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US History and Government Examination: August 2012

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Just how far can the American government go during war time? With primary source documents, learners consider the effects on restrictions of freedom of speech, the detention of American citizens of Japanese descent, and the Patriot Act to examine the issue. An additional question looks at industrialization after the Civil War.

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Concepts

industrialization, the industrial revolution, the united states civil war, the patriot act, japanese-american internment, world war i, historical documents, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, american history, test preparation, skills review, september 11th, terrorism

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

Create a jigsaw-style activity for class members to complete the document analysis, then discuss the essay prompt
Use test items as exit tickets or warm-up activities

Classroom Considerations

Resource is the New York state exam in American history from August 2012

Pros

Easy to adapt Items into a variety of instructional activities
Primary sources are curated and edited to be age-appropriate

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