On the midterm, you will be asked to write short answer responses to 5 of the following questions. You will have 25 minutes to complete this section of the exam, so you should spend approximately 5 minutes on each question.
1. Define “ethnicity.” Why is it so difficult to define this term?
2. What does it mean to be an American? On what grounds do some claim that the equation of “American” with “citizen of the United States” is inappropriate?
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4. What was the “kelp highway” as discussed by Jon Erlandson?
5. Most Africans who came to the North American colonies during the Colonial period did not come voluntarily. Does this mean that we should not call them “immigrants”?
6. We have looked at “push,” “pull” and “means” as factors that help determine why, how and when people immigrate to the United States. Have these factors fundamentally changed over time? Compare the experience of one Colonial Era immigrant group to one or more of the immigrants we heard about during our Oral History presentations.
7. October 12 was Columbus Day. Please watch the short video linked from Larissa’s blog. Why should we, or should we not “reconsider Columbus Day”?
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9. Is the loss of an ethnic group’s native or home-country language an example of “Anglo conformity”? Cite at least one example to support your answer.
10. With regard to the study of History, why is it important to read or listen to primary source accounts such Olaudah Equiano’s description of his experience of slavery, Ida Wells’ account of lynchings, or Billie Holiday’s performance of “Strange Fruit”?
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