to review the key terms. 

The Review Questions are not a required element of the course. The Review Questions are not graded.

The Review Questions are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and preparing for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 8: InQuizitive -- 25 points

The InQuizitive chapter assignments are a required element of the course. The InQuizitive modules are graded and your combined average on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments is equal to one (1) exam grade, or 25 points.

Each chapter has an online module designed to help students review the material before taking the Chapter Quiz: InQuizitive.

You can find the link to InQuizitive on the Textbook link on the course Blackboard page. The InQuizitive link is right below the Textbook link.

Once again, the InQuizitive modules are graded and your combined average on all fourteen (14) InQuizitive assignments is equal to one (1) exam grade, or 25 points.

Remember, to receive full credit, students must submit the InQuizitive assignments by 11:59 pm on the date the chapter is due in the Schedule. If the InQuizitive chapter assignment is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date due in the Schedule, it will be treated as "late." The highest score you can receive on a late InQuizitive chapter assignment is 18/25 (72%). 

The InQuizitive modules are an excellent tool to use when reviewing the material in each chapter and preparing for the Chapter Quizzes and Unit Exams.

Step 9:  Chapter Quiz -- 25 points

The fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes are a required part of the course. When you are ready to take the Chapter Quiz, just go to the course Blackboard page, click on Course Materials, and then click on the link to the Chapter Quiz.

Once you begin the quiz, you need to complete in one sitting. You will have fifteen (15) minutes to complete the quiz.  If you submit without answering all the questions, then you will receive zero (0) points for any unanswered questions.  Once you submit, the quiz is done. There are no retests for the Chapter Quizzes.

Remember, to receive full credit, students must submit the Chapter Review Quizzes by 11:59 pm on the date the quiz is due in the Schedule. If the quiz is submitted after 11:59 pm on the date the Chapter Quiz is due in the Schedule, it will be treated as "late." The highest score you can receive on a late quiz is 18/25 (72%). 

NOTE:  The first quiz attempt will be graded and will count toward the Total Quiz Average. Students may take the quizzes more than once for practice.  But, only the first attempt will be graded.

The deadline for all late quizzes is the deadline for the 5th Exam. If you do not complete any quiz by the deadline for the 5th Exam, you will receive a 0 for each missing quiz. No quizzes will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

EXAMS
 

Unit Exams -- 125 points

Students must take five (5) Unit Exams to complete the course. 

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any chapter InQuizitive chapter assignments the Chapter Quizzes or he Unit Exams. So be sure to take all of the exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Each unit has a twenty-five (25) question multiple-choice exam that draws from the Focus Questions in the chapters you have read for the unit. 

Two things to remember about the Unit Exams:

• the Unit Exams are more difficult than the Chapter Quizzes;
• it is your overall course average which determines your final grade; and

1.)  The Unit Exams are more difficult than the Chapter Quizzes.

How so?

The InQuizitive assignments and the Chapter Quizzes require you to apply what you have learned from one chapter.  The Unit Exams require you to apply what you have learned from three (3) or four (4) chapters. See the Schedule for which chapters are covered in which units.

2.) Your total course average determines your final grade. In that sense, you may fail one or more exams and still pass the course provided that your average on all fourteen (14) Chapter Quizzes and all (5) Unit Exams of scores is 70% or better. In order to receive the maximum score on an exam, students must take exams no later than the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.

Students must:

• take all five exams. You cannot pass the class unless you take every exam. You will receive an F in the class if you do not take all four exams;
• take exams by the deadline to receive the maximum score. Each exam is worth twenty-five (25) points. And each exam has a deadline. In order to have a shot at earning 25/25 on an exam, you must take the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule. If you take the exam after the deadline listed in the Schedule, then it counts as a re-test. See the re-test policy below.
• take all four exams by the deadline for Exam 5. The deadlines for all exams are listed in the Schedule. All exams and re-tests have to be completed by the deadline for Exam 5. So that means the deadline for Exam 5 is the last day you can take Exam 5 or any re-test. No exams or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

Students may:

• take the exams as soon as the semester begins. All of the exams are available via the course Blackboard page via the Exams link
• earn maximum points by taking an exam by the deadline. You can earn up to 25/25 points if you complete the exam by the deadline listed in the Schedule;
• take the exam after the deadline. If you take an exam after the deadline dates listed on the Schedule the exam will count as a re-test. The highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all exams by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.
• re-test any of the five exams. If you earn less than 18/25 (72%) on any of the five exams you may take re-test. Remember, the highest score you can earn on a re-test is 18/25 (72%). And, you must complete all re-tests by the deadline for Exam 5. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. See the re-test policy below.

Re-testing

If you do not pass any or all of the five exams the first time you take the exam, then you may retest each exam once (and only once).  There are two restrictions on the retest:

• The highest grade possible on the retest is 18 (72%).  If you score higher than 18 out of 25 (72%) on a retest, then 18 will be entered as your score for the exam.  YOU CANNOT score higher than 72% on the retest.  Therefore, if you have passed the test the first time with a score of 18 out of 25 (72%) or greater, there is no point in retaking it.

• YOU MUST RETEST by the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. YOU MAY NOT RETEST AFTER the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No exams will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule

REMINDER: You WILL RECEIVE AN F IN THE COURSE if you miss any exams. So be sure to take all of the exams no later than the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule. No quizzes, exams, or re-tests will be accepted after the deadline for Exam 5 listed in the Schedule.

To view your exams scores log in to your ACC Blackboard account, go to the course page, and click on My Grades. You can review your progress in the class via the Grade Center and also check your status on the orientation form and the B and A level projects.

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

NOTE:  Learning objectives and directions for the Exams can be found below.  Quiz directions start at the top of the Study Guide.

Exam 1:  The Map Test

Because life in the of the United States has been, and continues to be, shaped and influenced to a large degree by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that students know the basic details of United States geography. Therefore the student will be required to take a geography map test.

The map test will be the first exam taken in this course and must be completed by the deadline date listed in the Schedule.

An atlas map containing all of the features the student will need to identify can be found in the textbook. Please see the practice map below which may be copied for study. Here is a link to a series of maps you can use to review the location of rivers, lakes, cities, states, and the rest.  

Cities and States

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/us_general_reference_map-2003.pdf

Rivers and Lakes

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/us-rivers_and_lakes-2003.pdf

The test will specify twenty-five (25) of the following and ask the student to locate them on a map:

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NOTICE:
!!TESTS 2-5 REQUIRE MUCH MORE PREPARATION THAN TEST 1!!
!!TESTS 2-5 ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN TEST 1!!
YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE QUESTIONS ON THE TESTS
AND CAREFULLY APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM
THE STUDY GUIDE BELOW

REMEMBER, WE CAN MEET BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR EXAMS TO TALK ABOUT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES & HOW TO APPLY THE STUDY GUIDE TO THE EXAMS.

JUST ASK.:)
 

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Exam 2: “Progress” 1865-1915

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 15  “What is Freedom?  Reconstruction”

Focus Question 1.  What divisions of freedom did former slaves and slaveholders pursue in the postwar South? pp. 566–79

Discuss the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the postwar South. pp. 571-573

How did former slaveholders define their freedom and that of their slaves? pp. 569-71

What did freedom mean to African-Americans in the South after the Civil War? pp. 566-9

Focus Question  2.  What were the sources, goals, and competing visions for Reconstruction?  pp. 579-90

Discuss Radical Reconstruction as a Constitutional Revolution. pp. 583-6

How did Radical Republicans gain control of the Reconstruction process? pp. 581-3

What was Andrew Johnson’s vision for Reconstruction? pp. 579-81

Focus Question 3.  What were the social and political effects of Radical Reconstruction in the South? pp. 590-4

Discuss Southern blacks' struggle for economic freedom. pp. 594.

Discuss the accomplishments of Southern Reconstruction governments. pp. 593-4

Focus Question 4.  What were the main factors, in both the North and South, for the abandonment of Reconstruction? pp. 594-601

How did Southern whites challenge Reconstruction governments? pp. 594-6 & 598-9.

Why did Northerners lose their resolve to pursue Reconstruction? pp. 597-601

Ch. 16 “America’s Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Focus Question 1.  What factors combined to make the United States a mature industrial society after the Civil War? pp. 605-613

Discuss the significance of technological innovation for the second industrial revolution. pp. 605-608

Explain the transformation and concentration of American big business in the late nineteenth century. pp. 608-610

Focus Question 2.  How was the West transformed economically and socially in this period? pp. 613-629

Discuss the hopes and challenges of ranchers in the American West. pp. 616-618 Discuss the different approaches of the federal government toward the Plains Indians. pp. 621-27

Focus Question 3.  Was the Gilded Age political system effective in meeting its goals? pp. 629-634

How did corruption shape politics in the Gilded Age? pp. 630

Why did the federal government produce so little change in the Gilded Age? pp. 631-34

Focus Question 4.  How did the economic development of the Gilded Age affect American freedom? pp. 634-639

How did Americans make sense of the new social structure of the Gilded Age? pp. 635-636

How did the notion of the freedom of contract create opportunities and constraints on liberty? pp. 636-639

Focus Question 5.  How did reformers of the period approach the problems of an industrial society? pp. 639-647

What were the goals of the Knights of Labor, and what set them apart from other unions? pp. 640-41

Discuss the national phenomenon of Edward Bellamy's Utopia. pp. 643

Ch. 17  “Freedom’s Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900”

Focus Question 1.  What were the origins and the significance of Populism? pp. 651-659

Discuss the role of government in the capital-labor conflicts of the 1890s. pp. 649-652

Identify the Populist Coalition and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. pp. 654-658

Focus Question 2.  How did the liberties of blacks after 1877 give way to legal segregation across the South? pp. 659-669

Discuss the hopes and disappointments African-Americans experienced. pp. 660-665

Discuss Southern lynchings in the late nineteenth century. pp. 666-668

Focus Question 3.  In what ways did the boundaries of American freedom grow narrower in this period? pp. 669-677

Discuss anti-immigrant sentiments in the United States in the late nineteenth century. pp. 669-672

How did Booker T. Washington try to address white supremacy in the South? pp. 672-673

Focus Question 4.  How did the United States emerge as an imperial power in the 1890s?  pp. 677-689

Discuss the reasons why Americans were drawn to expansion in the late nineteenth century pp. 677-681

What broader philosophical questions did the American experience with imperial acquisition raise in the United States? pp. 684-689

Ch. 18  “The Progressive Era, 1900-1916”

Focus Question 1  Why was the city such a central element in Progressive America? pp. 694-703

Discuss the ways in which international migration streams connected the United States with the world. pp.

How did Henry Ford transform lives of American workers and of consumers? pp.

Focus Question 2  How did the labor and women’s movements challenge the nineteenth-century meanings of American Freedom? pp 703-715

How did the prospects for industrial freedom change for workers in the Progressive era? pp.

What were the origins and goals of the "new feminism"? pp.

Focus Question 3.  In what ways did Progressivism include both democratic and anti-democratic impulses? pp. 715-724

Discuss the impact of Progressive reform on the reach of democracy. pp.

What role did state and local governments play in bringing about reform during the Progressive era? pp.

Focus Question 4.  How did the Progressive presidents foster the rise of the nation-state? pp. 724-732

What set Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to economic regulation apart from his predecessors? pp.

What was Woodrow Wilson’s "New Freedom" and how did it compare to Roosevelt’s "New Nationalism"? pp.

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Exam 3:  “War & Promise” 1916-1945

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 19  “Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 1916-1920”

Focus Question 1.  In what ways did the Progressive presidents promote the expansion of American power overseas? pp. 737-742

Explain the significance of the Panama Canal for American expansion. pp. 737-739

Discuss the reasons and the outcome of American intervention in Mexico. pp. 739-742

Focus Question 2.  How did the United States get involved in World War I?  pp. 742-746

How did Americans react to the outbreak of World War I in Europe? pp. 742-744

Explain Woodrow Wilson’s vision for peace after World War I. pp. 744-746

Focus Question 3. How did the United States mobilize resources and public opinion for the war effort? pp. 746-755

How did the federal government direct the economy in World War I? pp. 746-747
How did civil liberties fare during World War I? pp. 752-755

Focus Question 4. How did the war affect race relations in the United States? pp. 755-767

How did World War I change American attitudes toward immigration? pp. 759-761

Discuss the new opportunities Southern African-Americans found in World War I. pp. 765-767

Focus Question 5.  Why was 1919 such a watershed year for the United States and the world? pp. 767-777

Explain the surge of anticommunist hysteria in the United States after World War I. pp. 768-771

What signs of future major conflicts were already becoming apparent at the end of World War I? pp. 776-777

Ch. 20  “From Business Culture to Great Depression. The Twenties, 1920-1932”

Focus Question 1.  Who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s? pp. 784-89

Who benefited the most from the new prosperity of the 1920s? pp. 782-783

Who fell behind and lost ground in the economy of the 1920s? pp. 784-87

Focus Question 2.  In what ways did the government promote business interests in the 1920s? pp. 789-795

How did the Republican administrations shape economic life at home during this decade? pp. 790-791

Discuss the role of the United States in the world during the 1920s. pp. 794-795

Focus Question 3.  Why did the protection of civil liberties gain importance in the 1920s? pp. 795-799

What caused the new push for civil liberties in 1920s America? pp. 796-798

How did the nation’s courts address the question of civil liberties after World War I? pp. 798-799

Focus Question 4.  What were the major flash points between fundamentalism and pluralism in the 1920s? pp. 799-809

What role did race play in the fundamentalist orientation of conservative Americans in the 1920s? pp. 795-806

Discuss the growth and cultural importance of Harlem in the 1920s. pp. 807-809

Focus Question 5.  What were the causes of the Great Depression, and how effective were the government’s responses by 1932? pp. 810-816

Discuss the way regular Americans experienced the Great Depression. pp. 812-814

How did Herbert Hoover address the economic crisis? pp. 814-815

Ch. 21  “The New Deal, 1932-1940”

Focus Question 1.  What were the major policy initiatives of the New Deal in the Hundred Days? pp. 821-830

How did the Roosevelt administration try to salvage the national banking system?  pp. 823-824

How did the New Deal initially try to aid farmers? pp. 826-828

Focus Question 2.  Who were the main proponents of economic justice in the 1930s, and what measures did they advocate? pp. 830-835

Why did workers join the new labor organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations? pp. 831-833

How did leading voices on the left criticize the limitations of the New Deal? pp. 833-836  

Focus Question 3.  What were the major initiatives of the Second New Deal, and how did they differ from the First New Deal? pp. 835-838

Discuss the ways the Works Progress Administration changed the nation.  pp. 836-837

How did the Roosevelt administration design Social Security? pp. 837-838

Focus Question 4.  How did the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom? pp. 838-845

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt change the meaning of liberalism during his presidency? pp. 839-840

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt try to overcome the opposition of the United States Supreme Court? pp. 841-844

Focus Question 5.  How did New Deal benefits apply to women and minorities? pp. 845-851

What role did Southern Democrats play in limiting the reach of the New Deal? pp. 846-847

How did the New Deal affect the lives of Native Americans? pp. 84

Focus Question 6.  How did the Popular Front influence American culture in the 1930s? pp. 852-859

What vision of American society did the Popular Front promote in the 1930s? pp. 854

How did organized labor and labor militancy in the United States change the role of civil liberties during the 1930s? pp. 855-857

Ch. 22  “Fighting for the Four Freedoms. World War II, 1941-1945”

Focus Question 1.  What steps led to American participation in World War II? pp. 864-873

Discuss the American position of isolationism in the 1930s. pp. 866

Explain the U.S. strategy in the European theater of war. pp. 867

Focus Question 2.  How did the United States mobilize economic resources and promote popular support for the war effort? Pp. 873-880

What impact did World War II have on American businesses? pp. 874-875

How did women's lives change during World War II? pp. 879-880

Focus Question 3.  What visions of America’s postwar role began to emerge during the war? Pp. 880-884

Explain the concept of the American Century. pp. 880-881

How did Congress handle the question of economic rights for citizens? pp. 882-884.

Focus Question 4.  How did American minorities face threats to their freedom at home and abroad during World War II? pp. 884-898

Discuss the experience of Mexican-Americans during World War II pp. 886-887

Why did World War II spur the growth of the civil rights movement? pp. 893-898

Focus Question 5.  How did the end of the war begin to shape the postwar world? pp. 898-903

Explain why the United States developed and deployed the atomic bomb during World War II. pp. 898-900

How did the United States reshape the world economic order toward the end of World War II? pp. 900-903
 

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Exam 4: “The American Way of Life” 1945-1968

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 23  “The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953”

Focus Question 1. What series of events and ideological conflicts prompted the Cold War? pp. 908-917

Explain the emergency of the Truman Doctrine. pp. 909-910

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Berlin Blockade. pp. 912-913

How did the Korean War end up in a stalemate in 1951? pp. 914-916

Focus Question 2. How did the Cold War reshape ideas of American freedom? 917-922

How did the Cold War affect American culture? pp. 918-919

Why did the concept of human rights emerge during the Cold War? pp. 920-922

Focus Question 3. What were the major initiatives of Truman’s domestic policies? pp. 922-927

What were President Truman’s domestic policy goals? pp. 922

How did the Democratic Party’s embrace of civil rights shape the election of 1948? pp. 925

Focus Question 4. What effects did the anticommunism of the Cold War have on American politics and culture? pp. 927-938

Discuss the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. pp. 928-931

How did the Cold War shape the struggle for civil rights? pp. 934 & 938 

Ch. 24  “An Affluent Society, 1953-1960”

Focus Question 1. What were the main characteristics of the affluent society of the 1950s? pp. 942-957

Discuss the changes that television brought to Americans’ lives. pp. 946-947

How did women experience postwar affluence? pp. 949-950

How did the growth of the suburbs “harden” racial divisions the United States in the 1950s? pp. 950-953

Focus Question 2. How were the 1950s a period of consensus in both domestic policies and foreign affairs? pp. 957-968

What distinguished President Eisenhower’s "Modern Republicanism" from his party’s policies in the past? pp. 959-960

Explain President Eisenhower’s Cold War strategy of massive retaliation. pp. 961

How did the Cold War shape the emergence of a Third World? pp. 962-965

Focus Question 3. What were the major thrusts of the civil rights movement in this period? pp. 968-979

How did the Brown decision affect the setting out of which the American civil rights movement grew in the 1950s? pp. 972-974

How did southern whites respond to the civil rights movement? pp. 971

How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott become such a significant event? pp. 974-976

Focus Question 4. What was the significance of the presidential election of 1960? pp. 979-981

Discuss the political differences between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the 1960 election. pp. 979-980

What did Dwight D. Eisenhower mean with the "military-industrial complex" in his farewell address in 1961? pp. 980

Ch. 25  “The Sixties”

Focus Question 1. What were the major events in the civil rights movement of the early 1960s? pp. 985-989

How did the participation of college students change the civil rights movement in the early 1960s? 985-6

What made the spring of 1963 the “high point” of civil rights protests, and how did southern whites respond? pp. 986-988

What was the significance of the March on Washington? pp. 988-989

Focus Question 2. What were the major crises and policy initiatives of the Kennedy presidency? pp. 989-992

How did President Kennedy change America’s role in the world? pp. 989-990

How did the Kennedy administration face and resolve the Cuban missile crisis? pp. 990-991

Focus Question 3. What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson’s Great Society programs? pp. 992-999

How did the Freedom Summer seek to redress a weakness of Civil Rights Act of 1964? 992-993

Explain the conservative movement that emerged in the 1960s. pp. 994-995

Why did Lyndon B. Johnson push for a War on Poverty in his Great Society program? pp. 997-998

Focus Question 4. How did the civil rights movement change in the mid-1960s? pp. 999-1002

What were the deeper causes for the uprisings and the black ghettos of American cities in the 1960s? pp. 1000-1001

Explain the rise of Black Power in the 1960s. pp. 1001-1002

Focus Question 5. How did the Vietnam War transform American politics and culture? pp. 1002-1014

What was "new" about the New Left? pp. 1002-1003

How did Lyndon B. Johnson make the Vietnam War his own? pp. 1005-1008

Why did the anti-War movement and the counterculture seek to create new meanings of freedom? pp. 1008-1009, 1012-1013

Focus Question 6. What were the sources and significance of the rights revolution of the late 1960s? pp. 1014-1024

How did the Women’s movement expand the drive for greater personal freedom regardless of sexual orientation? pp. 1014-1018

How did the environmental movement become part of the rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s? pp. 1020-1021

How did the rights revolution of the 1960s bring about the birth of a new constitutional right to privacy? pp. 1021-1023

Focus Question 7. In what ways was 1968 a climactic year for the Sixties? pp. 1024-1028

What made the year 1968 so pivotal in American history? pp. 1024-1025

Discuss the ways in which 1968 was a global rather than just a national climax of rights revolutions. pp. 1025-1026

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Exam 5: “A New Century” 1968-present

And remember:

The Focus Questions are designed to help you make sense of all of the details in the text book by giving you the chance to read the chapters in a structured way so that you can explain the key points of each chapter.

The Focus Questions have several important factors, influences, steps, results, or developments (whichever the Focus Question requires). Rely on the Focus Questions to direct your review of the assigned chapters.  You ought to find four or five factors, etc. for each Focus Question and each additional sub-question. 

Be prepared to explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why of each question below. None of the Focus Questions or the additional questions can be answered with one-word answers. As you find the four or five pertinent factors for each Focus Question and each additional question, WRITE OUT your answers. When you are taking notes ask yourself, "do I have all of the details I need to explain: who did what, when, where, how and why."

Then, study your notes. Everyday. Review the notes every day. The key to doing well in a Distance Education course is to review every day, several times a day, even if only for a few minutes at a time.  Review, review, review.:)  And as you review keep asking, "can I explain the who, what, when, where, how, and why." Use the other links in the course Materials to help you review and practice the Focus Questions.

Follow the steps in the Study Guide and you ought to do well on the exams.

If you simply skim the text looking for one-word answers to the Focus Questions, you WILL have difficulty with the quizzes and exams.  Put the time into studying and reviewing your notes regularly, and you should be pleased with your test results.

Most important, I am always happy to meet before and after quizzes and exams to talk about reparation and test-taking strategies, on how to apply the Study Guide to the quizzes and exams. Come on by or give me a call during my office hours. Or send me an email. If my office hours do not fit your schedule, let me know and we will set up a time.:)

Remember, as you go through the textbook to answer each of the Focus Questions below, think of how you can explain each of the questions below. Once again, look for the details that will enable you to link the who, what, when where, how, and -- most important why.

Ch. 26  “The Triumph of Conservatism”

Focus Question 1. What were the major policies of the Nixon administration on social and economic issues? pp. 1031-1038

What was President Richard Nixon’s position on race issues? pp. 1033-1034

How did the Burger Court address the lingering questions of racial inequality? pp. 1034-1036

How did Richard Nixon change the nation’s Cold War strategy? pp. 1037-1038

Focus Question 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? pp. 1039-1043

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Richard Nixon's policy of Vietnamization? pp. 1039-1041

Why did Richard Nixon resign the presidency in 1974? pp. 1041-1043

Focus Question 3. In what ways did the opportunities of most Americans diminish in the 1970s? pp. 1043-1052

How did the U.S. economy end up suffering both from inflation and high unemployment? pp. 1043-1044

How did President Jimmy Carter change the nation’s foreign policy? pp. 1049-1050 

Focus Question 4. What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s? pp. 1052-1058

Why did the Religious Right attack Equal Rights for women and abortion ? pp. 1053-1055

How did the tax revolt of the latter 1970s gain momentum especially in the West? pp. 1056-1057

Focus Question 5. How did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad? pp. 1058-1069

How was Reaganomics supposed to work, and what did it look like in practice? pp. 1059-1063

How did President Ronald Reagan’s renewal of the Cold War lead to corruption over Central America? pp. 1065-1067

Ch. 27  “From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2001”

Focus Question1. What were the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration in the aftermath of the Cold War? pp. 1073-1080

How did the United States get into the first Gulf War in 1991? pp. 1073-1074

Why did Clinton embrace welfare reform as part of his “political strategy?” pp. 1078

How did the world respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Balkans in the 1990s? pp. 1078-1080

Focus Question 2. What forces drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s? pp. 1080-1086

How did computers revolutionize the nation and its economy? pp. 1082-1083

How did the “Enron Syndrome” reflect deregulation practices? 1084-1085

Why did American workers lose so many manufacturing jobs in the 1990s and thereafter? pp. 1085-1086

Focus Question 3. What cultural conflicts emerged in the 1990s? pp. 1086-1102

How did immigration change the United States at the turn of the 21st century? 1087-1094

How did the United States end up with the phenomenon of mass incarceration? pp. 1095-1097

How did the “rights revolution” merge with the “identity debate to battle “cultural conservatism? pp. 1098-1100

Focus Question 4. How did a divisive political partisanship affect the election of 2000? pp. 1102-1106

Why did Republicans try to impeach President Bill Clinton? pp. 1102-1103

How did the nation resolve the dispute over the outcome of the presidential election of 2000? pp. 1103-1105 

Ch. 28  “A New Century and New Crises”

Focus Question 1. What were the major policy elements of the war on terror in the wake of September 11, 2001? pp. 1110-1113

How did the nation, the American people, and the Bush administration respond to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001? pp. 1110-1112

Explain the Bush Doctrine and its implications. pp. 1112-1113

Focus Question 2.  How did the war in Iraq unfold in the wake of 9/11? pp. 1113-1117

Why did the United States go to war in Iraq? pp. 1114-1116

What criticisms emerged over the American conduct of war in Iraq? pp. 1116-1117

Focus Question 3. How did the war on terror affect the economy and American liberties? pp. 1117-1120

How did September 11 change the way the president exercised his constitutional powers? pp. 1118-1119

Explain the controversy over the American use of torture in the war on terror. pp. 1119-1120

Focus Question 4. What events eroded support for President Bush’s policies during his second term? pp. 1120-1131

What was the larger historical significance of Hurricane Katrina? pp. 1121-1123

How did Bush use fear to drive is policy toward the border and Islam?

Explain the causes of the Great Recession. pp. 1129-1133

Focus Question 5. What kinds of change did voters hope for when they elected Barack Obama? pp. 1136-1141

What change did President Obama manage to bring about, and what were the limits to this change? pp.

What hopes did the election of President Barack Obama inspire in the American people? pp.

Focus Question 6. What were the major challenges of Obama’s first term? pp. 1141-1150

How did the America respond to growing racial tensions over police shootings?

How did Obama change American foreign policy to meet the challenge of ISIS?

Focus Question 7. What were the prevailing ideas of American freedom at the beginning of the 21st century? pp. 1150-1154

Why does “American Exceptionalism” also have a “darker side?” pp. 1151-1152

       How does the poem by Langston Hughes reveal the inconsistencies of American Freedom

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