Overview
PART II: TAKE HOME ESSAY
In the final section, you will be given a choice of essay prompts. CHOOSE ONE. From the moment you access the exam, you have 24 hours to COPY DOWN THE ESSAY PROMPT and COMPLETE THE ESSAY SECTION II: TAKE-HOME ESSAY
Below you will find two take-home essay prompts.
Copy down ONE prompt before you leave this first part of the exam.
You will have 24 hours from the time you finish this part of the exam to hand in a 400+ word essay. Please submit that essay in the Assignment box provided in the introductory module, and also mirrored in the Week 6 module.
1.In what ways did the Second Great Awakening help result in profound political and social changes in American society in the mid-19th century? Include in your answer an analysis of the effect of the Second Great Awakening on
a) the role of women in American society. b) American attitudes toward slavery, and c) beliefs concerning the destiny of the United States.
2. The Civil War had its roots in the way the northern colonies and southern colonies were settled in the 1600s. Agree or disagree, using specific examples from across the span of the course.