5 Steps to a 5 AP US History with Downloadable Tests, 2014 Edition

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5 Steps To A 5T U.S. History 2014 Edition
Copyright Page
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Contents
Preface
Introduction: The 5-Step Program
Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program
Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam
Background of the Advanced Placement Program
Questions Frequently Asked About the AP U.S. History Exam
Chapter 2 How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam
Calendar for Each Plan
Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
How and When to Use the Diagnostic Exam
Conclusion (After the Exam)
Getting Started: The Diagnostic/Master Exam
Answers to Diagnostic/Master Exam
Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success
Chapter 4 How to Approach Each Question Type
Multiple-Choice Questions
Document-Based Essay Questions
Free-Response Essay Questions
Reading and Interpreting Primary Source Documents
Analyzing Primary Source Documents
Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Chapter 5 The Settling of the Western Hemisphere and Colonial America (1450-1650)
Native Americans and European Exploration
The French in Canada
The English in the Americas
Effects of English, French, and British Settlement
Chapter Review
Chapter 6 The British Empire in America: Growth and Conflict (1650-1750)
The Impact of Mercantilism
African Slavery in the Americas
Continued Unrest in New England
The Salem Witch Trials
Wars in Europe and Their Impact on the Colonies
The Growth of the Colonial Assemblies
The Era of "Salutary Neglect"
The Great Awakening
Chapter Review
Chapter 7 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750-1775)
Problems on the Frontier
Additional Conflicts Between the British and Their Colonial "Allies"
The Policies of George Grenville
A Sense of Crisis: The Stamp Act
More Protest: The Townshend Acts
Continued Tension in Massachusetts
The Calm Before the Storm: 1770-1773
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
Chapter Review
Chapter 8 The American Revolution and the New Nation (1775-1787)
The American Revolution
The Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
The Outbreak of the Revolution: Divisions in the Colonies
Strategies of the American Revolution
Washington as Commander
The War Moves to the South
The Treaty of Paris
The Establishment of Governmental Structures in the New Nation
The Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinances
Shays's Rebellion
Chapter Review
Chapter 9 The Establishment of New Political Systems (1787-1800)
Desire for a Stronger Central Government
Government Under the New Constitution
The Issue of Slavery
Ratification of the Constitution
The Presidency of George Washington
The Bill of Rights
Competing Visions: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
The French Revolution
Foreign Policy and Jay's Treaty
Washington's Farewell Address
The Presidency of John Adams
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Chapter Review
Chapter 10 The Jeffersonian Revolution (1800-1820)
The Election of 1800
Reform of the Courts
Westward Expansion
Political Tensions and the Strange Case of Aaron Burr
European Wars Spill Over to America (Again)
The War of 1812
The American System
The Missouri Compromise
Chapter Review
Chapter 11 The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820-1845)
The Growth of the Factory
The Monroe Doctrine
Policy Toward Native Americans
The Second Great Awakening
Political Reform: The Jacksonian Era (1829-1841)
The Election of 1824
The 1828 Presidential Election
Jackson as President
The Nullification Controversy
The Bank Crisis
The Whig Party: A Challenge to the Democratic-Republicans
Chapter Review
Chapter 12 The Union Expanded and Challenged (1835-1860)
The Ideology of Manifest Destiny
"Remember the Alamo!"
The Pivotal Election of 1844
War with Mexico
Political Challenges of the 1850s
Effects of the Compromise of 1850
The Presidency of Franklin Pierce
The Return of Sectional Conflict
"Bleeding Kansas": Slave or Free?
The Dred Scott Decision
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown's Raid
The Presidential Election of 1860
Chapter Review
Chapter 13 The Union Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865)
Advantages of the North and South in the War
The Attack on Fort Sumter and the Beginning of the War
War Aims and Strategies
Developments in the South and in the North
The Emancipation Proclamation
1863: The War Tips to the North
War Weariness in the North and South
The End of the Confederacy
Chapter Review
Chapter 14 The Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Lincoln's Plans for Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction
The Reconstruction Programs of the Radical Republicans
A Period of Radical Reconstruction
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Radical Reconstruction Reinforced
The End of Reconstruction
Chapter Review
Chapter 15 Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860-1895)
Federal Legislation Encourages Western Settlement
Farming on the Great Plains
The Transformation of Agriculture on the Plains
Women and Minorities on the Plains
Mining and Lumbering in the West
Ranching in the West
The Plight of Native Americans
The Organization of the American Farmer and Populism
The Impact of the West on American Society
Chapter Review
Chapter 16 America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870-1910)
The Growth of Industrial America
The Changing Nature of American Industry
The Consolidation of Businesses
The Growth of Labor Unions
An Improved Standard of Living?
The Impact of Immigration on American Society
The Transformation of the American City
Politics of the Gilded Age
Cultural Life in the Gilded Age
Chapter Review
Chapter 17 The Rise of American Imperialism (1890-1913)
A Period of Foreign Policy Inaction
A Sign of Things to Come: Hawaii
The 1890s: Reasons for American Imperialism
The Spanish-American War
The Role of America: Protector or Oppressor?
The Debate Over the Philippines
Connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic: The Panama Canal
The Roosevelt Corollary
Chapter Review
Chapter 18 The Progressive Era (1895-1914)
The Origins of Progressivism
The Goals of Progressives
Urban Reforms
The Progressives at the State Level
Women and Progressivism
Reforming the Workplace
The Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt
Progressivism Under William Howard Taft
The 1912 Presidential Election
The Progressive Legacy of Woodrow Wilson
Did Progressivism Succeed?
Chapter Review
Chapter 19 The United States and World War I (1914-1921)
The American Response to the Outbreak of War
Increasing American Support for the Allied Powers
America Moves Toward War
America Enters the War
The Impact of the American Expeditionary Force
The Home Front During World War I
Keeping America Patriotic
Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles
The United States and the Middle East
The Treaty of Versailles and the United States Senate
The Consequences of American Actions After the War
Chapter Review
Chapter 20 The Beginning of Modern America: The 1920s
A Decade of Prosperity
Republican Leadership in the 1920s
The Presidency of Warren G. Harding
The Scandals of the Harding Administration
The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge
The Election of 1928
Urban vs. Rural: The Great Divide of the 1920s
Culture in the 1920s
The Jazz Age
The Lost Generation
Chapter Review
Chapter 21 The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1939)
The American Economy of the 1920s: The Roots of the Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash
The Social Impact of the Great Depression
The Hoover Administration and the Depression
The 1932 Presidential Election
The First Hundred Days
The Second New Deal
The Presidential Election of 1936
Opponents of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal
The Last Years of the New Deal
The Effects of the New Deal
New Deal Culture
Chapter Review
Chapter 22 World War II (1933-1945)
American Foreign Policy in the 1930s
The United States and the Middle East in the Interwar Era
The Presidential Election of 1940 and Its Aftermath
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
America Enters the War
The Role of the Middle East in World War II
The War Against Japan
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
The Home Front During the War
Discrimination During the War
Chapter Review
Chapter 23 The Origins of the Cold War (1945-1960)
The First Cracks in the Alliance: 1945
The Iron Curtain
The Marshall Plan
Berlin: The First Cold War Crisis
1949: A Pivotal Year in the Cold War
The Middle East in the Early Years of the Cold War
The Cold War at Home
The Heating of the Cold War: Korea
The Rise of McCarthyism
The Cold War Policies of President Eisenhower
A Dangerous Arms Buildup
Chapter Review
Chapter 24 Prosperity and Anxiety: The 1950s
Economic Growth and Prosperity
Political Developments of the Postwar Era
Civil Rights Struggles of the Postwar Period
The Conformity of the Suburbs
Chapter Review
Chapter 25 America in an Era of Turmoil (1960-1975)
The 1960 Presidential Election
Domestic Policies Under Kennedy and Johnson
The Struggle of Black Americans: From Nonviolence to Black Power
The Rise of Feminism
The Cold War in the 1960s
The Vietnam War and Its Impact on American Society
Chapter Review
Chapter 26 Decline and Rebirth (1968-1988)
The Presidency of Richard Nixon
The Watergate Affair
The Presidency of Gerald Ford
The Presidency of Jimmy Carter
The Election of 1980
The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
Chapter Review
Chapter 27 Prosperity and a New World Order (1988-2000)
The 1988 Election
The Presidency of George Bush
The 1992 Election
The Presidency of Bill Clinton
The 2000 Presidential Election
Chapter Review
Chapter 28 The Threat of Terrorism, the Increase of Presidential Power, and Economic Crisis (2001-2012)
9/11 and Its Aftermath
Events Leading Up to the American Invasion of Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Effects of the War at Home
The Victory of Conservatism in the Bush Era
The United States in Transition: 2007-2008
The Obama Presidency
The Election of 2012
Chapter Review
Chapter 29 Contemporary America: Evaluating the "Big Themes"
Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
AP U.S. History Practice Exam 1
AP U.S. History Practice Exam 2
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