sources from the book [oark, The American Promise: A Concise History, Volume II: From 1865. Fifth Edition.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-3146-7].

Exam I (Chapters 17-20)

Part I. Key Terms. Write short essays (about 2/3 of a page each, double spaced) on two of the following key terms. Explain why this person, organization, place event or concept is important to our understanding of America in the late 1800s. Relate the term to major ideas and trends we have discussed. Include at least one picture with each essay and tell how the picture helps us understand the topic. You do not need footnotes or references; I know you are using the textbook and class notes.

Little Bighorn
Virginia City
Cowboys/Vaqueros
J. P. Morgan
New South
Knights of Labor
Domesticity
Populists
William Jennings Bryan
Philippines

Part II. Longer Essays. Write longer essays (about one and one half pages each, double spaced) on two of the topics below. Include one or two pictures with each essay and tell how the pictures help us. Please make sure the topics you cover in Part II are different from what you discuss in Part I.

1. The West. What was so special about the West in the late 1800s? Describe some of the different types of people who lived in the West and the challenges they faced. Explain how the West was changing rapidly in this time period.

2. The Gilded Age. Describe the relationship between politics and business in the late 1800s. Who had the most power at this time? How did they gain so much power?

3. Workers. Describe some of the challenges facing working people in the late 1800s. What did workers do to improve their situation? How successful were they?

4. The 1890s. Why was there so much conflict within the country in the 1890s? How was this conflict related to changes going on in the economy? What ideas came out of this era that would affect the twentieth century

Keys for Success:
1. Explain your points simply, like you would to another student.
2. Organize your essays with short paragraphs.
3. Use specific examples from our readings and class discussion.
4. Relate your answers to major concepts and trends we have covered.
5. Note specific things in the pictures that help us understand the topics.