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Study Guide for Exam #1

 

HIST 0113, Professor Nichols

 

Identifications: Three of the following terms will appear on the exam. You will select two and only two of those three terms, identify each one and explain its consequences or significance, in 2-3 sentences. Each ID will be worth up to 75 points.

 

Columbian Exchange

Mississippian culture

Mourning war

Yamasee War

 

Essays: Two of the following questions will appear on the exam.  You will select one and only one of those two questions and answer it in a clear, organized, and detailed essay of 2-3 paragraphs.  Your essay will be worth up to 150 points.

 

• Why did the Inuit do well in Greenland, and why did the Norse abandon their colonies there?

 

• What benefits did Pueblo Indians expect to receive if they became Christians? Why did they later revolt against the Spanish?

 

• What were the biggest differences between Indian slavery in the Southeast and Indian slavery in the Southwest?

 

Possible extra-credit questions (each worth up to 25 points):

 

• Why does Christopher Columbus have a bad reputation among Native Americans?

 

• What goods did the Hurons trade with the Ojibwas and the French in their three-way trading system?

 

Note: If you answer a question which does not appear on the exam, you will receive zero points for that question.

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