| | [[American History Lecture Seven|Lecture]] - [[American_History_Homework_Seven|Questions]] - [[American History Homework Seven Answers|Student Answers]] | | [[American History Lecture Seven|Lecture]] - [[American_History_Homework_Seven|Questions]] - [[American History Homework Seven Answers|Student Answers]] |
| − | On the SAT II, about 20% of the test concerns ''economic'' history. That's a big portion of the exam. This includes questions about unions, money standards (gold or silver or paper), inventions, trade, taxes, farming, court decisions about economic disputes, and anything else effecting the economy. Economic trends influence the course of human events more than students realize. | + | On the SAT II, about 20% of the test concerns ''economic'' history. That's a big portion of the exam. This includes questions about unions, money standards (gold or silver or paper), inventions, trade, taxes, farming, court decisions about economic disputes, disputes over the size of pensions for Civil War veterans, government spending and anything else effecting the economy. Economic trends influence the course of human events more than students realize. |
| | In the time period after the end of Reconstruction (1877) until the key presidential election of 1896, economic issues were particularly important. Nothing much else was going on: the presidents were unremarkable, social disputes like slavery no longer existed, and there were no wars. | | In the time period after the end of Reconstruction (1877) until the key presidential election of 1896, economic issues were particularly important. Nothing much else was going on: the presidents were unremarkable, social disputes like slavery no longer existed, and there were no wars. |