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Advanced Placement United States History

Look at our nation's history as a story.
You should be eager and amazed to find out how the events of the past have influenced the nation in which we live.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see."
-------Winston Churchill
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/winstonchu136790.html

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A Note on Bias and Accuracy

With thanks to Neil Postman in The End of Education (Vintage Press, 1996)

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AP US History Course Organizer

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Course and Exam Description

This includes everything about the course and test.

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LEQ Causation Outline

Use this to plan essays showing cause and effect relationships.

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LEQ Rubrics

Guidelines for writing each type of essay required for college board.

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LEQ Comparison Outline

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APUSH DBQ Rubric

Updated for the 2016 Test.

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Scored Samples from 2015

Practice questions (SAQ, LEQ and DBQ's) with students-scored responses.

ap-united-states-history-exam-sample-responses _1_.pdf 34374.524 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Major Supreme Court Decisions

major supreme court decisions1.pdf 120.515 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Political Parties Review

Great Guide on the basics of every Political Party in American History.

political parties review1.pdf 105.038 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Book Critique Guidelines

ap us history book critique1.pdf 79.094 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Film Critique Guidelines

Use this guide to critique films about American History. For ideas about what films to watch see #13 and #14 under

movie critique guidelines.odt 14.919 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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The Old West

Slide show covers everything from Indian Wars to Economic Activity.

old west.pdf 2629.042 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Life in the City

What were these rapidly growing cities like? Explore the environmental, social, and political aspects of city life during this age of urbanization. See how new technologies gradually made city life more bearable.

city life.pdf 6196.384 KB (Last Modified on September 28, 2017)

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Industrialization Poster Sources

Use these documents and sites to complete your Causes of Industry Poster

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Oz as a Populist Allegory

Slide Show we saw in class on Friday.

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Old West

Open Office version of Slide Show we saw in class.

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Goals and Outcomes of Progressivism

Slides near the end will help you fill out your study guide for Chapter 21.

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Post War Blues

Slide show depicting the end of WWI and all the issues from 1919.

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America in a World of War

Describes reasons for American entry into WWI as well as support for the war efforts.

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Related Links

Brinkley Text Site

Website from the former text. Good interactive maps!

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Essays on American History

Use this for accurate background information on major developments in United States history. Provided by the U.S. Department of State

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Previously released tests.

DBQ's and FRQ's from 1999-2013. You should be able to access these without creating an account or logging into the collegeboard site.

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Digital History

Excellent site includes tons of primary source materials, including music from various historical periods.

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Full Text History Articles

Fantastic source of online articles from the largest publisher of history magazines in the world. Use the search box in the top right corner to find articles on almost any topic in American History.

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