HIS 201 Midterm: Chapters 4-7
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Chapter 4
1. Discuss the concept of “salutary neglect.” Why did Britain follow this policy, and how did it both work in their favor and come back to haunt them? (150 words)
2. Describe the ideological responses to George Grenville’s colonial policies. What impact did these responses have on the relationship between Parliament and the colonial assemblies? (150 words)
Chapter 5
3. What kinds of factors did the colonists have to consider when deciding which side of the Revolution to support? (150 words)
4. Who were the big winners and losers of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? What did the treaty definitively settle and what provisions left remaining questions? (150 words)
Chapter 6
5. It is sometimes assumed that because the Articles of Confederation were weak, they were unpopular. Discuss the merits and shortcomings of this statement. (150 words)
6. What major compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention, and what issues were settled? What issues remained unsettled? (150 words)
Chapter 7
7. Discuss the issues that led to the Ma
ury v. Madison case of 1803. What were the results of the decision, and what impact did it have on the Supreme Court and the country? (150 words)
8. Explain the impact of the Battle of New Orleans on the Treaty of Ghent and American perceptions concerning the end of the War of XXXXXXXXXXwords)