Here are the test questions for the next essay test. You may want to start earlier rather than later.
1. To what extent did the first three administrations establish precedents for the United States?
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the first three administrations.
3. Why did the United States go to war against British North America in 1812?4. What were the short term and long term effects of the War of 1812?
5. One historian commented that the war of 1812 was the wrong war, fought at the wrong time, against the wrong enemy. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
6.What caused the Mexican-American War?
7. To what extent was the United States the aggressor in the Mexican-American War?
8. What were the political, military, and philosophical arguments against the Mexican-American War?
9. Analyze the effects of the Mexican American War (1846-1848) on the region.
Here is a timeline that might be helpful to you in dealing with the war of 1812.
http://www.pbs.org/war-of-1812/timeline.html
This is an interesting article from the Mexican Perspective on the Mexican-American War. It would be particularly helpful on question 7.
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_a_mexican_viewpoint.html
