5 Steps to a 5 AP US History 2016 | 5 Steps to a 5

5 Steps to a 5 AP US History 2016

Authors: Daniel Murphy

Published: July 2015 Pages: 432

eISBN: 9780071846684 | ISBN: 9780071846677

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Introduction: 5-Step Program

Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program

Chapter 1 What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam

Chapter 2 Preparing for the AP U.S. History Exam

Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

Chapter 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam

Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success

Chapter 4 Mastering Skills and Understanding Themes for the New Exam

Chapter 5 Strategies for Approaching Each Question Type

Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

Chapter 6 Settling of the Western Hemisphere (1491–1607)

Chapter 7 Colonial America (1607–1650)

Chapter 8 British Empire in America: Growth and Conflict (1650–1750)

Chapter 9 Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750–1775)

Chapter 10 American Revolution and the New Nation (1775–1787)

Chapter 11 Establishment of New Political Systems (1787–1800)

Chapter 12 Jeffersonian Revolution (1800–1820)

Chapter 13 Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820–1845)

Chapter 14 Union Expanded and Challenged (1835–1860)

Chapter 15 Union Divided: The Civil War (1861–1865)

Chapter 16 Era of Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Chapter 17 Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860–1895)

Chapter 18 America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870–1910)

Chapter 19 Rise of American Imperialism (1890–1913)

Chapter 20 Progressive Era (1895–1914)

Chapter 21 United States and World War I (1914–1921)

Chapter 22 Beginning of Modern America: The 1920s

Chapter 23 Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1939)

Chapter 24 World War II (1933–1945)

Chapter 25 Origins of the Cold War (1945–1960)

Chapter 26 Prosperity and Anxiety: The 1950s

Chapter 27 America in an Era of Turmoil (1960–1975)

Chapter 28 Decline and Rebirth (1968–1988)

Chapter 29 Prosperity and a New World Order (1988–2000)

Chapter 30 Threat of Terrorism, Increase of Presidential Power, and Economic Crisis (2001–2014)

Chapter 31 Contemporary America: Evaluating the “Big Themes”

Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

AP U.S. History Practice Exam 1

AP U.S. History Practice Exam 2

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