Question: In what ways did the American Exchange shape the modern world between 1500 and 1800? To answer this question effectively, you will need to address both short-term consequences as well as long-term consequences, and you will need to look at effects in the Americas as well as in various other parts of the world. In other words, try to think about many of the themes you have read about and discussed since talking about the American Exchange to discern its short-term, long-term, and global effects on the way modern world history unfolded. I am looking for you to make connections between the various themes we have discussed, as well as connections between events over time. It must be submitted no later than 11:55PM on SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH. Late exams will be severely penalized; exams submitted more than 24 hours after the deadline will not be accepted. Format/Technical: All exams must be 5-7 pages (double-spaced) in length, with 12-point font and 1 inch margins. Quotations and paraphrasing from the novels or the textbook must be properly cited with footnotes. Sample footnote format: ¢Jerry Bentley, Herbert Ziegler, and Heather Streets-Salter, Traditions and Encounters: A Brief Global History (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009), p. 240. ¢For repeat citations after the full citation in the same document: Bentley, Traditions and Encounters, p. 241. **A bibliography is not necessary. Warning: do not use long quotations to fill up space! These will be penalized. Finally, I expect all exams to be thoroughly proofread; papers with more than three typographical errors will be marked down half a letter grade. Guidelines: 1) Each essay must contain an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction must state your THESIS. The body must contain specific evidence (names, dates, events) that directly defends and supports your thesis. As much as possible, specific evidence should include a date (i.e., democracy as it evolved in 5thcentury BCE Athens, or the political institutions that the Romans developed during the era of the early Republic (c. 509-264 BCE). 2) Please do not use outside sources; this is an exam to assess your comprehension of the course thus far, not a test of your Google abilities. The essay should contain material from lecture notes, films, assigned readings, sources from in-class analysis and the text. Students should use primary sources when possible, however it is not required. (Shen Fu’s Six Records of a Floating Life is a primary source). Grading Rubric: /100 Content: In order to receive full credit the essay must: Clearly identify the writing prompt and answer all elements of the question. Articulate a clear historical chronology and offer details and descriptions of historical context. Critically explains the connections between historical events /50 Evidence: In order to receive full credit the essay must: Provide descriptions and details that utilize course materials in a substantive way. Uses a variety of examples to support their argument. Offers evidence for the various components of their argument and includes supporting documentation. /50 Writing: In order to receive full credit the essay must: Have clearly identifiable introduction and thesis statement. Be clearly organized and free from structural and grammatical errors. Is a clearly identifiable concluding paragraph summarizing and substantiating claims made in the paper Uses Chicago Style footnotes