Q1. What was the cause of the Marbury v. Madisontrial and how did it impact the power of the Federal Courts? What role if any did partisanship play in the conflict between the Supreme Court and the Presidency? Give an explanation using material from the text.
Q2. What were some of the more important aspects of the Great Biological Exchange (Columbian Exchange), as discussed in the book, and what things, foods, animals, etc. seemed to be of the greatest importance? Who and what part of the world seemed to benefit the most from this new connection between the New and Old world, and why? Give an explanation using material from the text.
Q3. What was the general social attitude and expectation of women in the colonies and why? How did women contribute to early colonial society in regards to things like family, labor etc. (Be specific)? Give an explanation using material from the text.
Q4. The Revolution changed much in the Colonies for some and little for others. Who befitted the most and who benefitted the least in the new United States, and why? Did the Revolution fail to live up to the promises of any of the groups mentioned in the reading, and if so how? Give an explanation using material from the text.
Q5. What is nullification and why did Jackson, a State's Right advocate, object to it so strenuously? In what way was it resolved and were there any lingering effects?
Q6. How did the slave experience differ between men and women? How did the slave experience differ between rural and urban slaves? Give an explanation using material from the text.