ILTS Social Science: History (315) study plan

Build a dated world-history timeline (river-valley civilizations through classical empires) with at least 20 anchor events and label three cross-regional connections on it

Explain in writing how geography shaped the political development of two early states, using specific evidence for each

Sort the political, economic, and social causes of the American Revolution into a three-column chart with at least four items per column

Compare the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution by listing two structural weaknesses and two fixes for each, from memory

Define eight core historical-thinking terms (periodization, causation, continuity, change, context, evidence, bias, corroboration) in your own words

Trace the expansion and interaction of the Islamic caliphates, Byzantium, Tang/Song China, and the Mongols on a single comparative chart with four rows and five shared categories

Summarize the causes and consequences of the Renaissance, Reformation, and European overseas expansion in three thesis statements of one sentence each

Sequence the major political and economic developments of the early republic and Jacksonian era on a timeline with at least 15 entries

Distinguish the regional economies of the antebellum North, South, and West and connect each to a political conflict it produced

Answer ten multiple-choice questions on each of the week's two domains and justify every correct answer with one line of evidence

Explain how the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment produced specific political changes, naming three thinkers and the idea each contributed

Compare the French, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions by cause, leadership, and outcome in a three-column table

Describe the technological and social mechanisms of the Industrial Revolution and link them to two imperial expansions

Outline the causes, key turning points, and constitutional consequences of the US Civil War and Reconstruction

Identify the reforms and reformers of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and match each to the problem it addressed

Sequence the causes and alliances of World War I and World War II and state one treaty or institution produced by each

Trace Cold War flashpoints across at least four regions and explain two ways decolonization reshaped the global order

Connect US involvement in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War to specific domestic social and economic changes

Analyze the strategies, legal victories, and legislation of the US civil rights movement in chronological order

Diagnose your two weakest sub-topics from the past three weeks and re-study them before the checkpoint

Construct an Illinois timeline from Indigenous settlement (including Cahokia and the Illinois Confederacy) through French and British rule to statehood in 1818, with at least 12 dated entries

Explain Illinois's role in the antebellum era, including the Black Hawk War, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the state's Civil War contributions

Describe the industrial and urban transformation of Chicago and its labor conflicts, naming at least three events and their outcomes

Trace the Great Migration into Illinois and its effects on politics, culture, and demographics in the twentieth century

Identify at least eight Illinois figures, places, or documents frequently referenced in state history and state the significance of each

Analyze two Illinois primary-source excerpts by stating the source's origin, purpose, and audience, then judging its reliability

Contrast two competing interpretations of the same Illinois event and explain what evidence would settle the difference

Apply sourcing, contextualization, and corroboration to three short document sets and record the steps you used

Distinguish primary from secondary sources and evaluate the strengths and limits of each for a given research question

Interpret a table, a map, and a political cartoon from a historical period and state one valid and one invalid conclusion for each

Explain and apply periodization by defending two different ways of dividing the same historical era

Analyze cause-and-effect chains of at least four links connecting an economic change to a political outcome in two different regions

Evaluate historical arguments for bias, omission, and use of evidence in three short passages

Integrate Domains 1, 2, and 3 by answering mixed-format questions under strict timing without notes

Review every error from the previous six weeks and classify whether it was a content gap or a reasoning error

Re-teach your three lowest-scoring sub-topics using a one-page summary sheet for each

Re-answer every question you have missed across all eight weeks and explain the correct reasoning aloud or in writing

Drill 60 flashcards covering dates, documents, figures, and terms until each is recalled within five seconds

Simulate exam conditions once more with a 40-question mixed set to confirm timing and stamina

Consolidate all four domains into one reference sheet organized by domain and weighted by exam percentage