AP American History

AP United States History explores the history of the United States from pre-Columbian times to the present.

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Course Concept

AP United States History (APUSH) is a college-level course that explores the history of the United States from pre-Columbian times to the present. It provides students with a comprehensive understanding of key historical events, developments, and themes that have shaped the nation.

The course covers a wide range of topics, including political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic history. It examines the interactions between different groups and regions within the United States, as well as the country's relationships with other nations.

Historical Thinking Skills: The course focuses on developing students' critical thinking and analytical skills. Students learn to analyze primary and secondary sources, evaluate historical evidence, and construct historical arguments. They also develop skills in contextualization, causation, continuity and change over time, and periodization.
Key Themes and Concepts: AP American History emphasizes important themes and concepts that cut across different time periods. These include issues such as democracy, diversity, economic development, immigration, industrialization, reform movements, war, and civil rights. Students explore how these themes have shaped the nation's history and continue to influence contemporary American society.
Document Analysis: Students engage in document-based analysis, where they critically examine primary sources such as speeches, letters, photographs, and political cartoons. This helps them develop skills in sourcing, corroborating, and contextualizing historical documents to understand their significance in historical events.
Historical Periodization: The course is divided into nine periods, spanning from pre-Columbian civilizations to the present day. Each period focuses on specific historical developments and provides students with a framework for understanding the chronology and progression of American history.
Exam Preparation: Students engage in activities and assignments that prepare them for the AP American History exam. The exam includes multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, document-based questions, and a long essay. It assesses students' knowledge of historical content, their ability to analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources, and their skills in historical thinking.

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1. Historical Thinking Skills, Reasoning Processes, and Themes

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Assignment

Historical Thinking Skills and Reasoning Processes
Historical Thinking Skills
Reasoning Processes
Themes in U.S. History

10. Period 8: 1945–1980 Redefining Democracy in the Era of Cold War and Liberal Ascendancy

Hours

Assignment

Contextualizing Period 8
The Cold War from 1945 to 1980
The Red Scare
The Economy after 1945
Culture after 1945
Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)
America as a World Power
The Vietnam War
The Great Society
The African–American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)
The Civil Rights Movement Expands
Youth Culture of the 1960s
The Environment and Natural Resources from 1968 to 1980
Society in Transition
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

11. Period 9: 1980–Present Political and Foreign Policy

Hours

Assignment

Adjustments in a Globalized World
Contextualizing Period 9
Reagan, Conservatism, and Partisan Divisions
The End of the Cold War
A Changing Economy
Migration and Immigration in the 1990s and 2000s
Challenges of the 21st Century
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

2. Navigating the Advanced Placement United States History

Hours

Assignment

Exam
Multiple-Choice Questions
Short-Answer Questions
Document-Based Question
Long Essay Question
Answers and Explanations
REVIEW SECTION—TIME PERIODS

3. Period 1: 1491–1607 The Meeting of Three Peoples

Hours

Assignment

Contextualizing Period 1
Native American Societies Before European Contact
European Exploration in the Americas
Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest
Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

4. Period 2: 1607–1754 Patterns of Empire and Resistance

Hours

Assignment

Contextualizing Period 2
European Colonization
The Regions of British Colonies
Transatlantic Trade
Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans
Slavery in the British Colonies
Colonial Society and Culture
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

5. Period 3: 1754–1800 The Crisis of Empire, Revolution, and Nation Building

Hours

Assignment

Contextualizing Period 3
The Seven Years' War (The French and Indian War)
Taxation Without Representation
Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
The American Revolution
The Influence of Revolutionary Ideas
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention and Debates over Ratification
The Constitution
Shaping the New Republic
Developing an American Identity
Movement in the Early Republic
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

6. Period 4: 1800–1848 The Meaning of Democracy in an Era of Economic and Territorial Expansion

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Assignment

Contextualizing Period 4
The Rise of Political Parties and the Era of Jefferson
Politics and Regional Interests
America on the World Stage
Market Revolution: Economic Transformations
Market Revolution: Society and Culture
Expanding Democracy
Jackson and Federal Power
The Development of an American Culture
The Second Great Awakening
An Age of Reform
African Americans in the Early Republic
The Society of the South in the Early Republic
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

7. Period 5: 1844–1877 Slavery, Civil War, and the Transformation of American Society

Hours

Assignment

Contextualizing Period 5
Manifest Destiny
The Mexican-American War
The Compromise of 1850
Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences
Failure to Compromise
Election of 1860 and Secession
Military Conflict in the Civil War
Government Policies During the Civil War
Reconstruction
Failure of Reconstruction
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

8. Period 6: 1865–1898 The Challenges of the Era of Industrialization

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Assignment

Contextualizing Period 6
Westward Expansion: Economic Development
Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
The "New South"
Technological Innovation
The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
Labor in the Gilded Age
Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
Development of the Middle Class
Reform in the Gilded Age
Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
Politics in the Gilded Age
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

9. Period 7: 1890–1945 Economic Dislocation and Reform in the Age of Empire and World War

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Assignment

Contextualizing Period 7
Imperialism: Debates
The Spanish-American War and Its Aftermath
The Progressives
World War I: Military and Diplomacy
World War I: Home Front
1920s: Innovation in Communications and Technology
1920s: Cultural and Political Controversies
The Great Depression
The New Deal
Interwar Foreign Policy
World War II: Mobilization
World War II: Military
Postwar Diplomacy
Subject to Debate
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations

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