AP US History

Review of key info

Answer these Q orally:

1) When is the test? Friday, May 6 2) What should you bring the day of the

test? Pencils, pens (for essays), watch 3) How many multiple choice questions

will you answer on the test? 80 4) How many minutes do you have in

order to work on the MC section? 55 5) Should you guess? Why or why not?

Yes! There is no penalty for guessing

6) How long is the mandatory reading period for the DBQ essay portion? 15 minutes

7) How much time are you given for writing the essays (in addition to #6)? 1 hour, 55 minutes

8) How many essays will you write? 3

9) What is the first thing you should do when you read the essay prompts? Restate Q in your own words

10) What is a thesis? Roadmap; answer to your restated Q

11) What are buckets? Ideas for paragraphs

12) What are two key components, besides a thesis, that must be in your DBQ response? Documents, outside knowledge

PLEASE REMEMBER:

Testing will be at Northeastern Illinois University

Arrive at RHS by 7AM You will walk to NEIU together Testing in LWH building, room

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Patterns in essay Q

COLONIAL PERIOD TO END OF FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1763)

Spanish, French, British settlement patterns

American Indian interaction with settlers (either related to the 3 countries above or N/S colonies)

Geography, religion, social life, politics, economic development

Regional differences in British colonies Specific events (see 2003 alt Q) Britain’s motivations for colonization

1763-1787: REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

British acts/colonial reactions that escalated tensions; rank order importance

Reasons why colonies won Revolutionary War

Articles of Confederation: motivations for structure, positives/negatives (assess)

Articles vs. Constitution Constitutional compromises, motivations

of writers, influences

1787-1823: FEDERALIST ERA, JEFFERSONIAN PERIOD, ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS…

Constitution in action first decade

Election of 1800; revolutionary nature

Assessment of specific Founding Fathers

Domestic and foreign affairs of 1790s—review these!

1824-1850: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, SOCIAL REFORMS, UTOPIAS, MANIFEST DESTINY

Republican, free soil parties—motivations Immigration (which groups; political,

economic, social tensions) Market & transportation revolutions Jacksonian era of common man, political

developments/parties 2nd Great Awakening (compare to 1st) Reform movements—how successful Manifest destiny; Mex-Amer War

1850-1877: EVENTS LEADING TO CIVIL WAR; CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

How and why certain events contributed to war; most important?

Changing role of federal government (economics, West, race)

Consequences of war for farming, industry, labor, transportation (1997)

Impact on South; regional differences in development

Reconstruction—success/failure, impact on blacks

Something about Lincoln?

HOMEWORK!

1) Make a list of trends you see in 1860-1917, 1914-1945, 1945 to present sections

2) Make a list of time periods you need to be able to compare

3) Skim DBQ questions; list 3 predictions you have about what the DBQ will be this year (ranked 1-3); $5 to winner!

1860-1917: GILDED AGE, EXPANSIONISM, POPULISM, PROGRESSIVISM

Westward expansion, transportation, end to frontier/Native life on Plains

Women’s roles/specific people in Progressivism (2007 alt; also 1994)

Theodore Roosevelt; government roles Progressive reforms and how successful:

political, economic, social City life; new immigration patterns; unions Farmers and Populism Spanish-American War/Monroe Doctrine revisited

1914-1945: WWI, ROARING 20s, DEPRESSION/NEW DEAL, WWII

Home front during wartime for different groups, government role

Changing role of government End of Progressivism WWI: entry, objectives, outcome, treaty 20s: cultural topics, Red Scare 30s: life changes, success/failure of New Deal,

specific programs 40s: isolation to war **review literature of time period!

COLD WAR, 1945 ONWARD; 1950s-1980s IN AMERICA

Population movements Cold War events; success/failure of containment in Asia,

Latin America, Europe, etc.; McCarthy 1950s: conformity, consensus 1960s: change, rebellion, disillusionment; 1968 Korea, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement 1970s: diminishing of US power, silent majority 1980s: conservatism Groups: women, blacks, Latinos, etc. Presidencies: Eisenhower, Kennedy (New Frontier),

Johnson (Great Society), etc. Gulf War and some current events (for MC)

COMPARISONS

Colonial/revolutionary period vs. constitutional era Religion: Puritans, 2 GA’s Patterns in territorial expansion (first ½ of 19th c,

1840s vs. 1890s—Mex-Amer vs. Spanish-Amer) Government role in business, expansion Slavery issues to 1865; regional trends/freedom Supreme court case trends Industrial development/inventions and

transportation over time (1900s) Reform 1840s to 1890s Immigration/nativism 1840s to 1890s, recent

Women’s role over time (colonial to post-CW era, CW era to 20th c; 1950s to 1960s)

Major political elections/periods (yuck) Political parties over time Civil Rights CW/Reconstr. vs. 1960s Population movements over time 1920s vs. 1950s, 1950s vs. 1960s New Deal vs. Great Society Foreign policy/home front—world wars Labor movement over time (1985)

MOST RECENT DBQs (so it probably won’t be these topics)….

Puritans/New England 1630-1660s Territorial expansion, 1800-1855 African-Americans 1775-1830 African-Americans Civil War 1860s Vietnam War 1960s-1970s Immigration 1880-1925 Agriculture 1865-1900 Johnson 1960-1970 Womanhood 1770s-1860 Tensions with Soviets 1940-1949