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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
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 2008Change: Individuals
… other than Presidents
Domestic Crises: -
the Civil War
- the Bonus (Army) March (1932)
- Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)
LINK to June 2008 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to June 2009 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to June 2010 U.S. History Exam
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? …
LINK to June 2011 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to June 2012 U.S. History Exam
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"
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]
LINK to August 2012 U.S. History Exam
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]
LINK to June 2013 U.S. History Exam
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"
LINK to August 2013 U.S. History Exam
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]
LINK to January 2004 U.S. History Exam
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.
LINK to June 2004 U.S. History Exam
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"
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]
LINK to August 2014 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to January 2015 U.S. History Exam
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"
LINK to June 2015 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to August 2015 U.S. History Exam
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"
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
LINK to January 2016 U.S. History Exam
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]
LINK to June 2016 U.S. History Exam
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]
LINK to August 2016 U.S. History Exam
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
LINK to January 2017 U.S. History Exam
June 2017
August 2017
January 2018