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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program

Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam 3

Background of the Advanced Placement Program 3

Questions Frequently Asked About the AP U.S. History Exam 5

Chapter 2 How to Plan Your Time 8

Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam 8

Calendar for Each Plan 10

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 17

How and When to Use the Diagnostic Exam 18

Conclusion (After the Exam) 18

Getting Started: The Diagnostic/Master Exam 20

Answers to Diagnostic/Master Exam 34

STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program

Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam 3

Background of the Advanced Placement Program 3

Questions Frequently Asked About the AP U.S. History Exam 5

Chapter 2 How to Plan Your Time 8

Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam 8

Calendar for Each Plan 10

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 17

How and When to Use the Diagnostic Exam 18

Conclusion (After the Exam) 18

Getting Started: The Diagnostic/Master Exam 20

Answers to Diagnostic/Master Exam 34

STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success

Chapter 4 How to Approach Each Question Type 51

Multiple-Choice Questions 52

Document-Based Essay Questions 54

Free-Response Essay Questions 54

Reading and Interpreting Primary Source Documents 55

Analyzing Primary Source Documents 56

STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

Chapter 5 The Settling of the Western Hemisphere and

Colonial America (1450–1650) 61

Native Americans and European Exploration 62

The French in Canada 62

The English in the Americas 63

Effects of English, French, and British Settlement 65

Chapter Review 65

Chapter 6 The British Empire in America: Growth and Con? ict (1650–1750) 68

The Impact of Mercantilism 69

African Slavery in the Americas 70

Continued Unrest in New England 71

The Salem Witch Trials 71

Wars in Europe and Their Impact on the Colonies 71

The Growth of the Colonial Assemblies 72

The Era of “Salutary Neglect” 72

The Great Awakening 73

Chapter Review 73

Chapter 7 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750–1775) 76

Problems on the Frontier 77

Additional Con?icts Between the British and Their Colonial “Allies” 77

The Policies of George Grenville 78

A Sense of Crisis: The Stamp Act 78

More Protest: The Townshend Acts 79

Continued Tension in Massachusetts 80

The Calm Before the Storm: 1770–1773 80

The Boston Tea Party 81

The Intolerable Acts 81

The First Continental Congress 81

Chapter Review 82

Chapter 8 The American Revolution and the New Nation (1775–1787) 84

The American Revolution 85

The Second Continental Congress 85

The Declaration of Independence 86

The Outbreak of the Revolution: Divisions in the Colonies 86

Strategies of the American Revolution 87

Washington as Commander 87

The War Moves to the South 88

The Treaty of Paris 89

The Establishment of Governmental Structures in the New Nation 89

The Articles of Confederation 89

The Northwest Ordinances 90

Shays’s Rebellion 90

Chapter Review 91

Chapter 9 The Establishment of New Political Systems (1787–1800) 93

Desire for a Stronger Central Government 94

Government Under the New Constitution 94

The Issue of Slavery 95

Rati?cation of the Constitution 95

The Presidency of George Washington 95

The Bill of Rights 96

Competing Visions: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson 96

The French Revolution 97

Foreign Policy and Jay’s Treaty 98

Washington’s Farewell Address 98

The Presidency of John Adams 98

The Alien and Sedition Acts 99

Chapter Review 99

Chapter 10 The Jeffersonian Revolution (1800–1820) 102

The Election of 1800 103

Reform of the Courts 103

Westward Expansion 104

Political Tensions and the Strange Case of Aaron Burr 105

European Wars Spill Over to America (Again) 106

The War of 1812 106

The American System 107

The Missouri Compromise 108

Chapter Review 108

Chapter 11 The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820–1845) 111

The Growth of the Factory 112

The Monroe Doctrine 113

Policy Toward Native Americans 113

The Second Great Awakening 113

Political Reform: The Jacksonian Era (1829–1841) 114

The Election of 1824 115

The 1828 Presidential Election 115

Jackson as President 115

The Nulli?cation Controversy 116

The Bank Crisis 116

The Whig Party: A Challenge to the Democratic-Republicans 117

Chapter Review 117

Chapter 12 The Union Expanded and Challenged (1835–1860) 120

The Ideology of Manifest Destiny 121

“Remember the Alamo!” 122

The Pivotal Election of 1844 122

War with Mexico 123

Political Challenges of the 1850s 124

Effects of the Compromise of 1850 125

The Presidency of Franklin Pierce 125

The Return of Sectional Con?ict 126

“Bleeding Kansas”: Slave or Free? 126

The Dred Scott Decision 127

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 127

John Brown’s Raid 127

The Presidential Election of 1860 128

Chapter Review 128

Chapter 13 The Union Divided: The Civil War (1861–1865) 131

Advantages of the North and South in the War 132

The Attack on Fort Sumter and the Beginning of the War 133

War Aims and Strategies 133

Developments in the South and in the North 135

The Emancipation Proclamation 136

1863: The War Tips to the North 136

War Weariness in the North and South 137

The End of the Confederacy 137

Chapter Review 137

Chapter 14 The Era of Reconstruction (1865–1877) 140

Lincoln’s Plans for Reconstruction 141

Andrew Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction 142

The Reconstruction Programs of the Radical Republicans 143

A Period of Radical Reconstruction 143

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson 144

Radical Reconstruction Reinforced 144

The End of Reconstruction 145

Chapter Review 145

Chapter 15 Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860–1895) 148

Federal Legislation Encourages Western Settlement 149

Farming on the Great Plains 150

The Transformation of Agriculture on the Plains 150

Women and Minorities on the Plains 151

Mining and Lumbering in the West 151

Ranching in the West 152

The Plight of Native Americans 152

The Organization of the American Farmer and Populism 153

The Impact of the West on American Society 155

Chapter Review 156

Chapter 16 America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870–1910) 158

The Growth of Industrial America 159

The Changing Nature of American Industry 160

The Consolidation of Businesses 161

The Growth of Labor Unions 162

An Improved Standard of Living? 163

The Impact of Immigration on American Society 164

The Transformation of the American City 165

Politics of the Gilded Age 166

Cultural Life in the Gilded Age 168

Chapter Review 168

Chapter 17 The Rise of American Imperialism (1890–1913) 172

A Period of Foreign Policy Inaction 173

A Sign of Things to Come: Hawaii 174

The 1890s: Reasons for American Imperialism 174

The Spanish-American War 175

The Role of America: Protector or Oppressor? 177

The Debate Over the Philippines 177

Connecting the Paci?c and the Atlantic: The Panama Canal 178

The Roosevelt Corollary 178

Chapter Review 179

Chapter 18 The Progressive Era (1895–1914) 182

The Origins of Progressivism 183

The Goals of Progressives 184

Urban Reforms 184

The Progressives at the State Level 185

Women and Progressivism 185

Reforming the Workplace 186

The Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt 186

Progressivism Under William Howard Taft 187

The 1912 Presidential Election 188

The Progressive Legacy of Woodrow Wilson 188

Did Progressivism Succeed? 189

Chapter Review 189

Chapter 19 The United States and World War I (1914–1921) 192

The American Response to the Outbreak of War 193

Increasing American Support for the Allied Powers 194

America Moves Toward War 194

America Enters the War 195

The Impact of the American Expeditionary Force 195

The Home Front During World War I 196

Keeping America Patriotic 196

Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles 197

The United States and the Middle East 198

The Treaty of Versailles and the United States Senate 199

The Consequences of American Actions After the War 199

Chapter Review 199

Chapter 20 The Beginning of Modern America: The 1920s 202

Chapter 21 The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1939) 214

Chapter 22 World War II (1933–1945) 228

Chapter 23 The Origins of the Cold War (1945–1960) 241

Chapter 24 Prosperity and Anxiety: The 1950s 255

Chapter 25 America in an Era of Turmoil (1960–1975) 264

Chapter 26 Decline and Rebirth (1968–1988) 276

Chapter 27 Prosperity and a New World Order (1988–2000) 288

Chapter 28 The Threat of Terrorism, the Increase of Presidential Power, and Potential Economic Disasters (2001–2010) 296

Chapter 29 Contemporary America: Evaluating the “Big Themes” 306

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP U.S. History Practice Exam 1 314

AP U.S. History Practice Exam 2 344

Appendixes 373

Glossary 375

Bibliography 411

Websites 413