"American Imperialism No. 1", Regents US History Short Essays

American Imperialism No. 1, Regents US History Short Essays This teaching resource prepares high school students for the updated New York State Regents exam in US History and Government that measures historical document analysis skills. Two sets of primary source documents with accompanying essay prompts build abilities to understand text in context, recognize causal relationships, analyze reliability, and more. One set has students describe historical context and explain connections across two documents. The other set focuses on how audience, purpose, bias, and point of view affect one document's usefulness as evidence. Rubrics align with the prototype Regents framework. Repeated practice and debriefing sessions where students review anonymous examples can strengthen crucial analysis abilities tested on the exam. This printable PDF includes cover sheets, document sets, and scoring rubrics formatted exactly like the Regents prototype. Assigning these college-prep tasks regularly develops the historical thinking expertise high schoolers need for success.