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U.S. History REGENTS … State ESSAY TOPICS

Exam DATE: Multiple Choice

[ Part I ]

Thematic Essay

[ Part II ]

DBQ Essay

[ Part III a ]

the Short Answer Questions

[ Part III b ]

the Essay

Clicking on a "LINK to" below will take you to the STATE EXAM page .

Once there click on "EXPAND ALL" [top of the page]

This will reveal links to the ENTIRE EXAM

+ the ANSWER KEY to the Multiple Choice Questions

+ "sample" Thematic & DBQ essays

... which are RATED as "5, 4", "3". "2", "1" & "0"

... ... For instance "What does the State consider to be a "5" Essay or a "2" Essay?

NOTE: Exams from June 2001 - August 2003 are already "Expanded"

June 2001 Equality Foreign Policy LINK to June 2001 U.S. History Exam

August 2001 US Constitution Progressive [Reform] Movement LINK to August 2001 U.S. History Exam

January 2002 Equal RightsUS Constitution:

- Checks & Balances LINK to January 2002 U.S. History Exam

June 2002Civil Liberties

& US Supreme Court CasesImmigration LINK to June 2002 U.S. History Exam

August 2002 Territorial Expansion Womens' Rights LINK to August 2002 U.S. History Exam

January 2003 US Supreme Court Cases (2) the Cold War LINK to January 2003 U.S. History Exam

June 2003 Social changeRailroads

… the impact of LINK to June 2003 U.S. History Exam

August 2003 Foreign Policy

Civil [Human] Rights:

- Women - -

African-Americans LINK to August 2003 U.S. History Exam

January 2004US Constitution:

the Amendments

Education …

(educational opportunities) LINK to January 2004 U.S. History Exam

June 2004Geography

& US Govt. actions

the Civil War

& Reconstruction LINK to June 2004 U.S. History Exam

August 2004 Reform movements Westward Expansion LINK to August 2004 U.S. History Exam

January 2005

Foreign Policy

[How the United States

Government

deals with other Nations ]

Progressive Reformers LINK to January 2005 U.S. History Exam

June 2005 Reform movementsForeign Policy:

between World War I & World War II

LINK to June 2005 U.S. History Exam

August 2005 the Cold War the Great Depression LINK to August 2005 U.S. History Exam

January 2006Domestic issues .. Controversial

.. which Divided people

Geography …

the impact of LINK to January 2006 U.S. History Exam

June 2006 Turning Points the Role of the Mass Media LINK to June 2006 U.S. History Exam

August 2006 Migration of people the Cold War LINK to August 2006 U.S. History Exam

January 2007Geography

& US Govt. actionsthe Vietnam War LINK to January 2007 U.S. History Exam

June 2007 Industrialization Womens' Rights LINK to June 2007 U.S. History Exam

August 2007 People & ProblemsGovernment, Technology

& Economics LINK to August 2007 U.S. History Exam

January 2008 War Reform LINK to January 2008 U.S. History Exam

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[ Part I ]

Thematic Essay

[ Part II ]

DBQ Essay

[ Part III a ]


[ Part III b ]

the Essay









June 2008Change: Individuals

… other than Presidents

Domestic Crises: -

the Civil War

- the Bonus (Army) March (1932)

- Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)


August 2008Economy

… Government roleAutomobile LINK to August 2008 U.S. History Exam

January 2009 Migration of peopleUS Supreme Court decisions

"Warren Era"(20th century) LINK to January 2009 U.S. History Exam

June 2009

Individual Rights:

Constitutional Principles

- Federal

and/or

- State Government action

Industrialization:

Economic, Social or Political impact

between the end

of the Civil War & the

end of World War I


August 2009 US Supreme Court Cases (2)

Presidential Leadership:

- George Washington

- Abraham Lincoln

- FDR

LINK to August 2009 U.S. History Exam

January 2010

Reform:

- Individuals - his/her writings

- Groups - their writings

Geography: Water

… impact on US History LINK to January 2010 U.S. History Exam

June 2010Technology: -

Impact on Economy … - Positive vs Negative

REFORM MOVEMENTS:

- Womens' Rights

- Temperance (alcohol)

- Child Labor


August 2010 Presidential Actions

Geography: -

Positive

& Negative Impacts LINK to August 2010 U.S. History Exam

January 2011US Supreme Court Decisions

& Citizen's Constitutional Rights

The Cold War

& US Foreign Policy LINK to January 2011 U.S. History Exam

June 2011

Amendments to the

US Constitution:

This essay is "wide open".

You can write on any two [2]

of the 26 Amendments. The Catch: If you plan on

receiving a "3, 4 or 5" for your essay

you MUST back up your statements with

"historic FACTS".

CHANGE:

How much did

the United States change

between 1920 & 1930? …


August 2011Geography

& eventsDemocracy LINK to August 2011 U.S. History Exam

January 2012 US Supreme Court Cases (2)The Civil War

… outcomes [Reconstruction] LINK to January 2012 U.S. History Exam

June 2012US Foreign Policy

& Presidential decisions

CHANGE: … -

- Abolitionist movement

- Labor movement

- Women's suffrage movement







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[ Part I ]

Thematic Essay

[ Part II ]

DBQ Essay

[ Part III a ]


[ Part III b ]

the Essay









August 2012

Industrialization

[post (after) the Civil War] :

- Two (2) problems

Civil Liberties

[Human Rights] Limitations : - Espionage & Sedition [1917-1918]

- Executive Order 9066

...Japanese-American Relocation

[1942]

- Patriot Act [2001]


January 2013

Government [Congressional]

Legislation:

- Laws

the 1950s -

Korean War -

the Montgomery, Alabama bus

boycott

- Launching of "Sputnik"

LINK to January 2013 U.S. History Exam

June 2013

FOREIGN POLICY:

- Mexican-American War

[1846-1848]

(World War II … [1941 - 1945])

or (pre-World War II & World War II

[1930s - 1945])

These were not suggested by the State.

- the Marshall Plan [1947-1952]

- the Cuban Missile Crisis [1962]

CIVIL LIBERTIES (HUMAN

RIGHTS) …

US SUPREME COURT CASES :

- Dred Scott v. Sanford [1857]

- Plessy v. Ferguson [1896]

- Brown v. Board of Education

of Topeka [1954]


August 2013

FOREIGN POLICY -

The Cold War:

- the Marshall Plan[1947 - 1952]

- Cuban Missile Crisis [1962],

- President Nixon's visit to China [1972]

CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES [pro

& con] : -

Ratification of the

US Constitution

- Purchase of

the Louisiana Territories,

- Expansion of Slavery

into "the Territories"


January 2014

GEOGRAPHY …

TERRITORIAL ACQUISITION (How we got it)

[How it became part of

the United States of

America]

- Ohio River Valley [1783],

- Louisiana Territory [1803]

- California [1848]

- Hawai'i [1898]

- Puerto Rico [1899]

COMPARING How

US PRESIDENTS Guided the

United States during War:

- President Woodrow Wilson [World

War 1],

- President Franklin D. Roosevelt [World War II]


June 2014

Two [ 2 ]

US SUPREME COURT CASES

- The History behind them,

- How the Court Ruled,

- How the Court's ruling affected

the United States:

Dred Scott v. Sanford [1857]

Plessy v. Ferguson [1896]

Schenck v. United States [1919]

Korematsu v. United States [1944]

Mapp v. Ohio [1961]

Miranda v. United States [1966]

Tinker v. Des Moines (Iowa) [1968]

Roe v. Wade [1973]

SOCIAL CONDITIONS with

"passages" written by:

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

"Letter from Birmingham Jail",

- Rachel Carson "Silent Spring"

- Betty Friedan "The

Feminine Mystique" Do not "Freak out" if you

see a name you have

not heard of, or if you

haven't read what he/she

wrote. The State gave

you three [3] documents

on each author.

You should be able to figure out

"the social condition"

each writer was talking about

from the documents.








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[ Part I ]

Thematic Essay

[ Part II ]

DBQ Essay

[ Part III a ]


[ Part III b ]

the Essay









August 2014

TECHNOLOGY -

How it transformed (changed)

American life:

- Cotton gin

... ... Plantation econonmy

- Railroads

... ... local & national markets

Automobile

... ... population distribution

Television [or the Internet]

... ... political campaigns CAUTION: Many students

"generalize" when they write an essay

dealing with a topic

like this.

It often results in a score

of "3" if that high.

You MUST bring in

"Historical Facts & Events

for a "3, 4, or 5".

US FOREIGN POLICY - War:

- Korea [1950 - 1953] -

Vietnam [1955 - 1973] -

Persian Gulf [1990 - 1991]


January 2015

Congressional Legislation

[LAWS]:

- Missouri Compromise [1820]

- Fugitive Slave Act [1850]

- Homestead Act [1862]

- Civil Rights Act [1964]

- Title IX of the

Education Amendments [1972]

CIVIL LIBERTIES [HUMAN

RIGHTS]: -

Abraham Lincoln's suspension

of habeas corpus -

Franklin D. Roosevelt's relocation

of Japanese-Americans,

- George W. Bush's

signing of the Patriot Act


June 2015

REFORM ORGANIZATIONS:

- American Anti-Slavery Society

[1833]

- National Woman Suffrage

Association [1869]

- Woman's Christian

Temperance Union [1874]

- American Federation

of Labor [1886]

- Populist Party [1890]

- Anti-Defamation League [1913]

- United Farm Workers [1966]

- National Organization

for Women [1966]

US PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS:

- Andrew Jackson's

"Indian Removal Policy" -

Theodore Roosevelt's

"support for consumer protection"

- Lyndon Johnson's

"support for Civil Rights"


August 2015

US FOREIGN POLICY: (How the United States

deals with other nations) -

James K. Polk's

sends troops to

the Rio Grande [1846]

- William McKinley's

decision to annex

the Philippines [1898]

- Woodrow Wilson supports

the Treaty of Versailles

[1919-1920] -

Franklin D. Roosevelt

sends aid to Great Britain

before US Enters World War II

[1939 - 1941]

- Harry Truman

defends South Korea

[1950 - 1953]

- George W. Bush's

decision to invade Iraq [2003]

GROUPS WHICH

HAVE IN THE PAST ... or

CONTINUE IN THE PRESENT

TO FACE PROBLEMS

IN AMERICAN SOCIETY:

- African Americans -

Industrial Workers -

Persons with Disabilities






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[ Part I ]

Thematic Essay

[ Part II ]

DBQ Essay

[ Part III a ]


[ Part III b ]

the Essay









January 2016

FOREIGN POLICY:

Latin America & the Caribbean

- Monroe Doctrine [1823]

- Declaration of War on Mexico

[1846]

- Acquisition of

(How we got it)

the Panama Canal [1904]

- the Roosevelt Corollary

to the Monroe Doctrine [1904]

- the Good Neighbor Policy [1933]

- Cuban Naval Blockade [1962]

- North American Free Trade

Agreement {NAFTA} [1994]

CONFLICTS BETWEEN

BRANCHES OF THE US

GOVERNMENT: -

President Andrew Jackson's refusal

to enforce a

Supreme Court decision,

- The Senate's debate

over the Treaty of Versailles,

-Tthe Investigation by Congress of

President Nixon's role in

the Watergate affair


June 2016

REFORM MOVEMENTS:

- Abolition Movement

- Woman's Suffrage Movement

- the Temperance Movement

[Prohibition ...

the 18th & 21st Amendments]

- the Consumer Protection

Movement

- the Labor Movement

- the Conservation Movement

US FOREIGN POLICY

- Protecting National Security &

National Interests: -

the Spanish American War [1898]

- the Korean War [1950- 1953] -

the Persian Gulf War [1991]


August 2016

ECONOMIC POLICY -

Government Actions:

- Creation of the Bank

of the United States [1790]

- Pacific Railway Act

{Transcontinental Railroad} [1862]

- Homestead Act [1862]

- Sherman Anti-Trust Act [1890]

- Federal Income Tax

{the 16th Amendment} [1913]

-Tennessee Valley Authority

{TVA} [1933]

- Social Security System

{FICA} [1935]

- Interstate Highway Act [1956]

- North American Free Trade

Agreement [1993]

MIGRATION OF PEOPLE: -

Westward Settlers [1800s]

- African American moverment

to northern cities [early 20th century]

- Movement of People

to the Sunbelt [since World War 2]


January 2017

INFLUENCE OF

MASS MEDIA:

. "Common Sense"

... ... Thomas Paine

.."Uncle Tom's Cabin"

... ... Harriet Beecher Stowe

.. Yellow journalism

... ... William Randolph Hearst

... ... & Joseph Pulitzer

. "How the Other Half Lives"

... ... Jacob Riis

. "The Jungle"

... ... Upton Sinclair

. Fireside chats

... ... Franklin D. Roosevelt

CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS -

Between the US CONGRESS &

the PRESIDENT of the

United States:

- Mexican American War &

President James K. Polk, -

Reconstruction &

Presidents Abraham Lincoln &

Andrew Johnson,

- Supreme Court decisions &

President Franklin D. Roosevelt


June 2017

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