Give details how the demand for consumer goods in Britain were contributed to by A) population explosion, B) general economic prosperity.

Draw Conclusions

Discuss African American contributions to the war effort.

What new ideas did the Industrial Revolution foster about economics and society?

Describe the literal and symbolic significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Generate Explanations

Explain how the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War expanded the territory of the United States.

Discuss "E Pluribus Unum"

Discuss the meaning and historical significance of the motto "E Pluribus Unum" in a paragraph. Identify what the phrase means in Latin and explain its historical significance.

Analyze and Evaluate Separation of Powers and Check s and Balances

Write a paragraph analyzing and evaluating the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances. Explain why the Constitution mandated the separation of powers and use the chart above to describe how the Constitution divides the government's power. Then explain why the Constitution includes checks and balances and use the given chart to describe some of the checks and balances.

What contributions to Britain's global trade were made by advances in transportation?

Identify Impact of Tariffs

Write a paragraph identifying why President Harding signed a tariff bill, and predicting the ramifications the tariff will have in the 1930s. Describe the tariff and its purpose, identify how European nations reacted, and predict the impact of the tariff in the 1930s.

Evaluate Impact of Eighteenth Amendment

Write a paragraph evaluating the impact of Prohibition. Consider how people got around the Volstead Act, what the data above indicates about the effects of Prohibition, and how Congress eventually dealt with the Eighteenth Amendment. What were the unintended consequences of Prohibition? In your opinion, was the "noble experiment" worth the costs?

Apply Relative Chronology

Apply relative chronology through the sequencing of significant events. Write a paragraph describing important political traditions that influenced democratic ideals in the American colonies. Identify the influences, sequence them from oldest to most recent, and describe them.

Evaluate Arguments

Explain the reasoning behind President Wilson's concept of "peace without victory." Do you think it was a viable idea? Explain why or why not.

How did the Civil War affect the northern and southern economies?

Explain the importance of each term, person, or place: capital; enterprise; entrepreneur; putting-out system; Eli Whitney; turnpike; Liverpool; Manchester.