The Civil War

1.  Analyse the effects of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) on the region [the Americas].  (2010)

2.  To what extent was the United States the aggressor in the Mexican American War?

3. Why was compromise no longer possible between the North and South in the United States by 1860? (08)

4. “The Civil War in the United States was caused by political disagreements.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (09)

5. Assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War. (06)

6. With reference to at least two battles, assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Northern and Southern armies.

7. “The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the U.S. Civil War.”  To what extent do you agree with this statement? (2011)  (Be able to do this with Antietam, as well)

8. To what extent was the victory of the North in the United States Civil War due to its superior industrial resources and manpower? (10)

9. “Abraham Lincoln’s leadership was the main reason the Union won the Civil War.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? (05)

Slavery and the Civil War Questions

With reference to at least two examples of slave rebellions, analyse the reaction to the rebellions in one country of the Americas. (2009)

For what reasons, and with what impact, did abolitionism develop in the north of the United States? (2008)

For what reasons and, in what ways, did supporters of slavery in the nineteenth century use legal, religious, and economic arguments in its defence? (2006)

Analyse the main arguments of those who supported slavery and those who opposed slavery. (2005)

1st Essay Test

 Here are the topics for the first essay test on October 8th.  

1.  To what extent was taxation issue behind the American Revolution?

2.  Evaluate two historiography theories of the causation of the American Revolution.

3.  Why was the American effort during the Revolution successful and the British effort less successful?

4.  Using your knowledge of historiography and the American Revolution, to what extent do you agree with the statement “For any one event, there can be many “correct” histories.

5.  Using your knowledge of historiography, to what extent do you agree with the statement, “History is written by the winners.”

6. Explain how Progressive and Neo Conservative historians would disagree on the issue of the Stamp Act.