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