Sixty-three behavioral objectives and related test items for United States history in grades seven through nine are presented. Each sample contains the objective, sample test items and directions, and criteria for judging the adequacy of student responses. Fourteen of the 15 categories are content oriented and presented chronologically: (1) discovery and exploration; (2) colonial America; (3) founding the nation; (4) early years of nationhood; (5) growth of the nation; (6) the nation divided; (7) the nation reunited; (8) postwar economic change; (9) postwar social change; (10) era of reform; (11) becoming a world power; (12) prosperity and recession; (13) assuming world leadership; and (14) reviving the spirit of reform. The fifteenth category--applying the lessons of history--is skill-oriented and involves the analysis and evaluation of historical processes. (MH)