Final Exam
Maryland History

Although the syllabus indicates that  the Final exam will be a take home distributed the last class,  and due one week later, I have decided to  post it two weeks in advance to provide you with maximum opportunity to reflect and write your answers.  It consists of   10 identifications, 10 short answers, and 1 required essay question based upon your class presentation-  all three sections worth up to 50 total points).
 

Identifications:

Select 10 of the most prominent Marylanders you learned about in class and in your reading, supplemented by the readings on the CD I lent you. Write brief paragraphs for each on who they were and why they were important to Maryland History.  Be sure to use the secondary sources on the CD I lent you.  All the volumes on the CD are searchable by name.  If you use Acrobat 6.0, you can search across all indexed pdfs of the supplementary reading.
 

Short Anwers:

1) Who named "Maryland,"  when, where, and for what reason?
 

2) What was the act of Toleration?
 

3) Who was Lydia Aaron and why was she important to our understanding of the role of Women in the Colonial period?
 

4) What was the Stamp Act and how was it important to our understanding of communication in the Colonial period, especially as it relates to promoting revolutionary ideas.

5) Why is April 19th a pivotal point in Maryland History (relate to the document "One Man's War")

6) Explain the importance of the Sewerage Commission

7) Why is the capital of Maryland Annapolis?

8) Name two baseball greats from Maryland and briefly assess their careers

9) Who was Baltimore's own "Lady Day" and what was her importance to the history of Maryland and the Nation?

10) Who is Marvin Mandel and why is he important to the history of Maryland?
 
 

Essay:

Write an essay based upon the class presentation you did, explaining how the documents and secondary sources you read and summarized in class, are important to our understanding of Maryland History and why.