U.S. History Mini-Assessment Content Focus Report

Mini-Assessment 2: Rise of Industry, Labor Movement, Urbanization/Immigration, Progressive Era
Item # / Topic / Main Tested Benchmark / Also Assessed Benchmark / Complexity / Skill Code / Content Focus
1 / Topic 4: Rise of Industry / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.4 Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication, and business practices affected the United States economy. / Moderate / SA / Impact of new industries and innovations
2 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / n/a / High / PC / Big business practices
3 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / n/a / Moderate / RA / Government policies during Second Industrial Revolution
4 / Topic 5: Labor Movement / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.9 Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. / Moderate / RA / Homestead Strike & Pullman Strike
5 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.9 Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. / Moderate / SA / Haymarket Riot
6 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.9 Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. / Low / SR / Workers’ problems
7 / Topic 6: Urbanization and Immigration / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.7 Compare the experience of European immigrants in the east to that of Asian immigrants in the west (the Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan). / Moderate / SA / Immigration
8 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.7 Compare the experience of European immigrants in the east to that of Asian immigrants in the west (the Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan). / High / PC / Chinese Exclusion Act
9 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.8 Examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (class system, migration from farms to cities, Social Gospel movement, role of settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor). / Low / RA / Urbanization
10 / Topic 7: The Progressives / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.12 Compare how different nongovernmental organizations and progressives worked to shape public policy, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life. / Low / SR / Impact of Progressive reforms
11 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.12 Compare how different nongovernmental organizations and progressives worked to shape public policy, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life. / High / PC / Anti-trust reforms
12 / SS.912.A.3.2 Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century. / SS.912.A.3.12 Compare how different nongovernmental organizations and progressives worked to shape public policy, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life. / Moderate / SA / Progressive reforms and viewpoints
Skill Code / Skill Description
SR / Simple Recall: usually a web level 1 question- requires a student to recall content information in a simple manner.
RA / Recall Application: usually a web level 1 or 2 question- requires a student to recall content information and apply it in some manner.
TA/QA / Text Analysis/Application & Quote Analysis/Application: usually a web level 2 or 3 question- requires a student to read and analyze or apply an excerpt from a text. This category also includes analyzing quotes which is usually a web level 2 or 3 type of question, and requires a student to read and analyze or apply meaning from a quote.
SA / Stimuli Application: usually a web level 2 or 3 question- requires a student to analyze a stimulus, such as a graph, timeline, chart, image etc, and extract meaning from the stimuli.
PC / Political Cartoon: usually a web level 2 or 3 question- requires a student to extract meaning regarding content from a political cartoon.