AP U.S. History

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Course Documents

Antebellum Reform

Day 1- Reform PPT.pptx 6.28 MB (Last Modified on December 7, 2018)

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Age of Jackson

Jackson 2014.pptx 7.48 MB (Last Modified on December 5, 2018)

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Reform Superhero Instructions

Reform Superhero Instructions.docx 251.19 KB (Last Modified on December 4, 2018)

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Rise of Nationalism

Day 3 - Nationalism.pptx 5.41 MB (Last Modified on November 29, 2018)

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War of 1812

Day 1 - 1812.pptx 4.55 MB (Last Modified on November 29, 2018)

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Jefferson Era

Jefferson.pptx 3.79 MB (Last Modified on November 29, 2018)

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Period 4 Unit Schedule

APUSH_Unit_4_Syllabus_2020.doc 172 KB (Last Modified on March 2, 2020)

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Reconstruction

Reconstruction.pptx 7.17 MB (Last Modified on January 30, 2019)

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Class notes: Civil War

Complete your guided class notes using this Power Point Presentation. Follow up by reading the article from the University of Calafornia on the Emancipation Proclamation. 4B students: Be sure to get the handout with reading questions from the sub!

Civil War.pptx 10.23 MB (Last Modified on January 28, 2019)

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Causes of the Civil War

Causes 2013.pptx 8.4 MB (Last Modified on January 8, 2019)

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Mexican War Seminar Documents

Create your own graphic organizer to display arguments that support that the US WAS justified in waging war and arguments that support that the US WAS NOT justified in waging war with Mexico. Be prepared to share and discuss your findings.

09 - Mexican War Graded Discussion Documents.docx 1.26 MB (Last Modified on January 2, 2019)

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Mexican American War

Day 6- Mexican American War.ppt 8.22 MB (Last Modified on January 2, 2019)

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Manifest Destiny

Day 5- Manifest Destiny.pptx 1.82 MB (Last Modified on January 2, 2019)

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Notes: Reconstruction - Part 1

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Union v. Confederate

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Causes of the Civil War

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Gilder Lehrman APUSH Review Period 5 Video

Main themes. Overarching Concepts. Turning Points. Enduring Understandings.

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APUSH Period 5 Kahoot Review

Feeling the need to challenge yourself? Better yet, don't want to read through your notes or textbook? Try your hand at this review!

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1920s Playlist

Want to learn to dance the Charleston? Want to hear what Al Capone's voice sounded like? Party like Gatsby? Laugh at Chaplin? Check out these videos. :)

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Bill Moyers - A Walk Through the Twentieth Century

Don't laugh! I LOVE this PBS special on the 1920s! It was made in 1983...so maybe it makes me a bit nostalgic. I'm an Eighties Baby!

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Tom Richey's Progressivism and Intervention Playlist

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Gilder Lehrman - AP US History Study Guide - World War I

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Crash Course: World War I

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Heimler's History

This is a YouTube channel where you'll find review videos for not only AP U.S. History but also AP World and AP Government. There are content reviews and writing tips!

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How to write an LEQ for APUSH

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AP US Prep - Bill of Rights Institute

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Tom Richey - APUSH Review

LOTS of review materials! Videos! Outlines! Links!

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Last Modified on March 28, 2023