AP US History Summer Assignment
Welcome'to'Advanced'Placement'United'States'History.''The'course'covers'a'general'overview'of'US'
History'from'1491'–'Present.''In'order'to'best'prepare'for'the'course'and'have'a'general'understanding'
for'the'course,'the'following'packet'will'be'due'the'first'day'of'school'for'a'formative'assignment,'
followed'by'a'summative'quiz.'''
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Review&Guide:&Period&9:&1980&to&the&present:&Gilder8Lehrman&Review&video&
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Describe!this!theme:!
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0The!1980s!reflected!social!and!political!conservatism!and!a!rejection!of!liberal!
views,!remember!the!Moral!Majority!!
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Reagan’s(Economic(platform:((
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A.! Widespread!tax!cuts!!
B.! Decreased!social!spending!!
C.! Increase!military!spending!!
D.! Increased!deregulation!of!domestic!markets!!
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George!HW!Bush:!_____________________________________________________________!
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Election!of!Bill!Clinton:!_____________________________________________________________!
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Clinton’s(Goals:!1)!balance!federal!budget/!create!surplus,!2)!expansion!of!
technology!and!the!Internet,!3)!trade!between!US,!Mexico,!and!Canada!–!NAFTA!!
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George(W.(Bush’s(economic(platform:((
10! Lowered!taxes,!especially!on!wealthy!and!corporations!!
20! Increased!deregulation!on!financial!insurance,!banking,!and!oil!industries!!
30! Increased!income!disparity!!
40! Gave!direct!tax!rebates!to!the!nation!
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Barack!Obama:!______________________________________________________________________!
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Obama’s(Domestic(Policy:!1)!Ameliorate!the!recession’s!effects,!2)!investigate!
failures!of!financial!and!housing!industries,!and!3)!reforming!healthcare!system!!
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Review&Session:&1:&Time&Period:&149141607:&Period&1&&
Themes:''
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Secotan&(an&Algonquian&Village),&Teotihuacan,&or&the&Southwest&Pueblo&civilizations&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Columbian&Exchange:&
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o! Landing&of&Columbus&in&1492&or&Columbus&reports&on&his&first&voyage,&1493&
o! His$arrival$in$the$Caribbean$marks$the$1st$large$scale$interaction$between$Europe$and$
Americas$$$$$$Questions:&What&were&the&impacts&on&the&two&worlds?&$
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!! 3.&$
!! 4.&$
!! 5.&$
!! 6.&$
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Doctrine&of&Discovery,&1493&and&the&writings&of&Bartolome&de&Las&Casas,&1550&
!! 1.&
!! 2.&&
!! 3.&&
o! First&Skills&Focus&–&Multiple4Choice&Questions&&
!! 55&minutes&to&answer&55&questions,&answer&ALL&of&the&questions&&
!! Map,&timeline,&political&cartoon,&painting&
•! Example:&Graph,&Define:&primogeniture&–&&
o! Step&1:&look&closely&at&the&graph&(markings,&notations)&&
o! Step&2:&read&the&questions&carefully,&identify&key&language&on&
the&graph,&eliminate&implausible&answer&choices&(exclusive)&&
Review&Session:&2:&Time&Period:&160761754:&Period&2&(using&Gilder6Lehrman’s&APUSH&Review&videos)&&&
Themes:&&
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o! Describe"this"theme:"
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1.! England6""
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2.! Spain6""
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3.! France6""
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4.! Netherlands"(Dutch)6""
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o! Money"is"a"uniting"theme,"especially"gold"‘"
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o! Mercantile"system"(define"it):""
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o! Cheap"labor"systems:"
1.! Encomienda"system"–""
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2.! Planation"system"–""
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3.! Indentured"servitude"–""
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4.! Indian"assistance"–""
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o! Two"important"documents:"John"Winthrop’s"“A"City"Upon"a"Hill”"1634"and"“A"
Jamestown"settler"describes"life"in"Virginia,"1622”""
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o! Describe"this"theme:"
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1.! Religion"–""
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Study&Session&3:&Focus&on&Period&3:&175461800&Study&Session&(Gilder&Lehrman&Review&Site)&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Acts:&&
1.! Proclamation&of&1763&
2.! Be&familiar&with&the&various&acts&&
o! Paul&Revere’s&engraving,&Boston&Tea&Party,&Tar&and&Feathering&–&remember&to&use&images&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Principles&of&US&government&were&rooted&in:&&
1.! Enlightenment&Ideas&&
2.! Republican&principles&&
3.! Guarantees&of&citizens’&rights&&
•! How?&_________________________________________&
o! Era&of&compromise,&Federalists&v.&Anti6Federalists,&Constitution&&
o! Essential&documents&include:&The&Articles&of&Confederation,&A&Plan&for&New&Government,&
Declaration&of&Independence,&Ratification&of&the&US&Constitution&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Remember:&a&never&before&seen&kind&of&government,&national&unity,&domestic&and&foreign&
policies,&established&modern&system&of&democracy&with&political&parties&&
1.! Move&into&new&territory&–&&
2.! Indian&conflicts/&other&European&nations&–&&
3.! African&slavery&–&&
3rd&skills&focus:&DBQ&&
35%&of&your&grade&(periods&268)&–&core&historical&thinking&skills&–&
60&minutes&to&complete&(15&minute&reading&period)&–&you&can&only&eliminate&1&document&&
1.!
2.!
3.!
a)!
b)!
c)!
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Develop&a&thesis&statement&&
Carefully&assess&the&documents&(think&HIPP)&&
Review&the&question&again&&
Illustrate&how&documents&support&your&thesis&&
Include&examples&outside&the&documents&provided&–&I&NEED&MORE&OI&&
Connect&your&arguments&to&broader&events&–&SYNTHESIZE&&
Review&Session&4:&Period&4:&180031848:&Gilder&Lehrman&APUSH&Review&Guide&&&
Themes:''
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Louisiana&Purchase&1803&–&&
o! War&of&1812&–&&
o! Manifest&Destiny&–&&
!! Monroe&Doctrine&&
!! Mexican3American&War&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Age&of&reform&–&where?&How?&&
nd
!! 2 &Great&Awakening&–&&
!! What&reforms?&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! What&is&the&Age&of&Jackson?&&Does&he&deserve&an&entire&period&of&history&named&
after&him?&&
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Regional)Identities:))
North3&
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South3&&
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West&–&&
Review&Session&5:&Period&5:&184431877:&Gilder&Lehrman&APUSH&Review&Guide&&&
•! The&time&period&begins&with&Samuel&Morse&and&ends&with&Edison’s&1st&light&bulb&&
•! Period&5&focuses&on&the&US&as&a&global&nation,&the&social,&political,&and&economic&factors&
that&divide&Americans,&and&rebuilding&the&country&in&the&aftermath&of&war&&
Themes:''
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Regional&tensions&are&present&&
!! Manifest&Destiny&–&&
!! Wars&of&Expansion&–&&
•! Annexation&of&Texas/&Mexican3American&War&&
!! Era&of&Compromise&seen&with&politicians&as&well&as&citizens&&
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! 1.&National&Policy,&2.&Action,&3.&Civil&Conflict&&
!! Fugitive&Slave&Law&–&&
!! Republican&Party&–&&
!! KS3NE&Act&–&&
!! Bleeding&KS&–&&
!! Dred&Scott&Decision&–&&
!! New&President/&Secession/&Civil&War&–&
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o! Steps&in&the&Civil&War:&&
1.! Lincoln&Elected&in&1860&
2.! Votes&of&secession&(division&into&Union&and&Confederacy)&
3.! Losses&and&wins&of&many&battles&&
a.! Antietam&&
b.! Gettysburg&&
c.! March&to&the&Sea&(SHERMAN)&
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Review&Session&6:&Period&6:&186531898:&Gilder&Lehrman&APUSH&Review&Guide&&&
Themes:''
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o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Manufacturing/&factories&&
o! Cities/&urban&development&&
o! Workers/&immigrants&(Italian,&Irish,&German,&Chinese)&&
•! “Robber&Barons”&&
o! Rockefeller3&&
o! Carnegie3&
o! JP&Morgan3&
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3Labor&issues&–&anti3trust&legislation&–&Sherman&Anti3Trust&Act&&
3Carnegie&“Gospel&of&Wealth”&–&&
3Rockefeller&–&&
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(Documents:&Haymarket&Affair,&Anti3Corporate&Cartoons,&Building&Carnegie&Hall)&&
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2.! ________________&(&&Big&Issues:&Urbanization&and&Immigration&and&Social&Change)&&
o! Describe&this&theme:&
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o! Financial&Centers&like&NYC/&Largest&population&cities&in&Boston,&Philadelphia,&NYC,&
and&Chicago&&
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o! Immigrants&–&tenements,&cheap&rent,&family&and&friends,&by&1890,&15%&of&entire&
population&were&immigrants)&&
•! Reform:&&
o! Women’s&rights&–&&
o! Temperance&–&&
o! Chinese&Exclusion&Act3&&
(Documents:&Chinatown&declared&a&nuisance,&The&Struggle&for&married&women’s&rights,&Susan&B.&
Anthony&on&suffrage&and&equal&rights)&&
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Study&Session&7:&Focus&on&Period&7:&189061945&Study&Session&(Gilder&Lehrman&Review&Site)&&
1.! ______________________$
o! Describe$this$theme:$
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•! Imperialism$–$take$over$of$other$nations?$Where?$$
•! Roosevelt$Corollary$–$$
•! Dollar$Diplomacy$–$$
o! Progressive)Reform)(190011914)))
•! Muckrakers,$reformers$$
•! Working$conditions$–$ex.$$
•! Ida$Tarbell$–$Standard$Oil$–$Clayton$AntiITrust$Act$$
•! Upton$Sinclair’s$“The$Jungle”$$
•! Jane$Addams,$Margaret$Sanger$$
o! Immigration)$
•! Restrictions$against$–$ex.$$
•! African$American$Great$Migration$–$$
•! Niagara$Movement$$
•! NAACP$(DuBois)$$
•! Marcus$Garvey$$
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o! Describe$this$theme:$
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o! WWI)(191411918))(we)enter)in)1917))
•! Wilson’s$14$Points,$The$Treaty$of$Versailles$would$not$be$ratified$by$the$
US,$we$would$not$be$members$of$the$League$of$Nations$$
•! Suspension$of$personal$liberty$through,$ex.$–$$
•! Red$Scare$–$$
o! $1920s)$
•! Consumerism,$cities,$prohibition,$Harlem$Renaissance,$margin$buying,$
Black$Tuesday,$leading$into$the$Depression$under$Hoover$$
o! The)Great)Depression)$
•! Hoover$–$$
•! FDR$–$$
•! The$First$“100$Days”$–$includes$TVA,$AAA,$NIRA,$NLRA$(aka$the$
Wagner$Act)$$
•! Alphabet$“Soup”$Agencies$(Federal$Agencies)$$
Review&Guide:&Period&8:&1945&to&1980:&Gilder6Lehrman&Review&video&
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Describe!this!theme:!
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0Soviet!Union!and!the!USA!as!superpowers!!
0They!are!divided!along!distinct!lines!(think!Iron!Curtain,!satellite!countries,!etc.)!!
0NATO!(North!Atlantic!Treaty!Organization)!!
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Escalation*of*the*Cold*War**
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Step!1!–!Communism!spreads!its!wings!(Berlin!Blockade,!Airlift,!satellite!
countries,!East!Germany,!Warsaw!Pact)!!
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Step!2!–!The!US!proclaims!a!policy!of!containment!(George!F.!Kennan,!
Eisenhower!Doctrine!–!Middle!East)!!
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Step!3!–!Communist!Revolution!in!China!(1940,!transitions!to!communism)!!
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Korean!War!(195001953):!_____________________________________________________________!
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1950s!Revolution!in!Cuba:!_____________________________________________________________!
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Vietnam!War!(1940s!through!1977):!advisors!at!first,!then!escalation!of!troops,!
jungle!warfare,!use!of!napalm,!carpet!bombing,!protesting!at!home!
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Describe!this!theme:!
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Civil*Rights:**
0! Brown!v.!Board!of!Education!!
0! Protests!and!racist!policy!!
0! Little!Rock!Arkansas!(integration)!!
0! Civil!Rights!Act!of!1957!
0! Kennedy!Election!of!1960!over!Nixon!!
0! March!on!Washington!!
0! Lyndon!B.!Johnson!taking!office!upon!the!assassination!!
0! Selma!Freedom!March!!
0! Assassinations!of!King,!Malcolm!X,!JFK,!Bobby!Kennedy!!
0! Rise!of!the!Black!Panthers!–!What!did!they!aim!to!provide?!
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