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Study Guide Midterm Exam HIST 101 F18
Study Guide Midterm Exam HIST 101 F18
The midterm exam is comprised of two parts: a proctored multiple-choice exam drawn from all of the
semester’s entry and exit tickets (70 questions). This exam will take place in our classroom on Oct. 17.
Part II will be a short essay (maximum of 500 words) in which you will use primary source evidence to
support a historical claim. Part II will become available Wednesday morning and will be due at 11:59pm
Wednesday evening.
Questions to consider for Part II – use primary source evidence to support an answer to the following:
1. How do we know that race-based slavery evolved gradually in the Chesapeake between 1619
and 1705?
2. What was the most important cause of the Salem witch hysteria? Socioeconomic tensions or an
outbreak of a viral disease?