United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination

by Newman, John J.

• ISBN13: 9781567656602
• ISBN10: 1567656609
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Perfection Learning

Summary

To provide comprehensive review of U.S. history, from pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas to the war in Iraq and thorough preparation for the Advanced Placement exam.

Table of Contents

Preparing for the Advanced Placement Exam	ix
Exploration, Discovery, and Settlement, 1492--1700	1	(22)
Essay-Writing Guide: Stating Your Thesis	16	(7)
The Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire, 1607--1750	23	(19)
Colonial Society in the Eighteenth Century	42	(18)
Imperial Wars and Colonial Protest, 1754--1774	60	(17)
DBQ Guide: Deciding What Position to Argue	72	(2)
Document-Based Question	74	(3)
The American Revolution and Confederation, 1774--1787	77	(19)
The Constitution and the New Republic, 1787--1800	96	(25)
The Age of Jefferson, 1800--1816	121	(19)
Nationalism and Economic Development	140	(26)
DBQ Guide: Organizing Historical Evidence	160	(3)
Document-Based Question	163	(3)
Sectionalism	166	(18)
The Age of Jackson, 1824--1844	184	(18)
Society, Culture, and Reform, 1820--1860	202	(19)
Territorial and Economic Expansion, 1830--1860	221	(19)
Document-Based Question	235	(4)
DBQ Guide: Organizing a DBQ Essay	239	(1)
The Union in Peril, 1848--1861	240	(25)
DBQ Guide: Writing the Introduction and the Conclusion	258	(2)
Document-Based Question	260	(5)
The Civil War, 1861--1865	265	(24)
Reconstruction, 1863--1877	289	(21)
The Last West and the New South, 1865--1900	310	(23)
The Rise of Industrial America, 1865--1900	333	(25)
DBQ Guide: Making Use of the Documents	350	(3)
Document-Based Question	353	(5)
The Growth of Cities and American Culture, 1865--1900	358	(22)
National Politics in the Gilded Age, 1877--1900	380	(20)
Document-Based Question	395	(5)
Foreign Policy, 1865--1914	400	(24)
The Progressive Era, 1901--1918	424	(23)
World War I, 1914--1918	447	(23)
Document-Based Question	465	(5)
A New Era: The 1920s	470	(22)
The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929--1939	492	(26)
Diplomacy and World War II, 1929--1945	518	(27)
Document-Based Question	540	(5)
Truman and the Cold War, 1945--1952	545	(25)
The Eisenhower Years, 1952--1960	570	(23)
Promises and Turmoil: The 1960s	593	(26)
Document-Based Question	614	(5)
Limits of a Superpower, 1969--1980	619	(23)
The Conservative Resurgence, 1980--Present	642	(35)
Practice Examination	677	(18)
Index	695