UMBCCenter for History Education

ARCH

Assessment Resource Center for History

Beginnings
to 1620

Era 1: Three Worlds Meet

performance taskWhich John Smith is Telling the Truth?

1585-1783

Era 2: Colonization and Settlement

performance taskFoundations of American Government

1754-1820

Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation

performance taskHow did Women Support the Patriots During the American Revolutionary War?
performance taskAmerican Revolution: Are All Men Created Equal?
traditional multiple-choice taskBritish Surrender at Yorktown
performance taskShays' Rebellion
performance taskThe War of 1812 and American Self-Image

1801-1861

Era 4: Expansion and Reform

weightedWestward Expansion—Constitutional Interpretations
traditional multiple-choice taskThe Missouri Compromise
performance taskAndrew Jackson's "Indians"-- His Truth or His Tale?
weighted multiple-choice taskGold Rush
weightedWestward Expansion—Analyzing Data
performance taskFugitive Slave Act

1850-1877

Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction

performance taskWas General Sherman’s Use of Total Warfare Justified?
traditional multiple-choice taskLee’s Surrender at Appomattox
performance taskDid USCT Veterans See the Benefits of Their Civil War Service?
performance taskEarly Perspectives on the Ku Klux Klan

1870-1900

Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States

weighted multiple-choice taskLabor Unrest - Baltimore Rail Strike

1890-1930

Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America

traditional multiple-choice taskLabor Conditions - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
weighted multiple-choice taskLabor Conditions - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
traditional multiple-choice taskWomen's Suffrage Movement
performance taskShould the United States Have Entered World War I?
traditional multiple-choice taskAfrican-American Soldiers in World War I

1929-1945

Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II

performance taskRoosevelt vs. Long - Where's the Wealth?
performance taskShould the United States Have Done More in Response to the Holocaust?

1945-1970s

Era 9: Postwar United States

weighted multiple-choice taskCold War and the U-2 Incident

1968-Present

Era 10: Contemporary United States

weighted multiple-choice taskInternational Negotiations - Camp David Accord
performance taskThe Iran Hostage Crisis: Jimmy Carter's Disaster?
performance taskUSA Patriot Act: Protecting National Security or Violating Civil Liberties?
traditional multiple-choice taskHealthcare Reform and State of the Union Addresses
performance taskDrawing the Fine Line: Redistricting or Gerrymandering?
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