ACT SUBJECT TEST U.S HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
ACT U.S HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
| Timeline | Approx % of the Test |
| Pre-Columbian – 1789 | 20% |
| 1789 – 1899 | 40% |
| 1900 – 2000 | 40% |
| Topics | Approx % of the Test |
| Political History | 30 % – 35 % |
| Economic History | 13 % – 17 % |
| Social History | 20 % – 25 % |
| Intellectual and Cultural History | 13 % – 17 % |
| Foreign Policy | 13 % – 17 % |
Course Features
- Lectures 44
- Quizzes 8
- Duration 52 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 143
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 44 Lessons
- 52 Weeks
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- Chapter 1: Colonies in the New World 1500 -1776The Exploration of the Americas or the so-called "The New World" by Christopher Columbus paved the way for European super power to compete for land, gold, and labors in the New World.7
- Chapter 2: A New Nation 1776 - 1816The birth of The United States of America after winning their independence from Britain. The New Nation fluctuates between lack of institutions, conflicts of interests and prosperity, expansion, and stability.7
- 3.12.1 A New Nation, A Weak Government 1776- 1786
- 3.22.2 The Constitution Under George Washington 1789 – 1796
- 3.32.3 First Elected President: John Adams 1796-1800
- 3.42.4 Jefferson’s Revolution: The Beginning of Republican Rule 1800 – 1808
- 3.52.5 James Madison: To Be Or Not To Be 1808 – 1816
- 3.6Chapter 2 Summary
- 3.7Chapter 2: A New Nation 1776 – 1816 Assessment20 Minutes15 Questions
- Chapter 3: Nationalism and Expansion of The New Nation 1816 - 1850After the 1812 War Victory, The United States of America emerged as a strong nation that can defend itself. On the other hand, U.S will turn to its domestic affairs such as Expansion.6
- 4.13.1 James Monroe: The Era of Good Feelings 1816 – 1824
- 4.23.2 Andrew Jackson: King Andrew I 1828 – 1836
- 4.33.3 The Cultural Movement of 1st Half of 19th Century
- 4.43.4 The Manifest Destiny: Our Destiny
- 4.5Chapter 3 Summary
- 4.6Chapter 3: Nationalism and Expansion of The New Nation 1816 – 1850 Assessment20 Minutes13 Questions
- Chapter 4: Expansion, Destruction, and Reconstruction 1850 - 18756
- Chapter 5: Industrial Age and Imperialism 1875 - 1899Business ruled during the years after the Civil War. Just before the Civil War, Congress passed legislation allowing businesses to form corporations without a charter from the U.S. government. After the Civil War, these corporations came to dominate much of American business, and, in the process, to define American life. U.S and other major European powers would start to seek and control new lands for raw materials and new markets.6
- 6.15.1 Robber Barons Building Trusts
- 6.25.2 The Growth and Decline of Unions
- 6.35.3 Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration
- 6.45.4 Imperialism: The Expansionism of The United States of America
- 6.5Chapter 5 Summary
- 6.6Chapter 5: Industrial Age and Imperialism 1875 – 1899 Assessment20 Minutes8 Questions
- Chapter 6: The Progressive Era and The First World War 1900 - 19206
- 7.16.1 The Progressive Era: Theodore Roosevelt 1900 – 1908
- 7.26.2 The Progressive Era: Social and Environmental Reforms
- 7.36.3 The Progressive Era: Taft and Wilson 1908 – 1920
- 7.46.4 World War I 1914 – 1919
- 7.6Chapter 6 Summary
- 7.7Chapter 6: The Progressive Era and The First World War 1900 – 1920 Assessment20 Minutes10 Questions
- Chapter 7: The Postwar Prosperity, Depression, and Conflict 1920 - 19457
- 8.17.1 “Return to Normalcy” 1920
- 8.27.2 The Roaring 20s: Social Tensions, Immigration, and New Cultures
- 8.37.3 Depression and The New Deal 1930s
- 8.47.4 The War of All Wars: World War II 1939 – 1945
- 8.57.5 War in The Pacific and The Post-World Order
- 8.6Chapter 7 Summary
- 8.7Chapter 7: The Postwar Prosperity, Depression, and Conflict 1920 – 1945 Assessment20 Minutes10 Questions
- Chapter 8: The Cold War, Civil Rights, and Social Trends 1950 - 20007
- 9.18.1 The Cold War in 1950s: The beginning of the Cold War Truman and Eisenhower
- 9.28.2 Domestic Policies of Truman and Eisenhower During The Cold War
- 9.38.3 The Cold War in 1960s: Kennedy and LBJ
- 9.48.4 Domestic Policies of Kennedy and LBJ During The Cold War
- 9.58.5 The Decline and the End of The Cold War 1970 – 2000
- 9.6Chapter 8 Summary
- 9.7Chapter 8: The Cold War, Civil Rights, and Social Trends 1950 – 2000 Assessment20 Minutes10 Questions
