1. Aice United States History
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2. Theme 1- Westward Expansion and the Taming of the west, 1840-96
The doctrine of Manifest Destiny
The annexation of Texas, the Mexican War and its consequences
The Mormons and Utah
The Oregon Question
The railroads and their significance 2

3. Essay 1
1. Assess the main factors involved in the taming of the ‘Wild West’ between 1840 and 1896. 3

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5. 2. Why was it that the 1850 Compromise had started to unravel by 1856?
Essay 2
2. Why was it that the Compromise had started to unravel by 1856? 5

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7. Essay 3
3. Explain why, and with what consequences, America’s belief in Manifest Destiny proved so strong in the 1840s and 1850s. 7

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9. Essay 4
4. How far was the displacement of the Native American nations and the destruction of their way of life a consequence of deliberate government policy in the period ? 9

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11. 2. Impact on Native Americans 3. Manifest Destiny
Theme 1 Trends
1. U.S. War with Mexico
2. Impact on Native Americans
3. Manifest Destiny
4. Compromise of 1850 11

12. Theme 2- Civil War and reconstruction, 1861-77
The Civil War: strengths and weaknesses of the Union and the Confederacy
Lincoln and Davis as war leaders
Different strategies of the armies, key campaigns and battles
European attitudes and diplomatic initiatives
The Emancipation Proclamation and its effects
Weaknesses of the Confederate political system
Wartime politics in the Union: civil liberties, the 1864 election
Grant and Lee as generals
Why did the South lose? 12

13. Theme 2- Civil War and reconstruction, 1861-77
Reconstruction: legacies of the war; devastated South and booming North
Lincoln’s program for rebels
Johnson’s Reconstruction program, Congressional opposition
Radical Congressional Reconstruction, impeachment of Johnson
Grant’s administrations, changing emphasis
Erosion of black rights, reinstatement of white supremacy
Compromise of 1877 and the end of Reconstruction 13

14. Essay 1
1. ‘From the outset it was quite clear that the Union would ultimately be victorious in the Civil War.’ To what extent do you agree with this assessment? 14

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16. 2. How close did the Confederacy come to ‘winning’ the Civil War?
Essay 2
2. How close did the Confederacy come to ‘winning’ the Civil War? 16

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18. Essay 3
3. Examine the view that Lincoln’s contribution to the Union victory in the Civil War has been greatly exaggerated. 18

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20. 4. To what extent was Reconstruction a failure?
Essay 4
4. To what extent was Reconstruction a failure? 20

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22. 1. Strengths and weaknesses- Union, Confederacy 2. Reconstruction
Theme 2 trends
Trends:
1. Strengths and weaknesses- Union, Confederacy
2. Reconstruction
3. Leadership- Lincoln, Davis, Grant, Johnson 22

23. Theme 3- The impact of economic expansion
Reasons for the expansion of US industry and commerce after the Civil War
Effects of mass immigration
Effects of technical innovations
The impact of railroad expansion
Steel, oil and finance
Trust and monopolies, attempts at regulation
Cult of the business ethic
Agrarian revolt and populism, the rise of trade unions
Ford and the production line revolution
The Progressive Era 23

24. Essay 1
1. Assess the impact of immigration on American social and economic life in the period from 1865 to 1914. 24

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26. Essay 2
2. Account for the rise of giant corporations in the period 26

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28. Essay 3
3. To what extent is it true to say that Progressivism was simply Populism moved up into the middle classes? 28

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30. Essay 4
4. Account for the widespread unrest amongst American farmers in the latter part of the nineteenth century. 30

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32. 2. Gov’t Attempts to Control Business 3. Progressivism 4. Populism
Theme 3
Trends:
1. Immigration
2. Gov’t Attempts to Control Business
3. Progressivism
4. Populism 32