User:Marty/American History Homeworks

Homework One
Honors: min 90, max 99, mean 97, stdDev 2.85 Dummies: min 66 (94.3%), max 69 (98.6%), mean 68 (97.1%), stdDev 1.26 (1.81%) Total: min 90, max 99, mean 97.0, stdDev 2.58
 * 1. (BethanyS) 90/100
 * 2. (StevenM) 69/70
 * 3. (KaraH) 99/100
 * 4. (JessieH) 98/100
 * 5. (AmandaS) 90/100
 * 6. (LenaM) 97/100
 * 7. (SarahB) 67/70
 * 8. (DanielleR) 96/100
 * 9. (SarahW) 98/100
 * 10. (JonathanR) 66/70
 * 11. (ChristinaF) 96/100
 * 12. (DuncanB) 98/100
 * 13. (NatalieD) 99/100
 * 14. (RuthL) 68/70
 * 15. (Nathanael Hagan) 98/100
 * 16. (Jenna N.) 69/70
 * 26. (JessS) 99/100
 * 30. (Benjamin) 96/100
 * 31. (Kirstin R.) incomplete, answered only the honors questions (minus 2)
 * 32. (NickDeJ) 69/70
 * 33. (MarkDeJ) 99/100
 * 34. (Joe B) 99/100 (corrected from 98/100
 * 35. (KatieB) 99/100
 * 36. (RachelN) 98/100

Homework Two
Honors: min 96, max 99, mean 98.4% stdDev 0.892 Dummies: min 66 (94.3%), max 69 (98.6%), mean 68.1 (97.3%), stdDev 1.07 (1.53%) Total (not counting #11): min 94.3, max 99, mean 98.1, stdDev 1.20
 * 1. (JessieH) 98/100
 * 2. (BethanyS) 99/100
 * 3. (KaraH) 99/100
 * 4. (ChristinaF) 98/100
 * 5. (MichelleF) 99/100
 * 6. (IsaacZ) 68/70
 * 7. (DanielleR) 99/100
 * 8. (VeronikaF) not graded
 * 9. (StevenM) unfinished
 * 10. (NatalieD) 99/100
 * 11. (Will M.) 10/10 (answered only three questions; strange!)
 * 12. (RachelN) 68/70
 * 13. (SarahW) 99/100 ("One of the best homework answers in the class" &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 14. (DuncanB) 96/100
 * 15. (Nathanael H.) 98/100 ("4. The only one who could be blamed in this situation is the devil.")
 * 16. (DeborahB.) 69/70
 * 17. (Ruth L.) 68/70 ("and old legend that said if a snake was cut in two, it would come back to life if its two parts were rejoined by sunset")
 * 18. (KatieB) 99/100
 * 19. (JennaN) 66/70
 * 20. (Jonathan R.) 69/70
 * 21. (Lena M.) 66/70
 * 26. (JessS) 97/100 (Sorry I mistakenly overlooked grading this earlier! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 29. (Amanda S.) 69/70
 * 30. (BenjaminH) 98/100 ("H3. Where did the American Indians come from? Well its quite simple. ...")
 * 31. (NickDeJ) 69/70
 * 32. (MarkDeJ) 99/100
 * 33. (Joseph M) 99/100
 * 34. (Joe B) 99/100

Homework Three
Honors: min 97, max 100, mean 99 stdDev 0.853 Dummies: min 64 (91.4%), max 70 (100%), mean 68 (97.1%), stdDev 1.87 (2.67%) Total: min 91.4, max 100, mean 98.0, stdDev 2.19
 * 1. (BethanyS) 69/70
 * 2. (steven M) 99/100 ("The cotton Gin was a machine for refining raw cotto ...")
 * 3. (KaraH) 99/100
 * 4. (JessieH) 64/70 (didn't get to honors this week)
 * 5. (ChristinaF) 66/70
 * 6. (NatalieD) 100/100 (Terrific homework. You achieved one of the very few perfect scores! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 7. (Deborah B.) 68/70
 * 8. (VeronikaF) 69/70
 * 9. (DanielleR) 97/100
 * 10. (JennaN) 69/70 ("A pair of hands (most likely God's) are shown lifting the Massachusetts column into an upright position alongside the others.")
 * 11. (SarahW) 100/100 (Rarely is there a perfect score but you just earned one. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 12. (RachelN) 68/70
 * 13. (MichelleF) 99/100
 * 14. (Duncan B.) 99/100
 * 15. (Nathanael) 98/100 ("3. I like George Washington’s great leadership abilities the most." "Massachusetts appears to be falling over.")
 * 16. (Lena Mattero) 68/70
 * 17. (Katie B.) 100/100 (Superb answers! One of the rare perfect scores &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 18. (Olivia F.) 99/100 ("The pair of hands, probably God’s, are lifting Massachusetts into position next to Connecticut.")
 * 19. (IsaacZ) 65/70
 * 20. (JonathanR) 70/70 ("The best part of Adams’ presidency is that he only served for one term.")
 * 21. (Ruth L.) 69/70
 * 26. (JessS) not completed
 * 29. (Amanda S.) 69/70
 * 30. (BenjaminH) 99/100 ("H1. He told us to do our best to stay out of foreign affairs and I think we have stayed out of most foreign affairs." OK, we'll see during the rest of the course if the second half of your statement is true! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 31. (Joseph M.) 99/100
 * 32. (Joe B) 70/70 ("My apologies for the late submission.")

Homework Four
Honors (not counting #1): min 87, max 100, mean 97.6, stdDev 3.61 Dummies: min 59 (84.2%), max 70 (100%), mean 67.7 (96.7%), stdDev 3.06 (4.36%) Total: min 84.2, max 100, mean 97.2, stdDev 3.85
 * 1. (StevenM) 88/90 (skipped H5)
 * 2. (JessieH) 67/70
 * 3. (BethanyS) 69/70 ("The bear is trying to friend the lady.")
 * 4. (Katie B) 100/100 ("Unlike some of his predecessors and quite a few of his successors, Monroe didn’t cripple the nation in almost unimaginable ways.... An America with a flourishing economy is almost too good to be true." Perfect paper! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 5. (NatalieD) 99/100 ("H1: Jefferson receives better treatment than he deserves because of ... the Louisiana Purchase and the Declaration of Independence." OK and true, but I'm not sure those are the real reasons. I think atheists like Jefferson's occasional hostility to Christianity. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 6. (Christina F.) 93/100
 * 7. (KaraH) 99/100
 * 8. (VeronikaF) 70/70 (Perfect homework! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 9. (DanielleR.) 98/100
 * 10. (SarahW) 100/100
 * 11. (JonathanR) 69/70
 * 12. (RachelN) 69/70
 * 13. (Leonard G.) 59/70 (skipped #7)
 * 14. (Duncan B.) 99/100 (Fascinating insight about "John Bull." &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 15. (Nathanael H) 87/100 (skipped #7) ("Today gays are affecting out freedom to speech by placing the hate speech law on us." Excellent analysis. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 16. (Ruth L) 69/70 (Doubt the overpopulation part: 300 million could fit comfortably within one or a just a few states. The Louisiana Territory doesn't have all that many people today. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 17. (Deborah B.) 69/70 ("The invasion of England in America was definitely one cause of the War of 1812. ")
 * 18. (JennaN) 68/70
 * 19. (IsaacZ) 68/70
 * 21. (JonathanL) 100/100
 * 25. (Zachary C.) 65/70
 * 26. (JessS) 96/100
 * 28. (Olivia F.) 98/100
 * 29. (Amanda S.) 70/70 (Perfect homework! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 30. (BenjaminH) 99/100 ("Yes I would have [made the Louisiana Purchase]. Because if we didn’t purchase it then we could have a bunch of French neighbors or maybe even a different country.")
 * 31. (Joseph M) 99/100
 * 32. (Joe B) 100/100 (Fantastic homework answers &mdash; the best in the class. &mdash;Aschlafly)

Homework Five
Honors: min 82, max 100, mean 96.7, stdDev 4.84 (without #26: min 92, mean 97.9, stdDev 2.40) Dummies (not counting #5): min 63 (90%), max 70 (100%), mean 68.3 (97.6%), stdDev 2.02 (2.88%) Total: min 82, max 100, mean 97.2, stdDev 4.00
 * 1. (BethanyS) 67/70
 * 2. (Steve M.) 100/100 (Fantastic answers. Score: 100/100. Perfect! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 3. (Addison DM) 98/100
 * 4. (KaraH) 100/100 (Fantastic answers! Perfect score: 100/100. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 5. ("Petti") no grade &mdash; parodist (I doubt you're a real student. Perhaps you attend public school? &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 6. (Olivia F.) 100/100 ("The North was naïve about what was going on in the South. Of course they knew about slavery and the hardships the slaves endured, but they never really understood how difficult it was until Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published." Perfect answers! Score: 100/100. Congratulations! &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 7. (NatalieD) 100/100 ("Many people in the North were ignorant about what was going on in the South, and the truths of slavery. Of course they knew about slavery and the hardships the slaves endured, but many never understood the extent of it until they had read Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which showed the true horrors of slavery." Perfect homework! Score: 100/100. Congratulations. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 8. (VeronikaF) 69/70
 * 9. (Katie B) 69/70
 * 10. (JessieH) 70/70
 * 11. (ChristinaF) 98/100
 * 12. (JennaN) 69/70
 * 13. (SarahW) 98/100 ("The Cartoonist was probably a Republican, which was formed to repeal the Kansas-Nebraska Act.")
 * 14. (DuncanB) 98/100
 * 15. (NathanaelH) 96/100 ("The most important person in the period 1840-1860 was probably Abraham Lincoln. He was the guy who kept the confederation together.")
 * 16. (Rachel N.) 70/70
 * 17. (Ruth L) 68/70 ("1. (A) ... he would not have welcomed immigrants into the united States." Right answer, but unfortunately the wrong letter! ... (Minus 1) &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 18. (MichelleF) 98/100
 * 19. (JonathanR) 70/70
 * 20. (DanielleR) 70/70
 * 26. (JessS) 82/100 (skipped #6; lost 4 points on one question)
 * 28. (Amanda S.) 68/70
 * 29. (Zachary C.) 67/70 ("The main cause for the Mexican War was the fact that America wanted to expand and in order to do that they needed control of Mexico.")
 * 30. (BenjaminH) 92/100 ("1. e" Incorrect. The "Except" may have tripped you up. Answer: b. (Minus 5). &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 31. (IsaacZ) 63/70 ("1. a." Nope. Perhaps the "EXCEPT" tripped you up. The correct answer is "b". (Minus 5). &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 32. (Joe B) 100/100 (Fantastic homework answers - the best in the class. &mdash;Aschlafly)
 * 33. (Joseph M.) 95/100 (Well done, but late. Minus 3 for tardiness. &mdash;Aschlafly)