U.S. History & English II Exam Study Guide

U.S. History - Spring Exam Study Guide

Part I. Short Answers

• Manifest Destiny:

  • Discuss the reasons/causes that led America to pursue this policy.

  • Also, discuss the challenges western settlers faced.

• Regional Economies:

  • Discuss the makeup of the regional economies of the South, North, and West.

  • Explain how and why each region incorporated the other region's production into its own.

  • Discuss how the three regional economies became connected into a national market economy.

• George Washington's Precedents:

  • Discuss how George Washington set precedents as the first President of the United States.

• Thomas Jefferson's Presidency:

  • Discuss how Thomas Jefferson's presidency