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CONTENTS
About Research & Education Association Staff Acknowledgments Preparing with Confidence:
Excelling on the AP United States History Exam About REA's TestWare About the Exam About the Review Section Scoring the Exam Contacting the AP Program AP United States History Study Schedule

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY COURSE REVIEW

Chapter 1
Pre-Columbian Cultures (12,000 B.C.E-1492 C.E.)
2,000 Separate Cultures Highly Organized Society Some Native Tribes Rendered Nearly Extinct Historical Timeline

Chapter 2
European Exploration and the Colonial Period (1492-1763)
The Age of Exploration The Beginnings of Colonization The Colonial World The 18th Century Historical Timeline

Chapter 3
The American Revolution (1763-1787)
The Coming of the American Revolution The War for Independence The Creation of New Governments Historical Timeline

Chapter 4
The United States Constitution (1787-1789)
Development and Ratification Outline of the United States Constitution Separation and Limitation of Powers Historical Timeline

Chapter 5
The New Nation (1789-1824)
The Federalist Era The Establishment of the Executive Departments Washington's Administration, 1789-1797
Foreign and Frontier Affairs Internal Problems John Adams' Administration, 1797-1801
Repression and Protest The Revolution of 1800
The Jeffersonian Era Conflict with the Judges Domestic Affairs International Involvement Madison's Administration, 1809-1817
Postwar Developments Internal Development, 1820-1830
The Marshall Court Statehood: A Balancing Act The Expanding Economy The Transportation Revolution Industrialization Educational Development Developments in Religious Life Historical Timeline

Chapter 6
Jacksonian Democracy and Westward Expansion (1824-1850)
The Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1841
The Election of 1824
The Webster-Hayne Debate (1830)
The War on the Bank The Election of 1840
The Meaning of Jacksonian Politics Ante-bellum Culture: An Age of Reform The Flowering of Literature The Fine Arts The Transcendentalists The Utopians The Mormons Remaking Society: Organized Reform Diverging Societies-Life in the North The Role of Women and Minorities The Northeast Leads the Way Everyday Life in the North Diverging Societies-Life in the South Commerce and Industry Life in the Southern States Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion Tyler, Polk, and Continued Westward Expansion Historical Timeline

Chapter 7
Sectional Conflict and the Causes of the Civil War (1850-1860)
The Crisis of 1850 and America at Mid-century The Return of Sectional Conflict The Coming of the Civil War Historical Timeline

Chapter 8
The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
Hostilities Begin The Union Preserved The Ordeal of Reconstruction Historical Timeline

Chapter 9
Industrialism, War, and the Progressive Era (1877-1912)
The New Industrial Era, 1877-1882
Politics of the Period, 1877-1882
The Economy, 1877-1882
Social and Cultural Developments, 1877-1882
Foreign Relations, 1877-1882
The Reaction to Corporate Industrialism, 1882-1887
Politics of the Period, 1882-1887
The Economy, 1882-1887
Social and Cultural Developments, 1882-1887 1
Foreign Relations, 1882-1887
The Emergence of Regional Empire, 1887-1892
Politics of the Period, 1887-1892
The Economy, 1887-1892
Social and Cultural Developments, 1887-1892
Foreign Relations, 1887-1892
Economic Depression and Social Crisis, 1892-1897
The Economy, 1892-1897
Social and Cultural Developments, 1892-1897
Foreign Relations, 1892-1897
War and the Americanization of the World, 1897-1902
Politics of the Period, 1897-1902
The Economy, 1897-1902
Social and Cultural Developments, 1897-1902
Foreign Policy, 1897-1902
Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive Reforms, 1902-1907
Politics of the Period, 1902-1907
The Economy, 1902-1907
Social and Cultural Developments, 1902-1907
Foreign Relations, 1902-1907
The Regulatory State and the Ordered Society, 1907-1912
Politics of the Period, 1907-1912
The Economy, 1907-1912
Social and Cultural Developments, 1907-1912
Foreign Relations, 1907-1912
Historical Timeline

Chapter 10
Wilson and World War I (1912-1920)
Implementing the New Freedom: The Early Years of the Wilson Administration The Triumph of New Nationalism The Election of 1916
Social Issues in the First Wilson Administration Wilson's Foreign Policy and the Road to War The Road to War in Europe World War I: The Military Campaign Mobilizing the Home Front Wartime Social Trends Peacemaking and Domestic Problems, 1918-1920
Domestic Problems and the End of the Wilson Administration Historical Timeline

Chapter 11
The Roaring Twenties and Economic Collapse (1920-1929)
The Election of 1920
The Twenties: Economic Advances and Social Tensions American Society in the 1920s Social Conflicts Government and Politics in the 1920s:
The Harding Administration The Election of 1924
The Coolidge Administration The Election of 1928
Foreign Policy in the Twenties The Great Depression: The Crash Historical Timeline

Chapter 12
The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941)
Reasons for the Depression Hoover's Depression Policies The Election of 1932
The First New Deal Legislation of the First New Deal The Second New Deal: Opposition from the Right and Left The Second New Deal Begins The Election of 1936
The Last Years of the New Deal Social Dimensions of the New Deal Era Labor Unions Cultural Trends of the 1930s New Deal Diplomacy and the Road to War United States Neutrality Legislation Threats to World Order The American Response to the War in Europe The Election of 1940
American Involvement with the European War The Road to Pearl Harbor Historical Timeline

Chapter 13
World War II and the Postwar Era (1941-1960)
Declared War Begins The Home Front The North African and European Theatres The Pacific Theatre The Atomic Bomb Diplomacy The Emergence of the Cold War and Containment International Cooperation Containment in Asia Eisenhower-Dulles Foreign Policy The Politics of Affluence: Demobilization and Domestic Policy The Fair Deal Anticommunism Eisenhower's Dynamic Conservatism Civil Rights The Election of 1960
Society and Culture Demographic Trends Conformity and Security Seeds of Rebellion Historical Timeline

Chapter 14
The New Frontier, Vietnam, and Social Upheaval (1960-1972)
Kennedy's "New Frontier" and the Liberal Revival Civil Rights The Cold War Continues Johnson and the Great Society Emergence of Black Power Ethnic Activism The New Left The Counterculture Women's Liberation Vietnam Election of 1968
The Nixon Conservative Reaction Vietnamization Foreign Policy Election of 1972
Historical Timeline

Chapter 15
Watergate, Conservatism's Rise, and Post-Cold War Challenges (1972-2005)
The Watergate Scandal The Ford Presidency Carter's Moderate Liberalism Carter's Foreign Policy The Iranian Crisis The Election of 1980
The Reagan Presidency: Attacking Big Government Asserting American Power Election of 1984
Second-Term Foreign Concerns Second-Term Domestic Affairs Election of 1988
Bush Abandons Reaganomics Other Domestic Issues Under Bush Bush's Activist Foreign Policy Collapse of East European Communism Persian Gulf Crisis Breakup of the Soviet Union The Election of 1992
The Clinton Presidency The Election of 1996
The Elections of 2000 and 2004 
American Society at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century The Election of 2008: History is Made Historical Timeline

AP UNITED STATES HISTORY PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Test 1
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Practice Test 2
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Practice Test 3
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Practice Test 4
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Practice Test 5
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Practice Test 6
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ANSWER SHEETS

INDEX

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