MTTC History (009) case studies
MTTC History (009) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
History (009) is one of the subject-area tests in the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) program, listed in the official test table with endorsement code CC. Candidates take it to demonstrate subject knowledge in history as part of Michigan teacher certification; the test is delivered as a computer-based test (CBT) with 100 multiple-choice questions. The MTTC History (009) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,144 words.
1Evaluating Conflicting Accounts of the Boston Massacre
During a methods seminar, a teacher presents two excerpts about the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770. Excerpt A, from the Boston Gazette (March 12, 1770), calls the event 'a horrid massacre' in which 'merciless soldiers' fired on unarmed citizens after a 'trifling quarrel.' Excerpt B, from a letter by Captain Thomas Preston written in March 1770, claims the soldiers acted in self-defense after a 'mob' attacked them with clubs and snowballs; Preston says he ordered his men not to fire.
446 words, about 2 min2Interpreting Wage and Hours Data in 1830s Manchester
In 1834, a historian is writing a textbook paragraph on whether living standards improved for textile workers in Manchester between 1824 and 1834. Source A is a pamphlet by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce claiming that average wages rose 15 percent and that factory owners voluntarily reduced child labor.
419 words, about 2 min3Periodizing the Civil Rights Movement: 1954 or 1965?
A curriculum committee is revising a tenth-grade U.S. history unit and must choose start and end dates for the 'Civil Rights Movement.' One member proposes 1954 (Brown v.
406 words, about 2 min4Comparing Soviet and American Accounts of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A student is analyzing three documents about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Document A is a transcript of President Kennedy's October 22, 1962 speech announcing a naval 'quarantine' and demanding removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
418 words, about 2 min5Assessing Change and Continuity in Progressive Era Child Labor Reform
A city council in 1912 is considering an ordinance to limit child labor in local factories. They have two sources.
455 words, about 2 min