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Every unit is mapped to the official Course and Exam Description.

U11491–1607

U2Colonial America

U3Revolution & Founding

U4Antebellum Era

U5Civil War & Reconstruction

U6Gilded Age

U7Progressive Era

U8WWI–WWII

U9Cold War

U10Post-1980

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Q1Causationmedium

Which of the following best explains the primary economic motivation for European colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Q2Contextualizationmedium

The Declaration of Independence (1776) was most directly influenced by which intellectual tradition?

Q3Comparisonhard

How did the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850 both attempt to address sectional tensions?

Q4Causationmedium

The 'Robber Barons' of the Gilded Age were most able to dominate their industries because of:

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Document-Based Question (DBQ)

Using the documents below and your knowledge of the period 1865–1900, evaluate the extent to which the federal government fulfilled its promises to formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction.

Develop a historically defensible thesis, contextualize the period, use evidence from at least six documents, and analyze point of view, purpose, historical situation, or audience for at least three documents.

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