Ok, so here I am stuck doing this Ap Us History homework when I encountred 2 puzzling questions in Chapter 6. Both are in the "Identification" section.
12.) Fortress bodly assaulted by General Wolfe, spelling doom for New France ________
13.) The "buckskin" colonial soldiers whose military success did nothing to alter British officers' contempt _______
Well, the problem with #12 is that the textbook makes no mention of James Wolfe attacking any "fortress," but it does say he attacked a "poorly guarded part of the rocky eminence protecting Quebec." The text goes on later to mention that James Wolfe fought French soldiers on the "plains of Abraham."
#13 just makes no sense. In effect, the writers of the guidebook are trying to make kids find an alternative term for colonial soldiers. Well, I would have put down "buckskins," but low and behold it is in the question so it cannot be used. I searched the text but could not find any term for the group of colonial soldiers other than "buckskins."
Once and a while I come across questions like these and I really question the competence of the writers of the guidebook. For example, a while back in Chapter 3 I encountered some problems that kept me searching for at least an hour before I decided to just look online for answers. Here's one I encountered;
10.) Villages where New England Indians who converted to Christianity were gathered ________
The problem with this is that the answer wasn't even mentioned until the next chapter, so I had to look throughout the chapter for a single word over and over. Honestly, I find that being forced to scan a chapter for a nonexistant word does not help me learn at all, it is just a pain in the . Anyways, maybe it's just my fault and the answers are really there, but I could not find them. Can anyone help?
Wow what a wonderful book. The bare basics of logic do not apply. :confused::mad:
welcome to the world of college text books. It's a very frustrating world.
Unfortunately, since I cannot locate my pageant book, I can't look up accurate answers. However, for number 12, the city of Quebec was a walled city protected by guards. When one of the walls was knocked down, the final battle occurred on the plains of Abraham. Since the city was completely surrounded by walls, I think it may be considered a fortress for the purpose of this question.
As to number 13, I would need my book (which I'm really starting to get mad that it "disappeared" along with an entire backpack full of other textbooks...) to find the answer. However, it sounds like a militia to me. Or some other group using guerilla warfare. They don't like it when the fighting isn't done in neat rows.....
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Those two are the correct answers. These questions represent a couple of techniques that the authors like to utilize.
On #12, they want you to be able to recognize the cause and effect of events. In this instance, the key is when it says "spelling doom for New France." The authors want you to be able to recognize that it was the fall of Quebec that ultimately led to the disappearance of New France. When you're looking up terms in the index (e.g. Wolfe), be sure to read the entire subsection where that term is located, in this case "Pitt's Palms of Victory," as the authors are notorious for asking questions that require information not located right next to the term in question. As evidence in this question, the significance of the Battle of Quebec is not explained until the first two sentences of the next paragraph.
On #13, the authors are looking for your ability to recognize vocabulary terms. "Buckskin" being in quotes is a signal that that word is the key to the answer. In the subsection "Restless Colonists," the 2nd paragraph uses the term "'buckskin' militia" and the following paragraph discusses the lack of respect for the militia among the British.
The biggest piece of advice I can give you is not to scan the chapter looking for a single word, because you're right it doesn't help you to learn at all. I would recommend reading the guidebook 1st in order to get an idea of what the key parts of the chapter will be and then read the chapter critically and completely. Whether you answer the questions as you read or wait until the end is a matter of personal preference. This may sound like it will take longer, but I assure in the end you will save yourself hours of frustration scanning for non-existent words and will actually learn the material much more efficiently. After all, that's why they write the questions the way they do.
Wow, I'm impressed. Someone who actually gets the textbook system. Trust me, you'll most likely encounter much worse than the American Pageant Guidebook before the end of your school career. Like certain webassign classes....
Too bad I mastered scanning before I took the class....I may have actually read the book otherwise...
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There is a reason why schools pay a lot of money for the textbooks, but usually get the workbooks for free. Nonetheless, they are better than nothing and I use them in my class.