Practice Assessment 1 – Understand the key themes of US economic and social change, 1865-1917
Quiz Instructions
One challenge all students face is preparing for an essay. You have to organize your thoughts, master the material, and consider all aspects of the competency before you take the assessment. This makes your preparation critically important to success.
The first step is to carefully read and consider the competency:
Competency 1—Understand the key themes of US economic and social change, 1865-1917.
Note: All competencies for History course include a date range, and you should always keep these dates in mind. They define, at the outset, what historical events ought (and ought not) to be included. These dates were chosen carefully, and you should always keep them in mind as you prepare.
Upon first reading a competency, some students are overwhelmed by how “big” the competency is, and that’s understandable. The key to preparing is often breaking down the question into smaller sections or categories. See how this might be done by responding to the following questions, using textbooks, your notes, and any other relevant resources.
Instructions: Answer the following questions and submit the quiz. After submission you’ll see feedback for each question.
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Question 1 1 point
Thinking in broad terms, name three or more “key…economic and social change[s], 1865-1917.”
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Question 2
Name three or more distinct groups within American society who played a part in, and were impacted by, these economic and social changes.
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Question 3
Name three regions of the United States that would have experienced these economic and social changes in different ways.
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Question 4 1 pts
What concrete measures or statistics might be used to show the size and importance of these changes during this period?
Then to write the essay about the economic and social changes in a minimum length of 1000 words.
They are asking to use the resource of –
Paul S. Boyer et al., The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People, Volume II: Since 1865. (8 eddition).
From these chapters
Chapter 17: The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860–1900
Chapter 18: The Rise of Industrial America, 1865–1900
Chapter 19: Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life, 1860–1900
Chapter 20: Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age, 1877–1900
Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1900–1917
