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AP U.S. History

AP U.S. History. First Semester Overview. Colonial Period: 17 th Century. Chesapeake. New England. Settlement Purpose Experience Characteristics Geography Impact of Puritan religion Internal and external conflicts Economic, social, political development & structure. Settlement

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AP U.S. History

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  1. AP U.S. History First Semester Overview

  2. Colonial Period: 17th Century Chesapeake New England Settlement Purpose Experience Characteristics Geography Impact of Puritan religion Internal and external conflicts Economic, social, political development & structure • Settlement • Purpose • Experience • Characteristics • Geography • Internal and external conflicts • Economic, social, political development & structure • Role of the Anglican religion • Development of forced labor • Indentured servitude • slavery

  3. Colonial Period: 18th century • Salutary neglect: impact • Economic structure & characteristics • Political structures • Social development & characteristics • Mercantilism • The First Great Awakening • French and Indian War • Growth of colonial slavery

  4. Revolutionary Period • Impact of French and Indian War • Re-organization of the British Empire • Role of taxation policies • Civil liberties threatened: ‘the rights of Englishmen’ • Colonial resistance to British policies • The role of propaganda • The war itself • Problems during the Critical period (1780s) • Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation • The writing of the Constitution: ‘a bundle of compromises’ • Ratification of the Constitution

  5. The Early Republic: the 1790s • Strengthening the new government • Hamilton’s Financial Plan • Washington’s foreign policies • The rise of political parties: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans • Adams, Jefferson, and civil liberties

  6. Jeffersonian Period (1800-1824) • US expansion • Transportation revolution begins • American System proposed • Market revolution develops • Marshall Supreme Courts decisions • American identity defined • Diplomatic troubles and successes

  7. Jacksonian Period (1824-1840) • Era of the Common Man • 2nd Great Awakening blossoms • Reform movements develop and impact social practices and beliefs • Expansion of slavery • Transportation and market revolutions blossom • Development of American culture • Economic regionalization • Continued Westward Movement • Economic and financial conflicts • Federal authority vs. states’ rights • Agricultural technology • Rise of the Whig Party

  8. Manifest Destiny (1836-1848) • Texas Question • Oregon Fever • Panic of 1837 • Election of 1844 • California and gold fever • Mexican War • Wilmot Proviso and the Expansion of Slavery • Social reforms gain momentum • Immigration and reaction

  9. Sectionalism and War(1848-1860) • Whigs disappear and the rise of the Republican Party • Impact of abolitionism • Issues of the transcontinental railroad • Expansion of slavery into the territories • Increasing immigration and the rise of the Know-Nothings • Growing tensions between North and South • Election of 1860 and secession

  10. Review Websites • APUSH Review Resources • Interactive Quizzes • APUSH Note Cards

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