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Standard 2 Civil War and Reconstruction

Benchmark SS.912.A.2.1 Review causes and consequences of the Civil War.

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment SS.912.A.4.1

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Standard 4 World Affairs through WWI

Benchmark SS.912.A.4.1 Analyze the major factors that drove United States imperialism.

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Benchmark SS.912.A.4.5 Examine causes, course, and consequences of United States involv ement in World War I.

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Standard 5 Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

Benchmark SS.912.A.5.3 Examine the impact of United States foreign economic policy during the 1920s.

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Benchmark SS.912.A.5.10 Analyze support for and resistance to civil rights for women, African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities.

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Benchmark SS.912.A.6.10 Examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact).

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Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

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Benchmark SS.912.A.7.1 Identify causes for post-World War II prosperity and its effects on

American society.

Also Assesses SS.912.A.7.2

SS.912.A.7.3

SS.912.A.7.17

Benchmark

Clarifications

Content Limits

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Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

Issues

Benchmark SS.912.A.7.4 Evaluate the success of 1960s-era presidents' foreign and domestic policies.

Also Assesses SS.912.A.7.10

SS.912.A.7.13

SS.912.A.7.17

Benchmark

Clarifications

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Strand A

Reporting Category

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

Issues

Benchmark SS.912.A.7.6 Assess key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.

Also Assesses SS.912.A.7.5

SS.912.A.7.7

SS.912.A.7.17

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Clarifications

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Strand A

Reporting Category

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

Issues

Benchmark SS.912.A.7.8 Analyze significant Supreme Court decisions relating to integration, busing,

affirmative action, the rights of the accused, and reproductive rights.

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Content Limits

Stimulus Attribute

Content Focus

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Reporting Category

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

Issues

Benchmark SS.912.A.7.11 Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Benchmark

Clarifications

Content Limits

Stimulus Attribute

Content Focus

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Strand A

Reporting Category

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic

Issues

Benchmark SS.912.A.7.12 Analyze political, economic, and social concerns that emerged at the end of the 20th century and into the 21st century.

Also Assesses SS.912.A.7.9

SS.912.A.7.14

SS.912.A.7.15

SS.912.A.7.16

SS.912.A.7.17

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Clarifications

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix A

Signature Date Students in my (classroom, school, district) [circle one] are given the opportunity to learn the U.S. History material that these items test, except as noted in my comments. Page

Number FDOEID

Measures

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 1 Social Studies Skills

Use research and inquiry skills to analyze U.S. History using primary and secondary sources.

The student will:

SS.912.A.1.1

SS.912.A.1.2

SS.912.A.1.3

SS.912.A.1.4

SS.912.A.1.7

Standard 2 Civil War and Reconstruction

Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

The student will:

SS.912.A.2.1

SS.912.A.2.2

SS.912.A.2.3

SS.912.A.2.4

SS.912.A.2.5

SS.912.A.2.6

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 2: Civil War and Reconstruction

Understand the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction and its effects on the American people.

The student will:

SS.912.A.2.7

Standard 3 Industrial Revolution

Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

The student will:

SS.912.A.3.1

SS.912.A.3.2

SS.912.A.3.3

SS.912.A.3.4

SS.912.A.3.5

SS.912.A.3.6

SS.912.A.3.7

SS.912.A.3.8

SS.912.A.3.9

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

B-3 U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications Florida Department of Education

Standard 3 Industrial Revolution

Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

The student will:

SS.912.A.3.10

SS.912.A.3.11

SS.912.A.3.12

SS.912.A.3.13

Standard 4 World Affairs through WWI

Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

The student will:

SS.912.A.4.1

SS.912.A.4.2

SS.912.A.4.3

SS.912.A.4.4

SS.912.A.4.5

SS.912.A.4.6

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Standard 4 World Affairs through WWI

Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

The student will:

SS.912.A.4.7

SS.912.A.4.8

SS.912.A.4.9

SS.912.A.4.10

SS.912.A.4.11

Standard 5 Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties

and the Great Depression.

The student will:

SS.912.A.5.1

SS.912.A.5.2

SS.912.A.5.3

SS.912.A.5.4

SS.912.A.5.5

U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 5 Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties

and the Great Depression.

The student will:

SS.912.A.5.6

SS.912.A.5.7

SS.912.A.5.8

SS.912.A.5.9

SS.912.A.5.10

SS.912.A.5.11

SS.912.A.5.12

Standard 6 World War II and post-World War II

Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States' role in the post-war world.

The student will:

SS.912.A.6.1

SS.912.A.6.2

SS.912.A.6.3

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 6 World War II and post-World War II

Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States' role in the post-war world.

The student will:

SS.912.A.6.4

SS.912.A.6.5

SS.912.A.6.6

SS.912.A.6.7

SS.912.A.6.8

SS.912.A.6.9

SS.912.A.6.10

SS.912.A.6.11

SS.912.A.6.12

SS.912.A.6.13

SS.912.A.6.14

SS.912.A.6.15

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic Issues

Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and

the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

The student will:

SS.912.A.7.1

SS.912.A.7.2

SS.912.A.7.3

SS.912.A.7.4

SS.912.A.7.5

SS.912.A.7.6

SS.912.A.7.7

SS.912.A.7.8

SS.912.A.7.9

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Standard 7 Modern United States: Global Leadership and Domestic Issues

Understand the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and

the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.

The student will:

SS.912.A.7.10

SS.912.A.7.11

SS.912.A.7.12

SS.912.A.7.13

SS.912.A.7.14

SS.912.A.7.15

SS.912.A.7.16

SS.912.A.7.17

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Strand Geography

Standard 2 Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.

The student will:

SS.912.G.2.1

Strand Geography

Standard 4 Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.

The student will:

SS.912.G.4.2

SS.912.G.4.3

Strand Humanities

Standard 1 Identify and analyze the historical, social, and cultural contexts of the arts.

The student will:

SS.912.H.1.5

Strand Humanities

Standard 3 Understand how transportation, trade, communication, science, and technology influence the

progression and regression of cultures.

The student will:

SS.912.H.3.1

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix B

Strand Literary Analysis

Standard 2 Nonfiction

The student will:

LA.1112.2.2.2

LA.1112.2.2.3

Body of

Knowledge Algebra

Standard 2 Relations and functions

The student will:

MA.912.A.2.2

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix C

APPENDIX C: U.S. HISTORY ITEM WRITER GLOSSARY�

Specifications

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix C

APPENDIX C: U.S. HISTORY ITEM WRITER GLOSSARY

U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications Florida Department of Education

U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix C

APPENDIX C: U.S. HISTORY ITEM WRITER GLOSSARY� U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications Florida Department of Education

U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix C

APPENDIX C: U.S. HISTORY ITEM WRITER GLOSSARY

Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board

of Education U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications Florida Department of Education

U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix C

APPENDIX C: U.S. HISTORY ITEM WRITER GLOSSARY

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Appendix D

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U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment� Appendix E

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Grade Group:

Subject:

SubSubject:

Course Title:

Course Section:

Abbreviated Title:

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Course Length:

Course Type:

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American History (U.S. History) 9-12 Course

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SS.912.A.1.2

SS.912.A.1.3

SS.912.A.1.4

SS.912.A.1.5

SS.912.A.1.6

SS.912.A.1.7

SS.912.A.2.1

SS.912.A.2.2

SS.912.A.2.3

SS.912.A.2.4

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SS.912.A.2.5

SS.912.A.2.6

SS.912.A.2.7

SS.912.A.3.1

SS.912.A.3.2

SS.912.A.3.3

SS.912.A.3.4

SS.912.A.3.5

SS.912.A.3.6

SS.912.A.3.7

SS.912.A.3.8

SS.912.A.3.9

SS.912.A.3.10

SS.912.A.3.11

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SS.912.A.4.2•

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SS.912.A.4.6•

SS.912.A.4.7•

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SS.912.A.5.7

SS.912.A.5.8

SS.912.A.5.9

SS.912.A.5.10

SS.912.A.5.11

SS.912.A.5.12

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SS.912.A.6.2

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SS.912.A.7.12

SS.912.A.7.13

SS.912.A.7.14

SS.912.A.7.15

SS.912.A.7.16

SS.912.A.7.17

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SS.912.G.2.1

SS.912.G.4.2

SS.912.G.4.3

SS.912.H.1.1

SS.912.H.1.3

SS.912.H.1.5

SS.912.H.3.1

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