TAKS    Preparation with eTAP Lessons
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills)
Math | Science | History | English Language Arts

eTAP provides practice exercises, practice tests and instructional resources for TAKS. Please visit the Texas Education Agency at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/  for TAKS requirements. The TAKS test is administered by the local school districts. Please check with your high school for testing dates.
 
Other states will have their own HSEE requirements. However, the instructions on eTAP will prepare you for all the states’ HSEE. Most states will have detailed requirements on the internet. You should be able to find the information by doing a search on Google for HSEE with your state’s name. Also your local High school should have information for you to take the HSEE. 

History

Click here for summary test on all skills. Below the eTAP lessons are provided for skills when the student hasan incorrect answer.

Topics marked by yellow are accessible from the Demo. You need to become a subscribing Member to access other lessons.
Pre-Test Texas Essential Knowledge Skills eTAP Lessons
 		 Post-
Test
Glossary Outside Link Free Video
 
(8.1)
(C)		 Objective 1 - The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.
 History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history through 1877. The student is expected to  explain the significance of the following dates:
Q&A   1607 A More Perfect Union
The Constitution of the United States		 American History: Colonial America Q&A
1607 http://www.apva.org/history/index.html  Desperate Crossing: Pilgrim Myth
Q&A   1776 A More Perfect Union   Q&A
1776, Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ The Revolution: Behind the Scenes
Q&A   1787 The Constitution of the
United States		   Q&A
1787, Articles of Confederation http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/ The Revolution: Behind the Scenes
Q&A   1803 Manifest Destiny   Q&A
1803, Manifest Destiny

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/E/manifest/manifxx.htm

http://www.gatewayno.com/history/La
Purchase.html

Extreme History: Lewis and Clark-Canoe
Q&A   1861–1865 Civil War and Reconstruction   Q&A
1861-1865, Abolitionist Movement,
Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Slave Trade		 http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/ Gettysburg - Persuade Soldiers
  (8.4)
(B)		  History. The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. The student is expected to
 explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including:
Q&A   Samuel Adams A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		 American History: Road to Revolution Q&A
Founding Fathers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787 http://www.historycentral.com/bio/RevoltBIO
S/INDEX.html 
http://www.patriotresource.com/people.html 		4th of July: Founding Fathers Unite
Q&A   Benjamin Franklin A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		   Q&A
Founding Fathers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787 http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm Great American History Quiz: Ben Franklin
Q&A   King George III A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		   Q&A
1776,  Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs
/mon55.html 		The Revolution - Previously on Episode 1
Q&A   Thomas Jefferson A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		   Q&A
Founding Fathers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Virginia House of Burgesses, War of 1812 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html Great American History Quiz: The Declaration of Independence
Q&A   Marquis de Lafayette A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		   Q&A
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/lafaye
tte.html 		The Revolution - Episode 5
Q&A   Thomas Paine A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		 American History: Road to Revolution Q&A
Founding Fathers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Virginia House of Burgesses http://www.bartelby.org/133/ The Revolution - Behind the Scenes: 10 Min
Q&A   George Washington A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government		   Q&A
Founding Fathers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Virginia House of Burgesses http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/ The Revolution - Episode 10
Q&A (C) explain the issues surrounding [important events of] the American Revolution, including declaring independence; [writing] the Articles of Confederation, A More Perfect Union
A New Kind of Government
The Constitution of the United States		 The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The War for Independence Q&A
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation,  Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Unalienable (Inalienable) Rights http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ The Revolution - Behind the Scenes: 10 Min
Q&A   [fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, A More Perfect Union   Q&A
Points of View, Frames of Reference, and Historical Context http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.asp The Revolution - Previously on Episode 1
Q&A   Saratoga, A More Perfect Union   Q&A
Points of View, Frames of Reference, and Historical Context http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.asp The Revolution - Episode 5
Q&A   Yorktown; signing the Treaty of Paris]. A More Perfect Union   Q&A
Points of View, Frames of Reference, and Historical Context http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/D/1776-1800/war/peace.htm Great American History Quiz: Battle of Yorktown
  (8.16) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U.S. Constitution and other important historic documents. The student is expected to
Q&A (C)  identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights
A New Kind of Government		 NetFiles #202: SocialStudies/
Civics Applications		 Q&A
13, 14 and 15 Amendments, Bill of Rights, Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Separation of Powers, US Constitution http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeli
ne/amrev/rebelln/rebelln.html
 http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/b
illofrights.html		 The Revolution - Behind the Scenes: 10 Min
  (US1)  History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The student is expected to
Q&A (A)  identify the major eras in U.S. history from 1877 to the present and describe their defining characteristics;
1877 - 1900		 Religion and Reform The American Industrial Revolution Q&A
1877 - 1900, 1898, Civil Service Reform, Growth of Labor Unions, Initiative, Interstate Commerce Commission, Political Machines, Recall, Referendum, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Spanish-American War (1898), U.S. Expansion, U.S. Free Enterprise System http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1008.html 
http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presid
ents/hayes.html 		Yosemite National Park established
Q&A   1900 - 1919 Overseas Expansion   Q&A
1914-1918, Battle of the Argonne Forest, Child Labor, Conservation of Natural Resources,  Dollar Diplomacy, Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Progressive Era, Red Scare (1919-1920), Third Parties, Treaty of Versailles (1919), Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) http://www.canalmuseum.com/
http://www.firstworldwar.com/ 		GUTS & BOLTS: Panama Canal Locks
Q&A   1920 - 1929 The Roaring Twenties   Q&A
16th and 17th Amendments, 1929, Amendment 19, 24 and 26,  Great Depression, Harlem Renaissance, Immigrants,  Prohibition, Red Scare (1919-1920), Soviet Aggression, Teapot Dome http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA
Wanthony.htm 
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/ 		Black Tuesday
Q&A   1930 - 1939 The Great Depression and FDR   Q&A
Great Depression, New Deal (1933-1941), The Grapes of Wrath http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/ F.D.R. Sworn In
Q&A   1940 - 1949 America and World War II   Q&A
1941-1945, Dictatorships, GI Bill, New Deal (1933-1941), Soviet Aggression, World War II (1941-1945) http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/w
w2time.htm 		WWII Naval engagement in the Pacific
Q&A   1950 - 1959 Post World War  II America   Q&A
1957, Brown v. Board of Education, Cold War, Korea, McCarthyism, Rock and Roll, Sputnik I http://www.museumca.org/picturethis/4_8.html 10/04/1957: Sputnik launched
Q&A   1960 - 1969 1950s and Beyond
The Civil Rights Movement		   Q&A
Amendment 19, 24 and 26, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Indian Policies, Reynolds v. Sims, Third Parties, Vietnam http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilright
stimeline1.html		 History Features: Gulf of Tonkin
Q&A   1970 - present Inside Modern America   Q&A
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Third Parties, War Powers Act, Watergate http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/ HARD TARGET: Nixon Secrecy
Q&A (B) apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, The Great Depression and FDR
Drawn into War		 History in Focus: 1910-1919 Q&A
Dollar Diplomacy, McCarthyism, New Deal (1933-1941), Open Door Policy, Panama Canal, Political Machines, Red Scare (1919-1920), Sherman Anti-Trust Act, The Grapes of Wrath, Third Parties  http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/ 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presid
ents/fr32.html 		Labor: Social Security
Q&A   events, and World War I: The Home Front
The Great Depression
Wartime America		   Q&A
Battle of the Argonne Forest, Civil Rights Movement, Korea, Progressive Era, Treaty of Versailles (1919), Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918), Vietnam http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/timeline.html
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificw
ar/timeline.htm  		09/05/1914 - Battle of the Marne Begins
Q&A   time periods; and The Jazz Age
The Great Depression
Drawn into War
The Cold War Begins		   Q&A
1898, 1914-1918, 1929, 1941-1945, 1957, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, Great Depression, Watergate http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/t
meline/ww2time.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilright
stimeline1.html 		10 Days: Freedom Summer
  (C)  explain the significance of the following dates:
Q&A   1898, Overseas Expansion America in the 20th Century: World War I: On the Homefront Q&A
1898, Spanish-American War (1898) http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/  COMMAND DECISIONS: San Juan Hill - First Target
Q&A   1914–1918, Overseas Expansion   Q&A
1914-1918, Battle of the Argonne Forest, Treaty of Versailles (1919), Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ Woodrow Wilson
Q&A   1929, The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression and FDR		   Q&A
1929, Great Depression http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm
?file_id=1430 		1920s Economic trouble
Q&A   1941–1945, America and World War II
Post World War II America		   Q&A
1941-1945, World War II (1941-1945) http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/
pacificwar/ti meline.htm		 Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Q&A   and 1957]. 1950s and Beyond   Q&A
1957, Sputnik I http://www.centralhigh57.org/ History of NASA
  (US3)  History. The student understands the emergence of the United States as a world power between 1898 and 1920. The student is expected to
Q&A (A) explain why significant events and individuals, including the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, [Henry Cabot Lodge, Alfred Thayer Mahan,] and Theodore Roosevelt, moved the United States into the position of a world power; Expanding Horizons American History: Battling Beyond U.S. Borders Q&A
Civil Service Reform, Growth of Labor Unions, Initiative, Interstate Commerce Commission, Political Machines, Recall, Referendum, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Spanish-American War (1898), U.S. Expansion, U.S. Free Enterprise System http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/19_
century/3025381.html?featured=y&c=y 
http://www.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/2005/ch8_p9.htm 		History of the Holidays: Labor Day
Q&A (B)  identify the reasons for U.S. involvement in World War I, including unrestricted submarine warfare; and World War I: The Home Front America in the 20th Century: World War I: The War in Europe Q&A
1914-1918, Battle of the Argonne Forest http://www.germannotes.com/hist_ww1_uboat.shtml 11/11/1918: World War I ends
Q&A (D)  analyze major issues raised by U.S. involvement in World War I, Wilson’s Fourteen Points, and the Treaty of Versailles. Expanding Horizons
World War I: The Home Front		 World War I and Its Aftermath Q&A