NY US History

The eleven Key Ideas of Regents US History

The exam covers eleven Key Ideas, from Colonial Foundations (1607 to 1763) to The United States in a Changing World (1990 to the present). Each has its own lesson and practice here.

Key IdeasEleven, 11.1 to 11.11
Periods1607 to the present
Part I range0 to 5 questions per Key Idea
HereOne lesson and one practice set per Key Idea

Themes that run across them

Many questions cross periods: the growth of federal power, the extension of rights, the nation's role in the world, and economic change. Practice comparing developments from different Key Ideas.

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Are all eleven Key Ideas on every exam?

Not equally: the grid allows from none up to five Part I questions on each, and the essays add more on some.