US History Standards

Test Specifications (33 Standards) | Total Test Point Range: 53-55 (Proficiency: ~40% correct)

**Important Note: In the last 5 years (Fall & Spring), all of the standards showed up at least once. Simply said, ALL standards are tested.

KEY: Heavily Tested = The majority of time was worth 2 points | Moderately Tested = At least one to two 2-point item/s.

Item Released Library

Skills and Documents (Point Range: 12-14, Weight: 23-25%)

AH.1 to AH.7: Integrated throughout the course rather than taught as a standalone unit

US Government →

AHA|AH.1 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.

AHA|AH.2 [See State Released Items]

Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.

AHA|AH.3 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations.

AHA|AH.4 [See State Released Items]

The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through the principles of unalienable rights and consent of the people.

AHA|AH.5 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

The Northwest Ordinance elaborates on the rights and role of the people in building the foundations of the American nation through its establishment of natural rights and setting up educational institutions.

AHA|AH.6 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

The U.S. Constitution established the foundations of the American nation and the relationship between the people and their government

AHA|AH.7 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

The debate presented by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers over protections for individuals and limits on government power resulted in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protections for individual liberties and limits on governmental power.

1877 - 1945 (Point Range: 22-24, Weight: 42-44%)

AH.8 to AH.21: Reconstruction → Industrialization → Progressive Era → WWI → Great Depression → WWII

AHB|AH.8 [See State Released Items]

The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society.

AHB|AH.9 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

The rise of industrialization led to a rapidly expanding workforce. Labor organizations grew amidst unregulated working conditions, laissez-faire policies toward big business, and violence toward supporters of organized labor.

AHB|AH.10 [See State Released Items]

Immigration, internal migration and urbanization transformed American life.

AHB|AH.11 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Continued settlement by Americans in the West intensified conflict with American Indians and reinforced the policy of the reservation system.

AHB|AH.12 [See State Released Items]

Following Reconstruction, old political and social structures reemerged and racial discrimination was institutionalized.

AHB|AH.13 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

The Progressive era was an effort to address the ills of American society stemming from industrial capitalism, urbanization and political corruption.

AHB|AH.14 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power.

AHB|AH.15 [See State Released Items]

After World War I, the United States pursued efforts to maintain peace in the world. However, as a result of the national debate over the Versailles Treaty ratification and the League of Nations, the United States moved away from the role of world peacekeeper and limited its involvement in international affairs.

AHB|AH.16 [See State Released Items]

Racial intolerance, anti-immigrant attitudes and the Red Scare contributed to social unrest after World War I.

AHB|AH.17 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

An improved standard of living for many, combined with technological innovations in communication, transportation and industry, resulted in social and cultural changes and tensions.

AHB|AH.18 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

Movements such as the Harlem Renaissance, AfricanAmerican migration, women’s suffrage and Prohibition all contributed to social change.

AHB|AH.19 [See State Released Items]

The Great Depression was caused, in part, by the federal government’s monetary policies, stock market speculation, and increasing consumer debt. The role of the federal government expanded as a result of the Great Depression.

AHB|AH.20 [See State Released Items]

During the 1930s, the U.S. government attempted to distance the country from earlier interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere as well as retain an isolationist approach to events in Europe and Asia until the beginning of World War II.

AHB|AH.21 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

United States policy and mobilization of its economic and military resources during World War II affected American society. Despite mistreatment, marginalized groups played important roles in the war effort while continuing to protest unfair treatment.

1945 - Present (Point Range: 17-19, Weight: 32-35%)

AH.22 to AH.33: Cold War → Civil Rights → Vietnam → modern U.S.

AHC|AH.22 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age.

AHC|AH.23 [See State Released Items]

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

AHC|AH.24 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society.

AHC|AH.25 [See State Released Items]

The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.

AHC|AH.26 [See State Released Items]

The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. brought an end to the Cold War.

AHC|AH.27 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights.

AHC|AH.28 [See State Released Items]

The postwar economic boom and advances in science and technology, produced changes in American life.

AHC|AH.29 [See State Released Items]

The continuing population flow from cities to suburbs, the internal migrations from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt, and the increase in immigration resulting from passage of the 1965 Immigration Act have had social and political effects

AHC|AH.30 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security.

AHC|AH.31 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Improved global communications, international trade, transnational business organizations, overseas competition and the shift from manufacturing to service industries have impacted the American economy.

AHC|AH.32 [See State Released Items] MODERATELY TESTED

The United States faced new political, national security and economic challenges in the post -Cold War world and following the attacks on September 11, 2001.

AHC|AH.33 [See State Released Items] HEAVILY TESTED

Focusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing economic, political, military, and social challenges in the post - Cold War era and following the attacks of September 11, 2001.