Instructions: Answer the following sections in a word document. You may answer the sections in whichever order you wish. Turn in your midterm exam via the Turnitin link on
blackboard by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 15th
. Section I. Short Answer: In four to five sentences (a short paragraph), identify and explain the
historical significance of four of the following items (20 points each, 80 points total), doublespaced, 12-point font. Marquis de Lafayette The Stamp Act Columbian Exchange English Navigation Acts Articles of Confederation Bacons Rebellion 3/5ths Clause The Great Awakening The Boston Massacre Salem Witch Trials Federalists Proclamation of 1763 Indentured Servitude The Middle Passage Bartolomé de las Casas Olaudah Equiano Section II: Essay: Answer one of the following questions in essay form. Organize your essay, use
specific examples, and incorporate materials from lectures and document readings. Your essay
must be at least 2 ½ pages in length (no more than 4), double-spaced, 12-point font. (120 points): 1. Compare and contrast Englands settlement history in the Americas with that of Spain
and France. Include discussion of the treatment of Native Americans, the role of religion,
and economic development in your answer. 2. In July of 1776, the thirteen English colonies declared independence from Great Britain.
Explain why colonists who supported independence decided open rebellion was the path
to liberty. What events/individuals influenced the colonists over time and impacted their
ideological shifts toward independence?