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What is the proper balance between confidentiality for an adolescent and sufficient communication with the parent?

In the early 1860s, many young Americans became [BLANK-1]; because of their age and the fact that most women gave birth to 8-10 children at the time, many were pregnant or nursing during the time of their mourning. They were expected to wear black and mourn for two and a half years.

The issue of slavery’s future was not decided with the construction of the constitution, but the actions of new governments left clues as to how the issue would be handled in the future. Beginning with [BLANK-1] in 1791 and 1792, a careful balancing act developed with the additions of a free state and slave state. The pattern was repeated over and over again, particularly as northern states began to hold a significant advantage in terms of population and equal representation by slave states in the senate was needed to ensure the perpetuation of slavery. When that pattern was threatened to break in the 1850s, Civil War ensued.

[BLANK-1] during the Civil War included more manpower, wealth, food, industrial capacity, armories, railroad mileage, and a more centralized, federal approach to the war than the enemy’s.

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Part 2 [8% points each = 40% total] Short Identification Questions (IDs):A short answer ID should briefly address the basic journalistic questions: who or what, when, where, and why. Each term should be at least 4-5 sentences long. Be sure to discuss the significance. Write an answer for FIVE (5) of the following, even if you must guess somewhat (partial credit is better than none):Border StatesCotton DiplomacyThe Free State LegacyGrant’s Overland CampaignHinton Rowan HelperJames K. PolkMartha ReadMyths of the WestWilliam WalkerWomen and the Gold Rush

Whigs were finally able to wrest control of the White House from the Jacksonian Democratic Party when William Henry Harrison defeated Martin Van Buren in [BLANK-1]. Whig victory was short-lived, as was the president. Harrison died of pneumonia just one month after taking office and was replaced by his vice president, John Tyler, who vetoed many pieces of Whig legislation and generally opposed the positions and interests of his own party.

Part 2 [8% points each = 40% total] Short Identification Questions (IDs):A short answer ID should briefly address the basic journalistic questions: who or what, when, where, and why. Each answer should be at least 4-5 sentences long. Be sure to discuss the significance. Write an answer for FIVE (5) of the following, even if you must guess somewhat (partial credit is better than none):”Advice for Politicians”Andrew Jackson’s InaugurationThe Bloomer FadElizabeth Cady Stanton”Go Down Moses”Harriet JacobsHarriet TubmanHenry ClayJames Henry HammondThe Nullification Crisis

Part 3 Essay Question [40%]:Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability.Choose ONE (1) of the following options: Describe the rise of partisan politics and sectionalism in the newly formed United States.  What were the major political parties of the United States from 1787 until 1820?  What were the policy goals of the parties and who were some of the major figures in these parties?  How did the election of 1800 help to establish partisanship as a potentially-beneficial, American political tradition?List and describe the presidencies of the FIRST FIVE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.  In brief, who were these men and what were their presidential accomplishments?  Each of these men were founding fathers of the United States.  Examine their legacies.  Which of these presidents were more successful in their non-presidential roles as founding fathers and which were more successful as presidents?  Explain your answers.Chart the causes of the War of 1812. What were Americans’ major grievances with the British Empire and who were the fiercest advocates for war? Describe the military outcome of the war. What were the decisive battles and theaters of war? How did the war conclude? What were some of the lasting legacies of the War of 1812?

[BLANK-1] of 1814 was an effort by northern Federalists to end the War of 1812 and limit the power of their political opponents. Federalists drafted legislation proposing to abolish the three-fifths rule which gave the south disproportionate representation, limiting presidents to a single term in office, and demanding a two-thirds congressional majority, rather than a simple majority, for important legislation like a declaration of war or adding a new state to the Union. Unfortunately for the Federalists, Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory at the Battle of New Orleans had increased popular support for the war and their proposals were rejected by congress. They were then, rather unfairly and without evidence, accused of trying to secede from the country. This episode signaled the rapidly declining power of the Federalists.