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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program 3

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 17

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 51

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 61

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 Conflict(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 Conflicts 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

Ratification 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 Nullification 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 Conflict 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 Pacific 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

A Decade of Prosperity 203

Republican Leadership in the 1920s 204

The Presidency of Warren G.Harding 204

The Scandals of the Harding Administration 205

The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge 206

The Election of 1928 206

Urban vs.Rural:The Great Divide of the 1920s 207

Culture in the 1920s 209

The Jazz Age 209

The Lost Generation 210

Chapter Review 211

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

The American Economy of the 1920s:The Roots of the Great Depression 216

The Stock Market Crash 217

The Social Impact of the Great Depression 218

The Hoover Administration and the Depression 218

The 1932 Presidential Election 219

The First Hundred Days 220

The Second New Deal 221

The Presidential Election of 1936 222

Opponents of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 223

The Last Years of the New Deal 224

The Effects of the New Deal 224

New Deal Culture 225

Chapter Review 225

Chapter 22 World War Ⅱ(1933-1945) 228

American Foreign Policy in the 1930s 229

The United States and the Middle East in the Interwar Era 230

The Presidential Election of 1940 and Its Aftermath 231

The Attack on Pearl Harbor 231

America Enters the War 232

The Role of the Middle East in World War Ⅱ 234

The War Against Japan 235

The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb 235

The Home Front During the War 236

Discrimination During the War 237

Chapter Review 238

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

The First Cracks in the Alliance:1945 243

The Iron Curtain 243

The Marshall Plan 244

Berlin:The First Cold War Crisis 245

1949:A Pivotal Year in the Cold War 245

The Middle East in the Early Years of the Cold War 246

The Cold War at Home 247

The Heating of the Cold War:Korea 249

The Rise of McCarthyism 249

The Cold War Policies of President Eisenhower 250

A Dangerous Arms Buildup 251

Chapter Review 252

Chapter 24 Prosperity and Anxiety:The 1950s 255

Economic Growth and Prosperity 256

Political Developments of the Postwar Era 257

Civil Rights Struggles of the Postwar Period 258

The Conformity of the Suburbs 259

Chapter Review 261

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

The 1960 Presidential Election 265

Domestic Policies Under Kennedy and Johnson 266

The Struggle of Black Americans:From Nonviolence to Black Power 267

The Rise of Feminism 269

The Cold War in the 1960s 270

The Vietnam War and Its Impact on American Society 270

Chapter Review 273

Chapter 26 Decline and Rebirth(1968-1988) 276

The Presidency of Richard Nixon 277

The Watergate Affair 279

The Presidency of Gerald Ford 281

The Presidency of Jimmy Carter 282

The Election of 1980 283

The Presidency of Ronald Reagan 283

Chapter Review 285

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

The 1988 Election 289

The Presidency of George Bush 289

The 1992 Election 290

The Presidency of Bill Clinton 291

The 2000 Presidential Election 293

Chapter Review 293

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

9/11 and Its Aftermath 297

Events Leading Up to the American Invasion of Iraq 297

Operation Iraqi Freedom 298

The Effects of the War at Home 298

The Victory of Conservatism in the Bush Era 299

The United States in Transition:2007-2008 301

The Obama Presidency 302

Chapter Review 303

Chapter 29 Contemporary America:Evaluating the"Big Themes" 306

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence 314

AP U.S.History Practice Exam 1 314

AP U.S.History Practice Exam 2 344

Appendixes 373

Glossary 375

Bibliography 411

Websites 413