End Of Course Exam

The End of Course Exam for the State of Florida is a computer based multiple choice exam covering the history of the causes of the Civil War to the Obama Administration. That is roughly the years 1845 to 2008. This Exam is 30% of each students yearly grade and is divided up as 15% for 1st semester and 15% for 2nd semester.

Example of Questions on the EOC

1. Read the following excerpt by Alice Fletcher circa 1887 and answer the question below.

The Indian may now become a free man;… freed from the domination of the reservation system; free to enter into the body of our citizens. This bill may therefore be considered as the Magna Carta of the Indians of our country.

Source: National Park Service

Which event was Fletcher referring to in this quote?

a. ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment

b. ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

c. passage of the Homestead Act

d. passage of the Dawes Act

2. Study the political cartoon from the late 1800s and answer the question below.

Which interest group most supported the position represented by the dollar bill with the face of "Bill Bryan?"

a. banks

b. farmers

c. factory owners

d. railroad companies

3. Study the following diagram of events that occurred during the late nineteenth century and answer the question below.

Which movement best completes this diagram?

a. Labor Movement

b. Granger Movement

c. Enclosure Movement

d. Progressive Movement

Benchmarks from the state of Florida

This is the benchmarks for the test for all of the educational people who may want to see it. This is not very helpful unless you just want to know what the test is based on.

Item Test Specs U.S. History.pdf