LEQ: Relative Causes - Expansionism and Imperialism

LEQ: Relative Causes - Expansionism and Imperialism

Evaluate the relative importance of economic motives versus strategic and military considerations in the expansion of American imperialism in the period 1865–1898.
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  • Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607 (25)
  • Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754 (22)
  • Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800 (29)
  • Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848 (34)
  • Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877 (26)
  • Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898 (24)
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  • Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present (30)
Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of European Colonization

Evaluate the extent to which European colonization affected Native American societies in the period 1492–1607.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the Columbian Exchange affected Native American societies in the period 1492–1692.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Slavery in the Americas

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of African slavery affected the societies and economies of the American colonies in the period 1607–1807.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Encomienda System

Evaluate the extent to which the encomienda system affected the social and economic structures of indigenous societies in the Spanish colonies during the period 1492–1692.

Extreme

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Disease in the Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of European diseases affected the population and societies of the Native Americans in the period 1492–1692.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - European Religious Influence

Evaluate the extent to which European religious practices and beliefs changed in response to interactions with Native American and African cultures from 1492 to 1692.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction of New World crops to Europe via the Columbian Exchange changed European agriculture and economy in the period 1492–1700.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - European Exploration

Evaluate the relative importance of technological advancements and religious motivations in the European exploration of the Americas in the period 1450–1650.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Native American and European Interactions

Evaluate the relative importance of disease, military conquest, and religious conversion in the European subjugation of Native American populations in the period 1492–1650.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Spread of Slavery in the Americas

Evaluate the relative importance of economic demand for labor, European racial attitudes, and indigenous resistance in the spread of African slavery in the Americas from 1501 to 1700.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Success of the Spanish Empire

Evaluate the relative importance of the encomienda system, the role of the Catholic Church, and the exploitation of mineral wealth in the establishment and maintenance of the Spanish Empire in the Americas from 1492 to 1650.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Columbus' Arrival

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Encomienda System

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - European Competition

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Native American Societies

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Jamestown and Tobacco

Analyze the significance of tobacco cultivation in the survival and expansion of Jamestown.

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - European Encounters

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Labor, Slavery, and Caste

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Native American Societies

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SAQ: Primary Source - Account by Bartolomé de las Casas

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SAQ: Primary Source - John Smith's Exploration

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - European Colonization Strategies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - European Encounters

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Impact of the Columbian Exchange

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Labor Systems in the New World

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Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754

LEQ: Causation - Impact of Salutary Neglect

Evaluate the extent to which the policy of salutary neglect affected colonial autonomy in the period 1607–1754.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Slavery in the Colonies

Evaluate the extent to which the introduction and expansion of slavery affected the development of the British North American colonies in the period 1619–1754.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Great Awakening

Evaluate the extent to which the First Great Awakening affected the colonial identity in the period 1730s–1754.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Colonial Autonomy and British Control

Evaluate the extent to which colonial autonomy in the British American colonies changed in response to British economic policies and trade regulations in the period 1607–1754.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Colonial Diversity

Evaluate the extent to which the diversity of the British American colonies changed in response to immigration in the period 1607–1754.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Impact of Mercantilism on Colonial Development

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the impact of mercantilism on colonial development in the period 1607–1754.

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Bacon's Rebellion

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Colonial Population Growth

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Mercantilism and Colonial Trade

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Salem Witch Trials

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Stono Uprising

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - British Economic Policies and Colonial Response

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Colonial Government Structures

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Colonial Rebellions

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Puritan Motivations

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Primary Source - John Adams on Independence

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SAQ: Primary Source - Navigation Acts

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SAQ: Primary Source - Salem Witch Trials

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Colonial Rebellions

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Slavery in the Colonies

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Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800

DBQ: Causation - Colonial Resistance and the Path to Independence

Evaluate the extent to which British economic policies following the Seven Years' War led to the American colonies' declaration of independence in the period 1763–1776.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Influence of the French Revolution on American Politics

Evaluate the extent to which the French Revolution influenced the political division in the United States during the 1790s.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Taxation without Representation

Evaluate the extent to which the principle of 'taxation without representation' led to the development of American revolutionary sentiment in the period 1754–1800.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Development of American Political Parties

Evaluate the extent to which the development of political parties in the 1790s changed the political landscape of the United States in the period 1790–1800.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Impact of Revolutionary Ideals on Women's Roles

Evaluate the extent to which the roles of women in American society changed as a result of the American Revolution in the period 1776–1800.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Articles of Confederation to the Constitution

Evaluate the extent to which the United States Constitution represented a change from the Articles of Confederation in the period 1781–1789.

Easy

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Seven Years' War on Colonial Relations

Evaluate the extent to which colonial relations with the British government changed in response to the Seven Years' War in the period 1754–1800.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The American Revolution

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the American Revolution in the period 1754–1776.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Development of a New Government

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the development of the United States Constitution in the period 1781–1789.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Failure of the Articles of Confederation

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the failure of the Articles of Confederation in the period 1777–1787.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Formation of Political Parties

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the formation of the first political parties in the United States in the period 1789–1800.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Shift in Colonial Attitudes

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the shift in colonial attitudes towards Britain between 1763 and 1776.

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Articles of Confederation

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Boston Tea Party

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Constitutional Convention

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Taxation and Colonial Resistance

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Articles of Confederation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Taxation without Representation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Articles of Confederation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Development of Political Parties

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Seven Years' War

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Constitution

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Stamp Act

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Alien and Sedition Acts and the Patriot Act

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - The Seven Years' War and the French Revolution

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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

DBQ: Changes in History - Westward Expansion and National Identity

Evaluate the extent to which westward expansion affected the development of a national identity in the United States in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Louisiana Purchase in the period 1800–1804.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Jacksonian Democracy

Evaluate the extent to which Jacksonian Democracy affected social and political reforms in the United States in the period 1828–1848.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the extent to which the Louisiana Purchase affected territorial expansion and national politics in the United States in the period 1803–1853.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the extent to which the Missouri Compromise affected the sectional tensions between the North and the South in the United States in the period 1820–1860.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Revolution of 1800

Evaluate the extent to which the 'Revolution of 1800' affected political party dynamics in the United States in the period 1800–2000.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Jacksonian Democracy

Evaluate the extent to which Jacksonian democracy changed the political landscape of the United States in the period 1828–1848.

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LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Erie Canal

Evaluate the extent to which the completion of the Erie Canal changed economic development in the United States in the period 1825–1860.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the extent to which the Louisiana Purchase changed the United States' territorial expansion in the period 1800–1848.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the War of 1812

Evaluate the extent to which the War of 1812 changed U.S. foreign policy and national identity in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the extent to which the Missouri Compromise changed the debate over slavery in the United States in the period 1820–1860.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Jacksonian Democracy

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of Jacksonian Democracy in the period 1800–1848.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - Louisiana Purchase

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Louisiana Purchase in the period 1800–1848.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Missouri Compromise

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Missouri Compromise in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Monroe Doctrine

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Monroe Doctrine in the period 1800–1848.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - War of 1812

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the War of 1812 in the period 1800–1848.

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Indian Removal Act

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Missouri Compromise

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Monroe Doctrine

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Election of 1824

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Louisiana Purchase

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Missouri Compromise

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Monroe Doctrine

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Economic Developments

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Jefferson's Policies

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Slavery and Abolition

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - War of 1812

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SAQ: Primary Source - Marbury v. Madison

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Louisiana Purchase

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SAQ: Primary Source - The War of 1812

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Federalists and Whigs

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Jefferson's Policies vs. Jackson's Policies

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Jeffersonian Republicans and Jacksonian Democrats

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - War of 1812 and Mexican-American War

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Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877

DBQ: Changes in History - The Path to the Civil War

Evaluate the extent to which the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Treaty affected the sectional tensions leading to the Civil War in the period 1844–1861.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Compromise of 1850

Evaluate the extent to which the Compromise of 1850 affected political tensions between the North and South in the period 1850–1870.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Reconstruction's Impact on African American Rights

Evaluate the extent to which the rights of African Americans changed as a result of Reconstruction in the period 1865–1877.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Civil War's Impact on Federal and State Power

Evaluate the extent to which the balance of power between the federal government and the states changed as a result of the Civil War in the period 1844–1877.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of Women during the Civil War and Reconstruction

Evaluate the extent to which the role of women in society changed as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the period 1861–1877.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Expansion and Conflict

Evaluate the relative importance of territorial expansion, slavery, and sectionalism as causes of the American Civil War in the period 1844–1861.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Reconstruction

Evaluate the relative importance of political, economic, and social factors in shaping the outcomes of Reconstruction in the period 1865–1877.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Civil War

Evaluate the relative importance of political, economic, and social causes of the Civil War in the period 1820–1860.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Compromise of 1850

Evaluate the relative importance of political compromises, economic changes, and social movements in contributing to the passage of the Compromise of 1850.

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - End of the Civil War

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Lincoln's House Divided Speech

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Lincoln's Letter to Greeley

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Seneca Falls Convention

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Emancipation Proclamation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Reconstruction Era

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Economic Impacts of the Civil War

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Political Parties and Ideologies

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Slavery and Expansion

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SAQ: Primary Source - Calhoun's Exposition and Protest

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SAQ: Primary Source - Grant's Veto of the Civil Rights Bill

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SAQ: Primary Source - Morse's Anti-Catholic Sentiment

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Gettysburg Address

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Civil War Battles and Political Changes

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Economic Changes North and South

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Slavery and Emancipation

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - The Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Age of Invention and Economic Growth

Evaluate the relative importance of technological innovation and labor movements in shaping the economic and social landscape of the United States in the period 1870–1900.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Technological Advancements on Industrial Growth

Evaluate the extent to which technological advancements in the late 19th century affected industrial growth in the United States during the period 1865–1898.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - American Imperialism

Evaluate the extent to which American foreign policy changed in response to the ideologies of imperialism and expansionism in the period 1865–1898.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Populist Movement

Evaluate the extent to which the Populist movement changed American politics and society in the period 1865–1898.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - Industrialization and Urbanization

Evaluate the relative importance of technological innovation versus social and economic factors in the industrialization and urbanization of the United States in the period 1865–1898.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Jim Crow Laws

Evaluate the relative importance of Supreme Court decisions versus local and state political actions in the establishment of Jim Crow laws in the period 1865–1898.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Labor Movements

Evaluate the relative importance of economic conditions versus labor union strategies in shaping the outcomes of labor movements in the period 1865–1898.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Populist Movement

Evaluate the relative importance of economic conditions versus political actions in the rise and fall of the Populist Movement in the period 1865–1898.

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Anti-Imperialism

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Atlanta Compromise

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - California Gold Rush

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Industrialization

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - American Imperialism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Industrialization and Labor

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Jim Crow Laws

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Jim Crow Laws

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Populist Movement

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SAQ: Primary Source - Du Bois’s Double Consciousness

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SAQ: Primary Source - Gettysburg Address

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SAQ: Primary Source - Washington’s Farewell Address

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Industrialization and Labor Unions

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Industrialization's Impact on Urban and Rural Life

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Tariffs

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Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Transformation of American Society and Government (1900-1938)

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the transformation of American society and government in the period 1900–1938.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Great Depression's Impact on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Great Depression affected American society in the period 1929–1941.

Extreme

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Progressive Era Reforms

Evaluate the extent to which the Progressive Era reforms affected American society in the period 1900–1920.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Role of US Foreign Policy in WWI

Evaluate the extent to which United States foreign policy contributed to the nation's entry into World War I in the period 1914–1917.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - American Isolationism

Evaluate the extent to which American foreign policy maintained its isolationist stance from the end of World War I to the beginning of World War II in the period 1918–1941.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Progressive Era Reforms

Evaluate the extent to which the role of the federal government in regulating economic activity changed in response to the industrial and social challenges of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the period 1800–1945.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The New Deal's Impact

Evaluate the extent to which the New Deal changed the relationship between the federal government and American citizens in the period 1776–1945.

Extreme

LEQ: Changes in History - U.S. Foreign Policy Pre and Post WWI

Evaluate the extent to which United States foreign policy towards Latin America changed from the early 19th century to the end of World War II in the period 1820–1945.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Women's Roles 1800-1945

Evaluate the extent to which the roles and status of women in American society changed as a result of the Progressive Era and World War II in the period 1800–1945.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Great Depression

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Great Depression in the period 1929–1933.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Rise of Progressivism

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of the Progressive movement in the period 1890–1920.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - U.S. Foreign Policy Shifts Pre-WWII

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of shifts in United States foreign policy in the period 1919–1941.

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Coolidge's Business Philosophy

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - FDR's Good Neighbor Policy

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Pearl Harbor Attack

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Roosevelt's Square Deal

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Wilson's Call for WWI

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The New Deal

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - U.S. Entry into WWI

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - US Entry into WWII

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Civil Rights Movements

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - US Foreign Policy 1890–1945

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - World War II Home Front

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Open Door Policy

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Use of Atomic Bombs

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Women in WWII

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SAQ: Primary Source - FDR's First Inaugural Address

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Espionage and Sedition Acts

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Progressive and Populist Movements

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - The Great Migration and Women's Roles in WWI

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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

DBQ: Changes in History - The Consequences of Watergate on American Politics

Evaluate the extent to which the Watergate scandal affected the relationship between the American government and its citizens in the period 1972–1980.

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of Civil Rights Legislation on Racial Equality

Evaluate the extent to which civil rights legislation in the 1960s affected racial equality in the United States in the period 1964–1980.

Medium

DBQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Vietnam War on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Vietnam War affected American society and domestic policy in the period 1964–1975.

Extreme

DBQ: Relative Causes - Cold War Policies

Evaluate the relative importance of economic assistance, military aid, and political support in the United States' strategy to counter communism in the period 1945–1975.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Civil Rights Movements' Impact on Legislation

Evaluate the extent to which the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s affected civil rights legislation in the United States in the period 1950–1980.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of the Eisenhower Interstate System

Evaluate the extent to which the development of the Interstate Highway System under President Eisenhower affected American suburbanization and economic growth in the period 1956–1980.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of McCarthyism on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which McCarthyism affected American society in the period 1950–1970.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Marshall Plan on European Recovery

Evaluate the extent to which the Marshall Plan affected European economic recovery in the period 1948–1960.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Civil Rights Movement's Impact on Legislation

Evaluate the extent to which the Civil Rights Movement changed federal legislation in the period 1954–1980.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on American Culture

Evaluate the extent to which American culture changed in response to the Civil Rights Movement in the period 1954–1980.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Cold War on American Domestic Policy

Evaluate the extent to which American domestic policy changed in response to the Cold War in the period 1945–1980.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Vietnam War's Impact on American Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Vietnam War changed American society in the period 1964–1980.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Civil Rights Movement's Shift in Strategy

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the shift in strategy within the Civil Rights Movement from non-violent protest to more militant actions in the period 1945–1980.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Cold War

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Cold War in the period 1945–1980.

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Truman Doctrine

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Watergate Scandal

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - JFK's Inaugural Address

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Vietnam War's Impact

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - McCarthyism

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Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The 1960s Counterculture

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Vietnam War

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Extreme

SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Marshall Plan

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Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - Eisenhower on the Armaments Industry

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Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - Johnson on Civil Rights

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Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - Kennedy on Public Information and Secrecy

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Hard

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Korean War and Vietnam War

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Hard
Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present

DBQ: Relative Causes - Reaganomics and its Impact

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the economic changes in the United States in the period 1981–1989.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Immigration and Demographic Changes

Evaluate the extent to which immigration policies and demographic changes affected American society in the period 1965–2015.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Rise of Conservatism

Evaluate the extent to which the rise of conservatism affected American politics and society in the period 1980–Present.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The War on Terror

Evaluate the extent to which the War on Terror reshaped U.S. foreign policy and American society in the period 2001–Present.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Immigration and American Society

Evaluate the extent to which American society changed in response to the increase in immigration from Latin America and Asia in the period 1965–2000.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Reaganomics and Economic Inequality

Evaluate the extent to which economic inequality in the United States changed in response to Reagan's economic policies in the period 1980–2000.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of Digital Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which the digital revolution changed the American economy in the period 1980–Present.

Extreme

LEQ: Changes in History - The War on Terror and U.S. Foreign Policy

Evaluate the extent to which U.S. foreign policy changed in response to the War on Terror in the period 2001–Present.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Immigration and Demographic Changes

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of immigration and demographic changes in the United States in the period 1965–2000.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The 2008 Financial Crisis

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the 2008 financial crisis in the period 1990–2008.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Digital Revolution

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the digital revolution and its impact on American society in the period 1980–2000.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - The End of the Cold War

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the end of the Cold War in the period 1980–1991.

Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Immigration Act of 1965

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Easy

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Reagan's Policies

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Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Repeal of Glass-Steagall

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Digital Revolution

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Post-Cold War Vision

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Reagan's Vision of Government

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Digital Revolution

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Immigration Trends

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Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Role of Women in Society

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - U.S. Foreign Policy Post-Cold War

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Extreme

SAQ: Historians Disagree - 2000 Presidential Election

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Hard

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Digital Revolution

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Hard

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Reaganomics

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Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - Immigration Act of 1965

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Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - War on Terror

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Hard

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Immigration Policies from 1980 to 2000

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Hard

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Reagan and Bush's Foreign Policies

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Reaganomics and Clinton's Economic Policies

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Easy