AP Basics
How many periods are in the APUSH curriculum?
9
group led by Thomas Jefferson that opposed a strong, central government and were wary of ratifying the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
What invention, intended to end the need of slavery, actually propelled it to dominate the South's economy?
What is the cotton gin?
led to a more emotional and individualized approach to religion; greatly increased the number of Christians both in New England and on the frontier (early 19th century)
What is the Second Great Awakening?
The agreement in which one contested state was admitted as a slave-holding state, the other as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36°30’
What is the Missouri Compromise?
What is the most important thing to include in your introductory paragraph of any AP essay?
Thesis statement
The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans had many differences. Their differences were rooted in how they interpreted the Constitution. How would the Federalists interpret the Constitution?
What is loose construction?
transformed transportation during the mid 1800s
What is the steam engine?
early movement to combat the drinking problems of men
What is the Temperance Movement?
What treaty was signed by the US at the end of the Revolutionary War, which largely ignored French allies and involvement?
Treaty of Paris of 1783
How many documents need to be used in a DBQ essay?
4 of a possible 7
Most immediate political comprise before the outbreak of the Civil War
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)?
The Bessemer Process was used to cultivate what material that made it easier to build bigger and better things like skyscrapers, cars, and airplanes?
What is steel?
What convention is typically associated with the start of the women's rights movement?
What is the Seneca Falls Convention (1848)?
Impressment, funding Native insurgents, and blocking European trade were the main causes of what war?
War of 1812
What are the four categories used to analyze documents in a DBQ essay?
Historical Context, Intended Audience, Purpose, Point of View (HIPP)
How did politics change as a result of Andrew Jackson and "Jacksonian Democracy"?
What is the president sought to appeal to the political power of the "common man"?
What were the 3 parts of Henry Clay's American System?
What were the National bank, infrastructure, tariffs?
The belief that people could stretch beyond their known capabilities.
What is transcendentalism?
Name the 3 territories gained from Spain after the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico (and Cuba, kinda)
What are the 4 components of the APUSH exam and how long should you spend on each component?
MCQ = 55 minutes
SAQ = 40 minutes (15 per question, 5 per bullet point)
DBQ = 45 minutes (15 min read, 30 min write)
LEQ = 30 minutes (5 min plan, 25 min write)
Response to the aftermath of the actions of the British; group of delegates (except Georgia) coming together to discuss and address difficulties with the British
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
What system saw early Spanish settlers use natives to cultivate their new colonization, and in return, taught them Christianity and other Western norms?
What was the encomienda system?
What is the "cult of domesticity"?
What is the 19th century upper-middle class/elite belief that a woman's value was based upon her ability to stay home and perform the "duties" of a wife and mother?
Secret meeting held in 1814 that led to the death of the Federalist party
What is the Hartford Convention?